our glider was succesfull in some cases like it was very light so it floated very well but without wind power it failed but with wind it was the most succesfullTuesday, May 24, 2011
Glider Pic
our glider was succesfull in some cases like it was very light so it floated very well but without wind power it failed but with wind it was the most succesfull
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Glider Challenge: Design Phase
1) What's the challenge?- the challenge is too make a capable glider
2) Brainstorm solutions- we have an idea too create a very light weight glider so the wind can carry it.
3) Specify:- kite shaped glider made from Balsa wood and tissue paper
2) Brainstorm solutions- we have an idea too create a very light weight glider so the wind can carry it.
3) Specify:- kite shaped glider made from Balsa wood and tissue paper
Glider Challenge: Test Your Prototype!
What did you learn from your test flight - I learned that you must also be aware of the outside conditions such as the weather and you must adapt your plane to the surrounding because there will not also be perfect weather for your plane.
What are your goals for your glider and how did you adjust your design in order to help it better meet them? - We added more weight so it could actually glide , since our glider was basiclly a kite and did notreally glide just kynda gently floated down.
What are your goals for your glider and how did you adjust your design in order to help it better meet them? - We added more weight so it could actually glide , since our glider was basiclly a kite and did notreally glide just kynda gently floated down.
Monday, March 14, 2011
TED Video of creating new creatures
this video/talk is very interesting itspeaks of creating new creatures.
i am very interested in this because its facinating how far along we are in technoligy and i belive it is also controvirsial.
i think it is contreversial because this technoligy wil lclash with religion because it is against the bible to play God and create new creatures.
this technoligy can also be very beneficial to man kynd and i would like to see it done
i am very interested in this because its facinating how far along we are in technoligy and i belive it is also controvirsial.
i think it is contreversial because this technoligy wil lclash with religion because it is against the bible to play God and create new creatures.
this technoligy can also be very beneficial to man kynd and i would like to see it done
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
TED questions
1. The folks at IDEO state that they are not experts in any given area. But, they do claim to be experts on the__the process of design_, which they apply to the innovation of consumer products.
2. After the team of designers is brought together, told the problem, and informed they have five days to “pull it off,” what phase of the design process do they immediately engage in? brainstorming designs 3. Give two examples of what the team members did during this phase.
1)they drew information about the shopping cart and what to improve of it
2)they drew sketches and put ideas to work.
1. drew sketches
2.they went to places were they use shopping carts and thats a way to find ideas and to see what they could improve
5. List five rules-of-thumb that IDEO employees follow when they share ideas during the brainstorming phase:
a. one conversation at a time
b. stay focused
c. encourage wild ideas
d. defer judgement
e. build on the ideas of others
6. Why should wild (and sometimes crazy) ideas be entertained during the brainstorming phase?
because is a way to get ideas and it is also a way to look at a different side of things. sometimes when we act wild and crazy we tend to open our mind to a more brought thing. it helps created ideas that other people mind like.
7. After the brainstorming phase was over, the team narrowed down the hundreds of ideas by _____________ for those ideas that were not only “cool” but also _________________ in a short period of time. What phase of the design process is this called?
by voting and also buildable meaning they can do....this is call criteria and contraints because they vote and by that they know if it is going to work and by knowing that they can build it they wont have know constraints.
8. IDEO believes that the ideas and efforts of a ______________ will always be more successful than the planning of a lone genius.
trial and error or of a team
9. Once the ideas were narrowed down and divided into categories, the group was split into four smaller teams. What phase(s) of the design process was each of these groups responsible for?shopping ,safety checking it out and also what others wil look
10. The leaders at IDEO believe that ________________ behavior and a ______________ environment are two important reasons why their employees are able to think quickly and creatively to produce innovative results.
a playful behavior and a fun enviorment
11. Sometimes, people come up with great solutions that work by trying their ideas first, and asking for _________________ later.
forgiveness
12. Design is often a process of going too far and having to take a few steps back. What phase of the design process would the critique of the four mock-ups come under?
Exploring Possibilities and also to find a aproach to improvements
13. Upon critique of the four teams’ models, it was obvious that none of the teams had developed an optimum solution. However, the people at IDEO believe that it is important to _____________ often in order to _____________ sooner.
fail and succeed
14. What percentage of the entire week’s time did it take to fabricate the final prototype?
they work 2 days and a hour and although they didnt work two straight days they split the time in the five days that they had.
