Samantha Maierhofer

15 posts

Sami’s Final Report Part 2

April 27, 2016

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work

When I first started this project I had a very strong idea of what experience I wanted the viewer to have. Throughout the process of creating this piece of art, the actual design has changed multiple times, but the original intent has always stayed the same. When I set out on the project I had…

Sami’s Final Report Part 1

April 19, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Final Report Main Project 2016

Project Background For my final project I knew that I wanted to do something with arrows. I learned how to shoot a bow with my grandfather when I was a child, and since then archery has become a favorite pastime of mine. For the upcycling project I considered using some old broken arrows as a…

Sami’s Update 4/13

April 13, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Update Weds April 13 2016

This week I finally saw my project start to come together with the LEDs. Unfortunately, cutting and rebuilding the LED strip ended up being a lot more tedious than I initially anticipated as the solder did not want to cooperate and there was a lot more soldering that needed to be done that I initially…

Sami’s Project Update 4/6/16

April 5, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Student Work, Update Weds April 6 2016

This past week was all about figuring out the tubing for the lights. After finishing the CAD model I knew what length I needed to cut the arrows and how many of each length I needed. With that, I began to cut. It was a long and tedious process, but I finally got all of…

Sami’s Project Update 3/30

March 29, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Impact of 20th Century design movements plus update Weds March 30 2016

Spring Break ended up going pretty well for my project as the piece continues to come together. I had previously prototyped out a template for my acrylic out of foam core and started to play around with the LED strip to see if I had gotten the spacing correct. The results can be seen below.…

Aesthetics Game – International Style Umbrella

March 29, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Aesthetics Game 2016, Student Work

For Monday’s aesthetics game, our table received the object umbrella and the aesthetic of international style as our picks. The image above is our entire groups whiteboard of designs. Below is the design I (Sami) came up with. For my design I went with a more artistic rather than functional design. I was inspired by…

Sami’s Schedule and Progress Update

March 16, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Update Weds March 16, 2016

There has been quite a lot of progress to my project since I last posted on it. My LED light strand finally came in and it works great! The system I purchased has a wireless controller with over 20 color options which should provide a good interactive element to the project. I also found out…

LED Arrows Artwork – Top 5 Constraints

March 9, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2016, ZZ 2016

Below are the top 5 constraints for the LED arrow piece listed in no particular order. Cost: As a college student with no substantial income, the cost is a large constraint on this project. I would like to keep the cost below $100 if possible for the project. I plan to do this by taking the…

Sami’s Main Project Design Report

March 2, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Main Project Design Review 2016

Inspiration (Taken from previous post) For my final project I knew that I wanted to do something with arrows. I learned how to shoot a bow with my grandfather when I was a child, and since then archery has become a favorite pastime of mine. For the upcycling project I considered using some old broken…

Sami’s Main Project Inspiration

February 23, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Main Project Inspirations 2016

For my final project I knew that I wanted to do something with arrows. I learned how to shoot a bow with my grandfather when I was a child, and since then archery has become a favorite pastime of mine. For the upcycling project I considered using some old broken arrows as a material, but…

Sami Maierhofer’s Aspirations

February 16, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Aspirations 2016

What are my aspirations? This is a very difficult question at this point in my life. As a Grad student graduating in May I am constantly faced with the question of what do I want to do with my life and what are my aspirations. For my first job I would like to do something…

Sami Maierhofer’s Skill Set

February 10, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Skill Sets 2016

I have had a variety of experience that have given me a lot of hands on experience that I can help contribute to the team. As a mechanical engineer I have had quite a bit of practice in SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, and designing pieces for manufacturing. Through my job I have also become proficient in…

Bottle Cap End Table – Completed Project

January 31, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Upcycle Project Report 2016

Below is my design report for the upcycling project. Design Vision/Specifications: When looking into starting the upcycling project I knew that I wanted to make a piece of furniture for my apartment. While I enjoy creating art, I felt that it needed to also have a function in order to be justified in bringing…

Bottle Cap End Table

January 26, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2016, ZZ 2016

Collection of Bottle Caps When looking at what I wanted to do for my upcycling project I kept getting drawn towards doing something with bottle caps. My roommates and I have a tendency to keep the bottle caps when drinking beer with the intent of eventually doing something with all of them and this…

Molecular Gastronomy

January 19, 2016

Samantha Maierhofer

Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

http://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/edible-innovations/molecular-gastronomy.htm Molecular gastronomy is defined as a type of food science that utilizes physical and chemical transformations of ingredients to create meals and drinks that are shown in a new light. While the art form first started out as a food science, it has slowly grown into an aesthetic in design as the focused…