Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
The story of stuff
The story of stuff
This video is very meaningful. It reveals what people have done and the consequence we may suffer.
First the play an important role in the stuff consumption chain, and merchants only have one purpose which is making profit. So they want stuff flows quickly, they want people throw stuff and buy new one.
There is a big problem that the government always say yes to the corporations since they are the main source of the tax,. So the corporations can use the natural resource without any monitoring, which makes a lot of trees have been cut down and waterways been polluted with industrial chemical used . And on the other hand, the government works for a nice GDP performance by encourage the public shopping all the time. They like people always buying new goods and throw away something used. It’s wasting the limited natural resource to maximize people’s unlimited needs.
On the other hand, the corporations always produce more and more products to make the biggest profits. So they usually make different styles, different colours to attract people’s interests with same stuff and bad quality, which can make people renew their goods more frequent than usual. It is unethical to the public. And they also make a wrong direction of public opinion. Now people always pursue on the different style, different design but ignoring how long we can use the goods and how useful they are in live. So people always waste the natural resource by shopping a lot, but they never notice that.
To conclusion, when designing a product we should not only concern the market but also the environment, especially the resource. So we should improve the material and the assemble process in order to reduce the waste. And the quality of the product is also important, especially some big products like cars computers, we should extend their use life in order to save the resources.
This video is very meaningful. It reveals what people have done and the consequence we may suffer.
First the play an important role in the stuff consumption chain, and merchants only have one purpose which is making profit. So they want stuff flows quickly, they want people throw stuff and buy new one.
There is a big problem that the government always say yes to the corporations since they are the main source of the tax,. So the corporations can use the natural resource without any monitoring, which makes a lot of trees have been cut down and waterways been polluted with industrial chemical used . And on the other hand, the government works for a nice GDP performance by encourage the public shopping all the time. They like people always buying new goods and throw away something used. It’s wasting the limited natural resource to maximize people’s unlimited needs.
On the other hand, the corporations always produce more and more products to make the biggest profits. So they usually make different styles, different colours to attract people’s interests with same stuff and bad quality, which can make people renew their goods more frequent than usual. It is unethical to the public. And they also make a wrong direction of public opinion. Now people always pursue on the different style, different design but ignoring how long we can use the goods and how useful they are in live. So people always waste the natural resource by shopping a lot, but they never notice that.
To conclusion, when designing a product we should not only concern the market but also the environment, especially the resource. So we should improve the material and the assemble process in order to reduce the waste. And the quality of the product is also important, especially some big products like cars computers, we should extend their use life in order to save the resources.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Emotional design
Emotional design
The video of emotional design is impressive.
Firstly, different emotion can cause people behave in different way. Like anxiety results in focus while happy leads to positive valence and creative. So a good product should be a pleasant thing, which attracts costumers subconsciously.
Then, fun and beautiful are obviously important components in design, sometimes people buy a product not because it is function, just because it is beautiful and funny. Just like the ping-pong table of MIT or the Philippe starck juicer. Even thought they cannot actually being used, people still wants to possess them. That is called the visceral level of processing, just like people fond of colorful flowers or balance face however do not like noise or bitter. A good example of that is Mini cooper, although this car has lots to improve, they still have a large sales volume. Because the inside design is round and neat, and it is just pleasant and wonderful for controlling. So if a product can meet the visceral level of design, people maybe buy it regards of the shortcoming in use.
The next level is behavioral level, which is all about your feeling in control, just like the Global cutting knife, when using it, people just feel confident and the tool is completely under control. So a successful product should guide people how to use it, just like a flat round handle can cause push while a pipe shape handle cause pull. A good product should indicate people use it in right way subconsciously. For example the tea pot, when the tea is ready, it will stand up, then costumer will know ‘ok I can drink it’. So emotion always results in acting.
The finally level is reflective. It is not control us behavior, but it affects the decision we made. Just like people still wants to buy a hemers wallet even thought they know it is not worth that much money. But the sense of show off just overweights the sense of saving. So when a product is reflective, people will buy it regards of the common values. In other words, the product is not only a stuff, but also means something or has a special significance
So a good product firstly should be pleasant which meets most people’s aesthetic standard then it should function well that completely under user’s control. Finally, it is better to have a meaning that makes people wants to possess it although it has some shortcomings.
The video of emotional design is impressive.
