Design is Dangerous: Knives

    Designs of every invention is made to make life easier and more efficient for everyone. Most designs are created and expected to make things better for everyone, but there are inventions that are considered dangerous as well such as guns, knives, and even automobiles.
    Knives are created to make it easier to slice and cut things into pieces. It is efficient especially for chefs and those that cook because its main purpose is to cut and slice food. Although it is used to slice food and whatnot, knives are also very dangerous. The weight of the knives are portable enough to store anywhere and easy for anyone to use because it is light. This also gives it a reason for it to be more dangerous because it is portable enough for people to carry around. It is also easier to pull out when people want to use the knives for dangerous purposes. The knife crime rates are not as high as those of other weapons, but this design plays as an easily accessible weapon that can be easily obtained. Guns and other weapons need a permit to bare weapons, but knives are household items which makes it that much easier to access to. Its easy-accessible factor makes it more dangerous because many could use the item for the wrong purposes, or even accidentally cut themselves or someone else.
    The design of knives are still efficient with its special hand-held grips for comfort and easy-handling. Knives also have different shapes and sizes that gives it a different purpose for cutting different types of food items. Even with its efficiency, the design can also act as a dangerous invention.

Design In Society: Airplanes

     From walking to biking and automobiles to trains, it lead to the invention of airplanes. Prior every invention that was ever created, many utopian ideas were formed and brainstormed to see if it could be an improvement to our world or society. As for airplanes, Orville and Wilbur Wright enjoyed the sport or hobby of creating flying objects which lead to the creation of the first “flying machine.” The Wright brothers believed that one day man could fly and with that mindset, they were able to create the world’s first “flying machine”: the Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903.
    Since then, airplanes have been a very efficient and helpful invention in our world. It went from an utopian design to a useful life design. People all over the globe are able to utilize an airplane because it helps goods, people, and almost anything get anywhere the fastest way possible. We are able to live an utopian lifestyle because the help of an airplane could help us bring cargo we need in our lives to and from far places as quick and efficient as we desire. Without the invention of the airplane, we would not be able to receive our goods on time, people would not be able to exchange business ideas and expand their businesses, provide plenty of jobs, and also provide space for those that want to travel from one place to another quicker.
    Airplanes are also safe to travel in. Despite the attack on September 11th, the transportation of an airplane is quick and safe. Planes provide seat belts, oxygen, emergency exit doors, and everything that is efficient for a quick exit or assistance when in danger. It also provides passengers with water and food for a comfortable ride. Airplanes and the workers are able to provide passengers with whatever they need aside from water and food, like blankets and pillows. Airplanes provide people and cargo with the best service and comfort.
    The design of an airplane provides the most efficient transportation. There is no traffic and accidents that happen as often as cars and bikes because in the sky the airplanes do not come across that situation. Also, the passengers just relax and enjoy their ride to their destination. With the design of an airplane from 1903 until now, the style has changed a lot but it still fulfills its purpose as an efficient and safe transportation for people, cargo, etc.

Color Transforms

    Colors on any single thing in the world can change someone’s thoughts or perceptive of something instantly. A slight touch of color could easily persuade one’s eyes to see illusions and different types of feelings toward the art piece. Although a sepia colored art piece gives the image a western, olden days appearance, adding regular color to the piece could bring back life and realism.
    As for these images I specifically selected, they each have color in them to give the illustrations a sense of realism. The hue and value of a specific color could also add some life to a drawing because it is not one solid color. For example, the drawing on the right of the hand and ball does not use any colors to differentiate that the hands are drawing the ball when in real life, the hand is within the drawing as well. The hand in the drawing is drawn, colored, and shaded using different values of gray to give the hand a three-dimensional look and feel to it so that the audience could see the illusion of the hand being a three-dimensional illustration when it is only two-dimensional.
    On the left is a similar illustration of color bringing a two-dimensional drawing into a three-dimensional one. The illustration focused on making the hands realistic using color to bring the hands into life, as if they are real hands drawing the picture. Color is able to play tricks with one’s mind because a slight change in color could throw a person off on their perceptions. The hand is even drawn with colored arm hair to make the two-dimensional hands more life-like and real.
    For the last example I have chosen, the shading and color is carefully selected to make the illustration’s illusion successful. As you can see, the person in the back of the illustration is real and he stood next to the masterpiece as if the bottle of whiskey is embedded into the ground to trick the audience. You can tell that the colors of the whiskey is carefully selected so that the whiskey would look real and it would be shadowed in to give it more of the three-dimensional effect.
    Colors brighten up a picture, bring life into a picture, and give illusions to a picture. It is able to play tricks with one’s mind, as well as, bring something to life. These art pieces I have chosen show the importance of color and value because it is able to bring forth the realism in a person’s two-dimensional drawing to an illusion of a three-dimensional masterpiece.

