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Upcycling Update- Skateboard Rack

Cyron Completo
2017 - new, Student Work
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For my upcycling project, I am planning to use reclaimed lumber, cardboard, and (potentially) pvc pipe to construct a small, floor skateboard rack. Even though I only own a couple boards, finding space to put them without them seeming out of place is more trouble than it should be. I will cut two cardboard boxes…

Upcycle Project: Laundry Hamper

Katie Gresh
2017 - new, Student Work
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Upcycle Project: Progress For the first Aesthetics and Design Project: Upcycle, I brainstormed several ideas of functional things which I need.  The creation of a laundry hamper was the first idea which inspired me, and I have chosen it after finding a free table thanks to craigslist.  The aesthetic which the project will focus on…

Update on Aesthetics Recycle Project

Tori Herfert
2017 - new, Student Work
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I have decided that I will be making the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden out of recycled cardboard, paper, and plastic. I am not focusing that much on the colors, but more the different textures of the recycled plastics and papers.  I was also thinking, my house gets an abundance of newspaper ads that we do…

Upcycle Update

Kyle Aulwurm
2017 - new, Student Work
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For my upcylce project, I have decided to use Q tips and superglue to form some sort of design. I’m not 100% certain what I will construct but I thought that Q tips would be a solid base for forming a wire frame-like sculpture. I will be able to easily color the Q tips as…

Upcycle Update: Bottle Tree

Sam Van Dreser
2017 - new, Student Work
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For my Upcycle project I was planning on using old bottles to create a bottle tree. Personally I always have trouble choosing a drink when going to the store and it would be great to have a decoration that would be able to spin and choose a drink from. Aesthetics will be the simplicity of the…

Upcycle Progress 1: Cardboard Lamp

Kira Sadighi
2017 - new, Student Work
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I have not as yet made any huge leaps and bounds in terms of project progress. Last Sunday I went to ReSource in Boulder and it’s awesome. they have a whole outdoor yard full of furniture, tubs, glass, particle board, tiles, and miscellaneous junk. I didn’t think to take any photos while I was there-lesson…

Upcylce Update

Olivia Watkins
2017 - new, Student Work
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When we started the upcycle project I immediately knew that I wanted to add something to my apartment. In my bathroom I thought about how ugly the target tissue box was and I thought I can make a cover for it. So using an old Christmas gift box some paint and some old blank CDs…

Upcycle Progress – Cardboard Guitar

Connor Swanson
2017 - new, Student Work
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For my epicycle project, I’ve decided to make a miniature acoustic guitar. I don’t play guitar (not very well at least) but I’ve always found them to be very well crafted and aesthetically pleasing. My dad plays guitar and I’ve grown up looking at his sitting around the living room. I experimented with a few…

Aesthetic Exploration: The Jersey Shore

Alexander Lien
2017 - new, Student Work
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Jersey Shore, Oceanview Boardwalk The New Jersey coastline is 130 miles long. The coast line features beautiful lighthouses, boardwalks, and oceanic life; however, when one thinks of the Jersey shore, they don’t think about the 130 miles [1] where the state meets the Atlantic Ocean. Instead, the Jersey shore has a much more urban and…

05 Sketching and Aesthetics Tour 3

Jean Hertzberg
2017 - new, Student Work
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Did a progress check on the Upcycle project. Most students (60%) have some idea of direction, but many are still looking. Did a little sketch/brainstorming, then the conclusion of the Aesthetics tour, including Arts&Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco. Plus glam, Gucci and Disney princesses. Pdf: 05 Aesthetics Tour 3

Aesthetic Exploration: Minimalism

Branden Goldenberg
2017 - new, Student Work
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One of my personal favorite design aesthetics is minimalism. The minimalist movement begun in the 1950’s with artists such as Donald Judd and Tony Smith. Minimalist design can be identified by its simple nature. Only enough information is displayed for functionality or display of emotion, and nothing more. A classic example of minimalist art is on display currently…

Aesthetic Exploration: Apple

Katie Gresh
2017 - new, Student Work
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Aesthetic Exploration: Aesthetics of Apple Sleek, sexy, contemporary design is the cornerstone of Apple.  From Macs to iphones, Apple has defined contemporary aesthetics for its products, making it the most valuable company in the world (www.finance.yahoo.com, “Can Apple Hold Its Place as World’s Most Valuable Company Again in 2017?” January 3, 2017).  Once a fledgling…

Aesthetic Exploration: Holi

Siddharth Nigam
2017 - new, Student Work
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Holi: The Festival of Colors One of my favorite times of the year, Holi is an Indian festival that marks the beginning of Spring. You can probably tell why it’s called the festival of colors. On this day (usually in March, based on the Hindu calendar) the entire country of India is vibrant, energetic, and bathed…

