To remove from the usual or proper proper place.
To remove from an office, position, or job.
To physically change the position of something.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Monday, September 23, 2013
Think+make Reading response
Our readings
seemed to be concentrated primarily on defining and explaining design in
general, showing its breadth, and ultimately saying little more than cumulative
summaries of what design theorists have said in many ways. While possibly
giving the totally unexposed individual a greater understanding of the breadth
of design, this seems to silly to me (as I sit and right my own opinionated
summary). Design cannot be put in a
box—unless, paradoxically—it was designed for that purpose, yet we try to quantify
it as a mixture of applied systems, creative unorthodoxy, and solution first
thinking. Ultimately, in my opinion, the design process is a basic element of
human nature that we choose to compartmentalize. Mathematical systems were all
designed from creatively using symbols to represent ideas in naturally
occurring patterns. Rooms are arranged through forethought of daily routines
and the trial and error that comes with living in those environments. If you
have never designed at some basic level than you have never lived. Just like
fine art, design professions are only different from this basic human condition
in that time and energy are purposefully spent to precisely and efficiently
represent a creative idea, just as Monet incarnated a fleeting impression, or
Einstein simplified our physical existence. To define design one can only show
design, and recognize it’s permanent incompleteness.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
A Response to Don Normans TED Talk
Don Norman takes a self acknowledged turn from his normal
train of design thought in this video as he expresses the value that emotional
reactions have in design. His argument is that while function is often first in
his mind, emotion and aesthetics can control functionality. The example of
depth focus, triggered by stress, assisting in working on a singular task was
strikingly familiar to a student used to using every minute before a deadline.
On the other hand the breadth focus, initiated by pleasantry and relaxedness,
helping in brainstorming and creative thought illustrates that different kinds
of work thrives under different circumstances. The same can be applied to
design. Astronauts do not need pretty control panels because launches are
impeccably timed procedures with little room for very broad thinking, but in
applications where total focus is not necessary an objects “prettiness” works
actively with reflective thought to
create a more holistically pleasant experience.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
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