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PROJECT 2: FINAL IMPLEMENTATION, OVERALL PROCESS AND DOCUMENTATION (STAGE 4)

December 14, 2019


FINAL:

For our final prototyped implementation, we decided to install two of our ideas
due to the simplicity of the solutions and the instillations. The first being
red tape suggesting two “lanes” up the stairs and the second being a small
median dividing off personal workspace on a couch in a study or lounge area.

Overall our group wanted to explore how small medians or dividers affect how
people interact in a space and how utilizing abstract, minimalist barriers
ultimately increases capacity and efficiency.

After observing people interacting with the prototypes and asking each passersby
what they thought of the final implementations we determined that ultimately the
solutions were effective in working toward optimizing the space.


OVERVIEW:

Analysis:

During my observation I couldn’t help but notice that there is a lot of wasted
space on campus at any given time; be it in the dining room with people refusing
to sit adjacent to each other choosing to rather take up 4 person tables, or in
a study room where a couch quickly turns into an individual seat merely because
people feel uncomfortable without defined personal space.





 Ideation:

With my group in class, we discussed how efficiency and space could be optimized
on campus. We then individually sketched different study space designs and other
abstract ways to utilize space better on campus.

 Prototyping:

During the prototyping stage, we attempted to make a myriad of different
solutions to the shared issues we attempted to solve with our sketched designs.
We both made a multitude of different cardboard medians but we also installed a
couple of different versions of the stairway “lane” suggestions.





Video of Final Implementation:



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PROJECT 2: PROCESS UPDATE (STAGE 3)

December 12, 2019

We are studying how small medians or dividers effect how people interact in a
space. We hope that by utilizing abstract, minimalist barriers that people tend
to adhere to it will somehow increasing capacity. If our first prototypes we
talked about splitting up sitting (sofas) because people tend to not want to sit
next to a stranger without some sort of barrier allotting off personal space. We
then moved on to thinking about how lines on the ground increase efficiency
(traffic lanes, bikes lanes…) So we thought about how this could possibly
increase efficiency on certain stairwells where people tend to not adhere to the
left and right hand lanes on their own; the line on the ground in this case
being a suggestion. In all of our prototypes involving the two different lanes
we changed the color and size of the line, hoping to not be abrasive visually
but still eye-catching.


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PROJECT 2: PROCESS UPDATE (STAGE 2)

December 05, 2019

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WELL ISN'T THAT PROTO-TYPICAL!?

November 14, 2019

Words Chosen:

GRANDPA

TRANSPORTATION

WINTER




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DC: PRESENTATION STATION

October 31, 2019

10-second snappy description:

“As over 60 million Americans are affected by strict dietary restrictions, our
program filters a restaurant’s online menu based on the user’s inputted
restrictions or preference and presents the user with options ahead of time.”



Reflection: This process forced me to focus on concision. As we cut down the
time It was necessary to simplify descriptions to their core elements and
attempt to not lose the power of the description. It was amazing witnessing how
diverse the problems and solutions were for each group.

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NOM NOM ASSIGNMENT *IDEATION*

October 17, 2019

Design Foundations: Ideation Nom-Nom (10/17/2019)

Group Members: Kyle Smith, Andrew Barlow, Olivia Blankenship




Problem #1: Nice meals are expensive, you can’t go out to a nice meal if you
have no money

Solution: Paying off nice meals in increments after the meal




Problem #2: Healthy foods are hard to access- especially for the impoverished.

Solution: Healthy fast food restaurants




Problem #3: How do you find restaurants that have the food you like?

Solution- Food “cookie” ads like on a computer/phone/tablet- how can you get
suggestions for restaurants that have food that you eat regularly?




