IxD from an ID POV

In case you are acronym challenged, that’s Interaction Design from an Industrial Design Point of View. What I’m talking about is the recently Coroflot post Interaction Designers, and How They Got that Way, which takes a few snarky jabs the profession. For...

Candle Holders

Candle Holders So here is a shot of the candle holders I made during week two of the design fundamentals course. I don’t have any tea lights at the moment, so I couldn’t light them up. Again, these are made out of paper and were required to fold flat so...

Paper Candle Holder Complete

A little past midnight Thursday I had a breakthrough with my paper candle holder design thanks to my resistance to using tabs and finding inspiration in an upright paper grocery bag in the corner of my kitchen. ??????Wait, that folds flat,?????? I realized (a...

What Can Paper Do for You?

Paper is pretty neat stuff, once you start to mess with it. And that’s exactly what I’m doing, and have done for a lot of today, mess about with paper. I’m looking to use some translucent paper that’s a bit like plastic for my candle holder,...

Lesson About Cubes

Ever try to make a cube out of paper? It??????s hard. Add requirements like it must have three-inch sides, fit flat and disassembled in an enveloped, someone should be able to assemble it easily, and the cube should stay intact after assembly, and you??????re talking...