Brandon Boiko

15 posts

Bladeless Fan Timeline

May 1, 2016

Description This project is part of an aesthetics of design course which required the final product to be dynamic in some sort of way. My inspirations for this design is from the Dyson bladeless fans. I was fascinated by the technology and wanted to implement it in my own project. The product was to be…

Bladeless Fan Final Report Part 2

April 29, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Final Report Main Project 2016

Description Just as a brief recap to my project, I created a 3D printed bladeless fan. The design is inspired off of the Dyson fans, but on a smaller scale. My product was designed to be handheld, and portable. One of the major design aspects of my product is the removable head. I wanted the…

Bladeless Fan Final Report Part 1

April 23, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Update Weds April 20 2016

Recap I am building a bladeless fan, similar to the Dyson fans but on a smaller scale and it is wireless and handheld. The whole frame will be 3D printed. The head piece will be removable and different designs will be made. Progress My prints have come completed and I am quite happy with the…

Bladeless Fan update 4/13

April 15, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work, Update Weds April 13 2016

I don’t have much to update, other than I have began printing and it will take approximately 30 hours to finish. Once it is complete I can put my parts in to a bath to remove all filler material (which may take a day or two). Afterwards I can finalize the parts with some post…

Bladelessfan Update 4/6

April 10, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work, Update Weds April 6 2016

Recap I am building a bladeless fan, similar to the Dyson fans but on a smaller scale. The whole frame will be 3D printed. The head piece will be removable and different designs will be made. Progress I have received all components for my project, all that is needed now is to print the frame.…

Bladeless Fan Progress 3/30

April 1, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Impact of 20th Century design movements plus update Weds March 30 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

My design is coming along nicely and I have received my first set of items. I am very pleased with how the man operates and the push button looks to work well. I should be able to begin printing next Monday. I have designed my fan so that the head piece is removable. Considering that…

Bladeless Fan Progress

March 18, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work, Update Weds March 16, 2016

I have made a bit of progress on my project, but I do feel I am falling behind a bit. I will spend a lot of time over spring break so that I can catch up. So far I have sourced the components I am going to use for my project. I have sketched up…

Bladeless Fan 5 Constraints

March 10, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2016, ZZ 2016

Creating a handheld fan is no easy task. Add to that, the fan bladeless and even more challenges pop up. For this post I am focusing on the top 5 design constraints from a manufacturing, usability, and aesthetics standpoint. Making the product printable. Without the resources for molding, and the complex shapes that this project…

Brandon PDR Post

March 3, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Main Project Design Review 2016, Student Work

Introduction For this project I am planning of building a bladeless fan. You may have seen fans like the one featured above. dyson is a company that makes many unique products. I like the smooth curves in conjunction with simply geometries that give their products a modern aesthetic. For my project I will attempt…

Brandon’s Project Inspirations

February 25, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work

I am still unclear on exactly what I want to do, but I have a few ideas. I am still looking for a great aesthetic to fit my project so any advice would be greatly appreciated. I have good ideas for modes of function, but I still need to determine the actual function for the…

Brandon B. Aspirations

February 18, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Aspirations 2016, Student Work

Throughout my life I have always been a very artistic person. I loved my art classes in elementary through high school. If I had not gone into engineering for my degree I probably would have chosen something like animation. During my college career I never really had the opportunity to express my artistic capabilities, so this…

Brandon B Skills

February 16, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work

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My manufacturing skills include: -2 axis CNC Mill -Lathe -MIG Welding -Plastic Molding My relevent design and analysis skills -CAD (Solidworks) -Heat Transfer Analysis

Candy Stripe Wall Ornament

February 5, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work, Upcycle Project Report 2016

The goal of this upcycle project is to create vibrant art pieces that you would want to hang on your wall, all for the low price of some milk jugs or buckets. What I will be melting down is HDPE plastic, or High Density Polyethylene. You can find this plastic in every day milk jugs.…

From Milk Jugs to Marble Art!

January 27, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2016, ZZ 2016

Well not exactly milk jugs… The goal of this upcycle project is to create vibrant art pieces that you would want to hang on your wall, all for the low price of some milk jugs or buckets. What I will be melting down is HDPE plastic, or High Density Polyethylene. You can find this plastic…

Post Apocalypse Survivor

January 20, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

The aesthetics of the post apocalypse survivor may differ depending on the situation that the survivor finds themselves in. That being said there are many common elements among all forms of the theme. The genre of disaster films has been popular throughout much of the 20th century and has continued to be popular into the 21st…