Aesthetics Exploration: Tiny Homes

Sofi Leroux
2017 - new, Student Work
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As someone who borders on the line of hoarder, I am mesmerized by the concept of tiny homes. Over the past decade, people have started to embrace the minimalistic lifestyle due to its low cost and environmental impact, as well as aesthetic appeal. Many tiny homes feature wood panelling and large windows giving them a seemingly open…

Aesthetic Explorations: Cell Phone Design

Jack Wheeler
2017 - new, Student Work
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Cell phones have become a ubiquitous part of modern life. Most people in the United States own one and they have become a crucial part of communicating and networking, as well as an important work resource. The first operational mobile telephone was produced by Motorola in 1973, though they did not start to become widely…

Aesthetic Explorations: Baseball Gloves

Colton Behr
2017 - new, Student Work
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The baseball glove is an item that has been around for hundreds of years. Gloves are a vital part of the game, and have been around almost as long as baseball itself. They have evolved, grown, and changed to fit different demands of the modern sport. The aesthetic of gloves has always been centered around…

Aesthetic Exploration: Mosaics

Jimmy Speedy
2017 - new, Student Work
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Aesthetic Exploration: Mosaics A mosaic is one big piece of art that is made up of a bunch of small pieces. Mosaics are used in both decorative art and interior design, and are often seen in churches and many museum’s in Europe. 1.   Mosaics were first found in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC,…

Aesthetic Exploration: Robots!

Ethan Rejto
2017 - new, Student Work
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Recently I watched the film Robots. While it is not a great film watching it at this point in my life I started to notice things that I never noticed when I was a kid, aesthetics. The movie was made by Fox in 2005 and while its boasts some big name actors; Amanda Bynes, Robbin…

Aesthetics Exploration: Greek Sculptures

Katherine Yarnell
2017 - new, Student Work
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The is an aesthetic that comes from ancient Greece, this being Greek sculptures. The sculptures were focused around proportion, poise, and the idealized perfection of the human body. And even today, one can identify them from these distinct characteristics. This is an aesthetic for a certain era as well as a culture. Greek sculptures escaped…

Aesthetic Exploration: 4th Dimensional Objects

Kevin Oh
2017 - new, Student Work
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To create something in the 4th dimension is currently impossible. To even visualize it is incredibly difficult. But there is something very appealing to watching a 4 dimensional object rotate in 3 dimensions on our 2D screens. There are artists such as Salvador Dalí who incorporated the concept 4D objects into their art. 4D objects are not…

Aesthetic Exploration: Impossible Triangle

Avery Anderson
2017 - new, Student Work
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The impossible triangle, or Penrose Triangle is a shape that cannot be made by any 3 dimensional object in ordinary Euclidean Space. This style of artwork was first started by Swedish artist Oscar Reutersvard in 1934 and was later discovered independently by a psychiatrist Lionel Penrose and mathematician son in the 1950’s who famously described it as “Impossibility…

Aesthetics Exploration – Thai Tattoo Culture

Jeremy Parsons
2017 - new, Student Work
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  The tattoo culture and unique aesthetic have a deep-rooted, religious history in Thailand. The practice of spiritual tattooing, as practiced by monks in Thailand, is a tradition that goes back to ancient times. Thailand is actually the only country to celebrate tattooing as an annual religious celebration. Each year, thousands of tattoo enthusiasts arrive…

Aesthetics Exploration: Geometry as an Aesthetic

Emma Hammerton
2017 - new, Student Work
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Patterns with distinct edges and shapes have been implemented by humans for centuries to use geometry as a form of expression. Studies of Palaeolithic cave art have revealed that even the earliest humans were fascinated by geometric patterns. Some of the earliest documented artistic examples came from the Geometric Art Period (circa 900-700 B.C.) in Ancient Greece.…

Aesthetic Explorations: Vaporwave

Cyron Completo
2017 - new, Student Work
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I took a look at vaporwave, a musical and visual retro/90’s aesthetic that is both a reflection and criticism of consumerism. The word vaporwave stems from the word vaporware: computer software that is announced but never released. Vaporwave started as an Internet-only style arising from artists like Ariel Pink and James Ferraro. Both Macintosh Plus and Blank…

Aesthetic Exploration: Rock Climbing

Hunter Miller
2017 - new, Student Work
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Climbing has been around for hundreds of years. Maybe it wasn’t always done for entertainment and pleasure but more for necessity. Climbing rocks were first recorded in Chinese paintings around 200 BC. It became necessary for exploration through tall mountains starting in the 19th century and because a leisure sport starting in the fifties in…