One Idea, Different Designs

Everyone has a symbolic image that comes to their head when a word is given to them. My favorite animal, pandas, have a certain symbol that pops up in people’s minds and are interpreted in many different ways. Illustrations of any animal, object, or even food could have a stereotypical way of how it is drawn and represented, but there are different designs that can stand for one thing.

Using the example of my favorite animal, I can type in panda in the Google search engine under images and many different sorts of interpretations would appear. Pandas can be hand-drawn or digitally created which makes it come out different many of the times. Everyone may have a sense of what a panda looks like, but when taken from the mind into a piece of paper or on a computer, the design of the panda may come out to be completely different. This also depends on what the person created in their mind before they placed their idea down.

On the left side, there is a digitally created panda which is a completely different design than the one on the right, which is hand-drawn. The design on the right is a cartoon of a panda as well as the digitally created one. The one on the left has a larger white part in its eyes and the one on the right has a white dot inside the black, which has a smaller amount of white. The digitally created panda has gray paws whereas the panda on the right does not have the gray paws. They are significantly different, but at the same time, you are still able to tell that they are pandas of different designs.

Ergonomics

The designs of new inventions have to fit many criteria to suit the title of a successful invention. There are five areas that a good invention are criticized towards to make it a purposeful invention: safety, comfort, ease of use, performance (productivity), and aesthetics. The design I have chosen is a doorstop shaped like a little person that is attempting to stop the door. This doorstop design is successful in many ways making it a useful invention, but it also has its flaws.

The doorstop poses as a safe invention. They are there keep doors opened so that they are not a hassle to constantly open the door as well as keep doors from closing on people. At the same time, it can also pose as a safety hazard because people can trip over it because it is larger height-wise and width-wise than a regular doorstop. Although people may see it and walk over it, those that miss it, this doorstop is high large enough to trip a person if it is not out of the way from a person's walking path. Still, the doorstop is useful and does what it's designed for.

As for comfort, this doorstep does not pose as any comfort for people. It may possibly be useful enough for people to stay comfortable with whatever they are doing without having to hold a door open. The doorstop could also be comfortable for the door because it does not leave marks or scratches on the door. It helps the door keep in position for however long it is needed to.

This invention is very easy to use. It does not take too much effort or time to utilize. The ease of use is really efficient because the doorstop is just placed at the correct location and it simple does its job. The doorstop does not require supervision or work because it does what it needs to and save the trouble for people. Also, the invention does not take a genius to know how to use it, so its ease of use is easily understood by many. 

The performance of the doorstop is quite efficient and useful because it gets the job done. The doorstop was created to stop doors from closing or to keep it opened saving people the effort to doing so themselves. It performs just the way it needs to and have to. The invention is able to hold the door in place for however long it is needed to.

Aesthetics of this invention is highly attractive. It caught my attention right away because it has a clever design. The design is of a little person trying to push the door to stop closing or to keep it opened. It is an unique idea because that posture of the design is like a human's position when they are using their full strength to push something. It also comes in different colors for those that prefer another color other than black. The doorstop is also small enough to not take up too much space when stored away or when in use. The design is a simple stick-figure character, but the creator was able to utilize that idea into a doorstop, which makes it a useful design.

This invention has its pros and cons, but its pros outweigh the cons. With this attractive design, it is able to easily capture the interests of people of all ages. Although the invention may not be all safe and provide physical comfort for a person, it is able to perform what is is designed for as well as have a clever aesthetic.

Jersey Designs

 My favorite basketball team, the Golden State Warriors, have recently came up with a new jersey for their team. Their previous design are of the colors orange and blue with a symbol of a thunder to represent the Warriors. The team decided to change their design because the thunder symbol also represented for another team, the Oklahoma City Thunders. Comparing the previous jersey to the current new jersey, there are many aspects that has significantly changed.