Firstly, different emotion can cause people behave in different way. Like anxiety results in focus while happy leads to positive valence and creative. So a good product should be a pleasant thing, which attracts costumers subconsciously.
Then, fun and beautiful are obviously important components in design, sometimes people buy a product not because it is function, just because it is beautiful and funny. Just like the ping-pong table of MIT or the Philippe starck juicer. Even thought they cannot actually being used, people still wants to possess them. That is called the visceral level of processing, just like people fond of colorful flowers or balance face however do not like noise or bitter. A good example of that is Mini cooper, although this car has lots to improve, they still have a large sales volume. Because the inside design is round and neat, and it is just pleasant and wonderful for controlling. So if a product can meet the visceral level of design, people maybe buy it regards of the shortcoming in use.
The next level is behavioral level, which is all about your feeling in control, just like the Global cutting knife, when using it, people just feel confident and the tool is completely under control. So a successful product should guide people how to use it, just like a flat round handle can cause push while a pipe shape handle cause pull. A good product should indicate people use it in right way subconsciously. For example the tea pot, when the tea is ready, it will stand up, then costumer will know ‘ok I can drink it’. So emotion always results in acting.
The finally level is reflective. It is not control us behavior, but it affects the decision we made. Just like people still wants to buy a hemers wallet even thought they know it is not worth that much money. But the sense of show off just overweights the sense of saving. So when a product is reflective, people will buy it regards of the common values. In other words, the product is not only a stuff, but also means something or has a special significance
So a good product firstly should be pleasant which meets most people’s aesthetic standard then it should function well that completely under user’s control. Finally, it is better to have a meaning that makes people wants to possess it although it has some shortcomings.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Power house Museum Sketches
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Today I went to power house museum with class, there are lots of wonderful work. Some of them is designed by Unsw student.
I picked two from BACK TO's . an old school tuitar and a radio. Both of them are typical 80's work.
And I choose two from the exhibition of Unsw , there are all fantastic industrial design, work in different area.
Moreover,I really pround and confident of being a industrial design student in Unsw
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Monday, August 2, 2010
Human centred design
Today I saw the video of human centered design and I learn lots of fantastic products. There is a common feature among those works, that is the human centered, in other words, when designing the products, the designer has really deeply thought about what humans needs, how to satisfactory people's command and make their life more convenience.
For instance, the Prada fitting room really inspired me. The designer first thought what people concern when purchase. Most people care about how the clothes look like when putting on, so he design a small portable scanner, if you interested in something, scan it , then all the information and video about the cloth will display in the LCD. Also inside the fitting room there is a magic window, which allows costumer see the back and front at the same time. Moreover, the glass can change between transparent and blurry, so people inside can let their friends see them in the fitting room after dressing instead of going out.
I think the main principle in those successful products is everything based on the human’s need. When designing, the designer not thinks about the beautiful or quality, they just want to create an easy way in every little aspect.
Another principle among those designs is interaction, or we can call it ‘fun theory’---the communication between product and people can attract human and change the way we behave. Just like the information displayer in London Museum, it based on the subway which shows all the feedback and information from the visitor, so everybody can take part in and see everybody else words.
Another wonderful design is Cubeville which just focus on the fun in daily life, for example there are tank and flower in the cube also have lots of entertainment. It will be really comfortable to work in the cube.
To conclusion, human centered design is base on the human needs and has it own personality, which is not only functional but also personal. Besides I think human centered design will be a trend that has a great impact in future design. In the future designer should be more detail concerning about every little thing in order to make people life more convenience and easy.
For instance, the Prada fitting room really inspired me. The designer first thought what people concern when purchase. Most people care about how the clothes look like when putting on, so he design a small portable scanner, if you interested in something, scan it , then all the information and video about the cloth will display in the LCD. Also inside the fitting room there is a magic window, which allows costumer see the back and front at the same time. Moreover, the glass can change between transparent and blurry, so people inside can let their friends see them in the fitting room after dressing instead of going out.
I think the main principle in those successful products is everything based on the human’s need. When designing, the designer not thinks about the beautiful or quality, they just want to create an easy way in every little aspect.
Another principle among those designs is interaction, or we can call it ‘fun theory’---the communication between product and people can attract human and change the way we behave. Just like the information displayer in London Museum, it based on the subway which shows all the feedback and information from the visitor, so everybody can take part in and see everybody else words.
