Seymour Powell designing dream machines

In the industrial design industry (as in every design industry) the entire stage of the design process is extremely important and this is emphasized throughout the entire video. The video focuses on everything from the very first ideas (no matter how ridiculous they are) to the sketches they rough out very quickly to the models and research. With all their research into products and how consumers react to different products they show us that marketing the product is just as important as designing the product. The research, time and energy that went into the bike they designed was an excellent example of how we as up and coming industrial designers should set about creating our products. It was good to see some slightly failed attempts in the film as well. It makes us realize that not everything is going to be easy and it shows us how hard we have to work to know and understand our product as well as our clients

Picture ref: http://www.quantumsaddle.com/images/our_story_sey_pow.jpg

Peer Comments Project 3 Upcycling

Kate Barclay

http://katebarclay.blogspot.com/2009/10/project-three-upcycling-unwanteds.html#comments

Brett Rushbrook

http://brettrushbrook.blogspot.com/2009/10/starting-out-i-wanted-to-use-box-straps.html#comments

Daniel Kotzen

http://danielkotzen.blogspot.com/2009/10/upcycling-unwanteds.html#comments

Emily White

http://ides1031ewhite.blogspot.com/2009/10/upcycling-unwanteds.html#comments

Jason Vergara

http://jasonvergara.blogspot.com/2009/10/upcycling-tool-box.html#comments

Upcycle Lamp Shade

In this assignment we needed to find something that is wasted and completely un valuable in society and turn it into something that will have more value and be treasured by people. I work in a bar and every night see bags full of used straws go to waste. In this assignment I looked at different ways of turning them into something else. I thought they would be quite limiting as to what you could do with them but was surprised to find out that there were quite a few options. I decided on this lampshade.

Annie Leonard the story of stuff

wow... what a confronting video... Annie Leonard goes into detail about the way we consume products , the details of the production line and how we are putting ourselves into serious danger. As Industrial designers we play a big role in how these products are designed as well as the materials we chose to use and how they are made. We need to take note and become aware of the reality of this situation and change our way of thinking. Our planet is suffering and it seems to be the third world countries who are at risk the most because its people with power and money who are exploiting them. If all politicians (who are said to have the most power in this problem) as well as the CEO's and corporations of these companies all took this seriously then we can resolve this problem. The designers who create the products can take the step to using less harmful materials or even recycled materials in their products

image source:http://compassconversations.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/annie-leonard.jpg

video source:http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=annie+leonard+the+story+of+stuff&search_type=&aq=f

playtime bird feeder

hassle free and convenient this childrens bird feeder can be flat packed and sent through the post. perfect for birthdays, christmas presents anything really! It is also a great educational product where kids will have fun

Peer Comments Project 2 Postal Presents

Daniel Kotzen: http://danielkotzen.blogspot.com/2009/09/assignment-2-postal-presents.html#comments
Gleb Labzine: http://gleblabazine.blogspot.com/2009/10/fold-out-sandwich-box.html#comments
Jennifer Widjaja: http://jenniferwidjaja.blogspot.com/2009/10/postal-present.html#comments

Emily White: http://ides1031ewhite.blogspot.com/2009/10/upcycling-unwanteds.html#comments

Mitch Lockley: http://mmlockley.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-post_895.html#comments

Ross Lovegrove Video Reflections

Picture Link:

http://www.designmuseum.org/media/item/71858/767/DNA-Stairssmall-big.jpg

Video Link

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ross_lovegrove_shares_organic_designs.html

Experience Enrich

Four pleasures analysis

Physio- designed with curves with the right side more sloped to fit the hand nicely. The corners are rounded so they are not sharp and dig into your hand

Socio- All the "good" bartenders use the best bar blades, they are more often than not left at home or borrowed, this hospitality bar blade is smart and everyone can have one on them all of the time because of the way it can be carried around, every bar tender having their own will make them feel more professional like they belong with the "elite" bar tenders

Psyco- in a busy bar its quick and easy to use, comfortable, the blade has sharp lines making it easier to open the bottle lids and the puller chain and clip makes it less fumbling around. This gives it and all round more pleasurable experience.

Socio- having good long lasting bottle openers that dont need to be replaced all the time because of losing them and reducing the amount of materials in the bottle opener as well reduces its environmental impact as well as the cost of production

Peer Comments Project 1 Experience Enrich

Wawen (Sarah) Chen

http://wawenchen.blogspot.com/2009/09/project-1-experience-enrichment.html#comments

Christopher Hui

http://z3255629christopherhui.blogspot.com/2009/09/product-enrichment-rationale-balloon.html#comments

Daniel Kotzen:

http://danielkotzen.blogspot.com/2009/08/experiencing-enrichment.html#comments

Gleb Labzine:

http://gleblabazine.blogspot.com/2009/09/experiencing-enrichment-this-sports.html#comments

Danny Kim:

http://mikynnad.blogspot.com/2009/10/experience-enrichment.html#comments