reading response

in the article, THE DESIGN CURRICULUM OF THE FUTURE MUST BE ANTICIPATORY AND AGILE, it poses the question “can we afford to continue offering design curricula that move from the simple to the complex, when contemporary design problems are all about relationships—a complicated web of interactions among people, settings, activities and technology?”.

though i realize the necessity of keeping up with the fast paced design problems and functions of today, i wouldn’t think it would be proper to skip over the ‘simple’.  the history of an art form informs the future of it. though design becomes more complex with the forward momentum of technology and society, you can’t ignore the past, dubbing it obsolete. i think it’s important to learn and experience the growth of all components of design to fully understand every piece of the puzzle that fits together in a design piece. and what about that thing where history repeats itself? we should be prepared for that direction as well.

final version of union station interactive timeline

type inspiration

when I was looking for typographic inspiration, i found myself drawn towards type that emphasizes or exaggerates the structure of each letterform.

try. fail. try again. fail better.

my first test run with the wood staining was not a great victory, but i learned from my mistakes. I experimented with temporary tattoo paper that you can print your own designs on, to see if it would transfer onto wood instead of skin. and it worked! which i am very much excited about the possibilities that opens up for my little wooden box. but i didn’t take into account how resistant it would be to any staining after application…so i tried to sand it down around the edges so that it would form an oval rather than an obvious square. which kind of messed up the whole shabang. but that’s what test runs are for!

so far…koenig

this is my progress on my spread designs for koenig’s living with steel. they still need some more care and attention, but it’s a process. love takes time. reminder of my concept, my mantra for this project: design that echo’s the structure of koenig’s houses, and visually demonstrates his innovation by breaking out of antissipated or assumed form.