Let's talk Design! Product, graphic, UX/UI, experience, furniture, architecture, etc.
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@mclaincausey Don Norman lives in San Diego, and I've met him several times at school! He has a really good relationship with our design department, so he's around a lot. Next time he's around I'm going to ask him to sign my copy of that book
Design thinking is super important, and it's not a skill that many people possess. This is why Don Norman says that when it comes to designing large systems, look to the designers. And he also says that designers are problem definers, not problem solvers which is what makes the design thinking you mentioned so important.
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I‘m a great fan of Santiago Calatrava‘s architecture. Today we took the chance to see his Auditorio de Tenerife. Just beautiful on a day with blue sky, warmth and a gentle breeze.
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Thanks! It's strange starting a new career. I went into the studio today to do the usual payroll onboarding stuff, and was surprised to learn that it's all digital now. Clocking into work is now done on an app. Wild! I haven't had a new job in over 20 years, so this is all very new to me.
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That is great news @seawolf . Bet your colleagues there will quickly pick up and comment/inquire about your outfits.
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About 6 years ago, I restored a mid-century chair for a client, and this was the result (see below). I really loved the chair and when I delivered it, I told my client that if she ever wanted to sell it, to please give me a call. Well, a couple of weeks ago she called, and I was able to buy the chair from her at a very reasonable price (just about what I charged her for the restoration), and now it's sitting in my living room!
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I sure did! I cut off the original leather and made an exact pattern from it. I searched high and low for olive dye, but none were quite what I was looking for. I ended up learning how to mix my own dye, and managed to get this gorgeous color from a strange concoction of colors!
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@seawolf said in Let's talk Design! Product, graphic, UX/UI, experience, furniture, architecture, etc.:
this gorgeous color
it really is, well done
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I designed this credenza for a furniture design class. My record player will sit on the top left, the amp directly to its right, and the speakers in the bottom corners, and record storage inside the two big doors.
I modeled the entire thing in CAD so that I can generate a cut list and start knocking out all of the components in the wood shop. It’ll make assembly a whole lot easier.
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@seawolf Serious question for you: How do you deal with the harmonics of the wood since the speakers will be placed inside of the cabinet? I’ve always wondered what the approach was to isolating the speakers mounted that way. Is there a method of dampening to handle those issues?
Spikes are placed on the bottom of floor mounted speakers or there are spikes on the bottom of stands to isolate the vibrations from the speakers so you don’t get unwanted harmonics.
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@goosehd I can put the speakers on some triangular dampeners and I think that’ll be fine. I could be wrong, but I can always adjust if need be.
