http://www.colleenjordan.com Colleen Jordan Wed, 02 May 2012 21:40:22 +0000 http://www.colleenjordan.com en http://www.colleenjordan.com/Toy-Soldiers http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Toy-Soldiers Wed, 02 May 2012 21:40:22 +0000 Colleen Jordan 880256 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-1.png" width="602" height="402" width_o="602" height_o="402" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-1_o.png" data-mid="7152659" border="0" align="left"/>Toy Soldiers <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-2.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-2_o.jpg" data-mid="7152663" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-3.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-3_o.jpg" data-mid="7152664" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-4.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-4_o.jpg" data-mid="7152665" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-5.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/880256/toy-5_o.jpg" data-mid="7152666" border="0" align="left"/> Toy Soldiers was a semester long exploration in Spring 2009 while I was a design student at Lund University in Sweden. In summer 2008 I went to visit some relatives in New Jersey. My cousin had just been given some green army men toys- small green injection molded figurines that stand about 5cm tall. He had been playing with them in the yard and they camouflaged perfectly with the grass. He left them in the yard before moving on to play with his next toy. When I walked outside barefoot later, I heard a crunch and felt a sharp pain run up my leg. I had stepped on one of these plastic soldiers who laid fallen in the yard. Once the initial frustration had passed, an idea sparked in my mind. I began to think about how often children discard toys, not just in the yard, but they forget toys and outgrow them. Shocked at the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on soldiers returning home from war, as well as my father's struggle with depression after years of serving as a police officer, I aimed to create something to visually represent the degradation that can occur in one's mind after witnessing horrific events. Although this is a subject rarely spoken about, there has been an increase in diagnoses within the last decade of PTSD within the military community. There is a striking resemblance to children's treatment of these toys inspired by violence, and society's treatment of returning veterans. The finished project is an unfired clay model of a soldier. Over time, the sculpture degrades. It is meant to be subtle in its expression, and hopefully will spark one discussion of this unfortunate phenomenon. http://www.colleenjordan.com/Industrial-Design-Senior-Yearbook http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Industrial-Design-Senior-Yearbook Wed, 02 May 2012 21:40:21 +0000 Colleen Jordan 557769 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557769/yearbook_web.jpg" width="670" height="502" width_o="1000" height_o="750" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557769/yearbook_web_o.jpg" data-mid="2558336" border="0" align="left"/> 2010 Georgia Tech Industrial Design Senior Yearbook A yearbook for the 2010 graduating class in Industrial Design at Georgia Tech, created for the College of Architecture. The yearbook showcases the work of all graduating students. A project in collaboration with Patricia Bell and Christina Mayo. http://www.colleenjordan.com/CEE-In-Focus http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/CEE-In-Focus Wed, 02 May 2012 21:40:21 +0000 Colleen Jordan 1466441 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/cee-on-desk-web.jpg" width="670" height="432" width_o="1100" height_o="710" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/cee-on-desk-web_o.jpg" data-mid="7153031" border="0" align="left"/>Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2010 Alumni Magazine Every year, the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at Georgia Tech produces a magazine to update alumni, faculty, and students about research that is going on within the school. Due to budget constraints in 2009, the magazine was not produced. In 2010, the magazine debuted again with more pieces and longer articles. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/Picture 4.png" width="670" height="432" width_o="1100" height_o="710" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/Picture 4_o.png" data-mid="7153021" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/Picture 7.png" width="670" height="432" width_o="1100" height_o="710" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/Picture 7_o.png" data-mid="7153025" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/Picture 3.png" width="670" height="432" width_o="1100" height_o="710" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/1466441/Picture 3_o.png" data-mid="7153014" border="0" align="left"/> We wanted to showcase the work of faculty and students as best as possible, and the strong use of photography is evident throughout the publication. The magazine was produced for both print and web viewing. This project was produced while I was the graphic designer at CEE. Alongside Ruth Gregory, I created the entire layout and contributed photography for the publication. http://www.colleenjordan.com/Ignite-Lamp http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Ignite-Lamp Wed, 02 May 2012 21:40:20 +0000 Colleen Jordan 557782 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557782/ignite_talk_web.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="1000" height_o="669" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557782/ignite_talk_web_o.jpg" data-mid="2558442" border="0" align="left"/> The Ignite Lamp is an interactive lamp that reacts to the world around it. As humans, we naturally take from the world around us. There's an adage that says simply 'we are the product of everyone we've ever met'. As you go throughout your day and carry the Ignite Lamp, it collects evergy from the sun as you collect thoughts and ideas from your surroundings. In the evening, as you converse with friends, the lamp comes alive. It reacts to the level of noise from speech, and gets brighter as the conversation gets louder. