Chris:

The Avian Alleviator is a device that reduces airplane collisions with birds. It flashes lights, spins, and also makes noise to repel the birds away from the runway area.

The Avian Alleviator would change the world of aviation by reducing the deaths and injuries of birds and humans. It would also reduce maintenance which causes delays and is expensive for airlines. This is possible by using bright led lights, a loud buzzer, and wings, which the wind would blow and it would rotate. Any airport is able to use the device, as it would be inexpensive and easy to use.

Ollie:

The Avian Alleviator is a two-piece product that helps reduce bird-airplane collisions at airports. It uses lights, motion, and sound to scare away birds, and a bird feeder a short distance away to draw the birds away.

There are many collisions at and around airports between planes and birds. These collisions kill birds, some endangered, and can cause problems with the plane. On the first part, there are four wings that spin and each wing has a colored light at the end. Each wing also has a cup at the end to catch the wind to make it spin. The second part is a bird feeder on a buoy floating in the water nearby. This is intended for use specifically at Logan Airport because it is surrounded by water and it has saltmarshes nearby that are home to many types of birds.

Amiyr Ahmad brief

BEED is a seed disperser that spreads seeds around North America via bike for the red knot bird that is endangered. 

The red knot's main source of food are seeds. BEEDS is attached to a bike near the rear wheel and has a gear that latches to the chain and when the bike is pedaled the seeds get pushed out over the ground and the birds can eat it. BEEDs was designed because the red knot bird is an inhabitant of North America and needs to be helped.

Will Fosnot brief 

BEED: a pedal powered bike attachment that distributes seeds to feed the endangered Red Knot bird in Delaware Bay. BEED helps people interact with and support wildlife and habitats as they bike though nature by offering a natural food source to these birds which supplements diminished food in their habitat.

The Red Knot bird is endangered due to food shortages at a key resting point during their spring migration. This key resting point is Delaware Bay. The Red Knot bird eats horseshoe crab eggs and the seeds of sedges. The BEED attaches to a bike with a clamp, has a seed holding box which can be filled with different kinds of seeds when traveling in different seasons or specific areas, and has a seed dispersing mechanism which is activated by the rotation of the bike chain caused by pedaling.

S: 

The area around Alewife brook reservation is fast paced and full of commuters. However, the ecology of the area is very rich and diverse. The Sound Catcher is a portable wearable that collects sounds from the wearer’s environment in order to allow them to feel more relaxed and in touch with the ecology of the park.

The Sound Catcher is a interactive device to help commuters in urban environments slow down and enjoy nature. The project is constructed by using a microphone to catch noise and amplify it, while using a sound channeling form, somewhat cone-like in shape. to only focus on nature instead of the urban environment. The Sound Catcher has a 3d printed mounting piece that attaches to somebody's arm so they could point the device at a bird or a tree rustling in the wind and they would hear what they pointed at much louder than they would have originally. The directional experience of pointing the device at a sound creates a visual link between humans and birds, trees, or other sources of nature sounds. The user would wear a pair of headphones and connect the sound catcher to their computer, this would allow them to experience the beauty of the environment. 

H:

The Sound Catcher is a portable device that collects sounds from the wearer’s environment in order to allow them to feel more relaxed and in touch with the ecology of the reservation. It is a microphone surrounded by a sound-isolating cone, designed to help you only hear what you want to hear.

         The area around alewife is fast-paced and full of commuters. The project helps someone get in touch with the environment. It is for someone who passes through the area and does not notice the beauty of it, and it will help them slow down and experience nature more fully and ignore the urban areas. It works by collecting sound from a certain area only, which is done by covering the microphone with sound reflecting material on the inside, and sound dampening material on the outside.

Portfolio Day

After the Final Presentation, you have the opportunity to consider your presentation in light of final feedback and discussion. You will spend additional time reviewing you presentations, refining you portfolio, and polishing you work before it is made public on the internet.

The Self Evaluation is an opportunity for you to reflect on your work during the Studio. Students and Coaches receive the same prompts and categories, and the students will evaluate their own progress and skill levels in Design Skills and Subject Skills applicable to the studio both numerically and textually. Through a narrative, you will also reflect on the quality and rigor of your work, give feedback on the studio, and have the opportunity to receive similar feedback directly from the coach.

• Portfolio & Assessment
• Self Assessment
• Final Brief
• Portfolio Checklist
• Portfolio Boards