Top 5 Constraints and Specifications

For my mechanical flower here are the top 5 constraints and specifications. Some of the post is about the work I’ve already done, but others are for future consideration. Specifications:…

Mechanical Flower: Final Post Part 2

For my final project I knew from the start that it would be 3D printed. While I initially wished for it to be made out of metal, I knew that…

Mechanical Flower: Final Part 1

My final project was a mechanical flower that opens and closes using a rack and pinion gear, in the featured image, the center part is the rack, and each petal…

Design Project Progress since Design Review

So during my design review I had started to print out the pieces for the flower that opens and closes. During the Design Review I revealed that the scope of…

Design Preview Report // Heider Iacometti

When it comes to my design, not much has changed since the last report. The biggest thing to note is that the actuation is no longer going to be automatic.…

Upcycling Design Report // Heider Iacometti

For my upcycling design project, I chose to recreate a Xatu Pokémon only using recycled cans as my resource. The final product is shown in the featured image and below.…

Upcycling Aesthetic \\ Heider Iacometti

For my upcycling aesthetic I plan on using recycled cans to create a hawk. Originally. After one of my friends saw my concept art, it turned from a hawk into…

Aesthetics Exploration – Psychedelic

The aesthetic that I chose to explore was psychedelic art. It originated in the 1948, and is only possible with Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD. Originally, psychedelic art was literary…