Shen Shu
14 posts

Summing Up 2019

In this semester I have learned a lot of aethestics design knowledge and had lots of fun. The two projects I did are the: Upcycle Project and Final Project. For…

Main Project Report Part 1 Diver Wall Clock

What and How: My main project for the semester is the diver watch style wall clock. I have been very interested in mechanical watches for a while now and among…

Final Stretch Progress: Wall Clock

I have been closely following my project schedule and have purchased the main materials for the project. These materials include: quartz movement, black spray paint for the clock dial, glue,…

Construction Timeline: wall clock

Week 1 (3/24-3/30) Finish Solidworks models and drawings. Visit machine shop for feedback. Week 2 (3/31-4/6) Purchase all materials from Homedepot or Amazon. Start manufacturing process. Week 3 (4/7-4/13) Finish…

Current vs 20th Century Design Movements

For my final project I am building a dive watch style wall clock. The style of my clock is going to include the main design cues of a diver watch:…

Top 5 constraints

I decided to make a wall clock for my final project. Here are my top 5 constraints for this project: Time: I am currently taking 4 other graduate classes right…

Main Project Inspirations

My inspiration for the main project came with I was shopping for some tools in Michaels, I saw a quartz clock movement on the shelf. I was very excited to…

Skill Sets and Personal Aspirations

I am a master student in Mechanical Engineering. This is my first semester. Before this I was working a Rockymounts as a product engineer. Working there I got a lot…

Upcycle Final Report: helmet

I started the project with the focus on the keyword “upcycle”: to find something that had been laying around in my apartment without being used and were highly likely to…

Upcycle Inspiration

The inspiration of my upcycle project was from the Japanese anime The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, which was a very funny anime. The main character Saiki has a pretty…

Upcycle progress: Helmet Decoration

I didn’t know what I wanted to do for this project until today, when I saw my friend’s abandoned helmet in my garage. My friend was into racing his car…

Aesthetic Exploration: Sports Bike

The aesthetics of modern sports bike attracts me a lot lately, so I chose to do some research about it. Many motorcycle manufactures make sports bikes, these manufactures include: Honda,…