one yellow bird

This is incredible… the ‘science barge’

Wow… how I underestimated youTube as a source for research. I am getting a thorough lesson on how to build your own hydroponics system. This is a pretty budget video, but pretty interesting concepts to consider.

Silvia Portella. Oh… My… Gosh. Tofu house. Cutest artist everrrrr. I wish I could live here.

Public School via designworklife.

jeffinmotion:

condi:

(via coffeebeforebed)

um… what?

“ Problems don’t exist. There are only opportunities.

— Professor Victor Ermoli (via dshapdesign)

teabrodo:

60gritbeard:

hrldmrtnz:

jakelodwick:

Daily Mail article via MakerBot blog

So bizzare, what a unique use of a 3D printer.

freaking sweet!

Pepper plants are going crazy with the heat!

Really interesting 5 min video about how fast technology is developing.

“India has more honor kids, than America has kids.”

Senior Project Description

Goal:
To develop an all-inclusive start-up system for the first time gardener, including an illustrated reference guide, any tools necessary to start and maintain the garden, and a storage solution.

Estimated Product Launch: February of 2011

Deliverables:

A compiled PDF document of research, including:
- Competitive product and marketing research
- Historical research
- Material research
- Technology research
- Applicable law restrictions and patent research
- Trend research
A compiled PDF document of user research including:
- Methodologies
- User wants and needs
- Results and findings of user testing
- Contextual model of users
- 3 user scenarios describing:
  - A typical user that would purchase the product
  - A brief bio of this typical user
  - Product’s proposed role in user’s everyday life
Digital and/or printed full color bound book and/or PDF version of final gardening guide
20 digitally enhanced exploration sketches, compiled into a PDF
5 digital concepts of system solutions surrounding the product
Individual garden set components and storage solution:
- 10 digitally enhanced color sketches (PDF format)
- 5 polystyrene full size foam models
- 1 final 3d model
A final design process book (digital PDF and/or 8.5”x11” bound book), including:
- All previously submitted files
- Dimensioned orthographic sketch of final concept
- Digital drawing of exploded view of product
- Photographs of final product in context
- Point of purchase concept
- Material and color selection
- A written page of findings, summary and conclusions.