Final For Drawing

We had to choose a leaf and draw it nine different ways. I really like how my turned out because it shows all that I have learned over the semester.

Final Time Capsule- full scale

Here is my final time Capsule! As you can see, I spray painted the outside a metallic to represent the metal, and the inside is different colored poster board to represent the acrylic.

Time Capsule Location

My Time Capsule is going to be located in the lobby ceiling. The lobby is about 28 ft high, so I want the capsule to hang down eight feet with steel cables, then be about six feet long. This way when people look up into the capsule, they can get a kaleidoscope effect.

Two New Technologies

Apollo Design Technology- Has created a product that will be used in retail design for hanging clothes and shelves. It looks like it would be very helpful. I work in a retail store so I like this design because organizing a store can be really hard sometimes.

Apex Design Technology- has created an electronic power up control rack which is used for controls in a storage space. This design looks like it would be very effective, but I'm not entirely sure if it'll help much.

Media Design- Book Covers

Thee Catcher in the Rye is a Great book, and the cover helps enhance the meaning and mood of the plot in the story. I like how it has a pop of only one color, and the color is symbolic for those of you who haven't read the book before.
I haven't read this book before, but i can tell that it's probably sad and sentimental based on the cover. the colors are neutral, and nothing is really bold. the image of one flower shows its going to be a beautiful story. (probably more for women to read than men.)
I like this cover because it looks like a painting almost. the style of the cover shows that it is probably a book for a young child or teenager. I also like how the cover gives away part of the plot of the book but not enough to understand whats going to happen.
I love this cover because it is very simple. The orange of the person pops in the blue background. Yet, both colors are very bold which may mean the book is going to be dramatic.
It is very obvious that this is a children's book. The colors are bright and fun. It makes the book very inviting and I'm sure kids are going to want to open it. also, I like the pop of yellow because it makes it easy to see the title.
Comic Books have really neat designs. I like how it shows lots of action, which is a window into what the comic is about. The colors are all similar and balanced, and I like the fact that this particular one looks like a drawing.
This Children's book is nice also because the colors are fun. The image shows what the book is about, and the different levels of depth make the image more interesting.
For those of you who have read this book, the cover is perfect because it gives so many hints about the book. I actually didn't like the book, but I think the cover is very successful because it reflects the writing and shows symbols and metaphors that are going to show up.
I like this cookbook, because the design takes from other artists. The Mona Lisa is used very effectively because the facial expression of her and the status she has in society will make people want to read the cookbook.
This book cover uses a dramatic photograph that I like a lot! it's probably one of my favorite covers because it doesn't give away too much. it only helps to enhance the title of the book. the text of the title is also effective because it looks "slippery" just like the title.

Several Design Journals

1. The English home, was a journal from england that I looked at while in the resource library in the Gatewood building. The magazine has a wide range of furniture design, and interiors of homes. The style seems to reflect the English style, which is very classic and slightly country. I like the setup of the magazine and the page layouts because they draw my eye through the pages.

2.Form magazine is a design journal from Germany, that can be translated into English. I like this magazine because it offers concepts, models, and prototypes for new designs. The most recent cover is actually a design of some kind of rocket ship. I think it's a neat magazine because it shows all aspects of design. some of the interiors are really cool, because the style of the designs are similar to America.

3. Harvard design magazine is a great magazine to read, but not to look through really fast. I like pictures to be able to looks at, however this magazine seems to be more about the design concepts and the students at Harvard university.

Ten Interior Environments

1. The new majestic hotel in Singapore is one of the most interesting interior spaces that I have ever seen. the colors are very contemporary and the furniture is all very unique. what makes the hotel rooms different from normal is that they have more space, two levels, and each room is different from the other. also, I like the lighting in each space because some of the beds are lit from underneath.

2. The rooms of the Delano hotel in Miami Florida is amazing because the entire room is white. all except for accents of green plants. This is very effective because the white reminds the people of the beach while the green helps tie in the outside view with the inside. The design of the room is contemporary with lots of open space and it is quite functional.

3. I chose the interior of the Peter B. Lewis Building Because the concept is very compelling. it is a building on Case Western reserve campus in Cleveland, and the building is used for buisiness, the outside of the building goes into the inside and the free flowing walls are supposed to represent the way their business major works. Also, the colors inside are neutral in order to enhance the architecture and design.

4. In Pandan Valley apartment, the minimalist style is used, which I like a lot, but don't think it's very functional. the rooms have soft fabrics but hard edges on the furniture, that doesn't look very comfortable. the one thing I do like is the entryway windows because they seem to be the focus of the room, as well as the modern column made into a bench.

5. one of the interior environments of RS&H is really nice because it is balanced. they have a screen wall that is translucent frosted glass with a unique design of stainless steel. I also like the counter top and how it curves, but i think if the walls curved or if there was other curved elements of the room, that it would all fit together better.

6. wow, wow, and wow, This is the coolest interior of an airplane I have ever seen. it would be so neat to fly in this airplane. the curved shapes of the overhead storage, compliment the actual shape of am airplane. also, the modern style of a plane like this is very unique.

7. This is the interior of a contemporary house. I like it because it is more realistic for someone to actually live there all the time. it is very spacious, but the shelves and furniture look as though they would hold a lot of storage.

8. The inside of the Guggenheim museum in New York is also a great interior space, because the designer ( Frank Loyd Wright) took into mind that it was a museum. The circular wall of the museum allows somebody to walk trough the space. each curve shows the person where to go next. the only thing I don't like is that it would be hard to place artifacts and paintings on curved walls.

9. The living room from interior-design.us is nice, but I don't like the style. The pop of color makes it unique, however it isn't different enough. I like things that are out of the ordinary and I feel the colors, and furniture are something that could be in any home.

10. From the interior design show of 2001, there is a space with a water feature in it that looks almost like a pond. I really like this because it adds a contrast to the contemporary style of the rest of the room. everything is clean lines and colors, and then the gold sculptures and candles in the water add a contrast.