Another wonderful design is Cubeville which just focus on the fun in daily life, for example there are tank and flower in the cube also have lots of entertainment. It will be really comfortable to work in the cube.
To conclusion, human centered design is base on the human needs and has it own personality, which is not only functional but also personal. Besides I think human centered design will be a trend that has a great impact in future design. In the future designer should be more detail concerning about every little thing in order to make people life more convenience and easy.
My design career
My design career
When I was young I am fond of drawing, or in other words, just simply sketching, using a pencil to illustrate the world that I have seen. Also my mother sends me to learn professional painting. That maybe is my first step towards design.
When I was young I dream to be a fashion designer, in that way I can design many fantastic dressing and make myself like a princess Barbie. However I change my mind when I am in high school. Because other than graphic or fashion design I think industrial design is more concrete. It is a combination of art and function. Fashion design will make people beautiful and outstanding, however the fashion vary from month to month, so instead of design, I think fashion designer is more like an athlete who always should catch up with the trends. In this case I don’t think I can be a fashion designer since In my view a good design work should be completely perfect and definitely include lots of thinking not only just some fashion elements.
Also in high school, the beautiful and smart product like furniture, light or daily use stuff always attracts me a lot. I am impressive by Simgle products and the IKEA furniture although they are not expensive.
I always think if I am a alien, one day a human gives me two picture of a car in 1960s and 2010s, what will make me distinguish the more progressive one , rather than the technology , the answer will be design. So in my opinion design probably is the most significant reason to change our life better and easier. This fantasy inspires me a lot. If I can take a part in changing life easier and my idea has chance to come true while be using and appreciated by others, I will be proud of what I have done.
A good design product should satisfactory people’s command and make our daily life easier, so a good designer must be a detective in life who can always realise the detail in life and change it better by mind. That is a meaningful work which contributes a lot to everyone. As those reason I chose to learn industrial design at UNSW.
For my future, I have a great interest in furniture design. Because I think in these area also have many to improve, the furniture design should keep up with the technology developing which not only be beautiful but also be functional. For instance, in early 80s the TV stationary can simply be a rectangle wood box, however now a TV stationary should include place to put a DVD player and disks also the shape of it become thinner since the invention of digital TV. Besides nowadays the TV stationary usually have a joint between woods which can make the TV turn around letting people more convenience to watch. I hope one day all the furniture in my home is designed by me.
When I was young I am fond of drawing, or in other words, just simply sketching, using a pencil to illustrate the world that I have seen. Also my mother sends me to learn professional painting. That maybe is my first step towards design.
When I was young I dream to be a fashion designer, in that way I can design many fantastic dressing and make myself like a princess Barbie. However I change my mind when I am in high school. Because other than graphic or fashion design I think industrial design is more concrete. It is a combination of art and function. Fashion design will make people beautiful and outstanding, however the fashion vary from month to month, so instead of design, I think fashion designer is more like an athlete who always should catch up with the trends. In this case I don’t think I can be a fashion designer since In my view a good design work should be completely perfect and definitely include lots of thinking not only just some fashion elements.
Also in high school, the beautiful and smart product like furniture, light or daily use stuff always attracts me a lot. I am impressive by Simgle products and the IKEA furniture although they are not expensive.
I always think if I am a alien, one day a human gives me two picture of a car in 1960s and 2010s, what will make me distinguish the more progressive one , rather than the technology , the answer will be design. So in my opinion design probably is the most significant reason to change our life better and easier. This fantasy inspires me a lot. If I can take a part in changing life easier and my idea has chance to come true while be using and appreciated by others, I will be proud of what I have done.
A good design product should satisfactory people’s command and make our daily life easier, so a good designer must be a detective in life who can always realise the detail in life and change it better by mind. That is a meaningful work which contributes a lot to everyone. As those reason I chose to learn industrial design at UNSW.
For my future, I have a great interest in furniture design. Because I think in these area also have many to improve, the furniture design should keep up with the technology developing which not only be beautiful but also be functional. For instance, in early 80s the TV stationary can simply be a rectangle wood box, however now a TV stationary should include place to put a DVD player and disks also the shape of it become thinner since the invention of digital TV. Besides nowadays the TV stationary usually have a joint between woods which can make the TV turn around letting people more convenience to watch. I hope one day all the furniture in my home is designed by me.
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