The previous Warriors jersey design were of the colors blue and orange, like the image on the left, for away games. At home games are the same colors but with an orange base. Knowing that the symbol represented both the Oklahoma City Thunders and Golden State Warriors, I feel like their new design for their jerseys are more significant to the team. The new design is presented on the right, and they have a new symbol to represent their team. The Warriors are from the Bay Area and representing the team, they use the symbol of the Golden Gate Bridge. This is more significant because the bridge symbolizes the Bay Area instantly to anyone, because many associate the bridge with San Francisco, which is part of the Bay Area. Another significant feature of the new jerseys would be the golden color on the bridge as well as on other parts of the jersey to represent the golden of the team name and the bridge name. Although the team's logo design is not represented with the warrior symbol, the bridge design of the golden state significantly represents my hometown and supports the fact that we have warriors on our team.

Words and Images

Words itself plays as an image too. A word itself plays as a signifier for an object. For example, what does the word "table" bring to mind? Most could possibly say that it is brown, has four corners, has four legs, etc. Many words are able to bring forth an image of what it looks like to a person. Words have become a symbol for an object that could actually be anything.

The picture on the left is a good example of what images we see pop up in our minds when we see the word. Most of the time, when people are presented with the word "red,"they are most likely going to picture that color in their mind. Everyone in the word would associate the color red with the word red, but when presented with a picture such as the one on the left, people tend to pause or say the wrong word presented to them. It is because it falls out of their regular schema of what the word is suppose to symbolize.

As a designer, we are challenged to think outside of the box. We need to remove ourselves from what is hidden within language to design what we can to improve or better our world. So the next time we are presented with the word "table," we are to think of something outside of the box such as a table with three corners instead of four, with three legs, the color teal, or that it is thirty feet long. This way, new and different images would be present in your minds when the word comes across.

Design in Fashion

Everyone has their own sense in style with their appearances. The way someone dress can tell a lot about how a person may seem to like because it is like a quick glance of a first impression. Simply with an accessory or jacket, it could give people many impressions of how they may seem. For example, like a track jacket, it would tell that they may be athletic or laid-back, whereas a pea-coat may give us the impression of a business-like or a 'dress to impress' occasion. There are also 'looks' that have names like the 'Hong Kong' look (like on the picture), the Punk-Rock look, Business or formal style, the athletic attire, and many more. Different ways of designing your outfits everyday help give the world outside a sense of what kind of person you are. People may dress differently each day due to special occasions, but when walking down the street with a 'type' of attire gives off that first impression of who or what you really are for others to see. For example, someone who dresses up in business attire could possibly be going for an interview and needs to look professional and proper to impress those that are trying to hire them, It could also be the office worker style for those that work in large corporate building or even in a bank. Different looks could help others narrow down the type of person you are with just a quick glance, too. The way a person designs themselves in the morning with their personalized clothes collections help people express a sense of who they are when they wear it out the house in the morning for the world to see.

 

Mass-Produced iPhones

One of the largest company by the name of Apple, created a huge hyped for the invention of the iPhone and iTouch. This successful design is a product that is mass-produced and demanded by many people. With their smart marketing skills, they were able to make the iPhones seem limited so people would want it more and in result, almost everyone has an iPhone, iTouch, or an iPod. The invention of the iPhone and iTouch were carefully designed and critiqued for it to reach the stages it is at today.

The designer is trying to show viewers and consumers that their designs of their product, the iPhone, especially with its appearance and efficiency. The balance of the shape of the iPhone makes it easy for everyone to handle and  the look of the screen is balanced. All the applications on the phone are programmed to look balanced for viewers with the menu button and hearing piece evenly balanced at the top and bottom of the phone. The composition of the design is simple and easy for consumers to hold and use. The screen is also large enough for any finger-size to use the product. The equilibrium of the weight and size of the phone also makes it more attractive to the customers. The design of the iPhones and iTouches are visually, physically, and technically effective to the eye of a consumer.

Interaction of Content and Dorm in OBJECTIFIED

 

Objectified, a documentary film written by Gary Hustwit focused on how everything around us is designed in some way or another. The design industry, especially those  that focus on the industrial designs of products are constantly improving products and modernizing them to fit the use for consumers today. This film helped me realize that everything around me did not just come up off the top of someone's head, but thoughtfully brainstormed and drawn out before finalizing the product for sale for efficiency and appearance to capture consumers' attention.
One product that stuck out to me in the film were the peelers for vegetables and fruits. The designer decided to recreate the handles for the peelers because he recalled someone complaining about the handle of the peeler being too painful to hold when using it. This scene stood out to me because I never realized that a simple gadget like a peeler would need research and careful thought placed into it so that consumers would want to purchase it for its efficiency. The peeler on the left was the peeler that was complained about, and the end result is the peeler on the far right. The appearance had to also be appealing to people as well as have a comfortable grip for people to use. It was interesting for me to see the many varieties of handles they went through before finding one that was perfect to solve the problem and make it a seller.

