Design Review Report: Kinetic Sculpture

Overview of my aesthetic: My final design project has a kinetics/movement aesthetic. I got a lot of feedback on my aesthetic, and felt the need to dive a little deeper. Through my aesthetic research, I found many examples of artists who used kinetic construction to form the kinetic aesthetic of their art work. One of…

Design Review Report: Dehydrator

For my project I plan to create a dehydrator which is small and easy to move. The dehydrator is a utensil I plan to add to my kitchen in order to make new types of food. I first planned to make the dehydrator out of pressed aluminum sheet, but after some research I found that…

Design Review Report

For my project I have decided to change course a bit and go with a more dynamic idea. Originally I wanted to create an Apple Watch charging station, but I have moved instead to creating a portable speaker that has a very futuristic aesthetic. I came up with this idea because I worked at Comcast…

Design Review Report

For my final design project, I am planning on creating a fish tank for my two Betta fish. I have planned to incorporate a modern and minimalist aesthetic with a nature aesthetic. I have chosen this due to the fact that Betta fish enjoy plants, however, I like the idea of a minimalist fish tank…

Design Review: Sonic Chair

My design is a Sonic Interactive lounge-style chair. I am considering adding themes of an arts-and-crafts style futon with a grunge aesthetic on the base. Rudimentary Sketch for the product Below are some other ideas I was floating around. The reason I chose the one above is that I could picture in my head how…

Design Review Report: Wall Clock

I have decided to build a wall clock for my final project. I have chosen this project because it has a simple functionality, but a large potential for aesthetics. I want to focus more on the aesthetics rather than the quality of the device functionality. The theme I am going for in this project is…

Top 5 Constraints: Sonic Chair

My top 5 constraints for my chair design will be: Size and Weight: I need to make sure the chair is easily portable around the Engineering Center and easy to set up. This is primarily for being able to show it in class. I may consider adding wheels to it, or potentially start with a…

Design Review Report

Inspiration I plan to create my own sort of puzzle box and use a laser cutter to create a custom design on the outer shell of the box to give it its aesthetic. I have owned a puzzle box in the past and have recently been very intrigued by a series of little puzzles that…

Top 5 Constraints

Time – I believe that the project that I want to make may take a lot of time to figure out how to even build initially so that it effectively is a puzzle box (Basically, the opening is properly concealed). Once I’ve figured this out, I’ll have to figure out how to apply the aesthetic…

Design Review Report

Inspiration: The inspiration for this project came when I was getting ready for bed. As I walked to bed I took off my watch and ear rings and threw them on the nearest clean space on my night stand. However, I had to move my light to find a bigger clean pace for my phone.…

Design Review: Dougong

Video: https://youtu.be/pWVm50WCTGQ   For my main project, I decide to reconstitute the Dougong- a unique structural element of interlocking wooden brackets, one of the most important elements in traditional Chinese architecture. I use Skechup to create a 3D model for prototyping. Since Dougong is consist of buches of brackets. I create a baselin component at…

Design Review Report: Beer Tap Handle

For my final project, I have been working to create a beer tap handle that will incorporate a dynamic lighting effect. To achieve this lighting effect, I have purchased an Adafruit Neopixel ring and an Adafruit trinket Arduino microcontroller to control the lighting effect. Adafruit Neopixel LED ring – includes 12 RGB LEDs within a…

Design Review: Iron Punk

I have been working very hard to figure out what I want to do for this project. I have also spent the last two weeks totally sick and trying to focus but I am totally excited for what I came up with. My design presentation was also pretty successful so I am excited to move…

Design Review: Desktop Arcade

For the final project, I will be trying to capture the aesthetic of an arcade in a single desktop sized arcade machine. The purpose of this is to try to contain the aesthetic in a single desktop ornament, and not create a miniature functional game. This project will contain an outer shell, as well as…

Design Review Report: Candles

https://www.acornonline.com/XA0562.html For my project, I decided to make my own “homemade” candles. I usually cook more than once every day. To remove the smell, I use candles where I buy them regularly. So, I decided to use this opportunity to learn and make homemade candles where I can choose the scent and the shape of…

Design Review Report: Infinite Mirror Clock

For my project, I wanted to make something with a futuristic aesthetic. I wasn’t sure what kind of dynamic project I wanted to work on and got fixated on this idea that the whole project had to move. Then I realized that it just had to have dynamic components. That is when I though about…

