Showrooms and House of the Immediate Future

The opportunity to visit Knoll was more than expected. Their commercial design is more than appealing to what I would like to see in a business environment. As well as their furniture creations that are truly impeccable and probably the most comfortable chairs to be working in. I could have sat in those chairs all day. Knoll's textile portion of the company was also impressive, the designs and textures constructed were engaging and even desirable for a workspace. I learned from this that the designs they have are for the most comfortability and balance within a space a person can have and feel while working. These sketches are of a few chairs that I found interesting, the George Nakashima table, the Cini Boeri loveseat, and the Jehs & Laub chair which had included a foot rest of the same square blocked pattern.

Visiting the Habitat for Humanity location by the EMP theatre in Seattle, WA was a new experience. The volunteer's abilities to provide exactly what a family will need within their home living space, but at an affordable cost for that family. Not necessarily big luxurious homes, but ones with appealing looks for a smaller setting, and a way of sustaining natural resources such as rain run off and the use of thicker windows to contain heat while making them able to open on each side for a cross draft on hot days. The image on the left is of this habitat for humanity home, two stories for a family with two kids, and an extra room for guests or even an office. It was a very quick sketch that I wish was in a better perspective so it could be seen for its structure more because it was really an incredible home of the future. The image on the right is just of the space needle from practically right below it, was located in the vicinity and I thought would be a cool again very quick sketch, since I do not usually get the chance to be around the Seattle Space Needle.

Urban Sketches

An afternoon of Urban sketching in Seattle. It was an enjoyable afternoon with different sceneries to work with and have an opportunity to sketch. With these images I was working with trying to use Mike Lin's rendering techniques with colored pencil. Applying layers of color repeat from lightest to darkest to add a sense of realism to the sketches, as well as his punch lines to define certain points, and his dots methods to create a visual interest. I learned that these techniques can help put things into a better perspective, but also that putting things into a drawn perspective to begin with can really help give myself a proper perspective. I am still working on enhancing these skills to be of higher quality. These structures were found along the water and in the sculpture park looking towards seattle space needle on the trail pathway.

Job-Shadow

During my recent job-shadow opportunity with JAS Design and Build, I was able to see multiple aspects about the design business and what a future career could have to offer. Learning what type of materials are typically preferred, helped me to learn that once you are aware of what materials work together. Also the ones that clients are able to have for long periods of time with minimal wear and tear. Getting to experience an actual meeting for material options and locations of lets say the tub in the bathroom, was something I really enjoyed viewing. From evaluation of computer generated elevations, to everything else, from faucets to how the doors would swing. Even where the sink would be located, and the type of sink that will be used. While also determining the brands of materials to use. From this opportunity I learned new techniques on how to come up with a color palettes by finding a random photo of maybe a pattern or abstract art with what you think might be aesthetically pleasing. Also, I learned that with all this new design technology, that understanding CAD, and other design programs intensively makes for a good tool in the design work-field.