My design concept

inspired by tree

inspired by sea shell

inspired by rattlesnake tail

video reflection--the 11th hour

Human is on the verge of despair. Movie stars leonardo dicaprio as a mirror narrator and producer, make thist environment protection theme film, to shows us that human past conduct that the consequences of and development trend, and more important, told us how to change all that.

The film invited a large number of specialist in interviews, including politicians Gorbachev, scientist Stephen Hawking, all this specialists suggest for us is that all life on earth is situation facing harsh nowdays . One of the most outstanding found is that not only climate anomalies but also the common humanity that leads to face the various problems of the global exploration and in-depth research.

"The greenhouse effect is not only the biggest environmental problem we have to faced, but also one of the most important issues that current human face." Dicaprio performs said, "we must strengthen the understanding of the greenhouse effect, for the future of the planet should implement the sustainable development of environment policy."

The flood, fire, hurricanes, a growing huge waste mountain...... All the pictures make us shocked, urged us to action.

The 11th hour is a knowledge and an inspiring documentary, it causes people to pay attention to the danger of climate change, and call people act at once, curb warming. Although the film revealed cruel fact, but also put forward the countermeasure, to humanity can turn a prospect

As a designer we should let our design more toward the development of environmental protection, we have the knowledge and ability to reduce pollution, we will have a maximum power to improve the world, like we're design of things, can reuse and recycling, so can reduce trash pollution.

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chuming
http://laichorming.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2-poster.html?showComment=1318920124568#c7537664899951718241
sarah
http://sarahoward1031.blogspot.com/2011/10/upcycling-utility.html?showComment=1318918972234#c7105013770927930329
xiaomeng
http://shixiaomeng3361028.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2.html?showComment=1318919172066#c7134630083182769914
lubar
http://lubar-han.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2-upcycling-utility.html?showComment=1318918817410#c1133264080029341503
min
http://lovedbyee.blogspot.com/2011/10/project-2.html?showComment=1318919578989#c8375034459598176266

project 2 light

Rational

Design process

At first, I was thinking to make a desk lamp and to use blue color poster to make customer feel like in the ocean by make the lamp shape and the shadow like sea wave. Unfortunately I didn’t get a blue poster. So I give up that idea. And start to design the light use a red poster. Red is a warm and cheerful color. And make me immediately associate to the Chinese lanterns. So I combined the lanterns shape with me idea and after many tests and experimentation. I decide to make a hanging light due to its curved shape.  It seems simple but has many layers. No matter which direction you look from, there always have different patterns.  The overall shape for my designed light is like a jellyfish.

Where to use?

This hanging light can be decorated in café, dessert shop, or some romantic place. It also can use as a night-light or decoration. Please do not use this light as a reading light. Because this light is not bright enough.

Layers

Inner layer is assembled by three same parts. Pattern on each part is getting thinner from top to bottom. And some are bending internal. Because I do not want the customer feel bored. And the outer layer I made the shape curved like a lanterns and it also like a jellyfish. This is a recycle project so I think the product should be related to our environment and nature. I hope this jellyfish shape light can bring relax and comfortable feeling to the customer.

what is design?

After i watched this video , i understand everything is designed! Bill Moggridge talks about what design is in general ranging from architecture to graphic design to fashion to interaction design and interior design. He talks about some of the processes and what is changing in design. Moggridge demonstrates how without bad design we wouldn’t be able to identify what a good design it. Examples of good and bad designs are shown as the video demonstrates how bad designers do not understand the design process.


Bill talked about the national design awards done in washington. some excellent design include architecture, graphic design, fashion design, introduction design, interiors,and product design. then he talks about the design disciplines. Bill provides some good examples of architecture such as Fransworth house which designed bu Mies van der Rohe. Frank Lloyd Wright’s contribution to design, designing the Guggenheim museum.also the Guggenheim Museum(1997)in bilbao which designed by Frank Gehry.  which is a amazing building which contains complicated curve shapes.  He also talks about Charles and Ray Eames and their contribution to design with their “lounge chair”.  good designs should harness the subconscious mind; remember not to design for oneself; make prototypes and test things; design to understand people; design in contexts of personal, social and environmental matters.

Then goes to bad design, Bad designs are evident when there are apparent problems between interaction design and technological design, and the showcase example is a Japanese design organisation attempt to allow the function of mobile phones to purchase drinks from vending-machine, which proved to be very inconvenient to any users. and the showcase example is called i-mode service is a Japanese design organisation attempt to allow the function of mobile phones to purchase drinks from vending-machine, which proved to be very inconvenient to any users.however, it takes about nearly thrity five minutes to do it.


the key factors in the design process are understanding people and prototyping. the understanding people process include:  Learn -analysing information that you have collected, Observational, Asking –engaging people, Try -experiment and build it yourself. the three stages of prototypling are, inspiration, evolution and validation.


lastly he talks about the way of design had been changing. there are three kinds of expanding contexts for design are personal, social, environmental.  personal products expand to health and well being.  the design of the places we live expands to social innovation programs.  design for sustainable products expands to global sustainability.

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cherrie fillisia
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daming chen
http://daming-ides1031.blogspot.com/

siu chan cheung
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ryan go
http://ryan-go.blogspot.com/

mitchell harris
http://studiobymitchell.blogspot.com/

ren zihan
http://renzihan.blogspot.com/

project 1

Super Nut Cracker can be used in breaking nutshell of walnuts, almond and many other kinds of big nuts, takes the kernel to be more complete, cannot compress the kernel to pieces. It suitable for family and family treats, also is it a good helper of girls who not only like to eat nuts, but also treasure their tooths and nails.

The advantages of the super nut cracker as below : 1) The product is designed to pursues its practical, artistic, novel, and high quality. Its structure compact, got rid of the legacy product to be clumsy, rough. So as to got rid of the predicament that could not ascend the place of refinement! 2) In the product design, The customer who Often eats nuts have the experience, while he uses the tradition tool (pliers), at the time of the nut is broken, the plier could be pressed(impact) down suddenly. At the time the nut kernel would be compressed or crushed. perhaps your hand would be injured. While our product is totally different in that case! As a result of the function of the circular cone nest shape. So that, it will get the whole kernel, and your hand is safe. 3) It is made of high quality and high strength zinc alloy material. And the design is easy, simple and pleasure to use. The shape and size of the handle is easy to grip and comfortable to hold and use. Besides, the size is fitting people’s hand. 4) It is so exquisite and artistic that greatly you may make a present this to your relatives and friends!

poster

Story board