Senior Project: Product Line Inspired by Biology
So the saga begins. I’ve cleaned out all non-relevant (read: Tumblr-hipster posts) off of this blog so that I can just focus on documenting what will end up being the final design project of my academic career. I can feel the tears welling up already.
Choosing a project theme was a no-brainer since I’ve been dreaming of creating a biomimicry product line ever since freshman year. Between then and now, I’ve been busy hoarding inspiration, reading science books, and talking my face off about the subject.
So now the actual work begins. In general, I know I want to create an ecosystem of at least 4-5 products (both physical and digital) that represent the spectrum of different areas in which biological strategies can be really useful for informing function or behavior. No silly “this vase was inspired by nature because it looks like a leaf” stuff. My goal is to show how useful science can be in industrial & interaction design, as opposed to engineering/nanotechnology which it’s primarily used for now.
