Update Weds April 20 2016 – Aesthetics of Design

Boom! A block of the finest Silver Maple- so fresh, it’s still kind of damp, and has wax sealed sides! This was an unexpected extra step; I definitely wasn’t planning on having to spend time drying out (“seasoning”) my wood. This block was purchased from an exotic woods dealer online. I picked this silver…

Final Project Report #1: Wind-UP Spider Toy

April 27, 2016

Student Test

INTRODUCTION: This is the first part of my final report blog, and it will cover my inspiration behind the design, explain the aesthetics in greater detail, walk through the dynamic components of the spider toy’s drive train, fabrication of the overall design, and the mishaps that happened along the way. The purpose of this report…

Final project part 1

April 24, 2016

Yusen Ji

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, Update Weds April 20 2016, ZZ 2016

Project description I decided to make an infinity mirror because it can not only give me some chances to playing with some electronics but also creating some really cool optical effect after finishing this project.Why can the infinity mirror creates “tunnel” effect? The secret is that the infinity mirror actually contains two mirrors with different transmissivity…

LED Orb Final Report Part 1

April 24, 2016

Shawn Sprinkle

Description The LED Orb is a device that spins three LED’s (one red, one green, one blue) at very high speeds in three different axis with varying flash rates to create a cool light effect. I was inspired to make this after I saw a video (linked in the references below) of the first LED…

Neo Parasol – Completed Project Update (4/20)

April 24, 2016

Rena Yang

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…

Bladeless Fan Final Report Part 1

April 23, 2016

Brandon Boiko

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, Update Weds April 20 2016, ZZ 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…

Desk Garden Final Report Part 1

April 21, 2016

Ashley Zimmerer

I made a desk garden. I wanted to work with water, plants, and light, and while it took me a very long time to settle on something, I finally did. I want a nice looking, modern planter for my desk. Here’s an image of the CAD for my final design. I really didn’t want to make…

Surreal Stirling Engine Final Report (Part 1)

April 21, 2016

Nicholas Flood

I wanted to build a table top stirling engine for my project. I’ve been wanting to make one for a long time, but never got around to making it happen. There is a lot of documentation online on how people have made their own using a variety of designs and materials. My goal was to make…

Update 4/21/2016 LSKD (Lazy Susan Kitchen Device)

April 21, 2016

Alex Peters

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, Update Weds April 20 2016

The CAD went through some minor changes since last time. Here is what it should look like in the end according to the CAD. It is finished and looks similar to this. The CAD does not include a drawing of the bearing since I used a mock bearing from McMaster Carr to fill in my…

Personal Tattoo Machine – Final Project Report Part I

April 21, 2016

Joseph Graff

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Introduction This will be the first installment of a two-part report, chronicling the design and production of my final project for Aesthetics of Design, the Personal Tattoo Machine. Within this post, you can expect to find detailed explanations of the decisions I made over the course of this project, in addition to how I produced several…

Weekly Update – April 20th

April 21, 2016

Joseph Graff

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For this week, I mainly focused on building the tattoo machine’s circuit, which turned out to be a somewhat insignificant amount of time. With the senior design expo being this week, the vast majority of my time was spent in preparation for the expo. But I was able to design the simple circuit to be…

Lugged Carbon Frame: What and How

April 21, 2016

Albert Como

Blog: Final Project Report: What and How. Overall description and photos, then details of what you have made: CAD drawings, fabrication description, costs vs budget, etc. The frame is finally all assembled. At this point, all the remains before it can be built into a operating bicycle is curing of the epoxy, some finishing…

Design Report Part 1: Mechanical Jewelry

April 21, 2016

Katie Hortik

Introduction I began this project motivated by the love of jewelry and inspiration from a piece I was given my a friend. I dedicated the last month to playing around with different gears, patterns, and cutouts. I have loved this project and the ability to use my love of both mechanics and art. Since my…

Wine Knife Final Report pt.1

April 20, 2016

Ryan Yankowsky

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, Update Weds April 20 2016, ZZ 2016

Knife, wine

I am quite surprised at how well this project turned out, aside from a few minor flaws of which I am almost certain are in my mind alone. The Wine Knife is designed to operate as a cork remover/ bottle opener tool but with a bit more machismo. I wanted a larger, heavier, more masculine…

Final Project Report: Longboard

April 20, 2016

Sophia Glik

Final Project Report: Initial idea: I wanted to design and build a custom longboard for my friend out of scratch, including the trucks. After playing with solid works and talking to skate shop owners, I began to understand that it was not realistic and a productive use of my time to build trucks, because…

A Living Room 3D Printer: Final Design Report

April 20, 2016

Chip Bollendonk

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, Update Weds April 20 2016

3D printer, aesthetics, postmodern, prusa i3

Introduction Additive manufacturing very well may be the future of making “things” and the advancement of 3D printers will revolutionize the way that everyday people get parts and products for use in their homes. The most common type of 3D printing on the consumer market currently is Fusion Deposition Modeling (FDM), which basically melts…

Details on Coffee Brewer Build

April 20, 2016

Ben Yorkey

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work, Update Weds April 20 2016, ZZ 2016

The build is mostly done! It was quite the process. The previous process can be seen in my other blog here. From the last point where the wood was cut to size, I started by using a hole saw to cut the hole for the jar and valve (pictures below). Once the hole was cut it…

Final Report Main Project-Fiber Optic Jellyfish

April 20, 2016

Brittany Warly

Because I won’t be at expo, since I am competing in the USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championship, here is my virtual presentation! The aesthetic I was going for here was postmodern, clean, and simplistic look, however complexity under the look. I have been done with my project for about a week now, so it…

MIDI Drum Pad Update 4/20/16

April 20, 2016

Jakob Oreskovich