Main Project Final Report

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…

Construction Update // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…

My Aesthetic Roots // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…

Design Review Part 2 // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…

Design Review Part 1

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…

Main Project – Top 5 Constraints

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.…

Main Project Aesthetic // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…

Main Project Inspiration // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…

Upcycle Final Report // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…

Upcycle Progress // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…

Upcycle Inspiration // Kensue Kiatoukaysy

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…