With a passion for architecture the last thing I wanted to do before I left Uarts was to begin to approach this sector of design. So I started asking questions? Can a space directly effect a person’s feelings? What makes a space intimate? How do people truly relate to space. What does it take for … [Read more…]
I was watching a sci-fi show and they were talking about subatomic particles. I started to look up all this stuff and then got side tracked into string theory and then the explanation for it. There are many string theories and they all are dependent on ten dimensions. I was trying to visualize it for… [Read more…]
Recently, I read a dissertation on “transformative design” by a British design group called RED. They are crucial members of the United Kingdom’s Design Council, which is the nation’s strategic body for design in the UK. It actually was started in 1944, as the Council of Industrial Design. It was founded by Hugh Dalton, President… [Read more…]
Barcodes contain information about their products. But what if they contained info on the unknown effects of the product. This was a project that resulted in designing a campaign to raise awareness of our own bodies. So that we might realize what we come in contact with and how it effects us. the ads were… [Read more…]
I thought this would be a nice first topic. Designers pull inspiration from everywhere. Sometimes it comes from our physical environment, our dreams, our necessities. And sometimes the designs/art of others spark something new in us (the latter happens to be my favorite). That is one of the wonderful aspects of the design process. But… [Read more…]
June 6, 2010
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