Hello again everyone,
So its snowing like crazy here in Syracuse! Finally! I was starting to get worried winter was over early this year it had been so warm out lately. Things are going well here though. We only have a few more weeks until spring break and midterms! Yay! We got some new projects in my design classes. One of them is designing a small condo in the Hotel Syracuse, which is a historic hotel in the city of Syracuse. It is really pretty inside with incredible ballrooms and lounges. However, its been out of use for a while now and has started to fall apart on the inside. So now they are restoring the building and turning the old hotel rooms into condos for rent. There doing a lot of other things in the city around that area too. I'm pretty sure the project is called symphony place and they are planning on putting in some out door park like areas, restaurants and entertainment areas kind of to revitalize the downtown area. So our project is to design a condo for a specific client who has some sort of ties to the Syracuse area. It's kind of a complicated project though because you have to design around the existing building requirements and historic atmosphere of the space. But its cool that you can pick your own client and design specifically to them. I picked Steven Grasse, he's pretty radical and graduated from Newhouse for advertising. He's going to be a lot of fun to design for because his ideas are so insane. I'm thinking of going in the swank bachelor pad direction..
So thats what's going on here! I hope everything is going well with all of you!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Hello everyone!
So its been a while since I last wrote on the blog!! Things are going well here at Syracuse! We just finished our first set of projects in interior design! One of them was pretty cool and took a different approach than the usual projects we have. We had to draw out the floor and site plans of our childhood home from memory. We also had to make a list of all the materials and map out the heating and plumbing systems as best we could. It's really interesting to see how when you really analyze something how much you don't actually remember! This project was supposed to be really informal and we couldn't even use rulers! It was really hard to switch to such a messy approach after spending a whole semester being really neat and professional looking! In the end, the focus was more on connecting with an audience and presentation of a plan. It was fun, just really different.
We had more guest speakers this week as well! On Wednesday we had all of our design classes cancelled and had a "Day of Play" in which the university had guest speakers come in to talk about the importance of play in design and exploration. It was really inspiring to hear these really successful business owners and designers come and speak about how play in the workforce is what has set their companies apart from others. They also explored how play is an inherent need for human beings and gave many different examples of how a lack of play can cause many problems for someone psychologically. I enjoyed the lectures a lot because as a psychology minor I thought they approached both fields that I'm interested in; interior design and psychology.
In my materials class we had a representative come from 3form! If you haven't heard of 3form you should definitely look them up! They design different products and materials for interior designing and all of their stuff is really inventive and environmentally friendly! The new products they were showing us had such a forward way of thinking and really stretched the boundaries for what I thought was possible in different materials! We also got free hats.. a little bit of company propaganda but thats okay.
Well I hope your college search is going well! Good luck with everything! I'll have more to come later!
So its been a while since I last wrote on the blog!! Things are going well here at Syracuse! We just finished our first set of projects in interior design! One of them was pretty cool and took a different approach than the usual projects we have. We had to draw out the floor and site plans of our childhood home from memory. We also had to make a list of all the materials and map out the heating and plumbing systems as best we could. It's really interesting to see how when you really analyze something how much you don't actually remember! This project was supposed to be really informal and we couldn't even use rulers! It was really hard to switch to such a messy approach after spending a whole semester being really neat and professional looking! In the end, the focus was more on connecting with an audience and presentation of a plan. It was fun, just really different.
We had more guest speakers this week as well! On Wednesday we had all of our design classes cancelled and had a "Day of Play" in which the university had guest speakers come in to talk about the importance of play in design and exploration. It was really inspiring to hear these really successful business owners and designers come and speak about how play in the workforce is what has set their companies apart from others. They also explored how play is an inherent need for human beings and gave many different examples of how a lack of play can cause many problems for someone psychologically. I enjoyed the lectures a lot because as a psychology minor I thought they approached both fields that I'm interested in; interior design and psychology.
In my materials class we had a representative come from 3form! If you haven't heard of 3form you should definitely look them up! They design different products and materials for interior designing and all of their stuff is really inventive and environmentally friendly! The new products they were showing us had such a forward way of thinking and really stretched the boundaries for what I thought was possible in different materials! We also got free hats.. a little bit of company propaganda but thats okay.
Well I hope your college search is going well! Good luck with everything! I'll have more to come later!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Hello again everyone!
