Peer Reviews: Project 1 'Waking Up'

After being reviewed I was on my way to review other peoples work, I was set to crit Kyle D'Mello, Jeaan Montano and Kyun Yoo (Matt). Again I could not find Jeaan and heard from others that she wasn’t in on that day.

Kyun Yoo (Matt)
www.brucekid.tumblr.com
Matt's idea for the 'waking up' task wasn’t literally waking up, but the idea of waking up to something new or a life changing moment. His inspiration was when he was a kid and first drawing, realising the fun and enjoyment he gained over this. His site was a complicated area including railways, residential apartments, office building and paths. For his project he mentioned finding inspiration while taking a break from work and taking a short walk outside, from this he based his idea of 'waking up' on a short walk, whether it be things in life or the surroundings around you. So his final project was a small glass walkway that walked from building to building over the railway, being glass he explained its slightly reflective, allowing the person to see themselves while being also see through so the person had the feeling of floating or being above the ground. It was very interesting listening to Matt as I thought he had put alot of time into his project and had a great idea that showed through in his final project.

Kyle D'Mello
www.dmelloK.tumblr.com 
Kyle's idea for this project was that his building was 'waking up' with the person inside it. I thought again this idea was very good and out of the box, and he explained he took his inspiration from seeing plants when waking up slowly turn and facing the light. His building represented this as he had reactive panels that when a certain amount of sunlight hit them they opened, allowing sunlight into the room, as if the building was 'waking up'. This was very interesting and his site, on top of a building I thought related to his themes and ideas.