Sand – Aesthetics of Design

Aesthetic Explorations: Theo Jansen and His Strandbeest

January 25, 2017

Aesthetic Explorations 2017, Student Work, zy 2017

Aesthetics Exploration, engineering, kinetic art, machine, Outsider art, Sand, Strandbeest, surreal, surrealism, Theo Jansen, Upcycle, walking machine

Theo Jansen, a dropout physicist become artist, has created his very own aesthetic. In 1980, Jansen began with 1500 combinations of 11 linkage sizes. Using a new technology at the time, a computer was utilized to dwindle the different configurations down to just one golden combination, the “eleven holy numbers”. These numbers allowed for the…

Sand Frame: Final Project Report Part 2

April 27, 2016

Aly Badran

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

fluid, frame, Sand, wood

I am really happy with how my project turned out. Finally the long hours of prototyping payed off. I think people at the expo liked my project. I am glad I build a wooden frame to go around the glass it really made a difference. What it means? I thought of what this means for a while…

Sand Frame: Final Project Report Part 1

April 21, 2016

Aly Badran

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

builds, fluid, frame, glass, Sand

Introduction: This part 1 of the final blog post, which unwinds the story behind my Sand Frame project from the inspiration to the final build. Even though building the sand frame might be simple and intuitive, roadblocks and challenges were discovered along the way of building the frame. This post will discuss the ups and…

Building the Sand Picture Frame 🙂 (April 13th update)

April 13, 2016

Aly Badran

Student Work, Update Weds April 13 2016, ZZ 2016

frame, Picture, Sand, Silicone

Last week was a lot of purchasing, planning, designing and prototyping but no building, this week I have been mostly building. I am glad I started because I ran into a lot of issues with my build and I think I am close to solving them. I started by putting the two glass pieces together…

Sand Picture Frame 4/6/2016 update.

April 6, 2016

Aly Badran

Student Work, Update Weds April 6 2016, ZZ 2016

Alcohol, frame, Sand, Silicone

A quick recap: I am working on the sand picture frame. The frame houses sand, air gaps, water and alcohol. Please check my posts about this project by going to the students page and searching Aly Badran. This week has been a little slower than the last in terms of building, but I am moving…

Sand Picture Frame: Update and 20th Century Design Movement Influences

March 30, 2016

Aly Badran

Impact of 20th Century design movements plus update Weds March 30 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

Design Movements, frame, Sand

If you haven’t been following this project, I am building a sand picture frame as shown in the image below. (My first prototype) First Sand Picture Frame Prototype I will break this post into two sections, the first is a quick update on the progress since the last post, the second section will cover the…

Badran: Sand Picture 16th of March Update

March 16, 2016

Aly Badran

Student Work, Update Weds March 16, 2016, ZZ 2016

Flow, frame, Sand

I think I am off to a good start on my project. Since my design review presentation I have followed the schedule as much as I could. Even thought I am not as far as I want to be, but I feel that I am getting promising results with all of my tests and prototypes.…