Well, it's a new semester here at Syracuse and it has started off just as interesting as always. In fact, the first week of the semester we didn't even have any classes! All of the interior and industrial design students had all of their classes cancelled and instead we did a week long charrette centered around energy conservation. There were a lot of visiting designers and environmentally friendly companies that came and presented to students all day Monday and Tuesday and then for the rest of the week the groups competed to win a chance to go to the national level and compete for $10,000 and your group's idea published in Metropolis Magazine! It was also really cool to work with people from different majors. You can really see the differnce in how we function and think about problems, it seemed as if interior designers had a much more logical and systematic approach to solving a problem while industrial designers were ready to dive right in and just go for it! It really made you open your eyes to different approaches and thinking processes! So this is the actual real first week of classes for us and so far they look pretty exciting. For interior design we're taking a materials class in which we learn about the different materials out there in use now as well as the pros and cons to different aesthetics and applications. It will be interesting to learn the technical names of different things and learn how to work in a professional environment when it comes to ordering and selecting different materials. We're also going to explore environmentally friendly materials and the struggle between sustanibility and being aesthetically pleasing and functional. Well, that is what is going on so far in the semester, but like I said it just started and I'm sure we'll have more to talk about later! Bye!
Well, it's a new semester here at Syracuse and it has started off just as interesting as always. In fact, the first week of the semester we didn't even have any classes! All of the interior and industrial design students had all of their classes cancelled and instead we did a week long charrette centered around energy conservation. There were a lot of visiting designers and environmentally friendly companies that came and presented to students all day Monday and Tuesday and then for the rest of the week the groups competed to win a chance to go to the national level and compete for $10,000 and your group's idea published in Metropolis Magazine! It was also really cool to work with people from different majors. You can really see the differnce in how we function and think about problems, it seemed as if interior designers had a much more logical and systematic approach to solving a problem while industrial designers were ready to dive right in and just go for it! It really made you open your eyes to different approaches and thinking processes! So this is the actual real first week of classes for us and so far they look pretty exciting. For interior design we're taking a materials class in which we learn about the different materials out there in use now as well as the pros and cons to different aesthetics and applications. It will be interesting to learn the technical names of different things and learn how to work in a professional environment when it comes to ordering and selecting different materials. We're also going to explore environmentally friendly materials and the struggle between sustanibility and being aesthetically pleasing and functional. Well, that is what is going on so far in the semester, but like I said it just started and I'm sure we'll have more to talk about later! Bye!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Hello Everyone!
So the semester is finally coming to end! It feels like it just started! I'm starting to finish up my final projects for interior design. We had to design a guest house from a certain architectural style: my style was the Federal Period. We designed the floor plan, the furniture layout, all the finishes, even the exterior coverings. It was great to finally do actual interior design work and learn how it all comes together. It's kind of interesting how you don't even notice or think about things until you have to put them together yourself. So while that was going on I also had my sculpture project to finish up. I made a floor lamp for my final out of mild steel rod. It came out really nice. Its about 6 feet tall and very minimalistic. I used a large edison bulb for the light fixture and now I'm in the process of doing the electrical work to get it working. I am using the electrical cord as part of an accent for the actual lamp so it all fits together. I also installed a dimmer on the end of the cord near the outlet so that you can control the amount of light. I really hope it all works out by Friday! It was interesting to mix the two classes together because even though sculpture is a seperate elective I could pick out my own project and so I related it to interior design! Well I hope your college search is going well for everyone! Have a wonderful holiday!
So the semester is finally coming to end! It feels like it just started! I'm starting to finish up my final projects for interior design. We had to design a guest house from a certain architectural style: my style was the Federal Period. We designed the floor plan, the furniture layout, all the finishes, even the exterior coverings. It was great to finally do actual interior design work and learn how it all comes together. It's kind of interesting how you don't even notice or think about things until you have to put them together yourself. So while that was going on I also had my sculpture project to finish up. I made a floor lamp for my final out of mild steel rod. It came out really nice. Its about 6 feet tall and very minimalistic. I used a large edison bulb for the light fixture and now I'm in the process of doing the electrical work to get it working. I am using the electrical cord as part of an accent for the actual lamp so it all fits together. I also installed a dimmer on the end of the cord near the outlet so that you can control the amount of light. I really hope it all works out by Friday! It was interesting to mix the two classes together because even though sculpture is a seperate elective I could pick out my own project and so I related it to interior design! Well I hope your college search is going well for everyone! Have a wonderful holiday!
