The Story of cap and trade

This video shows the Cap and Trade schemes to counter carbon emissions are flawed and won’t work. We are all trashing the planet and we need to understand and fix the systems in place to improve our future in this world. They had an idea of putting a cap on carbon emissions meaning that it would not go past a certain point. Saying “Innovative companies will get on board building clean alternatives and getting more efficient”, save the planet and get rich! However, it is not as simple as that. This is not a solution as coporations will be getting richer but the carbon emission levels will stay the same or even increase. Giving free permits to polluters is an even worse idea resulting in polluting of the homes of others.

Instead of having the government making laws that won’t lead to a sustainable future, we can make use of the smart minds of the society to can make our own laws to a greater future. This is the “biggest crisis humanity has ever faced” Us as designer can help by thinking and inputting sustainable designs. We need something new and not what is working currently! “Time to design a solution that’ll really work!”

BECAUSE

“No law that encourages coal use can stop climate change. Peroid”

Vest

Design for Life

Design for Life is a reality tv show which follows 12 design students and how they fare in the care of Philippe Starck. After having watching the first few episodes its quite intriguing as how Starck thinks in comparison to that of the students. Where students think of a product as one thing, Starck has an amazing understanding with the “story behind the product”.

Reflecting on the ethics that Starck wants the students to implement and demonstrate is one of simplicity. He has these short simple concepts which he emphasizes to the students such as for good design you think about life, sex, flesh, sweat. I think this shows design is not just about design its everything else and the way everything works together. Sustainability is also mentioned throughout, ”design decisions now, affects all our lives later ” so thinking about the future is very important issue to address. Tomorrow will be less!

It is not a school of design but a “school of creativity” meaning ‘less design and more of everything else’. So also the philosophy of life, he establishes the thought that it’s not all about design! Well going back to the story of a product, an example shown was when the bike was picked for sustainability. Starck just shot it down breaking it into little parts such as child labour and that its just a sheet of metal. So he is looking for the story behind the product, trying to establish this point in their heads.

I liked how one of the girls at aged 13 or 14 answered her mum to” no money in art” that just looking around us design is in everything, it is fascinating to see that at young age she is thinking of that!

Charette 2

The 11th Hour

This movie documentary sends out a pretty strong message about the environment, laid out in an easy manner to understand and in a way hard to ignore through the strong images they reveal. The environmental neglect shown has instrumental effects and they are not isolated incidents in the media like they mentioned. Incidents happen all over the world whether they are big or small it eventually adds up to the total of damages.

The documentary started off with something that really caught my attention this was when he said everybody is talking about saving the environment, but the fact is the environment will survive and we will eventually die. That is strong stuff so we ourselves as people are committing suicide we are not looking after our surroundings as well as we should, our planet is our only home they are mention.

Also saying people were separate from nature but we are part of nature in reality, we are nature. Humans act superior than everyone else as it mentions hogging all the resources from everything else, too many of us using too many resources too fast. There are people out there who are stupid! Thinking global warming is a belief it is not! Its evidence as they clearly cover this.

As industrial designers we do not know the future but we know the past, we can learn from it and at least try to make it a better place. Creating a culture where the surroundings are around us and us not damaging it. We have to consider materials that’s vital to redesign. The time is right now we have a choice!

Charette 1: Lifetime Optimization

Our groups final solution to the chair problem was a simple one! by adding a sliding table underneath the chair it provides the user of an added experience. Eating away from the table has at times outnumbered the times at the table so having a chair and table is convenient for the user.

From charette 1 i learnt alot of things it can be hectic when just given a short amount of time to generate ideas out, so we have to think fast and pump those ideas out. With everyone inputting different ideas an ideal outcome will eventually arrive

This particular activity has shown an importance how a product can become to the user so having just one use can never be enough for the users. Having different uses can make the product a more used thing and also a more useful thing to have therefore making user happier experience.

Designing beyond the original product was a fun thing to do! Adapting the product for another use was a good objective to partake in.

If you were to design a piece of furniture from scratch, how would you do it differently?

If i were to design this from scratch i would take my time and iron out all the kinks before having a solid concept, if i was to do this again i would take my time on solid concepts rather than rushing some not flashy ones.

Objectified

Society doesn’t look into everyday objects too much, just looking into a simple object wouldn’t equate into any deep meaningful thoughts surrounding it. I think the perception is simple equals easy to make. However, the fact is designers think to a great degree in designing this object so it is simplistic in nature. Like what Alice Rawsthorn mentioned “Many of the best examples of industrial design, are things that people don’t think that were designed at all, like the post it notes”. She goes on to say that the moment we wake we are surrounded by things in their world that are designed in one way or another. One of the examples that caught my eye was the Japanese toothpick, this toothpick means something different culturally to the Japanese to say someone from America. They would not understand the meaning towards it, this shows that every object has a story of its own to tell. So some of these designs are improving our daily lives without us even thinking about it.

Another point which stood out from this was What happens afterwards? The example of the washed up toothbrush shows that once used it can literally end up anywhere! So the sustainability factor is very important for to know about, in this case one of their concepts were one handle for life which would create meaning.

