Lauren Hyndman: Final Year of Design Degree

In response to:One day to go - all systems are go!!

Tue, 20 May 2008 22:41:11 +0200

Nothing to say to be honest, it looks amazing, very professional. Would look class if they would let you put some clip on display lights to attach to the top of the boards, but they didnt let us do that last year

In response to:To do

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:01:01 +0200

And a last point:

"have drink in hand 10min after pin up deadline and proceed to get hammered, and im talking crazy drunk."

In response to:Edited design for business card (slightly!!)

Sun, 11 May 2008 13:23:00 +0200

Looks good to me, can't decide whether I like the postioning of the name on the first one better though. Also, if this is meant to tie in with your project, is there a more specific job title you could use than designer, e.g. is there a technical name for the type of design you've been doing?

In response to:First Design for Business Card (to resemble final degree report)

Sat, 10 May 2008 21:20:39 +0200

Luvin them! Thou if i may voice a personal opinion: I think the font used for your details like e-mail, blog, website etc etc should be in a more formal font, rather than the hand writen font. However granted i do get useing the same font throughout. But maybe one font on the back and another on the front.

In response to:New .stl file

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:15:02 +0200

Looks good, would be nice to see some of the finished composited renders in situ, (on tables, in use, on shelves andin your finished basket designs)

In response to:Continuing Fruit and Veg Packaging Reducer

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:11:01 +0200

Looking good! You could maybe still use the idea ofhaving it hang outside the basket like the early ones by having three additional pockets that hang from the 3 of the 4 sides of the basket.

Also once again, ive found another link, http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/2d__and__photoshop/designing_food_packaging

In response to:New render progress

Thu, 08 May 2008 17:46:33 +0200

nice work.. u r concentratin' on technical sides, rather than modelling I think.

In response to:Fruit and Veg Development

Sat, 03 May 2008 21:31:56 +0200

Woah, someone's been busy...

In response to:Started putting up my exhibition

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:13:36 +0200

Wow, that looks REALLY good. Very impressive indeed. A proverbial Visual buffet of design and photography. You can quote me on that.

In response to:Group tutorial - 24th April

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:09:54 +0200

lol helps if i tell you what that is!

Go to http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/3d__and__animation/design_for_the_future

Check out the link to the pdf down the bottom

In response to:Group tutorial - 24th April

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:07:49 +0200

Looks good! Complex but thats prob just because of all the arrows and stuff! Make sure its all printed and mounted ready to be put up the day b4, ALWAYS takes longer than you think to put it up!

P.S.

Once again, if found something relevent

In response to:Designs for the Seven Deadly Sins

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:01:26 +0200

That's a good marketing slogan you've got there :)

Like the mugs too, covering up the sin is a good idea...

In response to:Planning layout and presentation of Photograph exhibition 2008

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:37:03 +0100

i also did a similar thing when it came to planning my exhabition space, i found doing it virtualy first and to scale saved loads of time as i could see how it looked even b4 i printed!

All the pics look cool-io

In response to:Planning layout and presentation of Photograph exhibition 2008

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:53:25 +0100

Mental mental chicken oriental.

Nice pics.

2 posts down i can tell you that the car the lassie is driving is a Citroen C3.

How geeky am i.

Cheers
B

In response to:Crit for Aerosol Project - presentation

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:58:58 +0100

I had this idea last year last year but all the tutors just looked at me:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7303279.stm

i vote you try and see if you can have to final year exhabitions, one physical, the other virtual. Im gonna try and do the same.

In response to:Studio Project FOUR!!

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:53:22 +0100

http://chiefmarketer.com/disciplines/branding/branding-sins-04162007/

I know its not packaging but its an example of something thats not the religious sins, (thou apparently they have changed them now i saw in the news last week)

In response to:Current Images for Exhibition

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:47:49 +0100

No pic of me? Shocking, lol

In response to:Crit for Supporting Project - March 10th

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:45:30 +0100

Luvin the presentation sheets! Kick ass layout and look very profesional!

Just something off the top of my head. And belive me, i know you have a lot of work on as it is. But it may be nice to produce like a mini website about the final outcome, to compliment ya degree show. Something along the lines of the one page, on which you have that pic of the plant you have on all ya presentation sheets, and hovering over each leaf would display diffrent stages or infomation about the project. And when you hover over the tomatoes you could show the final product, - OR - find someone who has flash and the tomantoes could "morph" or "grow" into ya final product. :-)

In response to:Workshop progress on aerosol design

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:37:21 +0100

Ahhh the workshops, and that pink foam! lol heheh i have a funny story about that for another day. But yeah, some intersting shapes. Have you maybe looked at nature and organic shapes at all? And maybe devine numbering / shapes etc.

Oh and i might have shown you alread but i found this link!

http://www.designboom.com/contest/winner.php?contest_pk=17

And also look at all the other design boom competitions!

In response to:Spare minute or two for me?!?!

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:31:36 +0100

1. Traveling, Listen to music, going to festivels, going to gigs, making play lists, going out, socializing, partys, doing uni work.

2. Boring office jobs, working in the stock room at argos, and thats about it! I dont do jobs.

3. Hayfever. Its a bit of a bitch carting round loads of tissues, and verious medications in ya pocket

4. I cant go on any public transport without some kind of music or entertainment, i hate waiting at the bar for ages and i have stalinistic views about how to improve society.

