Design is Dangerous

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      Design is dangerous in the aspect of the designer creating or designing something in which they don't take the consideration of safety through the design. Everything in the world that was designed has a sense of safety feature expressed in it, even a gun designed to kill has a safety switch. Design can be considered dangerous when it is deceptive for example if one designs something such as a car without considering the safety features people will think and assume it's safe. Designers often recall the ethics of safety before designing something that will harm others. It can also be considered dangerous because design often opens up doors of opportunity of creating something new. The steps of design or the creative process can be applied into making anything, even weapons of mass destruction. Everything requires some design it was just the matter of the designer sitting down and question how he or she wants to effect or change the world. It can also be unintentionally dangerous because design is like bricks built on top one another. Each design can be constructed based on a previous or another design, this makes it dangerous unintentionally based on the designer because one can take a normal design and turn it into a weapon or a dangerous design. Design is necessary dangerous in a sense but it’s all based on the designers, and how the decided to design and create things. If they follow the code of ethics and design with consideration of other people, design simply cannot be dangerous.

Design in Society

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      A design that is utopian would be hybrid vehicles and technology as it helps the world in using less gasoline as well as less pollution. As the world lives longer it suffers more air pollution and has less resources to provide us with. The hybrid technology not only help change the world for a better future but could be the stepping stone to a new future in which we won't have to use any resources at all in our everyday life. 

      We rely so much on resources to keep our world spinning the design of the hybrid technology cuts this in half as it only takes a small percentage of gasoline to make it run. The hybrid technology not only is used in the concept of automobiles but as designers can be used in the aspect of many other things. An of example would be how the battery of the hybrid charges itself based on the breaking system it has, designers has thought about putting that system into the use of roller coasters, so in the future we’ll be able to have self sustainable theme parks powered by the breaking systems of roller coasters. 

      This step can be applied more towards the retrospect of the future world rather then just roller coasters, as we can take the hybrid systems and apply it to the things that are around us, that we use daily in our society. The design utopian for the hybrid system paves way for the upcoming future, in self sustainable technology.

Color Tranforms

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      Color transforms the design of snowboards in the aspect of it giving it more sense of character and a larger sense of artistic expression. Color is something so complicated that there can be a open door to how it is used. The design of the snowboards each includes a distinguishable design based on their model. Color plays a vital role in this design. Why do companies extract images with flashy colors on their boards? One reason is to attract the consumer of course, we can see various designs some very colorful and some a little more dull. Albers states that color is deceiving through the aspect of it changes according to the perspective and light, that key element is what makes the design on each board so unique. When a person looks at a certain board or design each person’s perspective is different on how they see that design. Color not only makes the board more attracting but it also reflects off the character towards the owner of the board. In selecting a board the consumer usually aims for which model and brand they want, but within that they also have to see if the design on the board fits their character. Color used on the board shows a wide range of what could be designed and used for the boards. The designers can use the aspects of various types of colors to show the essence of a bigger palette for the designer. Pros that design their own boards are able to use forms of color to show a hint of their character to the boards that are being mass-produced. With colors the designers are free to have a wider range to express their artistic designs for the boards.

Soda Bottles

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   The design of the soda bottle is taken into a unique field, as it is not merely just a simple design just to hold the soda in, but also based on the needs of the consumer.

   The soda bottle is something in our society that we do not think is carefully design, and notice. Each bottle has it's own distinct look and design to it. The designer of the bottle has to take into the consideration of the shape and function of the bottle as well as how it stands with their company and how it'll be advertised and look. Aesthetics play a key point in the design, as it has to draw the consumer to it. Although the main point of the soda is the taste, the design of the bottle also has to follow the 5 elements of ergonomics as well. The basic design for the bottle can be seen in the brand Dr. Pepper, their bottle is design in a basic format. Upon the top portion of the bottle it follows a wavy design all the way to the top, the bottle itself is pretty symmetrical and balanced. The shape of the bottle corresponds to the grip of the bottle and how the consumer uses it and handles it.

   The logo of the bottle is the set theme for the design; it is based on colors and the design of the logo and how it is expressed. Dr. Pepper has a set themed of reddish maroon color, which makes the drink so distinctive and well known to the consumers. If you’re able just to spot the drink on the shelves’ you’ll be able to tell what kind of drink it is.