This documentary helped me notice that literally every thing around me has been carefully thought out before being finalized into a product. I can sit here on my bed and look around the room discovering that each item had a designer or designers envision the appearance and usefulness of the item before making it. Every single thing around us has a story behind it and are made the way they look for a reason and to simplify our lives.

Design in the Mind of a Child

Designing and placement of illustrations start once you are born. I believe that children that start drawing at a young age tend to know where to place their subjects. For example, in their drawings they already know where to place subjects in the  foreground or know how to place  larger or smaller subjects in the current position on a picture.

When I worked with children in the senior year of my high school career, I was honored to receive drawings from students I tutored in the third grade. On the right, my student Jenny drew animals and a background and knew exactly where the placement for each subject is suppose to be. For example, she had a linear perspective because she placed the clouds above the heads of the animals and the ground below. She was even able to place the duck closer to show it is larger. In her illustration with the little girl, she was able to have a sense of balance and place the girl in the middle so that the picture would not be imbalanced.

On the left is an illustration by a boy that I asked to draw anything he wanted. He was able to use warm colors for the sun instead of outrageous colors that do not represent the symbol of the sun. Children are able to know what colors complement each other and what specific objects are "normally" colored.

Next time, take the time to notice art pieces by younger siblings, children, students, or even babies because it is really interesting seeing how their brain helps them put things together without them really knowing what they are doing. Who knows, maybe one day they will be the next famous designer!

Comparison and Contrast

Designs of almost anything change overtime, especially if the company has been around for awhile. Companies start off with one icon that will represent their company over the years so consumers and people around the world will know instantly who and what they are when they come across their symbol. With the limited technology, companies like Google start off with a simplistic logo for their company which just says: Google in four different colors.

In the beginning Google's logo started off with the letter G with a bright and light green matching the letter L that later follows the word. It looked flat and two-dimensional when it first started as a company. Slowly as the company became famous over the years, the logo changed a total of three times. In 1998-1999, the new Google logo added an exclamation at the end of it as well as change the green G into a blue color. The colors from each three changes has gotten brighter as well. From 1999 until now, Google's logo has been kept the same as 1998-1999, except bigger, has shading to give it a more three-dimensional look, no exclamation mark, and thinner letterings.

There are a few similiarities among the three logos after changing three times. One is that the font of the logo stayed similar other than the thickness of the lettering. They used the same colors to represent their company throughout each change because a dramatic change would honestly not be easy for consumers and the world to adjust to after being use to one icon for a certain company. The three logos always had some sort of light shadowing around each letter, yet it became more apparent in the most recent Google design making it look more three-dimensional.

Overtime, technology helped make the logo look more modern and attractive. It also helped the design of the word Google stand out more for viewers to notice compared to the previous two, which were dull and the coloring were not as nice. In the end, the designers helped start off an icon for the Google company that would make everyone around the world recognize it instantly as well as improved the initial look of Google.

Design as Conversation

Conversation means exchanging ideas and views through speech, visual communications, and etc.  People are able to bring their perspectives across through design as well as many other techniques like speech, lyrics, and pictures.

Designs all over the world speak out loud to everyone. Images on billboards, advertisements, posters, magazines, and even the media revolve around designs to help bring the idea across. For example, to the right is an advertisement for the a fibre company called Tweeter. Using a simple subject which in this case is a pool stick and its chalk to persuade the public to "Stick With Us." They are trying to convince viewers that they should stay with being regular customers to the company as well as welcoming new consumers to be a part of their company. This advertisement had a simple slogan that was straight to the point, whereas some advertisements speak without words and still have the idea come across. On the left, there is the Playstation advertisement that brings the idea that the product is great without words, but simply the product itself. With the colors illuminating the product, it makes the product look as if it is a fantasy and dreamy. The colors were probably chose on purpose to show give the effect of a dreamy product so that people would want to purchase a beautiful item. The colorful design that wrap around the product and toward the sky somewhat shows the audience that it's not only dreamy, but it rises to the sky like it is a godly product.