From this video, I’ve learnt that we have to look into things in heaps of different perpectives. Like Marc Newson, “dreaming of buying things that don’t exist” and designing for “what’s going to happen and not what’s already happened”. So looking through their eyes we take note of the objects surrounding us in everyday life. Also, people are never satisfied!!

Ecological footprint

toothpicks!

was browsing the daily telegraph and this dude sam munro has some amazing toothpicks creation, wow!

basketball!!

Playing basketball comps on weekends has made me interested in basketball products that can help fulfil your potential in the court! i think training products are better suited to kids to develop their skills at a younger age such as passing training amd shooting practice



This last product which is the jumpsoles is intended to target the jumping muscles, so they get stroonger and be able to jump higher!!

where the wild things areeeee

imagine BiGG!

revolution of footy boots?

football boots into shoe from yankodesign

shape

rayrayrayrayrayyy shapee n contours stick that in your head

http://spyra.deviantart.com/art/Contours-of-a-Motorbike-Engine-62158969

the fat seat?

Is this good? or mean?? it even stands out!


http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/travel/twice-as-wide-chairs-installed-on-train-network-for-obese-people/story-e6frezhr-1225765733431

Urban tribes

Designing Dream Machines

From this video it establishes the process of how a product starts off as and what it ends up looking. Id say this process is similar to what us as students do through our assignments. When recieving a brief the process of brainstorming begins. this is where all initial ideas take shape even though we arent to sure about it, my experiences have shown that this is one of the hardest parts, which is to start. Researching is another important point as we need to get to know target markets and clients needs and wants. As research develops we get a sense of what direction we need to head in.

From there the product starts to take shape and working with groups are an important as feedback as to how it can be improved and interaction with others can take your product in a good direction. One of the things ive learnt is that the constant refering to clients as they are the major point in the process, trying to satisfy their wants sort of like a criteria. Having a number of different concepts are good as there are other things you can fall back on if your first concept goes down the drain! So making a product we need it to have appeal so it can standout from others

Treasuring Time

For the treasuring time assignment I wanted to make something that would be used throughout a whole year. With memories building through time and stacking up in our heads. I wanted something that would represent this concept. I ended up using a folding method that would represent a kind of 3d diary. Everyday the user would write on the paper (i picked paper with 120 gsm which is in between paper and cardboard as it would be more stronger than normal paper but not as hard as card) a short message or memory and then use follow instructions to fold then build upon it any way you like through a slotting method. As the year draws closer the 3d diary will become bigger and at the end of the year you will have a collection of memories in a form of 3d sculpture. When it is finished you can decide to take it apart review and look back on your year or keep it for display as it can represent a particular year and then you can start on a new one for the next year.The final model with writing shown on outside

Task 4: Bad Design

My badly designed object is an adapter which consists of two parts, it charges mp3s through the use of an USB cable. This adapter causes problems to users when they use it and plug into the powerpoint. The following photos will outline the faults.
In this image it shows the adapter already plugged into the powerpoint, however as you can see the adapter clearly blocks the switch, making only users with very small fingers able to fit and switch it on to be able to use.
In this scenario, users have to switch the powerpoint on before you plug the adapter in which makes this a hazard.
So when in use the same situation comes up, it is very hard to switch it off unless you just pull the charger out
The charger blocking the switch in another powerpoint
This image shows a different situation as the switch is on the bottom rather than the top, however as this powerpoint is placed right underneath a desk the design of the charger makes it a tight fit.


Suggested Improvements
My suggested improvements is aimed at the smaller of the two parts of the adapter, the circle part. I think the sensible solution would be having the the adapter facing the other way so down instead of up. While it was facing up it blocked the switches and having it face downwards erases this factor, and the function of the charger with the powerpoint is enhanced better. The following is a sketch of the redesign and a before and after shot.



Note: In the after shot, the smaller part is just placed on top as it currently cannot fit in the way the photo shows.

Postal Presents

My post presents assignment is a fold up batmobile shaped pencil case. It is aimed at primary school students thus the easy assembly and also made up of just 2 pieces. This is a pencil case that creates excitement for users and a sense of coolness!!

Annie Leonard: The Story of Stuff

This video is very different to what the previous reflection videos have been, this one portrays a very different meaning and a very important one at that. The most important message from this video i believe is the trashing of environments all around the world, so of natural resources are slowly diminishing. Another point is that the waste we produce, this is a very important matter. like in the video computers are being wasted because we are changing a tiny thing in the software which makes people buy new ones and dispose there old ones. Through this it leads to disposal and the waste we produce leads to the pollution of of air, land and water.

Through this as a industrial designer, it just emphasises we should take very good use of our resources and not just waste it, we can use it in different ways or different purposes. So recycling is a important as we need to be taking care of our natural resources and not just wasting it.

Just on how it changes our view on design, it makes one think that we need to be very careful in what we are doing and hopefully learning about the environment around us as we find good measures to protect in the world we live in