Sophomore Year is off to a great start.  I have really pushed my creativity and ways of thinking in my beginning Industrial Design course on our first project to build a clock that expresses the conceptual nature and form of time itself based on my interpretation of how "time repeats itself."  Also I have been enjoying the few field trips we have been on in my Materials and Processes class.  We have been to The Reuter Organ Company and Star Signs; both in Lawrence, Kansas.  The two design companies are completely different in the ideas and concepts of their designs.  The Reuter Organ Company makes pipe organs for large facilities (mostly churches) and they only finish about 5-10 organs per year, because their designs are so complex and tedious. It was really interesting to go visit this site because I wasn't aware with how much work and perfection was involved with making organs.  Star Signs makes  environmental and graphic signage for companies.  There is so much precision that goes into these pieces, and it is really cool to see what the company goes through to complete the signs.  There is a lot more work that is involved than you would think, like all the wiring that goes into the signs to make the letters light up, and all of the sanding, welding, and making the pieces fit exactly together the way they are supposed to.  I have enjoyed these field trips and gotten a lot out of them, and I am looking forward to the one on Thursday to the Hallmark Cards Production Center.