Class Reflections September 25, 2008 September 29, 2008

The first half of today’s class was about color and how it is used in architecture.  I thought the origins of the colors and what they were used for was interesting.  I also think it is interesting about the affect color has on people.  When I did the color exercise Vaike gave to us it [...]

Data Collections September 26, 2008

http://www.evergreen.ca/en/ Hey guys Evergreen is a non-profit organization commited to bringing green spaces into cities. They introduce new sustainable techologies into there interresting designs. Also check out the Brick Works link its a great example of a mixed use space.
Chantel Kuharski

Data Collections September 25, 2008 September 26, 2008

http://psychology.about.com/od/sensationandperception/a/colorpsych.htm
This website is about the psychological effects of color and therapeutic uses for it.  
There is a lot of interesting information on this website such as:

Red was used to stimulate the body and mind and to increase circulation.
Yellow was thought to stimulate the nerves and purify the body.
Orange was used to heal the lungs and to increase energy levels.
Blue was believed to soothe [...]

Data Collection September 24, 2008 September 25, 2008

http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/JUD-111814837-QFY 
CIDA’s mandate is to support sustainable development in developing countries, and it’s based out of Canada.
The most recent strategy is the Sustainability Development Strategy of 2007-2009. The plan doesn’t just think about the environment it also includes economic and social development, democratic governance, human rights and natural resource management.
This site has numerous links to information about [...]

Class Reflection September 18, 2008 September 25, 2008

The overall idea of this class focused on the idea of the proportions of the human body and the personal space – proxemics -around it. The nature of ones design ideas are based on the purpose of human use. And these ideas lead into the videos that we watched, the videos showed us new and [...]

Class Reflections September 18, 2008 September 23, 2008

Gerrys lecture was interesting as he spoke more about product design then any other proffessor we have had which is great as some people want to leen more towards that proffession and it is important in any design. As I want to go into interior design or landscape design I want to be sure that [...]

Data Collections September 18, 2008 September 22, 2008

http://www.valuecreatedreview.com/design.htm
This website is about ergonomics for designers and has a lot of useful information abut designing furniture and more for many different people.
-Desiree McKay

Class Reflections September 18, 2008 September 20, 2008

Todays class made me think about how much work goes into designing everything.  Designs have to be designed for the individual/individuals who will be using it.  There are many different body types making it hard to design generic objects such as the chair which was used as an example in class today.  There is no [...]

Class Reflection September 11, 2008 September 18, 2008

After watching the video in class about the dance floor with sensors underneath that can generate energy with the movement of the dancers, I got a pretty good idea for what we could add to the u of m. When i saw people on treadmills at the gym, it instantly reminded me of my hamster [...]

Data Collection September 18, 2008

I forgot to mention this before but awesome green design and architecture check out http://www.shift33.com. It’s packed with greeny goodness. You will not be disappointed.
Marc Tessier