Milestone Projects

Objectified Response: Lamp

For this object I was inspired by the alarm clock that I saw in the documentary. I liked the idea of redesigning objects that one interacts with daily, so I went with something both simple but flexible to work with. Unfortunately I didn't get any process photos while I was making it. I wanted it to look kind of like a 60s-futuristic aesthetic like something that would be in the Jetsons or Fireball XL5

Mesh Mashup: Teapot Carriage

For this project I was inspired by a myriad of fairy tales, as well as stories by Beatrix Potter. Many of these stories commonly feature fairies or small animals using small everyday objects as furniture (like a spool of thread as a stool, or a matchbox for a bed). I really struggled with the programs initially, especially getting all of the wheels to line up. And in Meshmixer I really struggled to get the teapot smooth and the windows to fix into the holes I created. Through enough messing around I finally figured out how to make it presentable so I transferred it over to Rhino where I had a much easier time. I'm quite satisfied with the renders and the colours in the final project, especially since I struggled so much in the beginning.

Papercraft Object: Stereo

For this project I decided to go with an object that would hopefully be easily foldable but with a lot of details. However I was very wrong about the "easily foldable" part. The paper that I used for both my prototype and final were wrong in different ways. In the prototype I used card-stock which was sturdy but made it practically impossible to fold and glue the tiny dials. For the final I used regular construction paper which was easy to fold and glue but barely held its weight which created significant gaps. If I did this again I'd use a blend of both. I'd use card-stock for the main shape but construction paper for the dials and details. I do like how my object turned out though, since I think I nailed some of the finer details even if it's a little messy. 

Hybrid 3D Model

Me and my partner both decided pretty early on which of our objects we wanted to combine. However, the struggle came when we ran our object through Slicer. We couldn't figure out how to stop it from leaving blank spaces or putting platforms where we didn't want them. Luckily, with the help of our professor, we redid the object (last image) so that it didn't fold in on itself anymore. I like how it came out even though it's a little different than before.