Design Passport
Date
Saturday 16th,
April 2011
Activity
Visit a museum
Saturday 21st,
May 2011
Visit an exhibition
Wednesday
30th, March
2011
Read and comment on a design blog
Wednesday
30th, March
2011
Read and comment on another students
IDES1122 blog
Sunday 17th,
April 2011
Read three design magazines/journal
Questions
What did you see?
I went to the Powerhouse Museum and took a look
at the ‘Success and Innovation; Achieving for
Australia’ exhibit which is always available to be
seen in the Powerhouse. There’s a whole wall of
current innovations from engineers and other
design projects. It showcased things from
agriculture and food to manufacturing and the
environment to transport.
What did you see?
I went to the ‘Finders Keepers’ Design Markets
Exhibition at Redfern. I saw many prospective and
upcoming designers displaying their innovations
and ideas. Many of these ideas were showcased,
many of which were in the form of jewellery, home
innovations, e.g. there was a cardboard chair that
could hold the weight of an adult, and clothing and
some even had ceramic works.
Which blog?
The title is ‘Concept Bug’
[http://jump.dexigner.com/directory/15351]
What did you read and comment upon?
There was a particularly interesting post called
“Track Water Consumption with Futuristic Faucet”.
Its an article about a concept model that’s been
developed to monitor water consumption in
bathrooms. The faucet lets you know how much
water is and has been used through the use of easily
understandable stats and percentages. The design
is quite futuristic, and not only that, it’s a promotion
in itself as it encourages people to use less water on
a daily basis.
Who’s blog?
I took a look at Amelia Morgano’s blog.
What did you read and comment on?
I did not comment on any of the blog posts but she
did post some interesting things. One post was
about the development of a Vespa. It was her choice
to be used in the history essay due for Miles. There
was another post about timber and how we made
something using a lathe and she then talked about
her most prized possession, which was made of
timber. It was a handcrafted music box. There were
also some other interesting posts that held many
links to pages with other great designs.
Which ones?
1. Les Blakethrough: Ceramics – Living Treasures:
Masters of Australian Craft
2. Reflections – Small Stuff by Unstudio
3. Curve Magazine – Leaders In Design (issue #35)
Which was of particular interest?
‘Les Blakethrough’ was a particularly interesting
book because it delved into the history of ceramics,
going back to 1952 all the way to 1905. This book
was a tribute to the most iconic and influential
figures within the Australian Crafts Movement. I
found a particular interest in the section where it
talked about Japan; Onda, Kyoto and the Kawai
Pottery. This was when they discussed the use of
salt glazing which produced two vases that were
showcased in Blakebrough’s own collection; one
Friday 25th,
March 2011
Tuesday 3rd,
May 2011
Do the UNSW library induction – ELISE
Wednesday
25th, May
2011
Listen to ABC radio ‘By Design’ Podcast
[http://www.abc.net.au/rn/bydesign]
Wednesday
25th, May
2011
Watch a TED talk [http://www.ted.com/]
Visit another library – COFA, Fisher, etc.
was a spherical vase with two flattened sides and
each had a distinctive extended collar. It looks a lot
like a pocket watch.
http://elise.library.unsw.edu.au/home/welcome.html
COMPLETED
Which one?
I went to the COFA library at Paddington.
Did you borrow a book?
I didn’t borrow anything but I sat in the library and
flipped through a couple of the ID magazines up on
level 9. There were a number of interesting
innovations throughout the magazines that I looked
at.
What stories did you find relevant and interesting?
A couple of the stories were quite interesting. One
was called Why diamonds are forever and the other
was called Designing grand cities.
What stories did you find relevant and interesting?
I watched, ‘Shirin Neshat: Art in Exile’. She talks
about her people being in exile, how the image is
constructed about her people and about their
systems and politics. And she talks about how this
situation empowers them to bring hope to their
people. She expresses her jealously of the west and
their freedom of expression. ‘Culture is beyond
communication’. This was a very interesting story
as she dove into her countries history and how she
became somewhat estranged from the country she
had known and also dove into the ways of Iranian
women. She then made a collection of work based
on questions she asked herself. The question of
those who willingly stood between the love of god
and of violence. She eventually found her voice, her
art became a little more critical and her knife a little
bit sharper and she fell into a life of exile.
Afterwards she began making films.