Tuesday, January 26, 2010

THE NDHS MAC ARTHUR GRANT PROPOSAL


In 2007 the Cooper-Hewitt launched the exhibition DESIGN FOR THE OTHER 90%. The show highlights industrial designers using their craft to address the basic challenges of survival in underserved populations. One example is the LIFESTRAW, which prevents disease by purifying drinking water.

Inspired by the exhibition, NDHS is designing a class around this problem solving ideology. By looking globally and then designing locally, students will solve pressing NYC issues.

Students will watch the film GARBAGE DREAMS. The film follows three teenage boys born into the trash-trade on the outskirts of Cairo. Students will then conduct research into the local equivalent of the issue. Designing products that solve a problem, the effort will form a larger campaign called NEW DESIGN for NEW YORK.

BUT HOW DOES IT BECOME A CAUSE?
By looking at awareness campaigns such as PRODUCT RED, students will see the social nature of entrepreneurship. To push the promotional side of design, students will evaluate products on the Discovery Channel’s PITCHMEN with the late Billy Mays.

GETTING IDEAS OUT IN THE WORLD
With their product and pitch in place, students will create infomercials to be aired on a MobileMe website through You-Tube. From the site students can recruit followers of their product on TWITTER and people can join the NEW DESIGN for NEW YORK cause on Facebook.

With a bona-fide fan base, students will mimic research and development prototype evaluation. SURVEY MONKEY and online testimonials using SKYPE will provide this data. Finally students will present their designs to INVENT NOW!

REAL PEOPLE, REAL PRODUCTS, REAL FUTURES
This class teaches engineering and entrepreneurship through industrial design. Students will make a field trip to see the Textile Engineering Program at Philadelphia University and Penn’s Weiss Tech House.

LENTINI FURNITURE DESIGN




How can we design furniture to benefit a specific community location? Here are some Year Three solutions! Internist Maynor Alas shows how demonstrable the furniture is.

MOHAMMAD's HAMMER







Year four students have been getting ready to design producst to solve NYC problems. As our last practice round in industrial design we took one of our KIVA recepients and redesigned a tool he uses every day. Here are the results!

BEN ROJAS FOLD'em FIGURES




The first year students are crafting creatures to film short animated vignettes. Using I-stopmotion the movies are our first attempt into stopmotion animation.

KIVA KOOKIE PROJECT





































The kookies are out! Year four students came up with four company lines for the campaign!

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Senior Yearbook Photos: Saturday, January 16, 2010

New Design Class of 2010 Parents & Seniors!

Please save the date! Saturday, January 16, 2010 will be our senior yearbook portrait day. Portrait sitting fees of $5 is due upon appointment. Students or families that need financial support should please email Sarah at sarah.baltazar@gmail.com.

Students should arrive promptly at their scheduled appointment time:

Appointment Schedule

9:00

Matt Albert

Mabel Almonte

9:08

Andreina Alvarez

Cristina Avila

9:16

Ashley Beckford

Amanda Bermudez

9:24

Shantel Blair

Saeed Booth

9:32

Raissa Brito

Taira Cangro

9:40

Mariah Carter

Eliana Castellano

9:48

Heari Cho

Lulu Cuenca

9:56

Robert Dixon

Amanda Fanelli

10:04

Ari Fisher

Christian Fonseca

10:12

Shearn Frankyn

Phalove Germain

10:20

Rashaad Gomez

An He

10:28

Kelly Hernandez

Domonique Jones

10:36

Shimay Kong

Tomas Krohn

10:44

Cyndia LaFontant

Alasia Laureano

10:52

Jake Liebman

Kelvin Martinez

11:00

Nicole Martinez

Ray Melendez

11:08

Hugo Melo

Natalie Mera

11:16

Aleksandra Mroz

Amber Muniz

11:24

Kelly Ngai

Ali N’Gom

11:32

Tiffany Nguyen

Zeke Nieves

11:40

Christie Orona

Julissa Ortiz

11:48

Justine Ortiz

Ryan Pacheco

11:56

Cynthia Paul

Carly Quinonez

12:04

Christian Ramirez

Dennis Ramos

12:12

Deasia Redfearn

Jennifer Reyes

12:20

Ashley Robinson

JadeRobinson

12:28

Marcos Rodriguez

Gabby Roman

12:36

Andres Rosario

Jonathan Rosario

12:44

Latoya Sandoval

Claribel Santiago

12:52

Shana Santiago

Aaron Scouten

1:00

Mario Sepulveda

Amara Serrano

1:08

Dilyon Stanislaus

Miguel Tejada

1:16

Leshawnda Thompson

Jeannine Troncoso

1:24

Jimmy Tucker

William Vaz

1:32

Tiffany Velez

Kaseem Walker

1:40

Troy Washington

Aneesa White

1:48

Robert White

Raheem Wiggins


Portraits will be taken by Thorton Studios. Students will be provided with Tuxedo, Cap & Gowns and Black shawls for photos. Special discounted package prices have been arranged for New Design seniors, but for more information about Thorton Studios please check out their website at www.thortonstudio.com

Class of 2010! Smile!

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Google Mural





Goolge asked New Design if we could design and paint a mural for their New York City offices in the Chelsea Market. Design teacher Ben Rojas and 12th graders Mario, Dilyon and Dennis took on the task and completed this mural. The boys have been working with Ben for the last three years on their mural skills.