November 2009
25 posts
Fantasy Analog
Old TV Aquarium
Ever wondered what to do with that ancient 26″ wooden TV set laying around in your grandparent’s garage? Turn it into a unique aquarium.
This type of analog focuses on the eccentric and bizarre. Only images we often dream of. How about watching fish through a tv screen? Bizarre enough?
Symbolic / Metaphoric Analog
A “non-profit that fulfills musical wishes at the end of life”
Credits: Macnab Design
Logos are very classic examples of symbolic analogs, trying to convey a message through its design.
Empathy Analog
Artist’s Comments
100x60cm oil
This is the depiction of an artist’s view on loneliness, mirroring the emotion with colors and abstract designs in a painting.
Sensory / Synaesthetic Analog
Artist’s Comments
“All we need is a little bit of momentum Breakdown these walls that we’ve built around ourselves All we need is a little bit of inertia Breakdown and tell breakdown and tell— That you are the rain on the fire Deep in the trees when no one was looking Should I speak of this ? You are a mirage in the distance That defies the heat of the desert Should I...
Phenomena Analog
Royal A-512 Whirlpool Bathtub
Fully loaded massage bathtub, with air jet massage, water jet massage, heat pump, and a water-proof LCD monitor with remote.
Dealing with elements of movement, this bathtub has been designed with the concept of the water mirroring whirpools in mind. The high speed settings and design of the bathtub churns the water up like a whirpool and deriving from the movement...
Function Analog
This is a shot of the airplane that the photographer took from France to Cuba.
The airplane is a classic example of a function analog. The airplane mirrors the concept of a flying bird with its wings outspread and gliding through the skies. Its design is unchangable and standard due to the fact that it requires this certain shape and design to operate and function as an airplane.
Design Analog
Ripple Table`
Produced by artist Lee J Rowland, the contoured table top is the result of an arduous CNC 3D machining process followed by lap polishing, a technique responsible for some of the most perfect finishes on the planet.
This is what I would describe as a design analog. Using the concept of ripples on a water surface, the table makes the user feel as if he is working on top a surface of...
3 Creativity Techniques
SCAMPER: Basically, the word stands for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate and Reverse.
Chained Reaction: The Chain Reaction is a simple method using quick thought associations, leading to rapid insights, to help you generate new ideas to improve a service or modify a product.Select a random word and spin off a series of associations in effect, a chain reaction.Then...
3 Levels of Design
Level 1: Visceral design concerns itself with appearances (and the senses).
Level 2: Behavioral design has to do with the pleasure and effectiveness of use.
Level 3: Reflective design considers the rationalization and intellectualization of a product. (Can I tell a story about it? Does it appeal to my selfimage, to my pride?)
Visceral: Dangers of breakage and possibility of cracking the glass...
Mindset of Creation
Whenever we create, invent or come up with designs in our minds, we always have restrictions and obstacles. As cited by Prof Norman, when we start to brainstorm about ideas, we start to worry about being judged and many different elements and factors that involve the end product. However, if someone were to request a design from us and before we start brainstorming, we were told that there would...
About My Doodle
This is a doodle with images representing me:
1- I am a great fan of soccer represented by the soccer player in the middle
2- 7 is my favorite jersey number
3- I love food and eating
4- One of my hobbies is cooking represented by the chef in the top left corner
5- The monkeys in the doodle represents me as a jumpy and hyped guy beside my close friends
6- Finally, I am a pink person
My...
October 2009
2 posts
My first thought
Hey, it’s my first post here on Tumblr. This is for Mr lau and DCC.
First lesson on DCC, we were asked to doodle right at the start before the lesson. Kinda forces you to come up with creative concepts on the spot. Part of an exercise to learn about thinking outside of the box. So thats what the first lesson is all about.
There was another exercise where we were required to conjure 50...
