Class Work

For you future design students i just wanted to tell you a little about the types of assignments we are currently doing in the end of the semester.  First off, for Visualization and Representation we have the coolest project ever thanks to Professor Tew.  Basically, each student got to pick a car and make a swipe sheet (inspiration board) and using details from that car design a pair of flip flops for it.  As of right now we are in the ideation process where we are supposed to quickly bust out designs and try and figure out all possible solutions.  For Principles of Form we have a very interesting project that (to be honest) not many people appreciate too much.  Out of seven adjectives our professor chose the one that she thinks we are weakest with creating form... mine is heavy.  Just for an idea some other ones are painterly, highbrow/lowbrow and humble.  Next she chose a material for us to design this thing out of and once again it is something that we aren't to strong with... mine is Canvas.  Some others are leather, wood, metal and paper.  Using these two elements we have to design a device to hold flowers, a device to measure time and a device to hold a small flame.  the purpose for this is to use our creativity and ideation skills with something we are not strong with.  So these are just two of the projects but i thought i would share them with you... if you want some practice let me know and i will give you the exact brief for either assignment ;)

enjoy your life

as we are coming up on the end of the semester things are starting to get really crazy!!! i have housing issues i need to resolve, i have future financial issues, future class issues and all of this on top of an enormous workload from my current classes.   however, i am happier than i have ever been.  its sunny and warm, i'm having so much fun and honestly, i love the spring.  i wish that syracuse would be like this all the time but being in that horrible winter makes you appreciate the sun so much more!  so here i am, loving life and enjoying my time spent here on earth!  i suggest you do the same...it makes life so much better!

the newest thing that i have done which i suggest all of you do is the following.  write a list of all the goals and aspirations you have in life.  write down things you want to accomplish and write down things that are most important to you in your life and for your future.  now take that list and cut it down to 4 or 5 things, and spend all your time and effort on those 4 or 5 things that are the MOST important to you.  trust me, a recent study i looked at shows that 80% of the stuff that you do isn't that important in your life and only 20% of the things you do really matter... for example i have cut my life down to this (but i still do other things like vacation, play sports and have fun)
1) my girlfriend - she is the most important thing to me and i love to spend most of my time taking care of her
2) design - i spend all of my time working on my school projects and outside projects
3) my health - duh... i work out, eat right, sleep well and take care of my self
4) making the world a better place - self explanatory - be nice to others, be good to the world
5) money - this is not for me so i can buy expensive things or so i can have a luxurious lifestyle (i dont need that) this is so i can support my (future) family and give my kids everything they need to be successful in their lives

these 5 things are what i spend every day on, and i have never been happier before!