this is 3 stories about a world obseesed with stuff. and about a system in crisis. we are trashing the plant,we are trashing each other, and we are not even having fun. The good thing is that when we start to understand the system, we start to see lots of places to step in and turn these problems into solutions. and then I whatched 3 videos: the story of cosmetics. the story of electronics. and the story of bottled water.
In story of cosmetics,Annie Leonard told us that she found out lots of cosmetics products contains few chemical linked to cancer.even baby shampoo does. and some products also contain chenicals linked to other problems like learning disabilities, asthma, and even damaged sperm. she said she tried to keep her family safe,but she found out her bathroom is a minefield of toxins. to find out the solution to solve the problems. we have go back to one of the key features of our materials economy: toxics inat , toxices out. taht means at factory, you pour toxic chemicals into a product, then you are going to wiin up with a toxic product. and toxics in workers.the cosmetics which we used everyday each product contains a dozen or more chemicals. there are resources online that we can use to protect ourselves by identifying the best possible choices in the store. but the real action to protect us is with people working to change the system. and the people all over the world ,we can giving the FDA the power to make sure taht our personal care products are safe. actually, many reponsible cosmetics companies are already putting safer products on the market.
green chemists are developing substances that are designed to be safe and non-toxic in the frist place. when cosmetics are refomulated to be dafe and labeled honestly, then we can feel comfortable with the choices available at the store.
In the story of electronics. Annie Leonard told us, designed for the dump means making stuff to be thrown away quickly. today's electronics are hard to upgrade, easy to break, and impractical to repair. and these dump designs are no just causing a pain in our wallets. they are creating a global toxic emergency! and the high tech industry is not as clean as its image. after its toxic trip around the globe, the gadget lands in my hands. and after years time i might be throw it away. and that brings to disposal. all this electronics is just waiting to release all their toxics when throw them away. some of them are slowly releasing this stuff even while we are using them. so almost all this e-waste either goes from my garage to a landfill or it gets shipped overseas to the garage workshop. so let's get our brains working on sending that old design for the dump mentality to the dump where it belongs and instead building an electronics industry and a global society that's designed to last.
In the story of bottled water, Annie told us, in many ways bottled water is less regulated than tap. these bottled water companies say they are just meeting consumer demand but who would demand a less sustainable less tasty, way more expensive product especially one you can get almost free in your kitchen.bottled water costd that two thousand times more than tap water. what the bottled water industry did one of their first marketing tactics was to scare people about tap water. next, you hide the reality of your product behind images of pure fantasy. and acturlly the third of all bottled water is tap water. and the bottled water is trashing the environment all along the product's life cycle. and start with extraction and production where oil is used to make water bottles. and after a long way to our hand. after we drinked it the big problem is disposal. eighty percent end up in landfills, or burned, releasing toxic pollution.and the real solutions is invest in public water infrastructure, prevent pollution, drinking fountans, water bottle boycott. so dont buy bottled water unless the water in your community is truly unhealthy.
2011年8月22日星期一
2011年8月15日星期一
my design career
The reason why I want to become a designer is influenced by my father, he was a good designer when he was studying in the university. Many products he had made were remarkable, and also gained patents. so he was highly praised by his professor. Since I was a little girl, I think I have the gift that he give to me, I like drawing and painting, I have painted on the wall, floor in my house. My father usually took me to see the art exhibition when I grew older. The products in there was so attractive to the little me.
After I finished my high school study at Adelaide, I had the chance that study Architecture in the University of Adelaide. I spent one year to learn architecture design, and finally realize that I don’t want to be an architect in the future. It is not a suitable study to a girl. Then I communicated with my parents and consulted with some designers which are my fathers’ friends. They introduced me to have a try on Industrial design after analysis my interesting and the preferences. I started do a lot research to find which university is better for learning this program, because there is no industrial design course in University of Adelaide. All the information I had that shows UNSW is the best choice I can start a new future in my career. The UNSW is the best university of industrial design in Australia. There are many outstanding professors and the equipment for study the program is the best that can provide me an extremely quality of education and environment. I did the application last year and be honored to receive the offer. So, I am studying design here now.
In the future, I would make a plan to travel around the world to learn the different culture, to understanding the design in there, especially in Europe, like France, Italy. These experiences will open my mind, give me more inspirations in my future design. Then I will go back to my home country start my own design which relate to children’s stuff, because that to design a lots interesting things was my dream when I was younger, I was always attractive by various kind of newness toys when I was a little girl.
2011年8月8日星期一
2011年8月1日星期一
DESIGN EXCELLENCE
Zeppelin Air is fantastic, and has been completely redesigned, offering improved dynamics, punchier bass, and a more open, lifelike presentation with a highly detailed, room-filling sound. The result is the best sounding iPod speaker ever produced.
David Kelley>Human Centred Design
At the begining of this video David shared some technological products with us. The Eyemodule 2 which was a camera that plugged into the handspring. The Treo which they had a lot to do with and helped hand spring design it. The Heartstream defibrillator which is saving lives. The Zinio Reader product that he believe would make magazines even more enjoyable to read. And then he started to talk about human centred design.
Human-centeredness in an approach to design. that really involves designing behaviors and personality into products. and he thought when we starting to see that and would making our job even more enjoyable. We used to primarily build 3-D models and 3-D renderings. We use those as communicating our ideas. and now we get those objects that we're designing and get them in motion, showing how they'll be used.
He showed us some videos of new broader definition of design in products and services and environments.
Prada New York: They were asked by rem koolhaas and OMA to help us conceive the technology that's in their retail store in New York. there is a new kind of store, a store that had a cultural role as well as a retail one. Everything in that store had RF tags: there's the staff devices that are all around the store. you picked up the things you interest in and can scan them in and then they can be showed on any screen throughout the store. you can look at color and sizes and how it appeared on the runway. and then the object can be scanned in the dressing room. and so that you can play with that and get more information as you're trying it on. I particularly like the use here of liquid crystal displays in the changing room. you push the button then the whole wall goes dark. and my favorite features of the technology is the magic mirror, where you put on the clothes. there's a big display in the mirror, and you can turn around but there's a three second delay. so you can see what you like from the back and all the way around.
Overall, The human-centered design is including behaviors and personalities in the things we do, and which is great. David Kelley said :" Designers are more trusted and more integrated into the business strategy of companies."
Human-centeredness in an approach to design. that really involves designing behaviors and personality into products. and he thought when we starting to see that and would making our job even more enjoyable. We used to primarily build 3-D models and 3-D renderings. We use those as communicating our ideas. and now we get those objects that we're designing and get them in motion, showing how they'll be used.
He showed us some videos of new broader definition of design in products and services and environments.
Prada New York: They were asked by rem koolhaas and OMA to help us conceive the technology that's in their retail store in New York. there is a new kind of store, a store that had a cultural role as well as a retail one. Everything in that store had RF tags: there's the staff devices that are all around the store. you picked up the things you interest in and can scan them in and then they can be showed on any screen throughout the store. you can look at color and sizes and how it appeared on the runway. and then the object can be scanned in the dressing room. and so that you can play with that and get more information as you're trying it on. I particularly like the use here of liquid crystal displays in the changing room. you push the button then the whole wall goes dark. and my favorite features of the technology is the magic mirror, where you put on the clothes. there's a big display in the mirror, and you can turn around but there's a three second delay. so you can see what you like from the back and all the way around.
Overall, The human-centered design is including behaviors and personalities in the things we do, and which is great. David Kelley said :" Designers are more trusted and more integrated into the business strategy of companies."
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