I did this project with Phillip Han. We wanted to create a coworking space for a variety of uses. We wanted to have space for the occasional visitor, people who would work here every day, and small companies that need office space. The space we decided upon was a three-story building at 76 South Division. …
For this project, I worked with Christina Cardendas. We planned a renovation of Cherry Street Park in Grand Rapids. It’s a fairly small park and whenever I pass by, it’s empty, except for people occasionally playing tennis or basketball. There’s a tall, chain-link fence around the whole park, which makes it feel less-than welcoming, and the fence …
For this project, I worked with a group of five other people. We each took on an aspect of the design to focus on. My focus was usability. We decided that we wanted to create contemporary furniture for a family with small children, probably in a smaller home. To research this, I took to twitter …
In my digital foundations class, we learned how to use Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator. For a final project, we compiled all of our work from the class into an interactive PDF. The interactive features work well on my computer. However, when I upload it to google drive, they stop working. You can see it here in non-interactive …
For my industrial design project in Introduction to Design, I designed a kayak. Remember that post over the summer, about kayaks? That’s what I went off for this project. I had the solution in my mind, I knew what the perfect kayak would be like. I was really exited when I first started the project. …
Collaboration doesn’t have to strictly be work. We Draw Comics is a really great project to create comics out of collaboration. I don’t draw comics, but if I did, I would get involved with this.
Photo by Rick Beerhorst I first heard about the Beerhorst family from Joey. He lived near them last year, and he mentioned that they were artists. We both went to their family art show, and discovered the great things that they’re doing. Last week, I had the chance to talk to Rose Beerhorst about her …
Strictly speaking, innovation isn’t a requirement of outdoor furniture. There are plenty of terrible benches and tables and streetlights in the world. However, when people actively choose to innovate, great things can happen. Landscape Forms is a furniture manufacturer that is astoundingly focused on design thinking. They design outdoor furniture, and you’ve probably seen their …
There are several events of the artsy/creative variety happening in GR* this week/this weekend. If you live here or live near here or happen to have plans to be here in the near future, you should check them out! This piece is “I Love You, Mary Jane Watson” by Jake Kapusta, on display at CODA …
This past Thursday, Syd Mead visited Kendall College of Art and Design to give a talk about his exhibit, Progressions, currently on exhibition at the Kendall gallery. The exhibit features a range of Mead’s work throughout his career as a visual futurist and concept artist. The term that he uses to describe his …