why do we never talk about our projects in lectures? isnt that what they are supposed to be for? just a little annoying that we don't ever talk about them and we listen to someone talking for an hour and a half and then go and sit in symposium and do the same thing. sometimes they are interesting but i feel like i would benefit more if we talked about our projects and what was expected from us for the next class.
anyway i have made a decision on what i want my tree house to look like. it will be a rounded hexahedron (6 sides) covered with retractable feathers that reveal a wood and glass structure underneath. Pretty excited about it. i really like it but building a model might be a little difficult with the rounded shape. oh well, i like a challenge.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
drawing tree houses
okay so i have good ideas for a design of a tree house, but i cant draw it and make it look right. it never looks like it follows the laws of simple physics! ahhhh i've got the tree drawing down but need help with the rest. and because i'm having problems drawing what ideas are in my mind, i am forgetting them! yikes, i'm having issues
Thursday, February 17, 2011
tree house
I'm pretty excited for this tree house project. It sounds like it will be fun...unlike wayfinding.
The tree I chose was a super curvy one with the branches curving over the top and creating a nice space in the middle. It is right next to Potter Lake with many other trees around it.
I think the personas I want to use are a group of people who might not normally be friends (the prep greek kid, the jock, the artist, the chemist, etc), but through all of them needing an escape (from homework, friends, relationships, work, etc.) like how we did when we were kids, they find out that their problems aren't so different after all. They all have stress and would like an escape place to vent about what's going on in their lives. Potter Lake is a great place for students to go and just relax, especially on such a nice day like today. So it is very likely that these people would be there to try to get away form their issues, therefore meeting each other and finding this great treehouse to spend their time, while getting to know people from other social groups.
The tree I chose was a super curvy one with the branches curving over the top and creating a nice space in the middle. It is right next to Potter Lake with many other trees around it.
I think the personas I want to use are a group of people who might not normally be friends (the prep greek kid, the jock, the artist, the chemist, etc), but through all of them needing an escape (from homework, friends, relationships, work, etc.) like how we did when we were kids, they find out that their problems aren't so different after all. They all have stress and would like an escape place to vent about what's going on in their lives. Potter Lake is a great place for students to go and just relax, especially on such a nice day like today. So it is very likely that these people would be there to try to get away form their issues, therefore meeting each other and finding this great treehouse to spend their time, while getting to know people from other social groups.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
lost
I couldn't find my blog for the longest time. I forgot which email I used to set it up.
Anyways...
back to BDS with new projects and a new teacher. should be fun. this first project was a little difficult to wrap my head around. but we're getting there. we video taped people trying to go thru our process and it worked out pretty well. now we are re-testing. YAY.
Anyways...
back to BDS with new projects and a new teacher. should be fun. this first project was a little difficult to wrap my head around. but we're getting there. we video taped people trying to go thru our process and it worked out pretty well. now we are re-testing. YAY.
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