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October 16, 2001  by Donald Lehman I am now an Industrial Designer. Well, sorta. 5 weeks into being an Industrial Design student anyway. Entering into your sophomore year of college you know that you are done with all of those freshman foundation courses and will start to take actual ID classes. At my school we are on a quarter system, which means we have three 10-week quarters a year. This quarter my ID classes are Graphic Visualization and Model Making. Graphic Vis is basically learning to do those sweet renderings you make when you’re in the early design stages trying to get a feel for what a product will look like. Everything we have done so far has been very box-like and simple. Washing machines, ovens, copiers, desks. Nothing you would write home to mom about, but it's still pretty interesting. Model Making is what it sounds like, making models. This class so far has been comprised of making what my friends and I call “whatsits”. “Whatsits” are projects that you make a pre-determined model to exact specifications. They aren’t actual models of anything, just shapes kind of thrown together. These projects serve the purpose of learning how make all those different types of radii, chamfered edges, seams, and getting a better overall knowledge of the tools to do all this stuff. This is all pretty simple and straightforward stuff. I have it in my head what I want to do design wise. If only my hand could do what my head is thinking. The first project or two I was cursing out Prismacolors and any idiot who would actually use them to draw anything. And although I had used foam to sculpt in the past, I had never tried to be so precise with my cuts or finishes with it. Frustration sets in for a bit. Things get broken. Windows have to be replaced. Luckily, we are encouraged to redo any and all projects. I ended up finding them easier, quicker, and get better results the second time around and surprise, the new projects, which are supposed to be more difficult, are easier, quicker, and look good the first time. The planets realign, all is made well, and I’m back to plotting how to make myself a household name. "It's So Gosh Darn Cute" Design of the Month club: Gatorade drink mix container.  Yeah, it looks like the regular cooler we've all seen being used to pour Gatorade over winning coaches but it's not. It's actually a smaller scale version and the packaging for their powder mix. By pairing one of their most recognizable symbols with another one of their products, it automatically relates to the customer that this is in fact Gatorade and also bolsters their orange jug icon at the same time. |
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