Day 252

Axon from today's crit. Which went well. And officially closes the book on year one of grad school.



Bonus: I won a $100 gift certificate from the RISD store for filling out some survey a month ago. Materials for architectural watercolor class in June/July purchased.

And that is how we do that.

Yesterday was Day 250!

And I missed the quarter mark because I was working on my studio final. Here I am at the home stretch. Just need to make these five photos look a lot better than they do now....and I'll be done.

Day 248

We're down to the wire. All of my classes are wrapped up except for Studio.

To do list before 10am Tuesday morning, May 25:

Plans: 2
Sections: 2
Exploded Axonometric: 1
Experiential Vignettes: 4
100 Page Process Book: 1
Research and Precedent Poster: 1

I feel like I've come along way since first semester. Last December this list would have had me close to tears on the preceding Friday afternoon. This time around it feels manageable. The plans and sections are 75% done. The 3d model is in the finishing stages - which means the axon and vignettes can be easily pulled for beautifying.



And so I keep on truckin'

Days 245-247: Flat Out Finals

Day 245: Tuesday

I forgot to mention that Ace Hotel in NYC - where I stopped for Stumptown. I was in the midst of completing my color notebook and thought the columns in the lobby would be fun to mention.


Photo Credit

The bottom 10' or so of each column is painted in glossy white instead of matte. Excellent way to bounce a bit more light down low and move the eye away from a less than stellar ceiling. Idea filed.

Day 246: Wednesday

Just keep working! Some screen shots from the model for the Quad studio project courtesy of the BatComputer.




Seriously. They look like something out of a Marvel comic. Must remember to change the settings to monochromatic before the next print to pdf.

Day 247: Thursday

Last computing class tomorrow. First attempt at architectural photo collage. Basic, very basic. But I managed to get a golden in there. The good thing is I'll get to practice this lovely skill over the next five days until the final studio presentation.





A big thank you to Sharon Montrose - that's her Owl picture in image one. Visit her website here. She takes absolutely stunning photos of animals.

Day 244: Wrap 'em up

Color & Light class wrapped up today, along with Building Systems Interface. Kelsey and I presented our final Color & Light project - the study of CAV Restaurant.







Here's a picture of fabulous owner Sylvie. Many thanks to her for a fantastic glimpse into a lifelong passion.



Sam and I presented our initial concept for the final BSI project. We had to analyze the stinky, thermally UNcomfortable sixth floor INTAR studio space and suggest ways to green/sustainable-IT up. One parasitic double glazing envelope and a sawtooth atrium later - we got some feedback for the final submission due next Monday.

Day 243: NYC

As much as I love 24 hours in NYC (two visits to Lula's Apothecary, two visits to Sal and Carmines, happy hour sangria carafes, Stumptown cappuccino, a workout at Reebok and dinner at Veselka...nothing mindblowing showed up at ICFF this year. Of course there were definitely highlights:





I loved this floor tile. It reminds me of a Francesco Clemente portrait.





This fixture could go straight into the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.





Molo had some gorgeous paper cloud fixtures. Instant relaxation.







LZF never disappoints. I fell for their flowing veneer forms last year.









I also stole over to Surtex and the National Stationary show. Highlights: paper flowers and couture.

Day 242: NYC Trade Shows

24 hour break-away from Providence to see what's happening in the "real design world".

Day 238: Studio continues

As part of my research for the Quad redesign, I had to break down the Freshman major declarations into percentages. I had no idea we were an illustration-major dominated school. Fun.





Day 239: Brimfield, MA

I shouldn't have spent the morning walking through miles of antiques at the Brimfield Antiques Fair...but I did. And it was awesome. And I saw chickens. And I consider this research for my mental design library.


















Day 240: Senior Glass & Printmaking show at the Woods Gerry Gallery...aka The Haunted Mansion. It bares a "haunting" resemblance to the Disney ride.













Day 241: Second to last Computing class

Computing, I will be happy to see you go. But only the rendering of materials portion. You're okay otherwise.