4D Design

4D Design Podcast explores how Architecture + Design can control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. Are you interested in how Design works but don’t know how where to start? We will explain all of the tricks we learn in architecture school, and how to read and use the visual language of Design. Andrea Keller (AK) has been a licensed architect for more than 20 years and has taught architectural history, theory and design at USC School of Architecture and Otis. She is an expert in Sacred Geometry and is creating new architecture based on the geometry of music. She believes that everyone should be able to use design in order to be healthier, stronger and more successful. Episodes include Architectural Explainers, Case Studies, History, Theory, and Q&As with AK. 4D Design Website: https://www.fourddesign.com/ Star Tile: https://www.star-tile.com/ AK's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/four_d_design/

Ep 24: How to Buy Paint 09/28/2024

Ep 23: All About Paint 08/20/2024

Ep 22: Understanding Color Part 1 - Pro Tips for Choosing Colors 07/16/2024

Ep 21: Why Do We Design Differently for Guests in our Home?! The Good and The Bad - 07/01/2024

Ep 20: Feng Shui 06/28/2024

Ep 19: Minimalism 05/31/2024

Ep 19: Minimalism Today's episode is an introduction to minimalism and the concept of styles being influenced by everything that came before it - that design can be a reaction to the previous generation, and minimalism can be seen as a response to excess consumption or decoration. We'll look at the origins of Minimalism, its current place in popular culture, and see it through different lenses. Below are a few links / additional resources. Influences from Japanese tradition[] See also: The idea of simplicity appears in many cultures, especially the Japanese traditional culture of philosophy. Japanese manipulate the Zen culture into aesthetic and design elements for their buildings. This idea of architecture has influenced Western society, especially in America since the mid 18th century. Moreover, it inspired the minimalist architecture in the 19th century. Zen concepts of simplicity transmit the ideas of freedom and essence of living. Simplicity is not only aesthetic value, it has a moral perception that looks into the nature of truth and reveals the inner qualities and essence of materials and objects. For example, the in temple demonstrates the concepts of simplicity and the essentiality from the considered setting of a few stones and a huge empty space. Proposed as a tool for Freedom: New Yorker article - link below IS IT A PHASE THAT WE ALL SHOULD PASS THROUGH? True minimalism, Chayka insists, is “not about consuming the right things or throwing out the wrong; it’s about challenging your deepest beliefs in an attempt to engage with things as they are, to not shy away from reality or its lack of answers.” I suspect that some recent converts to minimalism have already come to this conclusion. Underneath the vision of “less” as an optimized life style lies the path to something stranger and more profound: a mode of living that strips away protective barriers and heightens the miracle of human presence, and the urgency, today, of what that miracle entails. /episode/index/show/83b09f7e-56f9-4886-91b7-543fc9bf5d3e/id/31555307

Ep 18: Sacred Geometry 101 -The Number 8 and the Octagon 05/19/2024

Ep 17: Sacred Geometry 101 - The Number 6 + Hexagons 05/04/2024

Ep 16: Sacred Geometry 101 - The Number 4 04/05/2024

Ep 15: Why do Architects Talk Funny? 03/26/2024

Ep 14: Using Design to Regulate Your Nervous System 03/12/2024

Ep 13: Design Thinking, Part 2 - Debunking All The Myths 03/07/2024

Ep 12: Design Thinking, Part I - 3 Tips for more Powerful Design Work 02/28/2024

Ep 11: Cognitive Biases are Bad for Design - How to Identify and Get Rid of Them 02/20/2024

Ep 10: Designing for Your Core Values 02/15/2024

Ep 9: How to Draw like a Designer 02/06/2024

Ep 8: Repetition in Design - It's a Party 01/31/2024

Ep 7: Symmetry is the Boss of You 01/22/2024

Ep 6: More Fibonaccis - The Number 13 01/16/2024

Ep 5: Fibonacci Series + Sacred Geometry of the Number 5 01/09/2024

Ep 4: What is "Style" in Design? 01/02/2024

Ep 3: Why Architecture and Music are the Same 12/26/2023

Ep 2: Design as a Manifestation Tool (and 5 Tips for Starting your Design Journey!) 12/11/2023

Ep 2: Design as a Manifestation Tool (and 5 Tips for Starting your Design Journey!) Design as a Manifestation Tool This episode was inspired by the hundreds of people who have said to me that one day they will build their dream home. One day? Why not start now with even a tiny little piece of it? If we can start with creating even one wall of that home now, we can accelerate our journey by embodying that future in our physical environment - which will greatly change how we feel and act. Design literally IS a physical manifestation of an idea. Why not use a physical manifestation of our beliefs to move us closer towards our future self? I encourage people to start their design journey as early as possible, because when they are finally ready to build their dream home, the process won't be new - they will already be experts in design. Design is a wildly powerful tool that is used ON us every day. What if we use design FOR ourselves? 5 TIPS FOR STARTING YOUR DESIGN JOURNEY: Start Very Small - the tinest of projects are the perfect place to start. Make it Personal - office, bedroom, the most personal space you have - NOT THE LIVING ROOM! Borrow and Steal! Pablo Picasso is widely quoted as having said that “good artists borrow, great artists steal.” Expect the design to change over time - this will be a process and allow it to flow as you gain confidence in your aesthetic! Move things, change the color, embrace the process - PERFECTION IS NOT A THING. When you want to test this on a public-facing design, create your Zoom background. Log on to a session, tape out the frame that is caused and create a background design only in this area. What do you want to embody? Beauty, traditional decor, strength, spirituality? Search for this decor and borrow it. You can play with the scale on your computer, tape the correct size on the wall, then make sure the items you are ordering are the correct scale. Want to send in questions? DM me at @four_d_design on IG or email /episode/index/show/83b09f7e-56f9-4886-91b7-543fc9bf5d3e/id/29004038

Ep 1: Why Design Matters 11/22/2023

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