Rena Yang

15 posts

Neo Parasol – Final Report Part 1

April 27, 2016

This post summarizes the exact process of how I made this parasol! *Note some parts are copied from previous updates. First I purchase an auto-open cane umbrella that was decently priced on amazon. I removed the original black plastic umbrella fabric and have used it to measure and cut all eight white lace panels needed…

Neo Parasol – Final Report

April 24, 2016

Rena Yang

Student Work

Project Summary The inspiration behind this idea is simply having a beautiful parasol that also poses as an umbrella, and that I love the show RWBY and a character from the show carries a parasol and I wish to make it real! The aesthetic of this parasol is very romantic, feminine, and a bit Victorian, especially due…

Neo Parasol – Completed Project Update (4/20)

April 24, 2016

Rena Yang

Update Weds April 20 2016

Somehow I forgot to post this, so here we go! The last and final update! Now that all of the lace and brown dye have been applied to the parasol, all that is left is painting on the design. However, testing the lace with extra scrape lace showed that I would not be able to…

Neo Parasol 4/13 update

April 13, 2016

Rena Yang

Student Work

I had a very busy weekend so I did not get as much done as I had hoped. However, all of the initial sewing is done! Basically, the current status is that the eight “petals” are cut and sewn together and they are almost attached to the umbrella frame itself. The pink lace decoration is…

Neo Parasol Update 4/6

April 6, 2016

Rena Yang

Student Work, Update Weds April 6 2016, ZZ 2016

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Due to a really busy week and weekend, I am behind on progress this week. I am currently at the same place as last week, except the difference is that my sewing machine is tested and ready to use! However, I am planning on doing the bulk of my project on Thursday through Sunday. I…

March 30th Update – Neo Parasol

March 31, 2016

Rena Yang

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

Currently I have all of the materials I need ready to go! I removed the original black plastic umbrella fabric and have used it to measure and cut all eight white lace panels needed to construct the parasol. During this process I discovered that the frame isn’t actually made from wood like how the product…

Rena Project Updates

March 16, 2016

Rena Yang

Other 2016

As for my update for this week, I will be going over my revised timeline in summary. I will be going for an aggressive schedule starting this Friday. My plan is to compress about 3-4 weeks of work all into Spring Break. This means purchasing all of the remaining materials, detaching the existing umbrella fabric,…

Rena’s Top 5 Project Constraints

March 9, 2016

Rena Yang

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2016, ZZ 2016

Time. Everything of mine requires gluing, painting, drying, sewing… All of which use a lot of time. And we only have about 7 weeks left in the semester, so I need to be even more aggressive about my schedule. I expect getting the lace to be the correct size then attaching it to the frame…

Rena’s Final Project – Neo’s Parasol As An Umbrella

March 2, 2016

Rena Yang

Main Project Design Review 2016

Neo’s Parasol As An Umbrella Note: Most of this is from my previous post as I already planned out my report as of last week! The inspiration behind this idea is that I am planning on making this character’s entire outfit anyways for NDK. As background, this character is from the show RWBY and her…

Rena’s Main Project Inspirations: Light-Up Bed Canopy (with fan?) / Neo’s Parasol

February 24, 2016

Rena Yang

Main Project Inspirations 2016

I’m still juggling between a few different ideas, but the two top ideas I am debating between are a light-up fan bed canopy and Neo’s parasol from the show RWBY. I will write my blog post mapping out both of these ideas. Light-Up Bed Canopy This idea is inspired by my team member Brittany Warly…

Rena’s Hopes and Aspirations

February 17, 2016

Rena Yang

Student Work

As a fifth year BS/MS student with a track in bioengineering, I am taking this class solely out of interest. All of the design project classes I’ve taken so far has always been with a group all working toward a single product with no concern towards aesthetics, so I’m very interested in gaining more project…

Rena’s Skill Set!!

February 8, 2016

Rena Yang

Skill Sets 2016

My primary engineering-related strength I can offer my teammates is SolidWorks experience. Overall, I consider myself proficient to advanced – I am very knowledgable and familiar with SolidWorks and basically LOVE this program. I know that almost all of us mechanicals have SolidWorks experience, but I have also worked with SolidWorks in industry, specifically two summers…

Colorful Glass Shard Pot

February 5, 2016

Rena Yang

Upcycle Project Report 2016

My upcycle project was a glass shard decorated bottle potted plant! To all of those who read my original “planning” post regarding my upcycle project – you may have realized that while my project function has changed, but materials are kept the same. You’ll read about why I ended up making this change. And that change…

Glorious Glue Tree of Glass and Color

January 27, 2016

Rena Yang

Student Work

My project revolves around pure aesthetic – specifically a lot of color and shiny things and light (all of my favorite things). The main idea is using a ton of glue that dries clear, I will add in different colored glass shards and build a gloriously colorful glass shard tree. As I cannot start until tomorrow…

Aesthetics of Incredibly Small Things

January 20, 2016

Rena Yang

Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

Bigger is better? Not for this spectacle of art. This aesthetic focuses on the art form of regular everyday things in an irregular size – specifically, incredibly small. These tiny replicas, despite being tiny, manage to draw in more attention than it they do at their regular size. For example, yesterday’s lunch? Already forgot. But take…