Dsdn - 171 - assignment 4

Bow Wow Dog Speakers (image found at

http://kayaustin.net/buckles-replace-seadoo-sportster-speakers/)

Adolf Loos argued in 1908 that, “The evolution of culture is synonymous with the removal of ornament
from objects of daily use.” Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Loos believed that the less ornament, the more civilized we are. I disagree with him because without ornamentation everything will look plain and boring. People wouldn’t be able to express themselves. Things without ornamentation will lose the emotional feeling that people have towards it and can no longer tell the story of its owner. The image above is of a set of speaker, which is shaped like dogs. These speakers tell us, the user is a dog lover and is emotionally attached to these speakers. Ornament help object and people stand out and show who they are.

Adolf Loos argued “Ornament does not increase the pleasures of life. If I want a piece of gingerbread I will choose one that is completely plain…it tastes better that way.” (Adolf Loos) I also disagree with this statement made by Adolf Loos because everybody has different tastes, some people like it sweet and some like it plain.

Dsdn - 171 - assignment 3

In The Grammar of Ornament (1856) Owen Jones argued that, “Construction should be decorated. Decoration should never be purposely constructed.” Jones states that objects should stay true to its functions, and the decoration should not be over the top, where the decoration becomes the object, and the function is no longer obvious to the user.

I disagree with Jones because it's limiting the creativity that designers can offer, Every thing will look alike and will not evolve. Design shouldn't be limited by rules which tells you what you can and can't do, instead it should be free and creative.
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Take this Mojito shoe designed by Julian Hakes for example according to Jones rules, this design is a 'false principles of design', This high-heal might look like squiggly green caterpillar thing but it will still serve its function as a shoe, with its unique look and style it really shows creativity and what designers can do without all these rules and limitations.

Dsdn - 171 - assignment 2

(Both image found at http://www.freshimprovement.com/1677/cool-chair-loopita-designer-victor-aleman/)

An example of the continuing curve is the Chair Loopita by Victor Aleman.The subtle feminine features can be found throughout the design. The twisting of the chair soften the appearance and the shape flows together very nicely, The surface have a nice gloss which is creating a beautiful, smooth, relaxing and sensuous environment.
I believe that this design is the result of sensuous impulse because of the twisted shape givesing it an feminine feel to it. The chair has been designed to please and attract people in an emotional way and it still serves its purpose as a comfortable chair.

DSDN - 171 assignment 1

(Picture found at http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/)

Handheld Cellular Phone

Designed by Martin Cooper in 1973 when he was vice president and division manager of Motorola, the handheld cellular phone was revolutionary in how it could make a direct call to the person instead of a place.The phone weighed about 1.1 kg and with 35 minutes of talk time, it might not be the ideal phone, but it was the start of something big. Handheld cellular phones has inproved and it's part of our everyday life now and it was all made possible by Martin Cooper.

Open letter

 This is a wrapper which you can find on any Pepsi bottle, and instead of the ingredient on the back i replaced it with my letter.

Poster

 In the background there's a Coca-cola truck driving past, which is showing there are more demands for Coca-cola than Pepsi

For my poster i used the Pepsi logo as a base for the poster, and assigned the top half with Coca-cola and the bottom half with Pepsi. I gave Pepsi less space is because it simply have less consumers and less demand compare to coca-cola. the heavens gate is a great metaphor for Pepsi, translates to only chosen ones can enter heaven, which relates to Pepsi in how they aim their advertisement on a minor group of people. Coca-cola is represented by the city of wellington which translates to it's for the people.

 Precedent image

I like how you can get the colors of coca-cola and Pepsi in the Pepsi logo, which allows you to brake them and compare them.

Word

Final 2

i chose to use the dried leaf grid because it emphasize the work target really well, the leaf stands out from the grind.

development images

 With these images i tried a few different grids. first i have the dried dead leafs on the ground, which i think really emphasize the word "Target", next I place my "target" leaf on a tree which gave it this natural grind, last but not lest i took some leafs from the trees and place it on the ground to form a grid, it didn't turn out as well as i had hoped.