Final Report Part 2

          I had a lot of trouble trying to get all of my prints out. The printers at the itll and idea forge are notorious for…

Final Report Part 1

Above you can see my product as it stands. This is only a prototype at the moment to see how much I like it. I am considering doing a redesign…

Progress Report

So far I have successfully printed some of the most vital components of my project. The bevel gears fit together very nicely but the shaft pinion and gear base don’t…

Design Preview Report

My final project is going to be a mechanical watch holder. The goal is to have two bevel gears attached to a base and powered by a hand crank. Above…

Top 5 Specifications and constraints

Specifications I’ve decided to make my design follow a minimalist aesthetic. I would like to focus on making the design as clean cut and functional as possible. Since this will…

Main Project Plan and Inspirations

Naturally, as a mechanical engineering student I have a love for mechanical devices. I enjoy playing with gears and building blocks, which is why my aesthetic is going to be…

What Designer Do you Admire?

One designer that has always stood out to me is Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd was an American architect, designer, and educator in the early 1900s. He is known for…

Upcycling Design Report

I’m pretty happy with how my project turned out. In my last post I was finishing up with the outline sketch of the base. Since then I have changed some…

Upcycle Progress Report

My upcycling project is going pretty well right now. So far I have collected a bunch of recycled cardboard from the engineering center of various sizes. The card board is…

Upcycling Aesthetic

I have chosen to focus on brutalist aesthetic for my project. Through my years here at CU I have always wondered why the engineering center was built the way it…

Aesthetic Exploration – Brutalism

Brutalism is an architectural style that arose in the 1950s in the United Kingdom. The style arose during building reconstruction in the post-war era. Brutalism is a style where the…