Emotion and Design

Here are some links on the relationship between emotion and design from Mike Roller.

http://www.core77.com/blog/featured_items/a_periodic_table_of_form_the_secret_language_of_surface_and_meaning_in_product_design_by_gray_holland_12752.asp

http://www.design-emotion.com/2008/06/29/getting-emotional-with-dan-hill/

http://www.slideshare.net/farreaching/intro-to-emotion-design-pleasurability-and-emotional-design-experience-dynamics-web-seminar-presentation-854443

http://www.slideshare.net/trevor.vangorp/emotion-arousal-attention-and-flow-chaining-emotional-states-to-improve-human-computer-interaction

Emotion is key to creating a good user experience. It helps create a memory of a product and can help build brand loyalty.

Welcome Back!

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!

Course Evaluation

Design Communications this quarter was very helpful. In class presentations and posted examples were very beneficial. I learned new techniques and improved my abilities. I liked the variety in critique types: sometimes in small groups, sometimes whole class. I enjoyed group evaluations and the personal feedback. The blog was an excellent way to keep track of my thoughts but a group website/blog would be very helpful. Thanks for a great quarter.

Spring Goals

This quarter went well. I am happy with most of my DesCom projects and very satisfied with my HP computer project. My goals for next quarter are to learn more about packaging (especially sustainable packaging), improve my design communication skills, and have fun.

Blogging About Design

Blogging and reading blogs is an excellent way to communicate and learn about design. Next quarter while I am on Co-op I intend to continue to update my blog. I hope everyone continues to do the same and I look forward to reading yours. Good luck next quarter. See you in the Summer!

T1 Kettle Box

Final tea kettle inspired by London phone boxes.

Sustainable Packaging

If anyone is interested in learning about sustainable packaging, AIGA Cincinnati is holding a Green Salon resource fair and panel March 24, 2009 at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Student fee is $10.

Check out http://www.cincinnati.aiga.org/ecoshift/greensalon/ for more information and to register.