A06

JO6

Dean Kamen Prosthetic arm


Amy Smith

Treehugger - Design like you give a damn

RR06, CR06

The reading this week was pretty long. For the most part it brought up challenging dilemmas. It seems like we got screwed by the industrial revolution, and we're still using the same system of operation that got us screwed in the first place. It's kinda like sticking to what we know what works. I liked how they described today's industrial infrastructure as linear- the goal is to get products to consumer as quick as possible without much consideration for other consequences. The cradle to grave model for design. I thought it was interesting how in this particular situation universal design did more harm than good. They used Detergent as an example. I never though universal design could do the type of damage it described. However it seems like according to the book everything i touch and eat is slowly killing me. Which starts to get a little annoying. But they did have some logic to back up their claim, whereas my proof comes from the logic of "if it doesn't kill you, it'll make you stronger" maybe i should change that if i want to live to see grandchildren. They brought up some interesting point about mono-culture I agree that nature and biodiversity is better for the ecosystem...however we don't have enough farmers or land to feed our country without using the aid of chemicals and specialized farming. That's kinda an interesting problem to toggle around in your head.

The RIP! a remix manifesto was pretty entertaining. The rule of copyright is so complicated. Like the movie stated, just don't piss off the people who has the money to sue you. Luckily as a student most of the things i used are for academic purposes so that's kinda a loop hole around that. But i feel like people always building on the creative idea of others. I mean that ted talk i linked to a while back about "ideas having sex" and how the modern design of a mouse reflects the design of the a flint head back thousands of years ago. Oh it also reminds me of this pretty cool site that one of my instructor told me about a while back it's hitrecord It's pretty much the same concept.. ideas having sex. So pretty much you post up something and someone else can take it, add stuff, repost.. and others do the same until you have something interesting.

J05

So i commute, i decided to do the trip to the library hoping that it would be easy to spot a bunch of stuff... it wasn't. I voice recorded the trip there and then just typed it out later.

1.     There's a car in my neighborhood that has the license plate "SGT MOM"

2.     All the houses in my neighborhood are really different from the one next to them

3.     There's only one house that has a flag pole in my neighborhood.

4.     Apparently The street name on the other side of the intersection exiting my neighborhood is different than my side.

5.     They are construction a "menards" in the northland area mall.

6.     Theses lights on the street i'm on have alternating red and greens (stupid)

7.     The Ladder/Engine at the corner of karl and morse is also a police station.

8.     There are camera's at the main intersection

9.     The no turn on red sign is electronically controlled instead of a street sign

10.  There's a homeless guy standing on the entrance to the 71S

11. The median on 71S is really small.. probably why i never see  a cop sitting there

12. The free way signs are all green.

13.  People do not use turn signals anymore

14. There are a lot of pot holes especially between the merging lane

15.  Everybody still text while driving

16.  Guy driving really slow in the left lane because he's talking on the phone

17.  SUV in front of me tire pressure is really low

18.  There's another homeless guy standing on the 71 and hudson exit.

19. There's a red light camera at the corner of maynard and summit.

20. Girl walking home wearing sweat pants and ugg

21. Girl walking home walking wearing black rain boots

22.  Columbus police officer sitting at a gas station

23.  Construction on woodruff and college is done.

24.  More people walking around on all with backpacks

25.  Haggerty drive needs to be repaved.

26. There's construction on the south oval

27.  There's a osupd car parked at the union

28.  The parking signs on haggerty drives are all Reserved for OSU staff

29.  Handicap parking spaces

30.  People walking across the oval

31. There's a lot of those blue e-phones on campus

32. There's a lot of light poles on campus

33.  Trash cans

34. Wooden benches

35. Tables

36.  Trash on the ground

37.  Mirror lake almost frozen over

38.  Thompson library has steps in between the double doors.

39. There is an art display area

40. The circulation desk is the first thing you see entering the library from the oval side

41.  There's a really big open area that doesn't seem to serve any purpose right after the circulation desk.

42.  There are steps everywhere at thompson library

43.  The main elevator is hidden by all the book shelves

44.  It seems like it would hard to navigate to the elevator if you're in a wheel chair.

45. There are very few handicap tables at thompson

46.  Lots of books that seem useless

47.  There seem to be a 50/50 between people who have mac laptops and other brands

48.  Girls wearing Uggs

49. People using mac headphones

50.  A guy wearing those large headphones with the number 6 on the side of them

RR05 CR05

The idea of cradle to cradle is pretty interesting. The idea of eliminating the concept of waste instead of reduce, minimize, or avoid waste. The book made some interesting point that most products aren't design further than their use. It made me think of the stuff in my house and how much of a hassle it would be to properly dispose of them. Old computers, television, microwaves, mattress etc. For the most part I've been aware of climate change and some of the consequences it has on our planet. However, when i think of reducing the affect i think of putting regulation on large companies and corporation on how they do business. I rarely think that the problem can be greatly reducing through the design of every day items. Some of the ideas presented on the power point were pretty cool too.

Color theory was actually really interesting to me, The last time i looked at a color wheel was back in middle school. It's fascinating to see the cultural association people have to certain colors. I didn't really know the vocabulary to describe color either so that was interesting to learn for a bit. The part about color harmonies and color interaction was really cool. especially the advancing and receding colors. Listening to the Ted talks was interesting, they really make get the creative juice going. The guy who wrote the book cradle to cradle had a really mono tone voice, but his presentation was interesting. His concept and idea were creative. However i am kind of curious what kind of research he did on the affect it would have in that society. Kind of an anthropological approach. I mean he wants to puts farms on top of roof tops in the middle of a modern city. That would put two different class of people and mentality together. I wonder if that would create any conflict or difficulties. Food for thought i guess. 

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

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