Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Locker Design Project

Identify the Problem: Lack of organization in lockers is ruining their purpose of providing organization for a student's supplies.

Investigate the CHS lockers: Dimensions were 9.5" wide, 16.75" tall, and 11" deep.

Sketch Three Possible Solutions:
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Identify Criteria and Constraints:
Constraints:
1. Design must fit within your school locker.
2. Easy to install.
3. Must hold 20 lbs of books and binders.
4. No flammable materials.
Criteria:
1. Solve disorganization problem with lockers
2. Make lockers look more appleasing to they eye.

Select an Approach: multiview of #3:

 

Monday, May 2, 2011

Reverse Engineering: Visual Design - Essential Questions

1. What is meant by the phrase The Language of Design?
That it is a different language that we are supposed to learn and no other languages have to do with it.
2. What are visual design elements?
The elements of an object that were meant to be seen and aren't usually functional.
3. What are visual design principles?
Principles that are meant to be visually appealing to a future client.
4. What makes a designed object aesthetically pleasing or eye catching?
When it has many elements and colors and looks unique.
5. Why do people associate a design’s aesthetic value with its functional efficiency and structural resilience?
Because the only thing you have to base on whether something is good or not is how it looks.
6. How does the gestalt principle explain the way in which the human mind perceives visual patterns?
It shows that we can percieve something one way and someone can percieve it another way.
7. What is graphic design and how is it different from product design?
Graphic design is how something looks and is designed to look.
8. What information can be gained from demographic research and why is it used in marketing?
What things appeal to certain groups of people so you know what to put in your advertisement to get them to buy your product.
9. Why must a graphic designer understand the demographics of the intended audience?
Because then you know what to put on the advertisement to appeal to the intended audience.
10. How are visual design principles and elements used to capture a consumer’s attention?
They are supposed to be appealing to people's vision and attract their attention to the advertisement.