Chewie's Course Reflection On Classes 05-08

In the past couple of weeks we have talked a lot about different goals of design. My favorite lecture was on the Design and the Environment. I for one am all about going green. Today many people use whatever the market designs, so designers are collaborating to create products that will reduce the environmental harm at a cheap price. For example, the video about the clean water bottle design; the lack of clean water is one of the world's biggest problems right now and people are working hard to fix  this global problem. 


The lecture on accessibility was interesting but I am not handicapped so it really didn't apply to me. You do, however start noticing a lot of the handicap accessible places. The scavenger hunt was cool popsicles because I got to talk to other people in my group and got to know them I guess on a nice day in Ohio surprisingly. 

J04 - Faces iN Life.....SWEEEEEEEET!!!

The Face of Poseidon - Looks real creepy yo!

Faces On The S.E.L. - Anime Face LOL

Outlets At Kroger - Outlet Twins Anybody? They're Watts of Fun  LOL....lame, yes I know! {sad face}

A03 - Hunting Down Design: Clues

Erica and The Blob Chair

Well I don't know who the designer is but this chair was in the Knowlton School of Architecture’s Library. In this chair we have featured Erica Thorson, relaxing luxuriously while reading Plastic Design . . . in German might I add . . . . . . . . impressive  much!

Justin and the Student Academic Services Building

Here, Justin Rodgers is standing in front of one of the local architects Acock & Associates most interesting buildings. Well besides the building looking like a chunk of swiss cheese, another thing I find interesting is the glass wall/extended window that Justin is standing next to because of the fact that  the upper part of the building looks as if nothing is supporting it.

Justin and the S.E.L. Archway

Justin is standing in front of and in the marvelous archway of The Science & Engineering Library was created by the architect Philip Johnson & John Burgee of Collins, Reimer & Gordon Architects in 1992. 

Scott Scherp and the Barcelona Chair

The Barcelona chair and Ottoman were created by Mies van der Rohe in 1929 for the German Pavilion. I like the fact that the chairs look kind of retro but they are just okay to sit in though as The Scherp lounges in the chair gracefully.

ShamWow and the Wexnor Art Center

I'm just doing my thing in front of the art center, which was designed by Peter Eisenman by the way; but come at night and its a different show because the walkway in which you see me getting zee grove on in front of, lights up like a Christmas tree and you don't even have to know the Green sisters, Mary and Jane, to be amazed at the sight.

Chewie's Reading Reflecton 01

 The first six chapters of Design by John Heskett had me thinking what it means to “design.”  In the first chapter Heskett somewhat outlines the main characteristics of design. “Design is one of the basic characteristics of what it is to be human, and an essential determination of the quality of human life.  It affects everyone in every detail of every aspect of what they do throughout each day.” A true qoute by the man himself.  I think this quote helps people understand the depth of what it is to design, considering every day you face challenges that require problem solving to overcome. Chapter two talks about how design has changed over the years to become the concept it is today. Chapter three then moved into describing the differences between the words function, utility, and significance in relation to design, with the words "utility" and "significance" being broken down from "function." Chapter four was mainly about product/industrial design and covered a range of different products and companies with some of their designs. Chapter five was on visual communication design and would probably be my favorite chapter, being that I'm a visual communication design major. The last chapter covered the last major sub-divion of design, interior space. Miriah said that she read that this sub-divion, can be broken down even farther into the decorative layout design of spaces as well as those who are interested in the original creation of spacial concepts and layouts.

Chewie's Peer Dialogue 01

When I was reading Scott Sherp's post about the different patterns he encountered, I was like some of these pictures would be cool to stare at if a person was tripped out on something. For example the black and white optical illusion picture, tell me you wouldn't get lost in there in a certain psychedelic was placed promptly into your system. Same goes for the DJ lights picture....that sh*t is hot like homeless guy breath.


On Sydni's design blog, she had a post about Jonathan Ive, the Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple, reporting directly to the CEO, that I found interesting to read for the fact that I love apple products, more specifically the iPod Touch.


