Last quarter I Co-oped at the Live Well Collaborative in Cincinnati, Ohio. I collaborated with students from business, design, and engineering to develop products for the 50+ baby boomer market in a studio sponsored by General Mills. My work included extensive research, consumer interviews, ideation, concept refinement, 3D modeling and rendering, and presentations. I also assisted with research and planning for a collaborative P&G studio for Summer Quarter 2009. I will be taking the P&G studio as a studio elective this quarter.
At the end of my Live Well Co-op I attended an inspirational presentation on storytelling that leads nicely into this quarter. In ID Studio I will be designing a beautiful artifact: a chair. I am hoping to create a poetic object that makes meaningful connections with the user. I am also excited that I will be able to more eloquently describe previous and future projects.
As I began to revisit my portfolio this quarter I noticed the lack of poetry and storytelling and also noted that I do not have a sustainable project. I am hoping to learn more about sustainable materials for chairs in Materials and Processes and incorporate these into either the chair project or the Design Communications group project.
Goals for the quarter coming soon!
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