5. I used to play roller hockey for a local team but thats about it.

6. I have far to many cables connection all my equipment and i dont want to buy one of those plastic tubes that stack up all the wires because im constantly taking equipment away, un plugging etc etc

7. ermmm the pub/bar or someones house.

In response to:A blog to check out

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:38:25 +0100

Yeah its quite hard, more in the volume of work and amount of detail you have to go into than anything else. Thou im really enjoying it, and its got me thinking about design in a whole new way.

In response to:A blog to check out

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:12:55 +0100

wow doing Master. its not easy.

In response to:A bit of catching up...

Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:05:07 +0100

Hey Lauren, didn't know you were writing on design and emotion. Got a couple of books you might want to have a look at: Emotionally Durable Design, by Jonathan Chapman, Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, Designing Pleasurable Products by Parick W. Jordan, Design and Emotion, which is collection of papers that were presented at the 3rd Design and Emotion Conference in 2002.

In response to:Initial Designs for Heinz Ketchup Aerosols

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:15:51 +0100

Is the idea to package ketchup in a different way? Did you consider doing shapes related to the time of year?? I only say this because the one on the right reminds me of a turkey. They look loads better in red methinks.

In response to:How ketchup 'comes out'!!

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:10:06 +0100

It looks like something from a horror movie

In response to:Which Sin Are You??

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:33:47 +0100

The explanations work, though I didn't perceive the icon for "Lust" as a bottle of syrup. All I saw was a female form.

Wrath was obvious. And for Envy, I saw the eyes, which I interpreted as the "green-eyed monster" of jealousy. And the stomachs (plural) for gluttony were also appropriate. The icon for greed is just creepy. :)

In response to:Which Sin Are You??

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:52:51 +0100

I agree with your points. And thank you for your kind words. :D

what do you think of the following explanations then.....?

Lust is described as being compelled by a burning desire that consumes you.
Physical representation of lust I imagined, would be a very syrup-like liquid.
Lust would be packaged in a vase, which are more shapely and provocative than a bottle.
The top of the vase would be open not sealed as lust can be spilled if not cared for.
Lust would take on the female form, with sexy curves, often associated with this sin.
The liquid acts as a dress; the more lust used, the more ‘skin’ is exposed.

Envy is the desire for others’ traits, status, abilities or situation.
Eyes are used to represent the looking and wanting of others’ good fortune.
Envy, despite being an overwhelming emotion, is portrayed as a small item of packaging, as the person often tries to hide the envious feelings behind a facade.
The packaging is a smooth squashed sphere shape, seemingly innocent until it is cracked open and an overwhelming sin leaks through.

Greed is, like lust and gluttony, a sin of excess. However, greed is applied to the acquisition of wealth in particular.
Lots of hands reaching out, grabbing at whatever they can get, represent the need for more regardless of what they already have.
The sphere can grow, the more money it contains.
The money represents the wealth of the sinful individual.

Wrath is the only sin not necessarily associated with selfishness or self-interest, but is the inordinate and uncontrolled feelings of hatred and anger.
The large spiked orb represents fiery anger that is dangerous and ready to explode.
The ball and chain symbolise that the person when consumed with wrath, is tied down by this emotion until it has gone. Anger is manifested in the individual who spurns for love and chooses fury instead. It is not possible to get through the wrath’s shell until it explodes.

Gluttony is described as the over-indulgence and the over-consumption of anything to the point of waste.
The stomach is often associated with over-eating, and therefore there is more than one of them, where the food goes through the last gets more and more full.
The funnel is used to represent the large quantity of whatever is being indulged, and the never ending supply of this food.

Oh and congrats on guessing them correctly :)

In response to:Which Sin Are You??

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:44:01 +0100

Pride = Diamond makes sense. I'm not sure about an empty box for Sloth, since I have tended to equate Sloth with Laziness. But then, how does one make an iconic representation of someone lying on the couch all day watching TV? :D

I guess the box represents the result of Sloth rather than the Sloth itself -- an empty box being ignored because someone can't be bothered to do anything with it?

Overall, though, I do like the concept.

In response to:Which Sin Are You??

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:31:21 +0100

Pride is the excessive love of self.
It is represented as a large beautiful diamond, but it is only when you look at it closely that you see its hidden imperfections inside.
It is seen as the most serious of the seven deadly sins as it is the ultimate sin from which others can arise. It is very hard to get inside this sin, hence made from the hardest mineral there is, a diamond.

Sloth, the unwillingness to act, and the unwillingness to care, often linked with unhappiness and depression. It is the only sin characterised by an absense or insufficiency of love.
The box of sloth is the simplest form of packaging, lazily designed, and unloved and uncared for. It is damp from sitting in a cold place, probably a cellar, and is ridden with cobwebs as it has not been moved in a long time.
The box appears empty.

What do you think??

In response to:Which Sin Are You??

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:15:27 +0100

The fun part is matching the design to the particular sin. Using the Keyrings picture, my guess (left to right) is Envy, Gluttony, Greed, Lust, something, something, Wrath. The two I can't match up are Pride and Sloth, since the two images in question are a diamond and a box. Neither image says either sin to me. Help? :)