Author Archives: Abigail C.

In my History of Industrial Design-Designers class taught by Bill Greene, each lecture features one important industrial designer/architect. Yesterday’s lecture was on Buckminster Fuller, a great designer who also studied at Black Mountain. While most designers of that time period … Continue reading →

I originally constructed my alphabet letters each on 5.5″x5.5″ squares of Bristol, but soon found that I did not like the quality that I produced. I decided to continue making the rest of the letters on the Bristol as “sketches” … Continue reading →

When the idea to construct an entire alphabet out of our “B” rules was presented, I immediately thought of the possibilities. I knew that the collection of letters would need a way to be held, and so I began my … Continue reading →

The German company “Hansa” has designed a new faucet that features color changing LED lights that are sensitive to temperature. The color of the lights seen through the water let you know whether the water is hot or cold. It … Continue reading →

The general consensus for group projects is that no one likes them. We all dread being assigned them, but we all know they’re only meant to help prepare us for the work force. Since we most likely won’t singlehandedly design … Continue reading →

What if we lived in a world where most, if not all, people were nomads? If we lived in one place for a time, but the very next day we could disappear to somewhere else like we had never been … Continue reading →

Until college, I had lived in Roanoke my entire life, and I’ve been downtown hundreds of times. So I’ve probably experienced all it has to offer, right? Wrong. So wrong. While I’ve been on multiple trips downtown specifically for photography, … Continue reading →

Now that our class has gotten it’s feet wet in downtown Roanoke, I want to share some of the other awesome things it has to offer! A special, fun thing is called Art by Night. I have never personally been … Continue reading →

The Taubman Museum of Art opened in November of 2008 during my freshman year of high school. I was able to volunteer on the hectic opening day, where it seemed like the whole city came to find out what this … Continue reading →