Design Inspiration

Here are two separate compilations of 110 photos each that inspire me as a designer.

Central Park Reservoir

MET FIELD TRIP II

MET FIELD TRIP I

Make an Object

For this assignment, I chose to use old materials and attach a new purpose to them. In this case, I had an empty rubber cement container and magnets. I chose to attach a magnet to the stick on the cap and then put paper clips into the jar so they wouldn't spill all over my desk anymore. It was a successful idea, however, I found that the paper clips were too large so maybe a bigger jar would be better.

Wedding

Here are pictures from a Indian wedding ceremony that took place outside a Sheraton Hotel last weekend. The scenery was so enchanting with the winding shrubbery peaceful lake with a large fountain. The attire of the ceremony participates was something to be dazzled by. All of the pieces on both men and women were fully beaded of rich colors that made the ceremony so beautiful.

Emily Pilloton & Project H

John Colbert hosted Emily Pilloton to talk about "H" Design. Emily's design concept is that design is a creative process we use for solving problems. Thus, instead of designing "stuff", we should design to solve one of the various social problems that are evident. The first thing they showed were eye glasses with adjustable vision. Colbert obviously commented on the "stylish" appearance, but Emily assured him that its purpose was people in underdeveloped countries who do not have access to doctors, can purchase these and change them individually. Another important thing they showed was the blue barrel water holder that can be used to transport large amounts of water with only a quarter of the effort pushing it rather than carrying. It is effective for villages where residents are multiple kilometers away from a water source. H design is humanitarian design and the goal is to not just design something based on form and function but that will have a larger impact of our social behavior.

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