Lastly I read Miriah's post Reading Reflection 01. This one took me forever to read so it was the last one I read. Miriah says that after she read the first six chapters of John Heskett's Design, I have learned a lot about many of the ideas and principles behind the different types of design. Now being that I thought the post was interesting, it was still long as hell so I'm just going to sum it up the best I can. According to Miriah's description, Chapter one covers the basic stuff, for example - the question "What Is Design?". Chapter two talks about how design has changed over the years to become the concept it is today. Chapter three then moved into describing the differences between the words function, utility, and significance in relation to design, with the words "utility" and "significance" being broken down from "function." Chapter four was mainly about product/industrial design and covered a range of different products and companies with some of their designs. Now from what Miriah said about the chapter, chapter five visual communication design would probably  be my favorite, being that I'm a visual communication design major. The last chapter covered the last major sub-divion of design, interior space. Miriah said that she read that this sub-divion, can be broken down even farther into the decorative layout design of spaces as well as those who are interested in the original creation of spacial concepts and layouts.

Chewie's Designer Investigation

Adrian D. Smith

Adrian Smith is an American architect who has designed skyscrapers including the Burj Khalifa, Jin Mao Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower. Smith attended Texas A&M University, pursuing a Bachelor of Architecture while being involved with the Corp of Cadets. He did not graduate, however, and instead left A&M to work at SOM in 1967. He finished his education at the University of Illinois - Chicago and graduated in 1969.

 Adrian Smith was a Design Partner in the Chicago office of  Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from 1980 to 2003 and a Consulting Design Partner from 2004 to 2006. Adrian also served as the SOM’s Chief Executive Officer (1993 to 1995). He was the Chairman for the SOM Foundation (1990 to 1995) which serves to recognize and nurture students in architecture, design, urban design and structural engineering. After nearly four decades with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (1967–2006), Smith left and with Gordon Gill and Robert Forest to found their own firm, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (AS+GG). AS+GG has declared that it will focus on design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable architecture on an international scale.  His most recent work ,that he is acknowledged for in a group effort, is the Burj Khalifa.  

The Burj Khalifa is currently the worlds tallest building at 2,717 feet tall.  Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009. The building officially opened on 4 January 2010, and is part of the new 490-acre flagship development called Downtown Dubai at the First Interchange along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. Source Cited <http://smithgill.com/>

Joe Oros

You can thank Joe Oros, the father for the original Mustang design. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1917 and his parents were both non-English speaking Romanians. He showed incredible artistic skill in elementary, so much so he was moved from 3rd to 5th grade even though his math and science skills were questionable. Joe was Ford Motor Company's lead designer for over a 21 year period. Oros first worked for GM in the 1930s and early 1940s, then joined the independent George Walker group that shaped the vital all-new 1949 Ford and the cars and trucks that built on its success. When Walker became Ford's in-house design vice president in 1955, he made Oros an assistant, then named him to head the Ford Studio in 1956. 

Though Oros would supervise the design of almost every U.S. Ford-brand vehicle over the next dozen years, the Mustang was his biggest success as studio chief. Oros is now 93 and lives in Santa Barbara, California where he lived with his wife Betty Thatcher Oros, until she died in 2001. His house is full of his own artwork, including paintings and sculptures. Oros is currently working on a 3D model of the earth depicting, all the original settlers. He is about 1/4 of his way through it and hopes to finish before he dies. Source Cited <http://blogs.mustangmonthly.com/6658995/miscellaneous/joseph-oros-weaved-the-mustangs-magic/index.html>

Neville Brody

Neville Brody was born in Southgate, London on 23 April 1957. At school, he studied A-Level Art, very much from a fine art viewpoint. In 1975 Brody went on to do a Fine Art foundation course at Hornsey College of Art, once renowned for its late sixties agitation, now part of Middlesex University.

In autumn 1976, Brody started a three-year B.A. course in graphics at the London College of Printing. His tutors often condemned his work as "Uncommercial", often putting a heavy emphasis on safe and tested economic strategies, as opposed to experimentation.

By 1977 punk rock was beginning to have a major effect upon London life and, while this had a great impact upon Brody's work and motivation, was not well received by his tutors. At one point he was almost thrown out of the college for putting the Queen's head sideways on a postage stamp design. He did, however, get the chance to design posters for student concerts at the college, most notably for Pere Ubu, supported by The Human League. 

