Ryan Cochran

10 posts

Modern Style Lamp Final Report

April 27, 2021

Post 11: Final Report 2021 Part 2: How

For my final project I wanted to create a modern/futuristic style lamp that was portable and was able to articulate into any position that I may need. I am constantly finding myself needing more light when working on various projects and wanted to make something that would look “cool” on my desk. I think that this…

Modern / Futuristic Lamp Constraints and Specifications

April 7, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 9: Top 5 constraints, top 5 specifications

During the construction of this project I have found constraints as well as specifications that are hard to overcome and keep. I did not realize a lot of these constraints in the design of the CAD but only once I started building. The top 5 constraints are as follows: Tolerances: The tolerances of all my pieces…

Modern / Futuristic desk Lamp

March 31, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 8: Design Preview Report

For my final project I will be making a modern / futuristic lamp. I decided on this for my final project because I constantly find myself needing more light when I am working on projects after the sun sets. My initial ideas for the lamp are: sleek modern looking design, capable of extending and articulating…

Futuristic Desk Lamp

March 17, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 7: Main project aesthetics – plans and alternatives

For this project I am going to make an articulating lamp with a futuristic aesthetic. I plan on doing this by 3D printing all of the lamps pieces out of black and white material and painting over them with a gloss to give them a shine. I think this will help with the aesthetic of…

My Personal Casual Aesthetic

March 10, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 6: My Personal Aesthetic 2021

My personal aesthetic would definitely be a more laid back, casual and sport related type of aesthetic. The majority of the clothes and shoes that I own are either workout clothes or relaxing clothes such as sweat pants and hoodies. I have never really thought about my personal aesthetic before this post but this aesthetic…

Articulating Lamp Final Project

March 3, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 5: Main project plans and inspirations

I am constantly finding myself needing more light when I am working on projects in my room. I find myself trying to stand my phone up at weird angles in order to get light at a specific angle. I am thinking of making a desk lamp that can articulate to many different angles. I have…

Cardboard Car Upcycle Project

February 24, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 4: Upcycle Final Report

For my Upcycle Project I used cardboard to create a model car. The aesthetic that I tried to achieve was a modern supercar style and based the car off of a Lamborghini Aventador. The modern supercars have a distinct look with their sleek lines and low profile to the ground giving them a very noticeable…

Cardboard Car Upcycle Progress

February 10, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 3: Upcycle progress

This project has been pretty challenging in getting the body of the car to a place where I am happy with it and the main materials I have used so far is cardboard and glue. The way I have been making the car is to use regular cardboard to get the general shape and then…

Cardboard Upcycling

February 3, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 2: Upcycle Aesthetic

For my Upcycle project I will be using primarily cardboard. The aesthetic that I will be going for is a modern car look. I am going to use the cardboard and cut out pieces and try to mimic the look of a body supercar. In the following pictures you can see some examples of some…

The Steampunk Aesthetic

January 27, 2021

Ryan Cochran

Post 1: Aesthetics Explorations 2021

The Aesthetic that I have chosen to explore is Steampunk. The idea of Steampunk is similar to cyberpunk and the goal is to show modern technology in the form of 19th century industrial machinery and exposed gears. Steampunk was first used in the 1980’s and the term was first coined by K. W. Jeter…