Summing Up 2019

This class gave me the opportunity to explore my own creative process and further develop my skills. Throughout the semester I was able to work on two projects: A set of voronoi planters and a geometric art piece. The voronoi planters was the creation of an up-cycling project in which we were not allowed to…

Final Project Report 2: Geometric Wall Art

Reflection My final project ended up going down a different path than I had originally intended. When we were first assigned our final project I wanted to create some sort of art piece with moving parts. I wanted there to be motion on top of the aesthetic that I was displaying. Unfortunately, things did’t go…

Main Project Final Stretch

I am currently at a good point in the project that I know I will be able to finish on time. My model is all done, all of the parts that I needed have already been ordered and arrived at my house. I also picked up all of the necessary wood. The next steps are…

Construction Timeline

I did a couple rough sketches and played around more with the idea over spring break. This past week I began to design my first prototype. I started of by modeling all of the parts in Rhino . After that was complete, I placed them all out on a 2-D surface so they could be…

Current vs. 20th Century Design Movement

For my project I will be making a kinetic art piece for my wall. As for the aesthetics of the piece, I am going for a very modern, clean, and geometric look. My aesthetic compared to other aesthetics of the 20th century such as Dada are quite different. Left: Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917. Photography by Alfred…

Critical Design Review

Inspiration: My inspiration for my final project has shifted away from my blog post on modular design. I just couldn’t come up with a design that I could incorporate that inspiration into. After a lot more brain storming and looking at different artist on the internet I was able to find some inspiration for my…

Top 5 Constraints: Kinetic Art

After many more hours of brainstorming and bouncing back ideas with some of my friends, I think I’ve finally landed on something I can move forward with. I will be making a kinetic wall piece for my room. I’m still in the process of coming up with several different designs so that I can get…

Main Project Inspiration

I’m still not sure exactly what I will be making for the final project in this class. However, I’ve been fascinated with modular design over the past couple of months. Modular design breaks down a design into it’s many parts and emphasizes the users specific needs. It’s modeled around making scalable and reusable modules. I…

Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations

I am a sophomore in the TAM program and also minoring in Computer Science. I have quite a broad skill set that encompasses all aspects of design. Skill sets: Laser cutting3D Printing3D modeling in RhinoBasic wood shop needsCoding(C++, HTML, CSS, JavaScript)Some arduino experienceGraphic design in programs like Illustrator/PhotoshopPhotography Aspirations: I want to get more hands…

Upycle Final Report: Planter

Materials The first step in my upcycle project was picking out what materials I would use. After looking around my house, I gathered some cardboard, plywood sheets, twine and a couple of mason jars. After looking at past upcyclying projects for the class I decided that I did not want to use wine or beer…

Upcycle Inspiration

When I first began brainstorming ideas for this project, I drew a lot of inspiration from saved posts on my Instagram account. I follow several product design accounts and I am frequently saving posts which I find visually appealing. I stumbled across the works of Associated Architects Beyond Borders work with a very fluid and…

Upcycle Progress: Layers

I was very intrigued when I heard the first project we would be working on was going to involve upcycling. Upcycling is the process of creating something out of waste materials or products for a better purpose. I thought this challenge would be fun since it puts constraints on what materials we are allowed to…

Organic Design

Organic design is centered around using nature as your biggest inspiration. It has been around since humans first began making tools, as early humans were working with the forms that nature provided them. Organic design saw a resurgence in the 1930’s through the works of Frank Lloyd Wright(2). He wanted his work to “create harmony…