Sunday, March 13, 2011

Final Course Reflection

Design 200
I feel that dsgn200 was a different approach to an introduction class but i enjoyed the class. I feel that it was a good overview of the what is to come in the design field. Also doing everything on the internet was smart. Its easier for people to post their assignments online then to waste paper and ink. Also for a class of that size it is easier and more organized to do all the assignments online. I also like cradle to cradle a lot. Good book. Overall i liked the class a lot

Coleman Project Part 3

Rachel
For the final stages of the Coleman Project our group worked on rapping up the final touches on the presentation slides and images. We also met a couple times so when editing the presentation slides we had everyone's opinion on how it should look. We decided to touch up the sketches and keep most of them plain but for the kiosk we decided to add some wood texture to give it a natural feel.  Then after finishing the touch ups we met again to assign slides for the presentation of the powerpoint. Be decided to start to presentation off followed by Chris then Ian then myself. Julia decided to talk about the product since she rendered all the pots. Chris again presented but this time he did the packaging details. Rachel talked about the kiosk since she designed it. I feel that overall the presentation went smooth since we kept it short and sweet but we efficiently covered all the topics. Personally I scanned in everyone's sketches and class noted then I edited all the photos and sketches in Adobe Photoshop because i was the only one who had it. I then uploaded them to dropbox so that Rachel could use them in the presentation. During the presentation I had a short part that was just going over the process of how we found what product to develop. I feel that the Coleman Project as a whole is a good idea for a design 200 class. I think everyone's projects went well. I enjoyed seeing all the groups processes and products.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Coleman Project Part 2

This week for the Coleman presentation we are in the final stages of the process and presentation. We made the decision in the last couple classes to create pots with collapsible handles and packaging them in a recyclable cardboard cylinder with cloth stretched around it. Now we are finishing the drawing and sketches and making them look good through photoshop. The final part is to bring everything together in a powerpoint.

What i have been doing for the group project is scanning everyones sketches and notes then photoshopping all of them to look as if they have been computer generated. For the notes i have been editing the contrast to make it look a little cleaner. Also i have been cleaning up all of the sketches making them look a little better.