Month: November 2019

Pattern and Scale

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Iterations and Development

Above are the patterns with color from the last project. We were assigned the task to redesign them to look either like depth or like volume. I explored possible designs for both designs as shown below.

 

Below are my iterations. I picked those in the third image because I felt as if they best convey the meanings of the words (depth on right, volume on left),

 

Construction and Finalization

This project was made to challenge our craft, but it was also made to challenge our abstract thinking. A lot of the time was spent between students trying to define the difference of depth and volume. This project I worked on being okay with letting go of bigger ideas to get it down within the time frame while still making a product that I’m proud of.

Below is depth

Below is Volume

 

 

Abstracted Metamorphosis

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Research and Abstraction

For my three forms I picked a toad, armadillo, and a lily flower. I wanted to choose natural forms that had a unique geometric feel to them, like the toad and armadillo. I selected a lily because they have been on my mind lately and felt like it was needed. You can view my original breakdown of these forms here: forms

 

Reconstruction

I made 15 iterations for each of the three forms. This helped me to think of ideas because I put all of my ideas on the page even if I thought they were bad. Below is the process of the reconstruction of the lily flower. This reconstruction was the biggest challenge for me and required the most drawing from imagination rather than drawing from another image. Below are the beginning reconstructions of all three forms, and then a more in depth reconstruction process for the lily.

 

The Armadillo Amphitheater

This theater I had in mind to belong to some sort of summer camp held somewhere in Arizona. The stage is perfect for end of camp talent shows or inviting the locals to a small acoustic set. I wanted the theater to feel small and homey for those who would visit.

 

Bed Side Hero

This rough and tough action star is the purfect protector against the monsters under your child’s bed and is especially good at scaring off the boogey man in their closet. This dynamic character is equipped with movable action joints, a soft plush body, and detachable armor. Sensational for fighting all things that go bump in the night, the Bed Side Hero really is no scaredy cat.

 

Full Music Immersion experience chair

The FMI chair is great for any child, teenager, or adult that has been on the hunt for that perfect place to listen to their new master playlist. Not only does this chair form perfect to each persons unique body, but it submerges you in the music experience of a lifetime. Find yourself humbled while you are swallowed in a cocoon of immersive sound.

 

Final

This project definitely challenged my ability to draw from imagination. Creating ideas based off of these abstracted forms did however seem really encouraging and exciting from an industrial design viewpoint. Talking with others in critique was actually one of my favorite parts of this project because everyone seemed so eager and excited to be creating these things purely from imagination!