RR04, CR04

This week we talked about Design for accessibility. Starting off with disabilities it seems like that is a difficult area  to design in without there being a separation. I really liked the idea of universal design and some of the examples in the power point were interesting. It got me looking around more at my surroundings and observing more than usual. We also watched the movie Hot Wheels. It was the wheel chair movie. I thought that was pretty awesome that technology exist that allow disabled people to be just as mobile as non disabled people. The part that blows was the cost of the thing, and that's also why i haven't seen one around. I feel like there is a half solution to everyone's problems just not ones that most people can afford.. hence half.

The scavenger hunt was fun. I've actually never been to the Wexner library or Knowlton library before so that was pretty cool to check those places out. The clues were fairly easy especially since we have access to the internet. Without out it, it would have been pretty challenging to figure who did what building. Knowlton had a tons of pretty interesting looking chairs. The building itself however wasn't to interesting. It was kind of dull.

The two chapters were pretty boring. Some parts were interesting but it was like things that you kind of already recognized and it just went farther in depth with it. The identities part was interesting, i mean whenever i see like brick roads or one of those old red telephone or like those round police hat i always think of england. I does seem that i do associates a certain level of trust to each company's product. Honda, i expect them to be hight reving low torque cars with great reliability and durability. Apple, i expect them to make cool stuff that doesn't break and its so easy to use i can give one to my parents. Transport system, rail ways, manufacturing process didn't really peak my interest. But i can appreciate what they do. It's interesting to think of globalization of signs though. It's kinda interesting to think that if no matter where you go in the world a stop sign is still a red octagonal sign.

JO4

Found Faces!

A03

Scavenger Hunt!


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So after being given the clue, we read them in order from top to bottom. And remembered that the Barcelona Chair could be found either at Knowlton school of architecture or Wexner center for the arts. We decided to head to Wexner since it was the closest. After Finding the Barcelona chair, we decided to figure out all the other clues before moving on, we split up the work, i took the next two and my partner took the last two. We found The answers to the clue were the following location: Wexner Center for the arts, Thompson library, Science and Engineering library and Knowlton School of Architecture. And we decided to follow them in that order because it would be the most efficient route.

Clue 01 - @Wexner Library

The Barcelona Chair was designed by Mies van der Rohe

The interesting thing about the chair is that it's all one piece of stainless steel, there are no bolts in the frame.

Clue 02 - Knowlton

The Red and Blue chair was designed by Gerrit Rietveld in 1917

Hoping that his furniture would be eventually mass-produced rather than handcrafted, Rietveld aimed for simplicity in his construction. The pieces of wood that comprise the Red Blue Chair are in the standard lumbar size readily available at the time.

The Magazine i was reading was Topos 72: Design and Function

Clue 03 @ Wexner

The Wexner Center for the Arts was designed by Peter Eisenman.

The building was Eisenman first public building It was designed based on shifted grids that collide with each other. By basing the walls of rooms on different grids that are not parallel to each other, Eisenman disorients the people using the building.

There are a couple of design flaws in the building: The skylight leaked, and the glass walls let enough light to damage the art work. After a decade of the building being completed it was closed for a 3 year 15 million dollar renovation to fix the problem.

Clue 04 - @ Science and Engineering Library & Mathematics Tower

An interesting Architectural detail I found interesting were his long arched columns that he had running up the side of the walls.

The Science and Engineering Library and Mathematics Tower were both designed by Philip Johnson

Clue 05 - @Thompson Library

The Thompson Library were Designed by Acock & Associates

The library has been renovated 3 times since its construction. The first addition completed in 1951, a massive extension of the original three-floor structure, the addition of a 10-story tower, a single story extensions to the north and south ends of the east entrance. The second completed in 1977, added an unadorned modern extension to the west wing. The third completed in 2009 was a $108 million dollar renovation that included hazardous materials abatement, replacement and expansion of the 1977 addition, and restoration of the building's original east facade.

A02

Giorgetto Giugiaro - Born August 7, 1938 Italian Automobile Designer

"I have designed cars for every major company but Honda, and one day I will do that,"


-August 2010 issue of Automobile Magazine
-Wikipedia

Named Car Designer of the Century in 1999, Inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2002

In Addition to cars, Giugiaro also Designed Camera bodies for Nikon, Computer prototypes for Apple.

Giugiaro Designed a huge number of mass production cars, including popular models own by brands such as: Alfa Romeo, BMW, Ferrari, Ford, Lamborghini, Maserati. He was also responsible for numerous concept cars, such as Bugati EB218, Maserati Buran, Formula Hammer and the 1994 Firepoint.

In 1955 Giugiaro was hired at Fiat Special Vehicles styling center.
1959 Frustrated, he presents some drawings to Nuccio Bertone who hired him.

Giugiaro's first car was the Alfa Romeo 2000 in 1959

His second serious production model is the BMW  3200 CS

1968-71 Started his own company Italdesign.

1971 VW contracts Italdesign for several projects, and the final product is Golf

1973-1976 De Tomaso Mangusta

Ford Mustang

Alfa Romeo

Giugiaro most important milestone was when he launches is sharp-edged origami-like "folded paper" period in the 1970s it was a concept that was later adopted by most car manufacture around the world

A02

Arata Isozaki - Japanese Architect, Graduated from University of Tokyo.