15. Instead of showering his design team with a tremendous amount of praise, what did the boss require his employees to do with their new design?
find out opinions and by knowing what they can improve in their project.
16. Of all the things that we are surrounded by every day, what has not been placed through the design process?
well everything has gone through design even nature now a days we try to even make it how we want to and one thing that i could say that they dont design is a baby but i dont know if that conserns with this.
1. What did you find to be the most impressive part of the team’s effort?
they were able to stay on task even if they know that it took a long time to do it and the other thing that impress me was that they were able to put all their ideas together and sometimes that is hard.another thing that impress me was that they all work together unlike in some teams only one person those all the work and that is wrong.
2. What advantages are there to having a design team with members that have non-engineering backgrounds?
they are able to bring different ideas and they are able to put their perspective of a consumer unlike a engineering their ideas only pertains of makin g something work unlike a non engineering they want something that works and also something that will look kool and that they can use all the time.
3. There was a point in the process where a self-appointed group of adults stepped up, stopped the ideas, and redirected the group to break up into teams. Why was this done?
to be able to get more ideans and to make the process work faster .this is also a way to work ideas down because each team can work one idea .
4. At the end of the video, Dave Kelly states, “Look around. The only things that are not designed are the things we find in nature.” Can you think of anything that would contradict this statement?
well now they clon nature meaning that they take their blood and make copies of a animal and they do things to plan to make them grow a certain way / fruits they put things to make them grow bigger or faster.
2. After the team of designers is brought together, told the problem, and informed they have five days to “pull it off,” what phase of the design process do they immediately engage in? brainstorming designs 3. Give two examples of what the team members did during this phase.
1)they drew information about the shopping cart and what to improve of it
2)they drew sketches and put ideas to work.
1. drew sketches
2.they went to places were they use shopping carts and thats a way to find ideas and to see what they could improve
5. List five rules-of-thumb that IDEO employees follow when they share ideas during the brainstorming phase:
a. one conversation at a time
b. stay focused
c. encourage wild ideas
d. defer judgement
e. build on the ideas of others
6. Why should wild (and sometimes crazy) ideas be entertained during the brainstorming phase?
because is a way to get ideas and it is also a way to look at a different side of things. sometimes when we act wild and crazy we tend to open our mind to a more brought thing. it helps created ideas that other people mind like.
7. After the brainstorming phase was over, the team narrowed down the hundreds of ideas by _____________ for those ideas that were not only “cool” but also _________________ in a short period of time. What phase of the design process is this called?
by voting and also buildable meaning they can do....this is call criteria and contraints because they vote and by that they know if it is going to work and by knowing that they can build it they wont have know constraints.
8. IDEO believes that the ideas and efforts of a ______________ will always be more successful than the planning of a lone genius.
trial and error or of a team
9. Once the ideas were narrowed down and divided into categories, the group was split into four smaller teams. What phase(s) of the design process was each of these groups responsible for?shopping ,safety checking it out and also what others wil look
10. The leaders at IDEO believe that ________________ behavior and a ______________ environment are two important reasons why their employees are able to think quickly and creatively to produce innovative results.
a playful behavior and a fun enviorment
11. Sometimes, people come up with great solutions that work by trying their ideas first, and asking for _________________ later.
forgiveness
12. Design is often a process of going too far and having to take a few steps back. What phase of the design process would the critique of the four mock-ups come under?
Exploring Possibilities and also to find a aproach to improvements
13. Upon critique of the four teams’ models, it was obvious that none of the teams had developed an optimum solution. However, the people at IDEO believe that it is important to _____________ often in order to _____________ sooner.
fail and succeed
14. What percentage of the entire week’s time did it take to fabricate the final prototype?
they work 2 days and a hour and although they didnt work two straight days they split the time in the five days that they had.
15. Instead of showering his design team with a tremendous amount of praise, what did the boss require his employees to do with their new design?
find out opinions and by knowing what they can improve in their project.
16. Of all the things that we are surrounded by every day, what has not been placed through the design process?
well everything has gone through design even nature now a days we try to even make it how we want to and one thing that i could say that they dont design is a baby but i dont know if that conserns with this.
