Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Project 2 marlissa flint





4 comments:

Nicole said...

MAR MAR!!

1. green nutritional man

I really like this idea because it reflects you and your interests marlissa!!

I think its fun AND handy to have around... I would defiantly purchase this my dear

2. Hue Squares

This one is so so ... not crazy about it because it's kind of boring...it's a good idea, but maybe too easy and more appropriate for a younger soul

3. Colorful cups

I like this idea because it is very cleaver... it is an amazing replacement of those little wine glass rings that people use to know which wine glass is theirs... Do the glasses light up as well as change colors? cause if they do that would be like BONUS!

4. Cube

This is also a good idea Marlissa dear. Having to figure out which square goes into which place and then lights up when you have done it correctly seems fun... but may get boring and too easy once you've mastered it... this one is also good for a younger target.

5. Flower Power

This one just makes me laugh.. like common Marlissa... Common!!

JUDGED BY NICOLE!

Heejin Son said...

Hello Marlissa.
I like that your toys are colorful and that could appeal the customers.
I bet most of your toys give some information.. I think that's very useful and educational.. However, it won't be funful.. for our age.. And I think some of them like the glass one, flower one and yummy bird will be lack of socio-pleasure.. It will be better to make a toy that could interact with somebody else.. (or why don't you give some competiton between the players??) I'm wondering how are you going to join the blocks with electronic devices..? Anything else than this.. I think it's a good start!!:)

Jesse Colin Jackson said...

Hi Marlissa:

Your interest in colour is clear! Check out "The Art of Colour" by Johannes Itten from the library. Could your blocks allow students to explore the same patterns that Itten would make his students paint? It's my feeling that colour, especially colour harmony, is poorly taught in design, and any tool that could quickly and compellingly illustrate the impact of different colour/hue combinations would have great appeal to the OCAD audience.

How can you improve the game?

Maybe you could make a paint a set of blocks that represent all possible tones and hues.

(Jesse does a google search)

http://www.colorcube.com/index.htm

(oh, it's been done)

That's OK . . . this think looks clunky. . . and maybe it's not about the cube. . . maybe it's about the gestalt principle of perception known as "contrast of extension"

http://triangleparkcreative.com/tips/articles.php?id=19

(scroll down - this is all from the Itten book)

Point being, a tool that allows for an exploration of colour (both directed and free) would be both beautiful and fun. In my opinion you should run with that.

Jesse Colin Jackson said...

Better:

http://www.dezignare.com/newsletter/Johannes_Itten.html