Before watching Helvetica I could walk down the street and look at a sign and think “that’s a nice colored sign.” I was oblivious to the fact that the font that was used in that sign seemed to be the same one… Continue Reading
Design can save your life – this was one of the many lessons I took from the film Objectified. The film explores the world of industrial design, which is an area of design that I’ve never really thought about. In… Continue Reading
This Evian logo uses the principle of similarity, such that the mountains at the top of the logo look almost the same and are grouped together because of that. The mountains also share proximity, which also causes them to… Continue Reading
Why?: Currently, my favorite object is this little elephant fountain. In fact, it is my most recent purchase. I came across it at the State Fair this past weekend and knew I had to buy it the instant I saw… Continue Reading
Why did you choose this object? When I first read the instructions for this blog post, I immediately knew what I wanted to post. Sitting comfortably on my bed, is my stuffed animal bunny that my grandma bought… Continue Reading
The first time I used an xbox controller was nearly eight years ago. Since the beginning, I have never had a complaint about the product and always felt it was one of the best controllers on the market.… Continue Reading
This is my journal. I bring this with me most places in case inspiration strikes. I bought it at a store called Archimage in the city of Rochester, where I am from. I originally bought it to act as some… Continue Reading
I received this necklace from my aunt/godmother/bestfriend for my 18th birthday. I love the square charm and it holds a lot of sentimental value to me because it came from a very close relative. The kids I teach over… Continue Reading
I chose my Pandora bracelet because it means a lot to me. My boyfriend gave it to me as a gift, and each charm has a reason or an occasion behind it. The bracelet and charms are made of sterling… Continue Reading
For this assignment I chose the lamp that resides on my dresser. It is one of the main focal points of my room, being that it is up so high, and it is an object that I end up using… Continue Reading
I chose my MacBook because I use it everyday and it is an important piece of technology being that I am a student. It contains important word documents, hundreds of pictures, and thousands of MP3s of mine. It allows me… Continue Reading
I chose this chair because it is definitely the most interesting thing that my roommates and I have in our sparsely furnished apartment. I have had this chair for a few years at home before I brought it here to… Continue Reading
I chose my iPhone case because it is my favorite case and I appreciate its well thought out form. It is a key-lime green, satin-plastic hard iPhone 4 case. It has the typical iPhone hard case design with openings for… Continue Reading