Top 5 Constraints: Shadow Art

source As I mentioned earlier, for my final project I will be playing around with shadow art. I am planning on making different shadows silhouettes from the same object. In hopes of achieving that, I think I will be facing some design constraints: Finding/making an object that casts different shadows from different angles. Making the…

Design Review Report: Floating Faucet

As of now, I came up with a design plan to build a floating faucet and I am currently outsourcing the materials that I will need for this project. The main components of this design are pump, acrylic tube, bucket, and a faucet. Idea & Goals: A floating faucet fountainIllusionism aestheticLightweight Eye catchingUse of available…

Design Review Report: Shadow Art

For my main project, I would like to create something that explores the contrast between light and shadow. Top 5 Constraints: Time Aesthetic Cost: ~50$ Functionality: rotating base using Arduino and servos Manufacturability: material that can be laser cut Other Constraints: Making an object that casts different shadows from different angles. Making the shadows relate…

Design Review Guillotine Vegetable Chopper

The inspiration I had to make this was that I enjoy looking back at historical events and the craziness that is the French Revolution is a period in time in that country’s history that is fun to look at. One of the objects that goes hand in hand with this time period is the guillotine.…

Design Review: Star Wars Bass Amp

I am in the throes of designing my amp. I have created a CAD model that is helping me visualize my structure and how it will play into the aesthetic. At first glance, and every glance thereafter, my design very closely resembles a washing machine made by Mattel. This was driven directly by the constraints…

Jae’s Design Review

I am basically making a rotating disco light. I will put colorful cellophane papers on the side of the cylinder while it depicts dancing movements on the wall. The upper dome will have a black painted aluminum sheet with holes and words inscribed that shines the ceiling with the clear white light. My biggest challenge…

Car Radio CDR

I have a lot of projects. Too many projects. I guess it is how I keep from getting bored. What I have chosen for this Aesthetics of Design final project is actually a component of a bigger project I am working on; a 1970 Chevrolet El Camino restomod. When I acquired the vehicle the only…

Design Review Report: Terrarium

For my final project I want to focus on the dynamics of plants and containing that within something that is normally conceived as stagnant. To accomplish this I am creating a snow globe terrarium. An example of a normal terrarium is pictured below: Image taken from: https://www.potterybarn.com/products/glass-terrarium/ I want to achieve a fairy tale aesthetic…

Design Review: iPad Smart Mirror

For my final project this semester, I decided to make an iPad smart mirror. My inspiration for this project came from researching cool DIY projects on the internet and I stumbled across smart mirrors. I immediately thought that this would be a great idea for me because it is a project that has multiple functions…

Design Review Report

For my main project I’m creating a piece of furniture with varying aesthetics. More specifically, i’m focusing on refurbishing a chair and implementing a drawer below the seat. This increases the functionality of the chair while maintaining the overall aesthetic. I’m focusing on implementing the minimal aesthetic as well as a modern or vintage aesthetic…

Design Review: Bauhaus Shelf

For my final project, I am making a shelf that has a terrarium incorporated into it. The shelf will be attached to the wall and will have room to hold things and will also be a growing terrarium. Using the Bauhaus aesthetic, I plan to keep the shelf to minimal style, no unnecessary decorations and…

Design Review Report 2019

For my final project I am making a 50s style coat. I was having trouble deciding what to make for this project so I decided to make something using a method I have not used very much: sewing. For my up-cycle project I made a 50s style dress out of paper so this project will…

Top Five Constraints

Credit: https://www.yeti-country.com/ Size/Weight: needs to be large enough to store some items but not too large that it needs special mounting equipment or warrants suspicion. Cost/Time: Cost of sourcing materials will be a large challenge. The quality of the wood used will have a large impact on aesthetics. Aesthetics: The final design and color choices…

Main Project Inspiration

I have always been delighted by hidden doors, speakeasys, and trap doors. The idea that any ordinary object could hold a wonderful secret behind it is really appealing to me. That’s why I thought for my final project for this course I would attempt to hide something in plain sight. Not having a whole room…

Kinetic Sculpture Design Review

So far, I’ve acquired the set of materials which will make up the main elements of my sculpture. Note that they’re all hang-able items, which will probably be useful when building the final object, since the overall layout will involve branches, from which the objects will be suspended. I also have two fans and a…