Ergonomics: Iphone

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   The iPhone is a good example of a device that carries out a good standing in the ergonomics research areas. It's a device that hits all points and is a good device to be used by all.

   The safety of the phone is without a doubt very straight forward, with modern day technology, cell phones have developed to be quite safe. All the points have been looked at, and nothing is going to blow up in your face or anything. The phone comes with many safety features in which to help the user be safe in their everyday life. Features include Bluetooth technology, and many apps including a first aid one to just in case a emergency occurs.

    The comfort of the phone was designed to be one with the user, as well as feature many functions. The phone's sleek design is thin and light to make it less cluttered and a hassle for the user. It has the standard buttons set up in consideration of the user and how it stands towards convenience. We have your standard volume buttons on the left hand side because they believe that's the side that the users would have it most convenient to use it on. As one holds the phone it is held quite comfortably in the users hand, it isn't too big it isn't too small. As generations of the iPhone start to develop we see an improvement in designs based on comfort towards this phone, as the previous generations the phone was more curved shape the latest one the design was changed to a more sharp shape. Apple believed that the sharpest of the phone will give the users a more formidable grip on the phone compared to it's classic curve design. This change plays towards the role of better comfort as well as a bigger step towards function.

   The iPhone takes into a major consideration when it comes into the factor of ease of use. All major phone carriers have to look deep into this part of the design because the don't want to create anything that is too complex for the everyday consumer to use, as well as trying to spread the design for use towards everyone not just a designated group. The iPhone usage is pretty straight forward, you got your phone option in which you can select to make calls received, etc. Then you got the rest of the features in which are all available to you on the home screen. The iPhone overall is pretty much made ease of use because of how simple they decided to keep the design, and changing it form generation to generation.

   The performance of the iPhone is by far it’s most astounding feature and element. It outcompetes all other phones as of right now on the market in performance. It was the first type of phone to develop this type of touch screen smart phone revolutionizing the phone generations. The iPhone performance comes from its fast speed and applications software’s. What makes its performance so outstanding is that the possibilities with this phone are considered to be endless.

   The aesthetics of this phone is probably based on its simple design. The phone doesn’t look like much except for its sleek simple looks. Overall the phone is a well-balanced piece, everything is pretty symmetrical and the color options flow with the theme of apple as well as display a sense of luxury and elegance.

   

Lighting

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   Lighting is an essential to one's household and it is found everywhere in our world and society today. The design of lighting shows how designers combine the essences of form and function. We see basic lights installed in our homes today but what we don't realize are the designs that is implied within them. Lights come in all shapes and sizes which expresses it's form. There are certain lights that are small and mounted into your wall or ceiling and there are free standing ones.

   The form of the light does little if it wasn't followed by the function of it, i mean what's a light if it didn't shine or light your household right? So as designers they have to take into consideration of how much function the design will put out, so how much light will be expressed. We can see most lights that follow the element of balance and is round because that being round spreads the most light using function to it’s fullest. They also take into consideration about how the light will sit or be presented and also how many light bulbs will be used or what type of light bulbs will used.

   There are many designs for lighting out there, all over our society and everyday household, we just have to keep an open mind and give the designers credits for their thoughts into creating it.

Word & Image: Street Signs

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   Word & Image is seen through our society in our everyday life through street signs. As we are driving down the streets everyday commuting our life or just merely looking for the right class rooms on campus, there are signs that direct us and guide us towards our destination. We see signs that imply directions as go here or this way, or just simply stop. Each sign uses a distinguishable notation of word and imagery. Shapes that are used transcribe the image referring to what the sign is trying to express. The words follow a simple word in which it directs the viewers to whatever the sign is trying to portray. We see signs as being balanced and symmetrical often coming in various shapes. A sign is got to be able to stand up on his own, as you would see a street sign and such. We recognize that a street size is often a rectangle with the street name in it. Stop sign is a symmetrical figure as well, and color plays an important aspect in the direction the sign is leaning towards. We often imply that red means stop, as followed by the street codes and laws. Signs combine the image with word to convey our direction and help us better recognize these universal thoughts and directions.