Aesthetic Explorations: Retro-futurism

Ridhvik Gopal
2017 - new, Student Work
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Although many of these visions seem almost comical now, the spirit in which they were created crystallizes the essence of how the future was described prior to the 1980s. There was a time in the past when the future was thought as a beautiful place of cooperation, peace, beauty and of course, convenience. But the…

Aesthetic Exploration: Scandinavian Furniture

Levi Caffes
2017 - new, Student Work
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Scandinavian furniture is characterized by sleek, well-made, and minimalist design. The harsh weather conditions and large forestlands have influenced the designers to produce long lasting products that use wood as the main construction medium. The socialist political climate in Sweden has shaped a common design philosophy that everyone has the right to well designed objects…

Aesthetic Exploration: The Piano

Ryan Daniel
2017 - new, Student Work
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For almost 300 years the piano has been an iconic musical instrument that is recognized by all. Today three types of pianos are commonly known: the grand, baby grand, and upright piano. When told to picture a piano, many can think of the unique harp shape that almost all grand and baby grand pianos have.…

Aesthetic Exploration: Molecular Gastronomy

Jason Savath
2017 - new, Student Work
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Molecular gastronomy is the study and science of the physical and chemical processes that occur during cooking. It is a modern style of cooking first used publicly by Nicholas Kurti and Herve This recently in 1988. Molecular gastronomy uses modern scientific techniques to obtain a world class style and aesthetics of cooking. It was also the…

Aesthetic Exploration: Touch of Color

Tyler Lefholz
2017 - new, Student Work
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The aesthetic called a “touch of color” or “dash of color” has been used in still art, photography, and film for years. The aesthetic uses backdrops or settings that are substantially desaturated or even gray-scale with a single saturated element. It forces an instant response from audience to focus on the saturated element and uses the…

Aesthetic Explorations: Baroque Composers

Oksana Schuppan
2017 - new, Student Work
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The aesthetic I have chosen to explore is that of Baroque musical composition, a period of European musicianship lasting from 1600 to 1750.  Well known within this period are composers such as Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), Tomaso Albinoni (1671-1751), Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), and George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) among…

Aesthetic Explorations: Lava Lamps

Matthew Clark
2017 - new, Student Work
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Lava lamps have been glowing in people’s homes ever since they were invented in 1960’s in the United Kingdom. The inventor, Edward Craven Walker, took particular interest in the way two contrasting liquids behaved together inside a container and strived to learn their properties. Several years later, he released the first lava lamp known as…

Aesthetic Exploration- Art Deco Revival

Olivia Watkins
2017 - new, Student Work
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Art Deco was an art movement that started in France during the 1920s. It influenced everything from jewelry to architecture. Art deco focused on repeating geometries, non-dimensional illustrations and liked incorporating things that had to do with the influx of modern era technology. Art Deco was a backlash against the WWI mindset of rationing and…

Explore an Aesthetic: Psychedelic / Technologically Advanced EDM Stages

Scott Lowenstein
2017 - new, Student Work
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Electronic dance music stages have significantly evolved in design over the last several years from simple lighting setups, akin to what one would see in a standard theater production, to highly technologically advanced productions involving many moving lights and other elements on the stage. The effect is that the light shows displayed from psychedelically designed stages create a deeply…

Aesthetics Explorations: Camera

Connor Swanson
2017 - new, Student Work
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While brainstorming for an interesting aesthetic exploration topic, I began to realize that the very thing we use to capture the aesthetics in our everyday lives is an aesthetic in itself. While most people will immediately picture the black, square DSLR cameras owned by almost every household, cameras have progressed greatly over the years. The earliest…

Aesthetics Explorations: The Hofmeister Kink

Jian Kan
2017 - new, Student Work
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The Hofmeister Kink A Simple Twist https://charlesng.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/bmw-hofmeister-kink1.jpg The Hofmeister Kink is a design feature named after BMW’s chief designer Wilhelm Hofmeister during 1955 and 1970, where there is a “kink” on a car’s C-pillar or D-pillar. Wilhelm Hofmeister http://www.bmwism.com/designers/wilhelm_hofmeister.jpg The Hofmeister Kink has been on almost all BMW cars since 1960, with very few exceptions of some…

Aesthetic Exploration: Camouflage

Kira Sadighi
2017 - new, Student Work
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The history of camouflage art is based in survival, but it has since evolved to mean many things. Up until around WWI many armies and navies were dressed in the bright uniforms of their profession. This included items such as red jackets and white gloves [1].  Fighting in this period of history was undergoing a…