Rolf Benz furniture is an excellent example of a design project that uses the slow design principles. The designer is located in Germany and he designs his furniture based on swedish aesthetics. His furniture is made using renewable materials, non-hazardous production, respecting labor rights, and recycling products. I believe his furniture meets the slow design…
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Three Questions
My project is the bike watch, come from the bike glove, and I wonder how can have an on and off switch with the lithium ion battery? Another question I have is can I copyright this?
Slow Design Post
The first example of a slow design is the Mygdal plantlight by Nui Studio. This is the worlds easiest indoor plant that does not require any daylight nor care. The plant fits the principles of a slow design because it involves the principles of reflect and evolve. The concept of the plant in the bottle…
Form+Code-Hello Post
A Software That Changed the Way I Think, See, or Understand the World Mackenzie Carlson A software that I can say (somewhat embarrassedly) changed the way I view the world would have to be Stardew Valley. I’m not much of a gamer myself, but I have never gotten into a single thing more than I…
Slow Design – Amelia Lozada
Artist: Bram Van Breda, both works from their exhibition “BONANZA, A Diorama of the Near.” Principles of slow design used: EXPAND & REFLECT In the two works pictured above the artist utilizes objects from their surroundings to create scenes/installation works. These works were created during a residency and they really tried to evoke what is…
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The Old Wall, painted by Maria Woithofer, is a piece of art that fits with the Reflect principle out of the six Principles from Fuad-Lake’s Slow Design. In this painting, Maria draws a corner of an old house, in which the wall covering was fallen, and the red brick under it reveals in the air….
Form+Code-Hello
Upon reading this article and getting clarification via google on what is considered software, I started to think about the software’s that I have used the most. While I would like to talk about a video game I like, I don’t play video games as often as I’d like. Since I am in an art…
Form+Code+Hello
One software that changed the way that you think, see, or understand the world, was Minecraft. Minecraft is like a simplified version of real life plus more. It deals with the earths natural elements and creating things of the imaginary. The article says “The use of software in the arts can be separated into two…
Form+Code Hello Post
One of the most eye-opening software that I’ve used would be Adobe Illustrator. Before ever staring to use this software, I had zero understanding or even know what vectors are and where they are used in our daily lives. With a few lines, one can make accurate work that can scale from a small sticker…
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Trailer for the game One example that came to mind for me was a platformer video game called Little Big Planet. There are two main reasons why this game not only changed the way I interacted with games but also influenced the way I thought of them as a whole. To give some background info…
Form+Code-Hello Blog Post
Software is defined in the article as resources that allow access and process of a large quantity of information. It gave examples like how Wikipedia was made with the help of software. A second definition for “Software” in the article is also the ability to work with this information and encourage new ways of thought….
Slow design principles – Daniel Barrera
When I read over the 6 design principles I kept thinking back to the artist, Gabriel Orozco and his take on everyday objects. Orozco’s work focus on that fragile relationship with those everyday objects. one of those pieces is “Ping Pond Table”. It follows principle 2 which is “evolve” and principle 5 which is “participate”….