Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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Main Project Final Report

April 28, 2020

Final Project Part 2 2020, Student Work

Illumination Aesthetic For this project I wanted to take on the aesthetic of Illumination. Illumination is using light to achieve an attractive lighting effect on an object. I wanted to use LED strips to make something that could be held. I chose this aesthetic because I really like the look of LEDS in dark areas…

Main Project – Elucidator LED Sword // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

April 21, 2020

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Final Project Part 1 2020

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Construction Update // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

April 15, 2020

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Main Project Construction Update 2020, Student Work

So far I’ve been waiting for my parts to come in for the past month and this was the delivery date. However when the date came, the part never showed up. I’m still figuring out where my project is. Unfortunately I won’t be able to work on it until it’s all here. I will update…

My Aesthetic Roots // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

April 8, 2020

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Your Aesthetic Roots 2020

My aesthetic roots for my main project is still revolved around illumination. I want to be able to turn on the project in a dim room and get the illumination feeling you get when you get pleasing lights lit up dark areas. With this idea of illumination I wanted to go ahead and make something…

Favorite Youtube Design Build Video // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

March 31, 2020

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Favorite Youtube design/build videos 2020, Student Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za5T2DMwr6s This video is my favorite design/build video because it’s something close to my design, and it has a recognizable pop culture sword shown in the video.

Design Review Part 2 // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

March 17, 2020

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Design Review 2020 Part 2: Timeline and Logistics

Elucidator Acrylic LED Sword Timeline 3/17 – Complete DXF 3/20 – Order Laser Cut Part from Online Source 3/25 – Collect Other Materials (Glue, Tape, Paint, ETC) 4/10 – Finish Project Fabrication: Fabrication is to merely order the laser cut panel as access to the school laser cutter has been cut. Video

Design Review Part 1

March 8, 2020

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Design Review 2020 Part 1: Detailed Plans

I decided to make an acrylic sword that is inspired by this youtube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNKuYWfOlzI&t=135s For the design of my sword I decided to go with the Elucidator from the Anime, “Sword Art online”. I managed to find a photo of the sword below which actually has a template. The sword is to be laser…

Main Project – Top 5 Constraints

March 3, 2020

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Top 5 Constraints 2020

1.) Budget Budget is a main concern as the price of acrylic is rather expensive and as an unemployed college student I’m really in no position to spend too much. Although it’s a rather cool project the size of it will make it expensive, not only that but I would also have to find a…

Main Project Aesthetic // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

February 28, 2020

Kensue Kiatoukaysy

Main Project Aesthetic 2020: plans and alternatives, Student Work

For my main project aesthetic I wanted to go with an Illumination Aesthetic as shown below in the gas station. This is an aesthetic where light illuminates any object in order to bring more color and depth to the object as a whole. By michael sroka neon lighting, rainbow aesthetic, neon aesthetic, vaporwave, pink peacock…

Main Project Inspiration // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

February 19, 2020

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Main Project Inspirations 2020, Student Work

Acrylic LED lit Sword For my main project inspiration I was leaning towards making a sword out of acrylic using our school’s laser cutter. However the issue was finding a way to make it dynamic. Doing some research I stumble upon https://ripperblades.net/ who make and sell many of these swords with a strong light going…

Upcycle Final Report // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

February 11, 2020

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Upcycle Final Report 2020

Kensue Kiatoukaysy Aesthetics of Design 2/11/2020 Upcycle Project: Captain America Cardboard Shield “Sanderson, Peter, et al. “Captain America.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 11 Nov. 2019, www.britannica.com/topic/Captain-America.” Aesthetic Choice: Aesthetics of Popular Culture Abstract The goal of this project is exactly as it sounds; the purpose is to create some sort of structure, artwork, aesthetic…

Upcycle Progress // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

February 5, 2020

Kensue Kiatoukaysy

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2020

The only progress on my upcycle project so far has been obtaining these large pieces of cardboard. They were sitting somewhere in the house and after a while it took me a while to find where they were hiding. These large cardboard sheets will make it very easy to cut the pieces and layer them…

Upcycle Inspiration // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

January 28, 2020

Kensue Kiatoukaysy

Upcycle Inspiration 2020

For my upcycle project I was inspired by the multitude of boxes sitting in my basement due to us recently moving into the house. I wanted to take advantage of the cardboard boxes with it’s ability to create solid objects when stacked on top of one another. By cutting the boxes into various shapes in…

Kensue Kiatoukaysy: Exploring an Aesthetic // Video Game Realism

January 23, 2020

Kensue Kiatoukaysy

Aesthetic Explorations 2020

Video games have come a long way since the mid 1900’s, and they certainly aren’t on a road to end any time soon. As the technology of video games come more advance, so does their ability to match realism inside them. The aesthetics of video games as a visual art have become so popular that…