Project Idea Idea: To create a bracelet that sends encouraging messages in morse-code vibrations when it is rubbed anxiously. Aim: Create a focus point for the wearer’s anxiety and also comfort them. Inspiration: Leo Valdez from Rick Riordan’s “The Heroes of Olympus”. Leo Valdez and his mother when working in opposite ends of a large workshop would tap out morse messages like… Read more →
Feeling I want to Convey Peaceful confusion – You can feel lost and unsure on what to do next but still feel calm and at peace. Experience/Project Idea Participant enters a pure white room. It is empty accept for a frame at the back of the room and panels on the floor. Participant will walk towards the frame and… Read more →
Idea To create an armlet (or a wrist band) that can be worn. Armlet will either be made of wood or acrylic Use living hinge and laser cut techniques to make wood/acrylic bendable Armlet will be able to communicate to the wearer through morse code. Armlet will be a focus for the wearer’s anxiety. When rubbed, the armlet will maybe… Read more →
Prologue Okay I actually did a long response to “Critical Vehicles” by Krystof Wodiczko last semester, which you can find here. It was one of the readings that impacted me the most. However, as to not reiterate too much what I have said there. Here I shall respond to the reading in relation to the other readings we have done… Read more →
Summary Architecture is and the human body are linked by intention. Architecture and buildings are built for the human body The city itself can be seen as a body Architecture is built to be experienced by human bodies. But Hemmer’s work challenges the notion that buildings and technology dictate how the body should act and goes against the idea of… Read more →
Human Presence through wear and tear and friction Images courtesy of : Yu Zhen Human Presence through use Certain items, because of context and arrangement, you not only see the human presence but know exactly what they were doing Image Courtesy of : Nik Oen Image Courtesy of artdesignandmemes Human Presence through mistakes To make mistakes is… Read more →
By: Chin Kee Yong Muhammad Shaherfi Haidi Bin Sidin Chan Ker En (Joey) Mustafa Bin Mohamad Sukri Find the Rules to Suplexing Cats : Here Read more →
Profile Is an Iranian-American Artist (Born in Iran, Immigrated to the US Most famous for his sculptures, drawings and Public artworks (He calls public sculptures) Greatly influenced by poets and Western Philosophy. Influenced by Persian Calligraphy Was not trained as an artist – He was a Mathematician Influenced by Constructivism Conceptualist approach to investigating spaces. Viewed public as something “Shared,… Read more →
Brief History of Nintendo Started out in 1889 as a Nintendo Koppai by Fusajiro Yamauchi and sold Hanafuda Cards. Then ventured into Toys and started selling video games 1975 Now they are a successful game company that does game making (design of consoles), game development, game publishing and game distribution (through their online stores) Nintendo and Innovation While… Read more →
Summary and Thoughts Okay obviously this reading is done by someone who really really loves architecture. He is basically saying that architecture and designed spaces are like poetry. Because different places make you feel a different sort of way . This is put in place through the elements found in a place all coming together in a beautiful amalgamation and… Read more →