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Week 6
1)Around Milwaukee, Gesu Church, located on Wisconsin Avenue, is a well known landmark. Situated on Marquette University’s campus, Gesu Church was built in 1893 with inspiration comping from French Gothic architecture. The style of this church is considered to be Gothic Revival, and contains several key elements of Gothic architecture. For example, Gesu Church has very long, pointed arches in its window and ceiling structure. The very tall ceilings give the church a look of grandeur. It also contains several stained glass windows. The one commonality of Gothic Architecture it lacks is elaborate sculptures and ornamentation. I learned that this was due to a budget shortage during its construction.
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The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist is in downtown Milwaukee, Cathedral Square--the site where Bastille Days are held every year! This church is an example of Renaissance architecture, as it displays arches, domes, triangular pediments, and a very symmetrical layout.
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This building, also located on Cathedral Square, is a great example of the International Style, a term used for Bauhaus style in the United States.The International Style has become the preferred style for office buildings. It was designed incorporating ideas such as the Bauhaus, functionalism, structuralism, and formalism. It uses geometric shapes and lines, a flat roof, smooth surfaces, and gray and white colors giving it a very modern feel.
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This weekend I spent time visiting the pool I grew up in. I have always loved the beauty of this pool. Everything on and around the pool deck is made of evenly spaced, symmetrical, straight lines. I appreciate the visual crispness and balance of this pool. The cables that reach across the window meet at a pole in the middle. I love(d) to stare at these lines, along with the tile lines and their reflections on the water. If you were lucky enough to have practice time during the sunset, the sight was breathtaking.
So, as far as high school pools go, this one’s design is visually appealing. However, the practicality of the design was less than ideal. The ceiling to floor windows were not part of the original pool, but were later added on. During Wisconsin winters, these windows were a nightmare. Swimmers would be shivering uncontrollably while waiting behind the blocks to race. Icicles would sometimes form on the inside panes and drip down on us. The other major flaw is that the pool is only six lanes, while a standard pool has eight. It is a very old pool, however, and six lanes were much more common when it was constructed.
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I LOVE the design of this granola package! Not only does it use bright colors and floral images (admittedly these are what caught my attention), it uses several different fonts that all look great together. It is not your typical cereal box--it is a resealable plastic bag--a style more and more health brand cereals are starting to lean towards. It has a small see-through area so I know what my food looks like, and it shows me what the important things I look for in a cereal in a uncluttered, organized display. I love the baggy idea because I can easily cram it into my backpack or gym bag for an on the go snack, without making a mess.
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My jewelry box was found in an abandoned barn in China. It has everything I need--drawers, hangers, and a mirror. It has survived at least a century, and has proved to still be very sound and sturdy. The detailed floral designs cover the entire box, and are very traditional examples of Chinese paintings.
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A pocket hand-saw, in my opinion, is a genius design idea. The idea is that you can carry it easily so that when you need a saw, you can just pull it out of your pocket--pretty self-explanatory I guess. The handles are made of durable fabric, and the case is made of a thick waterproof material with a buckle--these two features provide more safety by making sure the sharp edges are sealed and padded.
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This pouch holds a headlamp that I use when I go camping. The pouch is slightly larger than the headlamp itself, so I can store one or two other small items with it, such as matches or keys. The cord is long enough that it can be hung or tied onto something, and also has a clip to hang on backpacks or other gear I am carrying. Waterproof material is an excellent choice for outdoor gear such as this, when you are stuck in the elements. Finally, the company logo is bright and tasteful--the beautiful picture of the mountains makes you excited for whatever adventures lay ahead for you and your trusty headlamp!
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My bed frame has three drawers on each side. The drawers are deep, wide, and slide open and shut quietly. The design of this bed allows the drawers to be almost unnoticeable when shut. This is a very sleek and simple design that also serves the purpose of storage in small spaces.
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I am a swim coach, and using my phone on the pool deck everyday can be worrisome. I have ruined my phone by dropping it in the pool and on the deck, too many times to count. I have researched many phone cases, and this one has worked the best for me. It is completely submergible in the water for up to 30 minutes (I tested this), the touch screen is still functional while the case is on, speakers are not muffled when I play music, and the case is so thin it still fits in my back pocket! The slim and light weight design of a waterproof case is hard to find.
