Alex Kelling

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Top 5 Specifications & Constraints: Wood Bathymetric Map

March 22, 2023

Alex Kelling

Post 8: Top 5 specifications, top 5 constraints 2023

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I have come to see specifications and constraints as one in the same. They both define the scope of the project, either by defining the objective, or excluding what is not the objective. Time is a constraint and is specified by the remaining duration of the semester, same end result in defining the end goal.…

Project Plans and Alternative: Bathymetric Map

March 15, 2023

Alex Kelling

Post 7: Main Project Aesthetics: Plans and Alternatives 2023

I fell my project is the aesthetic, if you search “3D lake map”, “3D wood lake map”, “3D bathymetric map” or any combination of those terms, you get the idea that I am trying to replicate. My plan is to continue on with this direction but explore other aesthetics was fun. Old World Map Aesthetic…

Main Project Plan: Wood Bathymetric Map

March 8, 2023

Alex Kelling

Post 6: Main Project plans and inspirations 2023, Student Work

I am fascinated with topography and cartography. I waste too much time perusing google maps looking for interesting things in places I am intimately familiar with or have never been. The lay of the land and how that influences human ideals and settlements. Besides the particle benefits, humans are drawn to mountains and water. I…

Admired Designer: John Moses Browning

February 27, 2023

Alex Kelling

Post 5: What designer do you admire? 2023

As someone with an interest in military history, specifically of the 20th century, one designer I admire is John Moses Browning. Browning is responsible for some of the most major advancements of military firearms in the early 20th century. With 128 firearms patents during his life from 1855 to passing away at his work bench…

Upcycle Project – Turner’s Cube Desk Toy

February 22, 2023

Alex Kelling

Post 4: Upcycle Design Report 2023

Upcycle Turner’s Cube Desk Toy Alex Kelling Desk Toy Aesthetic Desk toys are small, fun little objects to tinker or fidget with as well as having a visually appealing look. They sit on the desk to add personality and distinction to the office work who occupies it. A Google image search reveals what define the…

Upcycle Update – Desk Toy

February 15, 2023

Alex Kelling

Post 3: Upcycle progress report 2023

For my Upcycle project, I am making my own rendition of a Turner’s Cube out of a scrap piece of aluminum. To start, I researched Turner’s cubes online. After seeing varying designs and types, I understood the aesthetic I was going for, cubes in circles that are not free floating. I designed my cube in…

Upcycle Aesthetic – Desk Toy

February 8, 2023

Alex Kelling

2023, Post 2: What is your Upcycling project aesthetic and why? 2023

For my upcycle project, I will make a desk toy out of a spare aluminum block I have. My goal is to make the block into a cube and then bore or turn several concentric circles or smaller sizes. This results in the appearance of small cubes inside the bigger cube. This is conventionally called…

Aesthetic Exploration – American Numismatics

February 1, 2023

Alex Kelling

2023, Post 1: Aesthetic Explorations 2023, Student Work

Aesthetics of American Numismatics The phrase ‘pocket change’ means something is inexpensive or cheap. But have you ever stopped to look at your pocket change? Although coins today carry very little value and are not used as a primary form of currency in daily life, that as not always been true. In 1929, the peak…