Problem #4: Want to cook but don’t have a lot of food at house and don’t want to
go to store

App that gives you recipes based on what you have already at home

OR- App that gives you recipe, list of what you need, and easiest way to access
those items when at the store, or delivers ingredients to your house




Problem #5: Want to go out to eat but don’t have a lot of time or want to wait

Solution- Ordering food ahead of time so it is ready when you get to the
restaurant




Problem #6: Running late

Solution- Screen on bathroom mirror so you can start your coffee being made
while you are getting ready




Problem #7: People with food allergies at restaurants

Solution- Digital menu that allows you to filter the food based on your dietary
restrictions so you know before you go to the restaurant




Problem #8: Need to preheat oven before you get home- it takes a lot of time

Solution- “Smart oven” that you can preheat from your home





We decided to combine two ideas: “Digital menu that allows you to filter the
food based on your dietary restrictions so you know before you go to the
restaurant” and “Ordering food ahead of time so it is ready when you get to the
restaurant” This would be an embedded online menu program.

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LETTER S

October 10, 2019

As a group, we agreed that the letter S signifies not only strength and
sophistication, but also class and something of a sultry nature. We decided on
Neothic as our typeface in order to represent strength within the S. Rather than
using the font to portray the softer side of the letter, we thought it would be
much more appealing to the viewer if we relied on the illustrations. This font
expresses sophistication to the viewers as it is typically used with
informational material. In terms of the illustrations, we went with adding
flowers on top of the S to signify that although this soft illustration
contrasts with the expression of the font, it is equally important when thinking
of the essence of the letter. Rather than crowding the letter with flowers, we
strategically placed one large flower to avoid chaos and any misunderstandings
of the message we hope to portray. Additionally, we intentionally included a
wine colored flower to represent sultriness of the letter.



Final ⇧



⇦ Our first version before we decided to do an overall image treatment.



Brief Ideation Sketches ⇩


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LOGO A GO-GO

October 06, 2019

“Today, we’ll be mixing the age-old challenge of self-reflection with the
age-old challenge of neatly packaging that “self” into a snappy logo. But here’s
the catch- you’ll be pitching your “self” to a partner, and you’ll each design
each other’s logos.”

Partner: Brie Musser



⇧ Drafting

⇦ Final Version(s)

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COLOR ZINES

September 27, 2019

In this assignment we had the challenge of selecting an adjective, placing it in
Adobe Color and selecting one of the first few swatches as our entire color
pallet. We then, as a group, using only that pallet, had to design a magazine
cover with the adjective as the Title.

We chose the adjective “Dapper”

Our selected swatch:



Our final design:


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MOVE ME

September 12, 2019

Synopsis: A small-town father and policemen, Clark Smith is faced with his worst
nightmare — a vigilante arsonist that will not hold back until he pushes the
town to the brink of insanity. Will Clark, fighting his own internal demons,
catch the killer or will the town burn to the ground? Many secrets are revealed
in the psychological, horror-thriller ASH.

Design: In this design, I wanted to push the boundaries of hyper minimalism. I
originally made a design that included text from a bible verse: the first
reference to Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust, (Genesis 3:19) but I quickly realized
that the design didn’t adhere to the 90% whitespace part of the assignment and I
had to quickly, in the last 10 minutes of class, come up with a new, original
idea. I tried to use my own handwritten font as inspiration for the poster while
also trying to tie in the power of nostalgia with the two-tone dots, signifying
the “ash”.


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PERSONAL DOCUMENTATION

September 05, 2019

Early in life, I learned the importance of self expression and the power of
visual and written art. While I was exploring my artistic side I also found a
passion for engineering and technology. Before discovering TAM my two passions
ran parallel, intersecting every once and awhile, but, for the most part,
mutually exclusive.

As a TAM student I hope to pursue artistic and creative brilliance while all the
time pushing for computational and technical innovation. This Progress Blog will
document my exploration within the world of creative technology and design. Each
entry will hopefully give insight into my growth as an artist and designer.

I am overwhelmed with excitement as I prepare to explore the next Renaissance:
Technology/Art/Design.

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