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This is a lunar calendar for the year 2017. The print was made with special copper colored metallic paint, on cream colored Stonehenge paper. This is a beautiful piece of artwork that I get to look at and use, every single day. It combines an interesting subject matter with art, and an everyday tool with beauty. Christy Nyboer, the artist, also made this piece with the consumer in mind. There is a 1.75″ border on all sizes of her prints, so they can be altered even further to fit the desired size. The spacing also allows for the calendar portion of the calendar to be cut off at the end of the year, leaving you with a simple print of the moon. I buy one of her calendars every year! I love them!
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I saved these hot cocoa tins from the coffee shop, Colectivo, which was formerly called Alterra-- hence the brand name above the elephant. One thing that has always attracts people to Colectivo is their ability to create artistic value in everything they produce. The combination of unique fonts on the left, and the cursive font on the right are fantastic. They both use basic, almost faded looking color schemes, to combine the sky with the skyline. These two designs are rather simple but very bold. They have more detail than the prints made by the Beggerstaff brothers, who displayed “aggressive simplification” in their work, but still manage the same idea of abstract simplicity.
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Although it is missing a bulb or two, this light fixture hanging from the ceiling is one of my favorite pieces of design in my home. The idea of turning completely utilitarian objects into pieces of art was introduced by the British designer William Morris. As a response to the Industrial Revolution, a time when goods were mass produced with little to no creativity, skill, or craftsmanship, Morris began a campaign to fill everyday, mundane life with beauty. I believe objects such as this light were products of Morris’s arts and crafts movement.
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This add from a lifestyle magazine reminded me of the crazy differences in the portrayal of young women in the late nineteenth century adds, and the portrayal of women in the year 2017. European adds of/for women, focused more on women’s sexuality than their abilities, while American adds were more realistic, plain, and extremely modest. Today, adds like this one, display both the sexuality of women, as well as the strong abilities of women. This add is also attacking the idea that beer is a drink for men at the end of a hard day--it can be for women too, because they do everything men do!
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Week 2-- Design Thinking
I would define design as a process of creating a needed service that is both functional and appealing to the consumer. Design used to be one of the final steps in the process of innovation, when a product was prepped for market by making it aesthetically and emotionally pleasing to the consumer. Design now attacks the aesthetics and emotional connection to its users in all stages of the process. It is not an after though--it is a starting point.
The following scenario may be obvious to some readers, but it was not to me. Now, I have been a nanny and babysitter for many families over the years. In my clients’ homes, I have recently noticed a change in their kitchens. In never homes I am noticing deeper drawers, and lots more drawers everywhere. Some drawers in remodels are so deep I think I could jump in them and they would still shut just fine. It is really incredible how huge these drawers are--I love exploring in these new kitchens! But, I could not figure out why this change in design was needed, or what purpose it served. I know we all want more, more more, but why would anyone every need that much more space in a single drawer?--or five of them for that matter? After spending several weeks cooking and cleaning in a recently remodeled home, I came up with a theory. Before the remodel, there were several more things on the counters at all time--blender, food processer, stacks of mail, stacks of paper, toaster, standing mixer, utensils, paper towels, coffee maker--now all that remains are the paper towels and coffee maker. The deeper drawers accommodate the large blender, the huge food processer and all its attachments, large pots and pans, kitchen utensils, even aper filing systems. A modern day kitchen if full of machines that never existed in the home, but were exclusive to restaurants and large commercial kitchens. The need for storage space in the kitchen is much greater now than it has been in the past. I believe new homes and new kitchens have larger, deeper drawers because of the changes in home cooking. I think this is a great example of practical design that began with the consumer in mind. Working in that kitchen is much more relaxing now, and I feel better about how I leave it at the end of the day. It looks orderly and clean with everything put away. People can now focus on the aesthetics of the kitchen, like the lovely granite countertops and the detailed backsplash along the walls.
Tim Brown makes an excellent pint in his article Design Thinking, published in the Harvard Business Review. He says, “ We believe that great ideas pop fully formed out of brilliant minds.” Brown reminds us that this is not true, but rather we need to “perspire” a little and do some problem solving--work as a team, improvise, experiment, and use the process of design thinking to get us where we want to be.
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