Main Project Design Review

For my final project I decided to build an ambient lighting device it will be in the form of a cylinder. LED’s will be placed near the bottom emitting light upwards shining an inner cylinder that houses all of the electronics and mechanisms. The light will be reflected thru holes placed on the outer cylinder…

Design Review Presentation

I wanted to give you readers a bit of an update on my project’s progress. Right now I am working on a Raspberry Pi projection mapping installment. I am torn between using some sort of computer vision interaction and a physical piece that is set with a projection mapping playlist. Inspiration Idea 1: Computer Vision…

Top 5 Constraints: String Art

For this project I wanted to create an art piece using string, nails, a piece of wood, and an aesthetic in mind. I want to write out the letter H for Hogan using the string and nails. Constraints: The symmetry of the nails must be exact or else the entire project will look lopsided. The…

Top 5 Constraints: Kinetic Art

After many more hours of brainstorming and bouncing back ideas with some of my friends, I think I’ve finally landed on something I can move forward with. I will be making a kinetic wall piece for my room. I’m still in the process of coming up with several different designs so that I can get…

Top 5 Constraints: Prop Swords

My first constraint for this project is making sure the materials I use do not create something extremely heavy and annoying to carry around. Since this prop does not need to be used functionally as a sword and only as something for show I want the material to be light. The next constraint would be…

Critical Design Report: Smart Mirror

Inspiration My inspirations for this piece was to capture the 1990’s aesthetic of sharp-shaped corners and funky coloring and apply it to a futuristic concept; the smart mirror. My aesthetic will fall along the lines of “what would a smart mirror look like if it was created in 1994”. Being born in 1996, I grew…

Top 5 constraints

I decided to make a wall clock for my final project. Here are my top 5 constraints for this project: Time: I am currently taking 4 other graduate classes right now. Time management will be crucial to me. To get the project done I need to simplify the process and get started asap.Skills: This project…

Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations

Like a majority of the people in this course, my skills are heavily skewed toward engineering. However, I fancy myself a jack-of-all-trades. I like to dabble in a lot of different areas. From woodwork to sailing, from archery to welding, and from sewing to scuba diving. On a more practical level I am CSWA certified…

Final Project Top 5 Constraints

The top 5 constraints of my final project are: The planter needs to be able to support the weight of soil water and plants It needs to fit in a small horizontal space The design needs to incorporate some sort of method for draining water I would like it to have a rustic look to…

Final Project Top 5 Constraints

Time Right now I am leaning toward designing an aesthetically pleasing, minimal bedframe that can be folded up for moving. I’m not sure if the project is too big to complete in time and be able to put as much work into it as I would like. Aesthetic I am still working on fleshing out…

Project Constraints

First constraint: The size of my product should be relatively small. It should fit on a desk. Second constraint: the complexity shouldn’t be overwhelming. I have to remember that my scope of skills and time constraints limits the ambition I can have with this project. The aesthetic should be my focus. Third constraint: Shouldn’t be…

Jae’s Top 5 constraints

BudgetManufacturing timeAesthetic: Environment brings womenMy emotionElectrical circuit I am living off of a really tight budget in general because our family is having economic difficulty so I will try to use free or cheapest resources as much as possible. I need LED projector lights, cellophane papers, a spinning base, black paper. Since I am under…

Top 5 Constraints

For my final project I am making a terrarium shaped like a snow globe. This project has a lot of complications that could arise. Here are the top five I can see effecting the project currently. The first constraint is the materials I will be using for the base of the terrarium. I need something…

Top 5 Constraints: Tap Handle

For my project, I am looking to make a beer tap handle potentially with some dynamic lighting effects to it. This is not something that is common, and will involve a lot of pieces I need to consider in order to make a successful product. My first constraint that I want to consider is the…

Top 5 Constraints

As a reminder, for my final project, I am thinking of making a wall clock. I have decided to choose a project that has a simple functionality, but gives me a lot of room for aesthetics. There are infinite designs and themes that can be used for this wall clock. My initial idea is to…

Top 5 Constraints

First Constraint: SizeThe overall size of the project should be fairly small in my opinion. The classic, bamboo water fixture is often associated with a petite and compact size, therefore, in order to fix the aesthetic it should be the same. Second Constraint: Material/ ResourceAs I said in my previous post, I plan to use…

