Craft: My glasses are made from a combination of plastic, metal joints, and metal screws. The plastic arms of the glasses are connected to the frames by screws which allow them to be fastened into place. The plastic lenses are specially formulated to fit my vision needs, enabling me to see clearly.The joints add flexibility so that the arms tuck in and can be fit into a protective eyeglass case.
Concept: The concept of eyeglasses is to provide comfort and style that matches the wearers' needs while maintaining functionality so the wearers can see clearly. This is why eyeglasses come in a huge range of colors and frame shapes to fit the wearers' faces.
Composition: My particular eyeglasses, designed by the brand Dereon, feature a very vibrant pink and black tortoise frame that extends into the arms. The frames themselves have a square shape
Friday, May 6, 2016
Special Edition: Lipstick Container Functionality
Craft: Many lipstick containers are constructed from a hard plastic. Some may have paper labels with adhesive stuck at the top of the container to provide information with the color swatch and name of the color.
Concept: Lipsticks are designed to be portable so the user can retrieve it and apply the product anytime and anywhere. Every lipstick container comes with a top. If successfully executed, unlike NYX lipsticks and lip crayons, the top will fit snuggly enough to protect the product from purse lint or loose hair follicles while being loose enough to come off the container.
Composition: The most functional component of the lipstick container is the ability to raise and retract the content of the tube by simply twisting the base left and right. From my experience, every lipstick that I've used follows the same universal formula: turn left to retract and turn right to raise. While the retractable base displays a level of cleverness, there is still one concern: the inability to use all of the listick stuck at the bottom on the plastic retraction mechanism. When the the lipstick can no longer be raised, a considerable amount of the product is still left. While many toss the remnants then spend another $12 for a tube, some, including me, find it best to use a brush or cotton swab to scoop out the remaining lipstick.
Concept: Lipsticks are designed to be portable so the user can retrieve it and apply the product anytime and anywhere. Every lipstick container comes with a top. If successfully executed, unlike NYX lipsticks and lip crayons, the top will fit snuggly enough to protect the product from purse lint or loose hair follicles while being loose enough to come off the container.
Composition: The most functional component of the lipstick container is the ability to raise and retract the content of the tube by simply twisting the base left and right. From my experience, every lipstick that I've used follows the same universal formula: turn left to retract and turn right to raise. While the retractable base displays a level of cleverness, there is still one concern: the inability to use all of the listick stuck at the bottom on the plastic retraction mechanism. When the the lipstick can no longer be raised, a considerable amount of the product is still left. While many toss the remnants then spend another $12 for a tube, some, including me, find it best to use a brush or cotton swab to scoop out the remaining lipstick.
Week 17: Final Lamp
Craft: The lamp was made from wood, translucent wrapping paper, string lights and a puck light. The Design for the lamp first had to first be drawn in Adobe Illustrator where I created the dimensions of the lipstick lamp's base and the cylindrical, triangular frame of the lipstick's tip. Once the drawing was made, I transferred the document to be printed by a laser printer. Using 1/4 inch, 12x24 plywood, the printer cut designs wherever there were black solid lines. The final image of the lamp was taken by a Canon DSLR.
Concept: I wanted to create a lamp that would be a novelty. So with that in mind in addition to my enjoyment of makeup, I chose to design it as a lipstick lamp because it seemed like an interesting idea.
Composition: Since I didn't want to create a typical, red lipstick which is widely seen in pop culture, I decided to choose blue for the lipstick's color due to my personal enjoyment of edgy lipstick colors like purple, blue, and green. I wanted to generate as much light possible while also communicating to the viewer what the lamp was so I design lip prints to be cut out on the front and back panels of the base. I initially wanted to have the entire tip of the lipstick illuminated but could not find the right light source. I hope to play with the lighting in the future.
Special Edition: Nintendo 3Ds Functionality
Craft: The Nintendo 3Ds is made of a variety of components, including plastic for the overall body of the system, two LCD screens,speakers, a microphone, camera lens and a host of interconnected wires and circuit boards embedded within the device.
Concept: The focal point of the system's development is the ability to play games in 3D without needed a 3D enabling object, like 3D glasses. The system also features other nice innovations, like the ability to take photos and view them in 3D.The 3Ds is the most innovative of any of Nintendo's other handhelds in the DS family which until now remained in the 2D realm with limited capabilities.