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Hello again everybody!
We've started doing floor plans in my interior design projects!! Finally! I am so excited, I mean I've enjoyed all the abstract design projects we've done so far, but its exciting to finally be getting to the interior design work I've been working towards for so long. One of the projects is really cool, we're taking an actual classroom in Smith Hall and turning it into a student lounge. Well, we're not actually going to be building the space obviously but we still have to use the exact measurements and design the space as if it was going to be a reality. Its also a group project which is nice since so much work goes into designing the floor plan, furniture and materials selection and model building. My group's theme for the project is connecting design students with design alumni! I just feel that it is so important that students know of and are familiar with Syracuse alumni since it helps so much internships, and job placement. It's also cool and inspiring to see all the famous designs that come out of this college! For example, the guy who invented the swiffer, graduated from here! So I am really excited to be working on that and I will let you know how it goes!
We've started doing floor plans in my interior design projects!! Finally! I am so excited, I mean I've enjoyed all the abstract design projects we've done so far, but its exciting to finally be getting to the interior design work I've been working towards for so long. One of the projects is really cool, we're taking an actual classroom in Smith Hall and turning it into a student lounge. Well, we're not actually going to be building the space obviously but we still have to use the exact measurements and design the space as if it was going to be a reality. Its also a group project which is nice since so much work goes into designing the floor plan, furniture and materials selection and model building. My group's theme for the project is connecting design students with design alumni! I just feel that it is so important that students know of and are familiar with Syracuse alumni since it helps so much internships, and job placement. It's also cool and inspiring to see all the famous designs that come out of this college! For example, the guy who invented the swiffer, graduated from here! So I am really excited to be working on that and I will let you know how it goes!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Hey Everyone!
Well needless to say today is a very exciting day: Election Day!! Its so interesting to be a student when it comes to politics on a college campus. We have had representatives from both parties come to the Shine student center in past weeks to try and promote their cause. There's also posters everywhere and everyone just has a sense of purpose when it comes to the election. I, along with many other college students, sent in my absentee ballot a couple weeks ago. I'm from New Hampshire and I read that absentee ballot requests are up 200% from the last election in my state! That is amazing! I'ts so encouraging to see young people involved in politics and living on a college campus really illustrates that. Tonight in fact, my friends and I are getting together to watch the results coming in! Its going to be interesting!
Well needless to say today is a very exciting day: Election Day!! Its so interesting to be a student when it comes to politics on a college campus. We have had representatives from both parties come to the Shine student center in past weeks to try and promote their cause. There's also posters everywhere and everyone just has a sense of purpose when it comes to the election. I, along with many other college students, sent in my absentee ballot a couple weeks ago. I'm from New Hampshire and I read that absentee ballot requests are up 200% from the last election in my state! That is amazing! I'ts so encouraging to see young people involved in politics and living on a college campus really illustrates that. Tonight in fact, my friends and I are getting together to watch the results coming in! Its going to be interesting!
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Happy Halloween everyone!!
Things here at Syracuse are finally calming down after midterms are over. It was stressful but I think I did alright! It snowed yesterday! I couldn't believe it! And what's even weirder is that it's sunny and warm today and tomorrow! This weather is just ridiculous! So the halloween festivities are going to be fun! I hope I get some trick or treaters! Since I live on South Campus there is a good chance I might get some kids coming around to all the apartments! It's also Parents' weekend! My parents aren't coming up but my roommate's are! Parents' weekend is always fun! There are a lot of activities on the quad for students and parents to partake in! Well I hope you all have a spectacular halloween! bye!
Things here at Syracuse are finally calming down after midterms are over. It was stressful but I think I did alright! It snowed yesterday! I couldn't believe it! And what's even weirder is that it's sunny and warm today and tomorrow! This weather is just ridiculous! So the halloween festivities are going to be fun! I hope I get some trick or treaters! Since I live on South Campus there is a good chance I might get some kids coming around to all the apartments! It's also Parents' weekend! My parents aren't coming up but my roommate's are! Parents' weekend is always fun! There are a lot of activities on the quad for students and parents to partake in! Well I hope you all have a spectacular halloween! bye!
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