The Project.

Ideas and such will be uploaded hopefully tomorrow. I'll get some concepts going. I'm pretty excited. 

Exploring and inventing is all about learning from the world around you and incorporating the different fields of expertise into your own design.

Some groups it was clear that they did not prepare enough or put enough research and thought into their products. Other groups had really refined ideas and it was really engaging. I think my favourite group was the first group that performed. They incorporated humor and used minecraft as a visualisation tool. Their idea was also well thought out and I liked how it demonstrated flow.

Some groups it was clear that they did not prepare enough or put enough research and thought into their products. Other groups had really refined ideas and it was really engaging. I think my favourite group was the first group that performed. They incorporated humor and used minecraft as a visualisation tool. Their idea was also well thought out and I liked how it demonstrated flow.

These are some ideas that I drew up. I’m just slightly concerned about the use of my sketches. Another group member is posting mine without giving proper credit and this is fine as long as I don’t get in trouble for allegedly copying him, where as he is actually using my images. Just a silly thought I suppose. 

These are some ideas that I drew up. I'm just slightly concerned about the use of my sketches. Another group member is posting mine without giving proper credit and this is fine as long as I don't get in trouble for allegedly copying him, where as he is actually using my images. Just a silly thought I suppose. 

We had another group meeting this week. I'm glad we meet up so frequently. It is for this reason we're so on top of this project. However, I am a bit worried we each have a different perspective on our main idea. We agreed upon a flow of energy through nature approach. Where glow sticks, glowing paint or fairy lights were going to be used to represent the "veins" of trees and how their energy flowed through them. Such can be seen in the picture below that I drew up during a meeting.  

The main ideas that my group really connected with was the flow of emotions, energy and maths naturally occurring in nature (Fibonacci sequence). The more prominent ideas were relating to energy in nature and emotions. We'll see how things go. 

Today I learnt the importance of reflection. Through the reflection process we are able to review past ideas, discover faults or new ideas and help a project grow. This is why it is important to write down all ideas as they appear in your mind. They might not seem like good ideas at the time, but upon reflecting, one might find greatness. 

This game has always been a favourite of mine. Perhaps because of the reason it was there while I was growing up and formed a large part of my childhood. And besides, who doesn't enjoy being chased by a giant dinosaur?

Contrary to popular belief, Steve Jobs was not the lead designer of the iPhone. Jonathan Ive is the lead designer of the majority of Apple's products. Ive is one of the world's move influential designers and has been given numerous awards. It's unfortunate that people don't think of him when asked who designed the iPhone. 

 The surreal aspect of the image is, I find, very interesting. As a designer, I would like to create something that looks realistic but is not possible in the physical world. A lot of surreal artists have the same idea.

Starck gives us the duty to invent a new story. To invent a new poetry. With the only rule of having no idea about the next story. In this day and age we're given the best tools and resources and a blank page to create and design.He's so driven to improve society through his designs.  It's inspiring stuff. Here's the link if you want to check it out: http://www.ted.com/talks/philippe_starck_thinks_deep_on_design.html 

Philippe Starck