Simple examples like advertisements, which are all over the world, have a way with words and illustrations that bring their purpose across without verbal speech. Conversations are not necessarily used with just speech, but with the design world, anything can speak through the eyes.

Human Designs

As I was talking to a fellow classmate today, I stumbled across a phrase he said that inspired me to write this one blog entry. He mentioned how someone can be a great design or a bad design. I was intrigued at how he used the word design to describe a human being. It is quite true as well, because each and every person on this planet are their own person, thus their own design. The word of choice chosen was very appealing to me because I always saw the word 'design' as an item, art piece, or an idea, but never used when describing a person. Each person is made up of their own design, meaning their characteristics, personality, and appearance. They are also able to alter their personal design of themselves with the clothing they wear, accessories like hats and scarves, make-up, and even their hairdo. People are able to act and dress the way they choose which creates the many different people around the world. Appearances play a big role in the "design" of a person because it is what others first judge and see before getting to know a person. Then the personality of the person itself is another part of a design that can further help show others how they are. Different people from different parts of the world have their own way of presenting themselves with the way they dress because the design of how they are give people the first impression of how they might possibly be. First impressions do mean a lot and even though it's bad to judge a book by its cover, many tend to do so. But, each and every one person in the world have their very own unique design personality-wise and appearance-wise.

Finding Creativity From Without.

Designs and artwork all around me inspire me. They inspire me by giving me ideas for projects I do for class or personal pieces I create on my spare time, as well as, help me notice the smaller details of everything around me.

I can just simply look at any object in a room and notice the small fine details of how something is designed and marketed to the public. Like Gatorade drinks; they use simple bottle designs to market their product, but creating smaller versions of the original design also attracts consumers. The colors of the drinks also help draw in customers to buy the product. Simple marketing strategies like creating small bottles for children or easy grab-and-go bottles intrigue more people to purchase. Although the saying, "Don't judge a book by its covers," I believe many people out there do still judge everything upon looks first. That's because what you see is the first impression of anything you buy or get to know later on. As for items like Gatorade, you tend to buy things that are more appealing to you or that it draws you more toward it. For example, I personally like the blue-ish, teal Gatorade drink, but not only does it taste good to me, it is also my favorite color and I purchased the smaller bottles of Gatorade because it's convenient for me to take to school and it looks "cuter." Little details like that can really persuade a person toward purchasing a certain item. Thus, looks do matter, especially in the business marketing world.

The business world incorporates designs into their products. Like the Gatorade bottles, they get designers to create the bottle appearance to draw more customers to buy them. Little fine details of even how a bottle appears inspire me to notice that the world is based on designs of almost anything anywhere. Looks do matter when it comes to marketing strategies, which is one career field that I am very interested in working for in the future. Little consumer products help inspire me to work toward my goal to becoming an advertisement marketer if I cannot achieve my ambitious goal of working for Pixar.

"Stone Soup"

"Stone Soup" by Marcia Brown illustrated the achievements of being able to bring in different kinds of materials to create a new worthwhile product. Our group assignment on Tuesday was to bring in different art materials to create our own rewarding product. Although strangers, my group was able to bring in different items ranging from art supplies to sewing materials and crafting scraps to make our own "Stone Soup." We did not literally create soup, but we were able to make our very own product with what we had.
My group was able to come up with creating a person out of all our materials and scraps.  We began with the head and used a plastic Nike bag. We stuffed the bag with a lot of white printing paper to make the head more three-dimensional. Then, we decided to wrap the plastic bag with a silver-colored tissue paper so the head would not have Nike printed all over it. Our "person" was able to hook onto a clothes hanger and attach to a rectangular cardboard box to connect him to his body. We were able to create his arms and legs out of paper and cover his cardboard box body with a t-shirt someone brought in. We were able to be creative with him by designing him to be a person crossing his legs as he leans on the ledge with his arms crossed. We also had rainbow string to work with and used it to create his very stylish hairdo. My group also got lucky with having heart-shaped gems that we used as his eyes and a rubber-band as his mouth. In the end our result was really rewarding. Everyone was really proud of what we accomplished together. With our limited resources and  how each and every person came from a different background, we were able to put our heads together to make our creation: Dessie (name given by Professor Housefield).

