29 sep 09

day one notes: artd 410 intro to class
authors:

victor papanek

dave foster (former faculty member at U of O) 'the road to success is strewn with failure. i think it's part of the way. people shouldn't be discouraged by it'... they have learned something, but never realized it, because they were too busy trying to win... they were busy trying to be successful, but were learning, you see, in spite of themselves... emphasis on process rather than produce... the artist examines his own ideas by giving them artistic form..

ken o'connell

sacrifice---->economics

one laptop for every child
http://www.laptop.org/en/

design is about the process

!!!!energy of invention!!!!

interacting with my environment
nature specific vs. mode
problematic?
lacking?
wanting to change?
orientation
room styles
comfort vs. practical vs. aesthetically pleasing
interacting with environment group:
lee, me, kristen, chris, brian, drew, ray

design is powerful

1. understand nature of my lifestyle
2. discover a process for alteration
3. learn new tools, materials, methods
4. develop strategy & execute!
5. develop method of dissemination

'supernatural' (book)


ross lovegrove
http://www.ted.com/talks/ross_lovegrove_shares_organic_designs.html#
DNA design.nature.art - nature drills holes in things


xmind.net/mindmapping/pdf on bb/blogger.com/send john url/self/time/creative energy/skills/etc.