1. What did you find to be the most impressive part of the team’s effort?
they were able to stay on task even if they know that it took a long time to do it and the other thing that impress me was that they were able to put all their ideas together and sometimes that is hard.another thing that impress me was that they all work together unlike in some teams only one person those all the work and that is wrong.
2. What advantages are there to having a design team with members that have non-engineering backgrounds?
they are able to bring different ideas and they are able to put their perspective of a consumer unlike a engineering their ideas only pertains of makin g something work unlike a non engineering they want something that works and also something that will look kool and that they can use all the time.
3. There was a point in the process where a self-appointed group of adults stepped up, stopped the ideas, and redirected the group to break up into teams. Why was this done?
to be able to get more ideans and to make the process work faster .this is also a way to work ideas down because each team can work one idea .
4. At the end of the video, Dave Kelly states, “Look around. The only things that are not designed are the things we find in nature.” Can you think of anything that would contradict this statement?
well now they clon nature meaning that they take their blood and make copies of a animal and they do things to plan to make them grow a certain way / fruits they put things to make them grow bigger or faster.
Reverse Engineering: Functional Analysis
1. What is the purpose of reverse engineering?
i belive the porpose of reverse engennering is to be able to put them back together to learn how the object works and how to repair it.
2. What is the difference between a product’s visual and functional qualities? visual properties are things that u can see visually that do somthing such as a screen or lights. and a functuional object is like a tv remote a pen objects that funcions
i belive the porpose of reverse engennering is to be able to put them back together to learn how the object works and how to repair it.
2. What is the difference between a product’s visual and functional qualities? visual properties are things that u can see visually that do somthing such as a screen or lights. and a functuional object is like a tv remote a pen objects that funcions
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Graphic design advertisement
this advertisement is very interesting its not normal at all
1 the messege content is ver y minimal its just a picture
2 size and shape its a fairly small advertisement but also very unique
3readability is good
4 needs the audiance- i think it fullfills all the needs of the audience infact i think it excededes the needs
CONCLUSION
1. What are trends? Why is it important to identify them prior to graphic design?
- trends are somthing that becomes very populor for a little but usually trends come and go
2. How does human nature play a role in how a product is marketed to a specific demographic group?
- human nature plays a major role because they try and appeal to human nature as much as possible. Demographics plays a major role beecause different cultures have different needs so componys advertise different in every country and do there best to appeal to the specific culture
3. How is a potential audience identified?
- by research?
4. What must you discover about the target audience prior to graphic design?
- the attitude of the people and wat appeals to them the most.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Content is King
1)- i am pasionate about soccer
2)- well my favorite soccer team Toluca has many blogs to promote support for there team such as http://tolucaymas.blogspot.com/
3)- i see myself blogging about soccer especially with the gold cup coming soon to see whose the champion in North America Canada?U.S.A? Mexico?
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Visual Design: Elements and Principles
1- six visual design elements-color shade space proportion and texture
2-fivw principles- balance rhythm, emphasis, proportion/scale and unity
3- five pictures of examples -
- a fence because it has rhythim
- windows because it contains unity
- stairs contain balance
- floors contain color emphasis and patterns
- brick wall contains patterns balance thythm proportion and unity
2-fivw principles- balance rhythm, emphasis, proportion/scale and unity
3- five pictures of examples -
- a fence because it has rhythim
- windows because it contains unity
- stairs contain balance
- floors contain color emphasis and patterns
- brick wall contains patterns balance thythm proportion and unity
Thursday, January 27, 2011
tennis ball team activity
in this activity you and your team had to all touch the ball as fast as u can too win the game, wat my team and i did we all put our hands in the middle and rolled the ball in a circle i thought we were going too win for sure because it looked like we had the best idea but the other two teams had very similar ideas an one team beat our time by a whole second but our team still had a good idea and it was very fun
suvival at sea game
this activity was very fun and tricky because there was some items on the list that i thought were very important and helpfull and it turned out those items werent as helpfull as i thot they ould be such as the fishing pole wich turned out to be useless and i also thought the oil was useless it turned out that it was very important because you can set it on fire and signal for help as a team we agreed on almost all things such as water food choclete and the rope my choices compared to the official coast gaurd list was way off i would have never guessed that a shaving mirror would be so important
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