Thoughts on Week 4
It’s Wednesday and I’ve not had time yet to view the videos for this week. If I have to stay up until 2 AM again, I will view them today. I think I overshot my homework last week– it seems … Continue reading
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Assignment #3.1
EXPLORATION (10 CONCEPTS) My design gap: a way to incorporate occasional reviews of small-press poetry and fiction publications in my quarterly literary magazine. Primary User Needs: The review content will be easy to identify from the front page of the … Continue reading
Assignment #3.2
VISUAL EXPRESSION III: 2 POINT PERSPECTIVE Sketch a chair correctly in 2 point perspective (three quarter view) and submit according to the sketching and scanning guidelines. I know this chair pales in comparison to most of my classmates’ chairs…but it … Continue reading
Towards the End of Week 3
I’m a little discouraged. Throughout the week I’ve tried to imagine how to approach the assignment of exploring ten concepts of user needs in graphic drawings. While I can imagine these things, I really can’t draw them– I just don’t … Continue reading
Thoughts on completing Week 2, entering Week 3
My grades for Week 1 (peer evaluations) seemed to pretty accurately reflect the work I did. I got full points for everything except the photo of the prototype, which was flawed because I didn’t have a wide-angle lens, so there … Continue reading
Assignment #2.2
USER NEEDS Refined Gap Statement: Create a A Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder It turns out that many people I know are being driven crazy by squirrels who raid their bird feeders, creating a messy nuisance (seed scattered everywhere) and growing fat … Continue reading
Assignment #2.3
VISUAL EXPRESSION II – 2D SKETCHES “Sketch a chair from the top view, front view and side view. Also sketch one cross section of some portion of the same chair. Compose these four sketches on one sheet. Label the views. … Continue reading
Thoughts on completing Week 1, entering Week 2
Perhaps I should have chosen a Coursera course that is more in line with my own skill level. Although I am very interested in the content of the course, I am not skilled enough at drawing, and I have no … Continue reading
Assignment #2.1
DESIGN PROBLEM DEFINITION My Gap: create a squirrel-proof bird feeder. 5th why: To improve/restore balance to the urban ecosystem. 4th why: To support the bird population and discourage the squirrel population. 3rd why: To improve the character of my back yard. … Continue reading
Assignment #1.4
My Gap: create a (really) squirrel-proof bird feeder. The idea was to use a simple wire pulley to suspend the feeder between two trees, so that the feeder could not be reached by the squirrels. Note: I did not have … Continue reading