Summary of Project one What is a Good Design?

Hello fellow designers!

The first project is done, sigh with relief, here's few things I've left out to tie it my poster together. I hope you all think your posters came out well because I enjoyed seeing all of the good work you did.

My Handcrafted poster. 

Object: Shox Mini Speaker

Color: Harmonious Hues and Contrasting Value

Elements: sketches and photos

Concept: The Shox Mini is made to go anywhere

What makes it a good design?

 Innovative because it is designed to be used with advancing technology. 

Understandable because it is super easy to understand. There is one switch and two inputs. It twist open and locks shut. 

Honest and has little design as possible: It is edited down to a pure speaker, nothing more and nothing less. It speaks loud and clear what it is and does not fool consumer. Also, you know the function by looking at it and it does, it plays music aloud.

Environmentally- friendly: USB rechargeable lithium battery

Aesthetic: soft-touch, strong, and durable materials.

This is the image that I used for my final poster design. It was a good fit but the color wasn't as bright as I would of liked it to be when it printed. It's a beautiful piece of worth none the less. 

-RCJH

Photographs Of Object

Hello again,

I have been talking some photos of my speaker. I am working on which ones to put onto the poster for Tuesday. Take a look. Let me know which ones would work well and which ones wouldn't. Or how many you think would be nice. These are the ones I've narrowed down. My goal is to show it on as many different surfaces and settings as possible to show the diversity and how simple it is to use.

-RCJH

Design Reflection

Hello designers,


Here is the reflection I wrote from out reading from class. I hope it builds on or includes some new information that didn't hit you when you read it. I found the reading super informative and helpful. So let me know if I missed any key points or what you got out of the reading. Thanks have a lovely night!
-RCJH

Possible Poster Color Schemes and Layouts

Hey Design Jayhawks,

Here is a few options of Color Schemes I am considering for the Foam Core poster. I like using complementary colors like yellow and blue but I'm also interested in harmonious colors ranging from yellow to violet (like a sunset or sunrise). 

 If you think one of these would be best let me know :)

(the missing boxes are yellow)

Also I've mapped out the layout possibilities that would work well for the poster design. The first is a circle with arrow going to each steps of the speakers function. The second is the same but in a spiral shape. So the speaker starts out in a bag then its taken out, opened then plays music. 

Here is the template of the sketches.

feedback encouraged,

RCJH!

SKETCHES

Hello classmates!

Here are the sketches I worked on in class today. They should be self explainable but incase your wondering they are contour drawings of my design object I chose. The first drawing is the speaker once it is open with the charging and Aux. cord. Next to it is the bottom of the speaker and below that is the top which has a nice cut out symmetrical shape. These are the aspects of the design that I think our good. But, enough of the explanation I think y'all can get the idea. I am super excited about this object and am in the process of choosing a color scheme and layout for the poster. I hope y'all enjoy these and feedback in encouraged. TGIF

Beth