Justin Lim – Aesthetics of Design

I believe the way I think and the way I see the world comes from my experience with Science and Math. I want think that the world can be divided, simplified, and explained in a logical manner. This art piece that I made is an example of such my roots. The only necessary features I…

Top 5 Constraints: Desk Toy

May 6, 2020

Top 5 Constraints Size The size of the box is difficult to grasp. It cannot be to big, otherwise it’s purpose as a desk toy does not work. Plus an increase in size means an increase of resources. AestheticThe specific Aesthetic theme is hard to nail down. The difficulty is how the top of the box…

Favorite Youtube Design/Build: Alec Steele

May 5, 2020

Humor and in-depth explanations are great characteristics of design/build videos, however, Alec Steele creates a wonderful video using great music and great shots. Whilst there aren’t any explanations, many of the process can be explained by just watching. It’s also wonderful compared to many of his other videos because of the size of the project.…

Final Project Part 1 2020: Celtic Box

May 3, 2020

Final Project Final Project 2.0 This is the second version of the Final Project. I removed the desk toy aspect. It was too complicated and the lack of tools and resources made it too difficult to work consistently. I am refitting the box to hold jewelry. I plan to buy foam for the box…

Design Review 1

March 11, 2020

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Main Project Aesthetic: Modern Desk Toy/Sculpture

February 27, 2020

My main project is to create a desk toy/sculpture using the physics of the rollercoaster from my upcyling project. The classic aesthetic for a desk toy is the sleek, modern, and slightly futuristic aesthetic. A good example would be this sand pendulum with it’s sleek curved arm and fancy pendulum. [1] There are other aesthetics…

Main Project Inspiration: Desk Sculpture/Toy

February 26, 2020

The project I intend to make will take on desk toys that are mesmerizing and satisfying. The most common desk toy are usually physic demonstrations like the Newton’s cradle [1]. Another memorable desk toy would be from the Marvel Movie Iron Man strawberries scene. In the scene the swinging stick kinetic sculpture is highlighted by…

Upcycle Final Report 2020: Cardboard Roller-coaster

February 12, 2020

Inspiration: My inspiration stems from some of the videos I watched when I was younger. Numberphile gave me a lot of math, science, and engineering inspiration. Stable rollers was one of the very first videos I watched and it amazed me how beautiful, fun, and creative engineering can be. While MarbleLympics is less about the…

Aesthetics Game 2020

February 6, 2020

Name: Justin Lim, Kevin Yang, Bryan Wong Object: Strandbeest Aesthetic: Coffee Service

Upcycle Progress: Rollercoaster

February 5, 2020

While I have the Solidworks model of what I’d like to initially test, I hope to test new ways to make curved cardboard rails. Here I have the start of the rollercoaster where I plan to have a loop and two turns. I utilized the Integrated Teaching & Learning laser cutters. I did edit…

Upcycle Inspiration: Roller-coaster

January 28, 2020

I want to build a roller-coaster for my upcycle project. The material used in the project will be mainly cardboard. This is the base of the roller-coaster and will act as rails for the “roller coaster”. I am going to utilize the double cone so that the “roller coaster” will stay on the track and…

Aesthetic Design: 80’s and 90’s Retro Art Style

January 22, 2020