"His work combine a traditional Japanese sensibility with western post modernism, wittily employing complex asymmetrical forms, innovatively juxtaposed materials, electric formal borrowings from past styles, and technologically sophisticated details."
-The Architecture of Arata Isozaki (1982); D. B. Stewart and H. Yatsuka, Arata Isozaki: Architecture 1960-1990 (1991).
-Wikipedia

Awarded the RIBA Gold medal in 1986 (Royal Institute of British Architects on behalf of the British monarch, in recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture)

 He Designed COSI Columbus - Using the former Central highs school along with new construction on the site of the school's football field.

He Designed Kyoto Concert Hall in Kyoto, Japan

He Designed MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Los Angeles



He Designed the Team Disney Building

Art Tower in Mito, Ibaraki

J02

So collecting patterns throughout the week. i tried to collect what i would usually see during my day to day commute.

This is the carpet at the Union. I never really pay any attention to it but a close up picture of it looks pretty interesting.

This is one of the artwork on display at the Union. It's looks complex and someone must have had some mad skills to make that thing.

This is just one of the pattern on a chair in the lobby of the union. It just sticks out more to the eye than the brown couches that are in there.

This is just one of the plastic construction fences they have up at OSU. I hate all the construction happening constantly on campus. It makes our campus look so dirty all the time. So when i was walking pass one i took a picture, that was all.

This is the wall of knowlton hall the architecture building. It looks interesting in that picture but the whole building looks pretty dull.

This is actually of the floor of the CAB. I take every morning and evening to campus. So i took a picture of the floor and wondered why it was designed that way.

This is one of the side panel of Chipotle. you can recognized it right off the bat because all of the chain restaurants look exactly the same.

This is the carpet in Evans Lab. I had a class in there. Arrived late. No seat. Sat on floor. Snaped picture. Never really noticed the pattern or fabric fiber, but then i remember that it was through frabic fiber evidence from rugs that convicted the Atlanta child killer.

This was a close up of someones back pack i think it was the swissgear ones. It looks much more interesting up close and through the lenses of a camera.

Laptop keyboard. I actually like typing on qwerty keypad much better than say an ipad. After a short period of time the tips of my finger starts to feel uncomfortable on the ipad. it's physics people! keypad depress, reducing the force on your finger, touch screen do not, therefore you feel all the force on it!

CR02 & RR02

What is Design?  I thought the brief segment of history of the industrial revolution was boring. It got really interesting when he started talking about new manufacturing technologies, about mass marketing and how it gave birth to the middle class. I thought the invention of the singer sewing machine and how it gave way to one of the first installment payments plan was interesting. So now the facts started to get a little more interesting it started to talk more about how the industrial revolution impact Aesthetics in Design. The part of the lecture I found most interesting were the chairs. I guess a few of them can be found in the architecture and art library.

What do designers do? So the class covered over what types of design OSU offers. I kinda already knew what they offered after speaking with the academic advisor. The actually definition are pretty vague and confusing. It was interesting to learn about the typography for VC majors, I never really paid attention to the difference in serif and sans serif and what message they conveyed. Then we watched a video of Paul Rand, he designed the ups, IBM, abc and a tons of other well known and recognized logo. He spoke of his view on art and aesthetic. I thought what he said was really confusing. I've never really talked about art so it was a lot to take in.

Paul Rand

So after reading the chapters in Heskett, it kind of reminded me of a Ted Talks i heard recently by Matt Ridley about "how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It's not important how clever individuals are, he says; what really matters is how smart the collective brain is."
Ted Talk Here
It's mind boggleing to think of how much in life revolves around design. It is a vast and deep topic. It was cool to see how simple design evoled to help human survive. An interesting quote in there was about how life is entirely condition by designed outcomes of one kind or another. A really interesting point i thought the book brought up was the need to understand cultural diversity in design. It seems like each culture has a very different need of the same thing and not understanding that could do more harm than good.

RR01

so Starbucks logo is changing. i think they should have at least kept the word "starbucks" on there. But i guess if you have one on every street corner and been around for 40 years, most coffee drinker would recognized you just by the color on the cup. But how about new coffee drinker who wants to know what kind of coffee you are drinking, its hard to find out the brand with just a picture. maybe they are banking in that people would ask and they would have word of mouth advertising, or they have bigger plans for world domination like Apple and Nike and wants to be recognized without verbiage.

i like the fact that they are trying to do something new. it looks simple... i can get use to it. has a relaxed feel to it.

The article summarizes why Starbucks wanted to change their logo. They struggled against independent coffee houses and chains back in 2009 and had successful countered with Frappucino and VIA. but they wanted to get back to their roots and think that "a rebranding can be a helpful signal to partners and customers alike of a new, emerging Starbucks."

http://www.identityworks.com/reviews/2011/Starbucks.htm

This would make an interesting case study. Companies like Apple and Nike can be recognized from their symbol alone. It interesting to think how a simple image can have an affect on a company's success. There's so much thought that goes into why the logo is the way it is.

J01 & CR01

i Am An. i have lived in Columbus for 17 years. i like watching lots of movies. i drink a lot of coffee. i dislike the the cold. i hate running. i am a procrastinator. i picked up rock climbing as a hobby. i have a wide range of interest. i like technology and sciences. i like reading for fun. i am a night owl.

i Am taking this design class to minor or major. i don't really know what to expect from the class. the topic of design intrigue me because it foster creative thinking and innovation. I'm hoping to be expose to what other creative people and designers are doing. i hope theses blogs aren't graded on length because then i don't like it. so far the class seems fun.

-Seek what they sought.