Composition: The great part about the 3Ds (aside from the 3D component), is the vibrant array of colors ranging from aqua to midnight purple. Although the 3D visual component definitely gives the player a new gaming experience, it still has its problems. Playing with the 3D function turn on for too long has caused many players' eyes to hurt after a period of time. Both I and a host of other players find ourselves playing with the 3D function on a very low level or completely turned off which kind of makes the $170 purchase pretty pointless. With Nintendo's introduction of the 3DS XL, the 3D function is a bit more bearable being that the screens are wider in size. There is also the problem of control placement. Veteran DS Lite players like me are used to the control pad being placed in the top left corner of the device which enables easy movement while playing. However, the 3DS features a C-stick (like a joystick), which is placed in the exact area that the D-pad was placed in previous models. The player will have to either adapt to the C-stick or risk a hand cramp attempting to play games with the D-pad below the C-stick. 
Concept: The focal point of the system's development is the ability to play games in 3D without needed a 3D enabling object, like 3D glasses. The system also features other nice innovations, like the ability to take photos and view them in 3D.The 3Ds is the most innovative of any of Nintendo's other handhelds in the DS family which until now remained in the 2D realm with limited capabilities.
Composition: The great part about the 3Ds (aside from the 3D component), is the vibrant array of colors ranging from aqua to midnight purple. Although the 3D visual component definitely gives the player a new gaming experience, it still has its problems. Playing with the 3D function turn on for too long has caused many players' eyes to hurt after a period of time. Both I and a host of other players find ourselves playing with the 3D function on a very low level or completely turned off which kind of makes the $170 purchase pretty pointless. With Nintendo's introduction of the 3DS XL, the 3D function is a bit more bearable being that the screens are wider in size. There is also the problem of control placement. Veteran DS Lite players like me are used to the control pad being placed in the top left corner of the device which enables easy movement while playing. However, the 3DS features a C-stick (like a joystick), which is placed in the exact area that the D-pad was placed in previous models. The player will have to either adapt to the C-stick or risk a hand cramp attempting to play games with the D-pad below the C-stick.
Thursday, April 14, 2016
Build-A-Lamp
Craft: For this activity, we had access to a variety of jars, lights, papers, silhouettes, and other materials to create unconventional lamps. Using these tools along with materials that I brought, such as gemstones and push-lights, I created a variety of lamps, mostly using glass jars.
Composition: I enjoyed experimenting with creating interesting shapes and balances with each lamp. My favorite was the blue, butterfly lamp with the candy silhouette inside the bottle. The blue light created an ethereal feeling amongst the dark background.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Week 11: Organic Shape
Concept: The goal of the project was to create an abstract figure with one or more of the shapes we built: squares, triangles, hexagons, etc.
Compostion: The composition of the organic figure was based mostly on randomness. I started of building the based of the figure with rhombuses to create a type of rotary pattern. I wanted to make the figure larger by adding long strips of card board so it would stand out in the space. I choose to place it near the window to highlight the openings inside the figure. Allowing light to shine through it added another visual dimension in addition to the figure itself.
Friday, March 4, 2016
Week 8: Eye Candy Tea Box: Depth of Field
Concept: The purpose of this assignment was to take well- composed photos of the tea box brands I designed called Eye Candy.
Craft: I used a DSLR Canon Camera utilizing both the auto functions and manual functions. The Manual function helped me to control the IOS and shutter speed to create images that demonstrated depth of field. Soft light created from attaching an umbrella to the lamp was also utilized to ensure the boxes looked 3D and not flat.
Composition: This set of photos play with depth if field by blurring the background and setting the boxes, envelopes, and tea tabs forward in the composition. By doing this, it is obvious that it isn't the prop that should grab the attention but the branding of the products.
Craft: I used a DSLR Canon Camera utilizing both the auto functions and manual functions. The Manual function helped me to control the IOS and shutter speed to create images that demonstrated depth of field. Soft light created from attaching an umbrella to the lamp was also utilized to ensure the boxes looked 3D and not flat.
Composition: This set of photos play with depth if field by blurring the background and setting the boxes, envelopes, and tea tabs forward in the composition. By doing this, it is obvious that it isn't the prop that should grab the attention but the branding of the products.
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