Neville Brody continues to work as a graphic designer and together with business partner Fwa Richards launched his own design practice, Research Studios, in London in 1994. Since then studios have been opened in San Francisco, Paris, Berlin and New York. The company is best known for its ability to create new visual languages for a variety of applications ranging from publishing to film. It also creates innovative packaging and website design for clients such as Kenzo, corporate identity for clients such as Homechoice, and on-screen graphics for clients such as Paramount Studios, makers of the Mission Impossible films.

Neville Brody is a world renowned designer, typographer, and art director and brand strategist and in addition to lecturing and contributing to a variety of cultural and educational initiatives, he works alone or with a group, regardless he's still an inspiration to the design world.  Source Cited <http://www.archive.researchstudios.com/home/006-neville-brody/NEVILLE_home.php>

Chewie's Course Reflection On Classes 01-04

Design in general is an interesting topic, but when you start to break it down further you discover a lot more than art in the topic. For example, math plays a big part in design if you're architect. Science would play a big role if you were trying to create a new product to help society. In the 17 minute video TED: Ideas Worth Spreading, Tim Brown - the CEO of the innovation and design firm I.D.E.O., says the design profession is preoccupied with creating cool, flashy objects. When questions like clean water access show it has a bigger role to play,  he calls for a shift to local design thinking. Designers do a lot in this world but to put it simply . . . they create stuff, from something as simple as a spoon, to something as exquisite as the Dubai arch bridge; from a couple splatters on a canvas, to Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night. Whether you're an architect, painter, a graphic artist of some type, interior decorator or even a photographer, design covers a broader area of today concept of art vs. engineering.

Chewie's 10 Favorite Patterns

This is a picture of a whirl pool, tantalizing isn't iT? I was just playing some hover bball, with my new hover ball and shoes, on this water planet when came across this magnificent image. The beauty of the pool is intoxicating and draws you in so seductively and sexy like that you forget about the fact that you could drown if you were to get to close.

Yes this is a giraffe, but what you didn't know is that this is my pet giraffe Twinkle (I didn't name him, I bought him when the Neverland Ranch went under), who was casually strolling by when I was trying to take a family photo.

When I had went to the beach one day the clouds made a nice pattern in the sky. Also the guy in the cow suit makes the photo that much better!

This is when I, the chewmaster, was on the set of the worst movie to come out EVER . . . Sex and the City 2. You may notice that one of the girls is missing, that would be Sam (see pic below). The girls had some very interesting articles of clothing on, but who am I to judge, I'm a 7 foot walkin', talkin' throw rug . . . [kanye shrugg]                                                  ¯\_(¬_¬ )_/¯

This is Sam, same set different scene, and I guess she was trying to get her 80's on (clearly didn't work). The patterns in hers clothes were interesting to say the least though and I have no idea whats up with dude in the green shorts or why he has a boner . . . [akward]


The next five pictures I will just show you and some it all up at the end on what the pattern was if you didn't see it already.

These pictures were taken at a party that I got invited to, where the chewnificent went 9-0 on the table, Arrawarrgh graa! Arrarroowwrrerr graa! Holla at cha wookie! But the patterns in these pictures if you haven't guessed it, is the consistency of one black person in each picture. Every party needs a token black guy and this party had THE COOLEST one there is.

[Ay] Getting To Know The ShamWow!

Well the name is Shannon Catron and I'm a black man. I like long, moonlit walks on the beach and candle lit dinners with that special someone by the fire place. My name is Irish . . . I'm not tho [sad face]. Now to tell a little bit more about myself and how I wound up in Columbus. Well in East Detroit, where I was born and raised, on the playground is where I spent most of my days. Chillin' out, laughin' and relaxin' all cool, I was always playing b-ball outside of my school. When a couple of guys, who were by the way up to no good, started making trouble in my neighborhood. I got in one little fight and my mom said I needed a clean slate, so she shipped me off to Ohio State. I am taking design with the intent to major in Visual Communication because of the creativity it involves. I want to know everything about creating certain effects in movies and t.v. shows. The special effects in movies comes from C.G.I. and pure imagination, put those two together and you get some sh*t like Avatar, which I thought was a great movie special effects wise, but thats some info about me.