5 Constraints

I may not be a member of Dogma 95, but my project does have 5 obstructions (hold for laughter): 1. I must reference 70’s style 2. I must reference a roughed-up do-what-you-can-to-get-by rebel alliance appearance. 3. I have to be able to move it without help. 4. It has to fit in my car. 5.…

Top 5 Constraints

For my final project I’m creating a functional furniture piece with varying aesthetics. These are the top five constraints for my final project. Aesthetic types: In my previous post I mentioned the use of the minimal and vintage aesthetic. I think i’d be best to constrain my project to these two aesthetic types so I…

Top 5 Constraints 2019: Auto Pet Feeder

I will do an Auto Pet Feeder and here are my top 5 constraints: Aesthetic: As a mechanical engineer to be, my focus is usually on the functionality of the device but not this time. I’ll do my best to make by project looks beautiful! Cost: The average cost for this device is $50 and…

Final Project Constraints

To refresh, I am going to be making a vegetable chopper with the aesthetics of a classic French Revolution era guillotine. With this project, as is common with eery project, my top constraint will be money. No project will ever have unlimited funds and due to this constraint, the amount of materials, the type of…

Top 5 Constraints

TIME! Deadlines!Designed with enough Steampunk influence AND Iron Man influenceMoneyMaya modeling learning curveRelearning the electronic aspects Time is critical because this is such a large project and I really do not have a lot of time overall. I would like to make a standing statue/suit of armor by the end of the semester and I…

Top 5 Constraints

Constraint 1: The first restraint I ran into is the size constraint. I have a limited amount of space and need to fit the speaker into confined area. Constraint 2: Aesthetically the speaker needs to look futuristic and I am having a difficult time with the appearance of the product. Constraint 3: Another constraint is…

Top Constraints

So I am not completely sure what I want to make but I know my aesthetic. I am thinking about taking a piece of layout design from the Bauhaus aesthetic and turning it into something physical, maybe a shelf or a piece of wall art. I plan on using a 2d layout design as inspiration…

Top 5 Constraints: Amplifier

Aesthetics Aesthetically, I’m not quite sure how to approach the project. The amplifier itself will be contained in an aluminum chassis, which I plan to sand and acid etch. Aiming for an industrial look, I want to contain the chassis inside a larger aluminum container of some sort rather than a classic wood cabinet. I’m…

Top 5 Constraints

[1] Initially, I was planning to build sound activated LEDs as my main project. However, after researching the circuitry and methodology behind the sound activated LEDs, I thought that I’ll be spending most of the time focusing on the functionality rather than the aesthetic. Therefore, I decided to switch gears and build a floating faucet…

Top 5 Constraints

First constrain: Mobility I am planning to eventually go back home. I would like to take my design for this course with me. So, I need to design something that can fit in my bags so I can take with me back home. Second constrain: Cost Since I quit my job the luxury of spending…

Top 5 Constraints: Makeup Organizer

https://www.somewhatsimple.com/diy-magnetic-makeup-organizer/ For my final project, I will be making a magnetic makeup organizer that can be hung on the wall. This will be incredibly useful as I have a lot of makeup and need to be able to quickly grab everyday items when I am on the run, but it is not always so easy…

Top Constraints

Every project comes with constraints, including this one. However, the constraints for this specific project has a different focus than most previous projects. The main constraints are firstly, the 80’s arcade aesthetic, if it isn’t properly captured the project itself looses its point. Behind that is the overall cost of the project, I don’t have…

Top 5 Constraints

I am still not entirely sure what I will be doing for my final project. One idea I had was to make a radio for my car. The car in need of a radio is a 1970 Chevrolet. It was missing lots of interior parts when I bought it; carpet, seats, the parking brake, and…

Top Five Constraints

Cost: Looking at the kit for the Raspberry PI it could cost me over $200 for everything. I don’t think I need half of the stuff, so I am at probably still almost $100 in just the equipment. I am going to the ITLL tomorrow to see what equipment I can get from them, then…

Kinetic Sculpture Constraints

The main constraints for my final project fall into two general categories: materials and experience. Materials: First and foremost, the objects I which I plan on purchasing this weekend will determine the direction and overall look of my sculpture. As of right now, I’m thinking of using lucky money envelopes one would receive for Chinese…