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557782/ignite_day_web.jpg" width="670" height="469" width_o="1000" height_o="700" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557782/ignite_day_web_o.jpg" data-mid="2558444" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557782/ignite_detail_web.jpg" width="670" height="448" width_o="1000" height_o="669" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557782/ignite_detail_web_o.jpg" data-mid="2558446" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.colleenjordan.com/What-Does-a-Doctor-Do http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/What-Does-a-Doctor-Do Wed, 02 May 2012 21:35:37 +0000 Colleen Jordan 564430 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/docofficeweb.jpg" width="670" height="490" width_o="700" height_o="512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/docofficeweb_o.jpg" data-mid="2591399" border="0" align="left"/> What Does a Doctor Do? An exhibit created for ImagineIt! Children's Museum in Atlanta, GA. The exhibit is meant to teach children the role of healthcare professionals to minimize their fear of visiting the doctor as well as inspire in them a curiosity about the role of medicine in the world around them. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/museum1_web.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="700" height_o="560" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/museum1_web_o.jpg" data-mid="2591404" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/museum2_web.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="700" height_o="560" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/museum2_web_o.jpg" data-mid="2591407" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/museum3_web.jpg" width="670" height="536" width_o="700" height_o="560" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564430/museum3_web_o.jpg" data-mid="2591410" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.colleenjordan.com/Photography http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Photography Wed, 02 May 2012 21:35:36 +0000 Colleen Jordan 557796 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557796/faro little.JPG" width="670" height="448" width_o="1000" height_o="669" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/557796/faro little_o.JPG" data-mid="2558494" border="0" align="left"/> How do you capture a moment in time? The easiest and fastest way seems to be through the use of a camera. A lazy moment with some friends, Faro, Sweden, Summer 2009. To see more of the world through my eyes, head on over to my flickr. http://www.colleenjordan.com/Posters http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Posters Wed, 02 May 2012 21:35:35 +0000 Colleen Jordan 561124 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/561124/camera poster.jpg" width="670" height="1035" width_o="1454" height_o="2247" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/561124/camera poster_o.jpg" data-mid="2574520" border="0" align="left"/> Poster Design Camera Obscura My senior design group created a room-sized camera obscura to begin our investigation into Victorian-era entertainment devices and the human body. This poster was made to advertise it to student and faculty in the College of Architecture to publicize our work. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/561124/eswbposter.jpg" width="670" height="1035" width_o="1456" height_o="2250" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/561124/eswbposter_o.jpg" data-mid="2574521" border="0" align="left"/> Engineering Students Without Borders Involvemtn poster created to advertise ESWB meetings to civil engineering students. http://www.colleenjordan.com/Bite-Me http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Bite-Me Wed, 02 May 2012 21:35:34 +0000 Colleen Jordan 564434 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564434/dinosweb.jpg" width="670" height="491" width_o="700" height_o="514" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564434/dinosweb_o.jpg" data-mid="2591361" border="0" align="left"/>Bite Me Imagine the life of a dinosaur. One day, you're peacefully enjoying a meal of some grass along the banks of a savanna. All of a sudden, you hear footsteps in the grass and feel a sharp pain run along your spine as a Tyrannosaurus Rex bites his teeth into your scaly skin. This is the moment I tried to capture for these salt and pepper shakers. This project was created as a form exercise for my sophomore Industrial Design studio at Georgia Tech. http://www.colleenjordan.com/Share-the-Road http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Share-the-Road Wed, 02 May 2012 21:35:33 +0000 Colleen Jordan 564428 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564428/beauty.jpg" width="670" height="446" width_o="700" height_o="467" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/564428/beauty_o.jpg" data-mid="2591430" border="0" align="left"/>Share the Road A guerilla marketing campaign to encourage the peaceful use of a shared public space. The campaign does not try to preach to any commuters about changing their habits or enforce an environmental message, only to encourage them to work together to ensure everyone arrives home safely. Done in collaboration with Alexa Heddinger and Jesse Mejia. Update: Jesse and I are working with the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition on this project. We still don't know what the final results might be, but come back in February to see some more about this! http://www.colleenjordan.com/Sopo-Art-Bike-Show-2011 http://www.colleenjordan.com/following/colleenjordan.com/Sopo-Art-Bike-Show-2011 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:13:36 +0000 Colleen Jordan 2113029 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/geckobike.jpg" width="640" height="427" width_o="640" height_o="427" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/geckobike_o.jpg" data-mid="14846221" border="0" align="left"/> The Sopo Art Bike show is an annual auction held to raise money for Sopo Bicycle Coop, an Atlanta organization that encourages ridership in the city and provides affordable bikes to anyone who is in need. The Gecko Bike frame was painted for their Fall 2011 Show at the Goat Farm. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/geckobike2.jpg" width="427" height="640" width_o="427" height_o="640" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/geckobike2_o.jpg" data-mid="14846231" border="0" align="left"/> (Images above © 2011, TallBobbyB) <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/gecko_1.jpg" width="612" height="612" width_o="612" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/gecko_1_o.jpg" data-mid="10530073" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/gecko_2.jpg" width="612" height="612" width_o="612" height_o="612" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/18027/2113029/gecko_2_o.jpg" data-mid="10530074" border="0" align="left"/>