14A OBJECT ANALYSIS
Brief:Choose an object you own and love, and using design vocabulary, write a short description, including 1 - 3 images and both emotional and intellectual analysis.
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I decorated my baby's nursery with a Noah's Ark theme. This vintage plastic toy, with its little plastic animals, was one of the collectibles I had on display. It is at least as old as I am, and poorly made, but I love it.
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Full Instructions
1. Read the full page and all the instructions and examples.
2. Watch the video lesson for today's class by clicking the Noah's Ark graphic or the turquoise button, above.
3. Choose any designed object of yours which you love (excluding your cell phone!) and write a short analysis (150 - 300 words) of it.
You may choose any ;'built' (non-natural, man-made) object which you actually own, from any field of design: a piece of clothing, cosmetics, stationery products, home goods, electronics (excluding your phone), furniture, kitchenware, toys, artworks, etc.
4) Review the vocabulary of design which we have studied together in class. Use whichever are the most appropriate to describe your object ( Colour, Line, Point, Shape, Texture, Space, Form, Unity, etc.) in detail.
5) Give your personal reaction to the object, both intellectual ( how is the object satisfying or unsatisfying? What is authentic or inauthentic about it? How is it well-made or useful? Is there a context or logical reason to enjoy using it?) and emotional (Why do you love this object? What makes you feel the way you do about it? How do you use it and why is it special to you? What are your feelings about it? )
Example (Intellectual): "My ski goggles are actually not very well-designed. The nose piece is uncomfortable because it isn't shaped and padded well."
Example (Emotional): "However, I still love my goggles because my dad bought them for me when we first started skiing together. I have great memories of fitting them onto my face and grinning at my dad before we started speeding down the hill. They are my lucky ski charm!"
6. Use 1 - 3 images of the object to illustrate your points. You may use any legible font for your title and for the body of the writing. Pick a style of font that you think matches the object's style or aesthetic in an appropriate way.
7. Create an A4 full-colour page which includes 1 - 3 images of the object and 150 - 300 words about the object. (NOTE: the video lesson says 200 - 400 words but it actually does not need to be that long.)
8. Post the page to your Pinterest class board.
2. Watch the video lesson for today's class by clicking the Noah's Ark graphic or the turquoise button, above.
3. Choose any designed object of yours which you love (excluding your cell phone!) and write a short analysis (150 - 300 words) of it.
You may choose any ;'built' (non-natural, man-made) object which you actually own, from any field of design: a piece of clothing, cosmetics, stationery products, home goods, electronics (excluding your phone), furniture, kitchenware, toys, artworks, etc.
4) Review the vocabulary of design which we have studied together in class. Use whichever are the most appropriate to describe your object ( Colour, Line, Point, Shape, Texture, Space, Form, Unity, etc.) in detail.
5) Give your personal reaction to the object, both intellectual ( how is the object satisfying or unsatisfying? What is authentic or inauthentic about it? How is it well-made or useful? Is there a context or logical reason to enjoy using it?) and emotional (Why do you love this object? What makes you feel the way you do about it? How do you use it and why is it special to you? What are your feelings about it? )
Example (Intellectual): "My ski goggles are actually not very well-designed. The nose piece is uncomfortable because it isn't shaped and padded well."
Example (Emotional): "However, I still love my goggles because my dad bought them for me when we first started skiing together. I have great memories of fitting them onto my face and grinning at my dad before we started speeding down the hill. They are my lucky ski charm!"
6. Use 1 - 3 images of the object to illustrate your points. You may use any legible font for your title and for the body of the writing. Pick a style of font that you think matches the object's style or aesthetic in an appropriate way.
7. Create an A4 full-colour page which includes 1 - 3 images of the object and 150 - 300 words about the object. (NOTE: the video lesson says 200 - 400 words but it actually does not need to be that long.)
8. Post the page to your Pinterest class board.
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Hint: Review the design vocabulary we studied earlier in this course. Then use both your heart and brain (feeling and intellect) to help you describe this object so clearly that we should be able to imagine it even without pictures!