Design creations from a single mind would probably be great, but possibly even better when eight minds are at work. I believe that design creations have minds behind it rather than one particular head working on the piece. In my opinion, whether it is inspiration from others or the help of others to create one art-piece, designs seemingly end up better with more than one brain at work.

First Impressions of Design

First impressions last a lifetime. Although it is hard for me to pull from my memory bank what my very first impression of design was, I know design has definitely made a strong impact in my life. Design and artwork that surrounded my childhood immensely helped me decide on my path toward majoring in design: visual communications. Although I have just started studying design in college, I have had many experiences with art projects and practicing with assignments I had. In the end, I know that slowly, but surely I am determined to reach my goal of working for Pixar.

One memory that stuck by me was when I was in elementary school at Lawton Alternative School in San Francisco. My fourth grade teacher, Mr. Greene, helped me realize I would like to become an artist when I grow up. He was in love with art and many times he would incorporate art into our daily lessons in class. He inspired me to become an artist because of the many artwork we did in class that he eventually sent to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco for a weekend exhibition on student pieces. He constantly encouraged me that my work was good and could take me places in the future as an artist. I kept that thought close-by and eventually became intrigued in becoming a designer.

The memory of my fourth grade teacher stuck with me all these years and helped me further my interests in art. My most recent piece is one of my proudest work yet. I used magazines and cut them into bits and pieces to form a collage of my hometown. I combined the Golden Gate Bridge along with the Bay Bridge and used gold magazine scraps for the city in the background. I also added white magazine pieces for the fog. I was able to submit this piece into the American River Review, which is a magazine created by students of American River College in Sacramento. They select a few of the  best pieces in the school to be presented in the magazine each year. I received many positive feedbacks from this collage from friends, family, classmates, and my professor. This further encouraged my dream in becoming a designer.

The effort I took to create the collage took a few days to put together, but the design was inspired by my beautiful city. Those that designed the bridge inspired this piece, too because of their skills in photographing the city. Different types of art like photography and architecture, the designer creates how they want the bridge to appear and how to perfectly set the camera to snap a picture at the perfect spot and time. In the end, my creativity  put together the architecture design of the bridge and a photograph of the city into a collage.

Design comes in different techniques and forms. Through almost anything or anyone, it could inspire a lot for one’s mind.

Even In The Smallest Places Design Exists!

Design comes in many different ways. Other than just drawing, advertisements, and clothing, there are minor designs that many do not take the time to look over and notice. For one, nails are usually not noticed right when you first walk past a person or see them, but after entering the art world, I began to notice small designs and details in everything around me. As I was doing my nails tonight, I realized that my nail painting and small designs on them were appropriate to relate to the design topic. Even the most simplistic design on a nail, like french manicures or painting nails a solid color are considered designs. With just a simple design like a french tip manicure, it still went through a process of brainstorming before painting it on. Usually, people do not wear their nailpolish designs and decals for one day, but for a week or more. Therefore the idea of what to place on the nail has to be well-thought out just like any other inventions or design products out there. Putting thought onto how something will turn out makes the piece of work: art. Although this picture is not as clear, you can see that the ring finger has a yellow and silver design with neon orange french manicure tips using L.A. Colors nail polish. After that, I placed a top coat of OPI Anniversary nail polish that added glitter and sparkles to top off the design. The design of my nails are really simple, but even simplicity in the smallest places are where little design ideas blossom into masterpieces.

Design in Society

Design is everywhere and anywhere in our society. It ranges from the web media to simple doodles on the corner of a piece of paper. Web designs are extremely popular in the career field as well as pastimes for teenagers and people who simply enjoy blogging. Websites and personal pages such as Tumblr, Twitter, Xanga, blogs, etc. all have distinct layouts where the users are allowed to design their page to their desires. There are websites that are also created to offer html codes for people to simply copy and paste onto their page to decorate so they can express their thoughts, feelings, and share their interests with other web surfers. Design is definitely all over the web world, but it is also as simple as a doodle on a piece of paper. Simple drawings in a notebook are also considered designs of one's imagination. It allows one to express themselves freely and consciously or subconsciously. Therefore, design is everywhere in society. From work-related situations to even just drawing on a piece of paper, design is expressed in many different ways with or without people realizing it. It surrounds us just as much as anything else does.

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My name is Amanda Cheung and I started this blog for my DES001 class. I can tell this is going to be a great quarter :) I'm excited to learn everything Professor Housefield has in stored for us. Let the school year begin!