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Author Archives: kolehenke
Final Blog
At the beginning of this class, I thought I truly know what it meant to be sustainable. It didn’t take me very long to realize that I was wrong. Throughout this course I’ve learned the true meaning of sustainability, the … Continue reading
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Dawn | Blog 10
This past Tuesday we had a Design Slam. My group and I used empathic design and design activism in order to develop a product that aids to visually impaired individuals. We created a technology called ‘Dawn,’ it is a verbal … Continue reading
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Design Activism- Blog 9
This past week we continued our lecture over empathetic design. We learned about design activism and human needs. In order to learn before about design activism we learned about organizations that have the intent of designing for greater good, and … Continue reading
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Understanding in Order to Achieve Design – Blog 8
This week in class we had L.O.L.A. presentations and we looked further into our design probe assignment. Both covered many interesting ideas about empathetic and sustainable design. Many students had very interesting presentations and I definitely was able to put … Continue reading
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Empathetic Design – Blog 7
We continued our discussion over empathetic design this week. As a designer I learned one of the most important aspects of empathetic design is gaining knowledge and insight from personal experiences. In the article “A framework for empathy in design: … Continue reading
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Material Ecology and Empathetic Design- Blog 6
This week we started our detailed discussion over empathetic design. We kicked it off with watching the Ted Talk by Neri Oxman. Designer and architect Neri Oxman undertakes the design research of material ecology. Material ecology is the intuitive design … Continue reading
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What can we learn from nature? – Blog 5
This past week I have gained insight over bio-inspired design, biomimicry, as well as unusually materials used in architecture today. I had a very basic knowledge regarding each topic but developed a more clarified understanding for them all. One of … Continue reading
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Giving a closer look… – Blog 4
This week in class was different from prior class times, we went out into the field to preform an activity as well as listen to LOLA presentations. The activity this week was very helpful and somewhat eye opening for me. … Continue reading
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Industrial Ecology, Nature-Centered Design, & Carbon Footprint- Blog 3
The lecture this week covered industrial ecology as well as nature-centered design. I found that both ideas were great ways to generate a long-term sustainable society. However, I believe we have a long way to go before industrial ecology is … Continue reading
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Living in an economic-based society and the potential outcome.
My awareness for the lack of sustainability in our society today has definitely increased from this past week in class. The most informative outlets that stuck with me were the 11th hour movie and the Easter Island article. I have … Continue reading
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