Assignment 04 - Letterform Seek & Find

Reading Reflection 06

Chapter 1: A Question of Design
This chapter mainly talked about how many of the things that are being designed are hazardous and dangerous not only to the environment but to humans. The authors ask, "Why are we still designing these things this way?"

Chapter 2: Why Being Less Bad is No Good
The authors explained in this chapter that even though some people may not be as harmful as others or may even reduce waste and toxins, the waste and toxins are still building up, just at a slower rate.

Chapter 3: Eco-effectiveness
This chapter basically explained how producing things that may claim to be eco-friendly are in fact just as bad for the environment because it takes different chemicals to produce these things and they harm the environment.

Class Reflection 06

Though I thought the movie was extremely boring and failed to stay awake through it all, I found the information pretty useful and important. As possibly a future designer, it is crucial to know and be familiar with the basics of patents, copyrights, and legal issues in order to successfully design without fault.

Journal 05

50 Things About a Trip to the Library

1. There are 11 floors
2. The main entrances aren't carpet
3. The books are different colors
4. The books are different sizes
5. The books have different topics/subjects
6. The chairs are comfortable
7. There are stairs on either side of the building
8. There are elevators on all sides of the building
9. The ceilings are tall
10. Glass serves as barriers in many places
11. The floor tiles are glossy
12. Many of the colors in the library are neutral or not bright
13. The sunlight comes through the building
14. There is a place to buy food and drinks
15. There are places to eat and drink
16. There are quiet places and noisy places
17. There are electrical outlets on the floor
18. Most tables are located towards the middle of an area rather than the walls
19. There aren't books in the middle of the library
20. There are specific stations for computer usage
21. Information desks are located towards the front the the library
22. The books are organized in a certain way
23. Some signs hang from the ceiling
24. The doors are either wooden, metal, or glass
25. Some doors have handles while others have push bars
26. The seating areas are spread out
27. The books are on shelves rather than on the floor
28. There are rails to prevent from people falling off upper levels
29. Curtains cover the windows
30. There are various vents around the building
31. There are different types of lights
32. Some people are talking with each other
33. There are different types of flooring/tiles/patterns
34. There are fire extinguishers around the building
35. There are exit signs near doors
36. Windows are placed where books are
37. The computers face opposite of each other
38. There are clocks scattered around the building
39. The bathrooms are on either side of the building
40. The men's and women's bathroom are right next to each other
41. There are trash cans
42. There are recycling bins
43. Some rooms have televisions in them
44. Some computers don't have chairs in front of them
45. There are rooms without books in them
46. The tables are square
47. There are printing machines close to where the computers are
48. There are many people sitting, walking, reading, and on a computer
49. The elevators are made of a shiny silver material
50. There are stands with a map of the library on them

Reading Reflection 05

In the introduction to Cradle to Cradle, the authors begin by flat out explaining that everything that we surround ourselves with is hazardous to our health and to the environments we live in. After explaining this, they then begin to introduce methods and ways our world today has taken steps to improve all of the corruption the authors claim that the world has. They continue on in the introduction talking about how they came to this so called "enlightenment" and conclude with saying that we as designers have to change our designing methods instead of placing the blame on nature. After all, nature was the first designer.

Class Reflection 05

After hearing the lecture on color, I became even more interested in design because of the numerous ways it can affect people in general and the number of factors the play a role in design. Being a very observant guy and paying much attention to what I see, I understand how much of an impact different colors have on our lives.

Assignment 03 - Hunting Down Design

Team Members:
       Mary Polanski - http://marypo.tumblr.com/
       Aaron Gegas - http://superfantasticish.blogspot.com/

The first two clues were easy to find for us because two of the members in our group either took classes at the Knowlton School of Architecture or is an Architecture major. We also figured that the Barcelona Chair was in the Architecture Library because we knew that there is a collection of designer chairs in there. While in the Architecture Library, we all worked together to research the other 3 clues and made our way to them, going from the SAS Building to Math Tower then to the Wexner Center. To take the various pictures, we all took turns in posing so that we would each have an individual picture for each clue.