CR10

Overall, I enjoyed design 200.  I really appreciated the blog layout and the lack of exams! It made the class fun to go to instead of one I feared going to.  The only complaint that I have is that it was designed for people who weren't already design majors (which Gabe specifically pointed out today).  As someone who is already majoring in design, I found this class requirement somewhat redundant.

J10

• Links to the blogs of all of your teammates on A05 and your J08 & J09 posts.

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Ben
Ian
Chris
Julia
Cindy

• Reflects on the project as a whole. Wrap it up. What did your team work on? What decisions were made? How did the team work, both organizationally and personally? Etc...

Finally done!  Although we had a slow start, I think we really ended up with a solid presentation.  Overall, the team worked really well together, with some exceptions.  We each had different responsibilities to fulfill, and for the most part, they were fulfilled.

• Reflects on your personal contributions to the project. What roles did you fulfill? What did you bringt to the table/conversation? What do you feel you did well? What more could you have done to facilitate the project? General feelings on the project? Etc...

I think I brought my opinion to the table when appropriate, and was also a very good listener.  In regards to the final product, I designed the kiosk that was seen in the presentation.  I also put together the entire powerpoint on my own.  I think that the power point was one of the better ones NOT based on the layout but based on the fact that it lacked a lot of text.  I also printed out outlines for each of the group members to follow to help the presentation go as smoothly as possible.  I don't know what more I could have done to facilitate the project.  I feel like I took on a lot of responsibility, and stayed true to what I said I would get done.  I didn't enjoy the project very much because in general, I dislike group projects.  But hey, that's life!

J09

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Ian
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We are finally making some really great progress.  Last week, we solidified our design ideas to create easy store pots and lids that all nest within each other.  For the most part, everyone has been maintaining their responsibilities nicely.  My role was to design the kiosk and I have now taken on the responsibilities for the power point because I don't have any classes today.  Everyone else is continuing to post their tasks to dropbox which helps me out a lot (we have over 30 documents in dropbox, so I'm going to refrain from posting any of them for time purposes).  I think that though we had a rough start, we are going to have a really solid result in the end.

RR08

Chapter nine, entitled contexts, talks basically about design in general.  Chapter ten, entitled futures, discusses design and the changes it will endure in the future.  These two chapters led me to reflect on the past to realize how vast the future of design can and will be.  Things get updated almost daily.  The newest electronic becomes an everyday belonging in a matter of months (take the overpriced iphone for example). Everything is changing and evolving quicker than we have the capability to understand.  It's cool that I was around when things were still fairly simplified.  Computers with only one style of text and color.  Before the internet became popular.  Cassette tapes.  CD players.  It's crazy to think how far we've come.  These sorts of observations make me excited about the future and the fact that as a design student, I have infinitely many opportunities.

J08

My group:

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Ben
Ian
Chris
Julia
Cindy

If I would have wrote this yesterday, I would've said that it feels like we're stuck.  However, after meeting today, I feel like we are finally headed in the right direction.  After three full class days of brainstorming, we have found our target user, that user's general problems and concerns, and developed multiple product ideas for that user.  Today we narrowed all of those things down, which has led us to ultimately two different product designs.  We all are going to then formulate our own research and sketches to compile in class on wednesday.  Hopefully this will point us in the correct direction for the final product.  The group has been working as well as any randomly selected, seven member group can. We all have so many opinions that it can be hard to consider them all, although today I think we did a really good job of doing so.

I have fulfilled multiple roles.  I have carefully listened to and considered the ideas of others and I have also presented some of my own ideas and opinions.  I try to weigh out the pros and cons of each idea and present them when necessary.  I also did some sketching on my own outside of class.  At this point, I have done all that I can to facilitate the process.  In these next vital steps, I hope to be able to contribute greatly and make the process a smooth one.

Here is some of our work thusfar (copied from Julia's blog...she put them in a drop box)

definitions, categories and problems
problem list continued
Users and strategies
Mind map
Day 2 brainstorming


After today, I finally feel like we are on the right track (I am so thankful that we present on the second day!).

CR07

I was not present for the guest speakers on monday, but found the slides very interesting and useful, as I am a newly accepted design student.  I was disappointed I had to miss it, but was in Texas visiting my boyfriend so there was really no way for me to get there!  As for the movies we watched on Wednesday, I found them interesting, but honestly not super beneficial.  It would have been interesting to see some of their works besides their films.

Online Scavenger Hunt

Links to the websites of 5 manufacturers or retailers who specialize in outdoor camping and recreation products.

• http://www.coleman.com/coleman/home.asp
• http://www.thenorthface.com/catalog/index.html
• http://www.fieldandstream.com/
• http://www.columbia.com/
• http://www.eurekatent.com/

3 images of trade show / exhibition booths from the outdoor recreation and sporting industry.

Links to the websites of 5 manufacturers or retailers who specialize in indoor home goods products.

• www.ikea.com
• www.crateandbarrel.com
• www.potterybarn.com
• http://www.kirklands.com/
• www.pier1.com

3 images of trade show / exhibition booths from the indoor home goods market.

A working definition of what an "indoor home good" is?

          An item that makes life inside a home more functional, comfortable, and/or interesting usually purchased based on personal needs and preferences.

3 images of different types of possible home goods.