DDF-Module 1

DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M1 JOURNAL - EXPANDING FILE

Zhiyin Wang

736938 Matthew Greenwood SWeminar 4

30mm

260mm

SECTION / SCALE 1:2

30mm

ELEVATION / SCALE 1:2

260mm

PLAN / SCALE 1:2

140mm

140mm

Measured Drawings

BEFORE OPEN 20

40

60

80

100

90mm 145mm

220mm 260mm

PLAN / SCALE 1:4

My choosen object is an expanding file. Because it can not stay open without holding, Scanning seems to be not a good way to draw it. Therefore, I just took different picturres of it using one hand wihle held its shape with the other hand. When I did the drawings, I put the expanding file on the paper and used pencil to follow its edge. I measured its size and recorded numbers when I was drawing. After scaned, I used InDesign to mark its dimension.

145mm

ELEVATION / SCALE 1:4

AFTER OPEN 40

80

120

160

200

Analysis

ELEVATION / CLOSED

ELEVATION / PARTLY OPEN

ELEVATION / FULLY OPEN

Movement and folding: CLOSED: All the panels stay together.

PARTLY OPEN: Side sheets open like a fan. They keep stay together at the bottom while sheets on the top become wide.

FULLY OPEN: When the expanding file is entirely opened, the maximum degree that it can reach is 170°, not 180°, as the top part of side sheets has length limitation.

( MAX 170° )

ELEVATION / PARTLY OPEN

Element

Twist

Connect

PHOTO OF SIDE SHEETS

PLAN / PARTLY OPEN Element

Twist

Connect

In summary, the elements of expanding file has two kinds of ways to connect each other. Not only folding, but also twisting.

DETAIL OF SIDE SHEETS

Digital Model PERSPECTIVE

PLAN

ELEVATION

ELEMENT

RIGHT

DETAIL

Sketch Model

FRONT

BACK

TOP

LEFT

I cut the parallel sheets along the edge of cover panel.

Finally it has spiral lines.

I hold one side of the parallel sheets and try to twist it.

Sketch Design #1

TWIST / CURVE / GROW / WEMEN / TOW SIDES

I am interested in curves and want to use the method of twisting. In order to create second skin of people. The body could be regarded as a column. And a line grow from the bottom to the top.

Sketch Design #2

FAN/ BUTTERFLY / FREEDOM / THIN

I was inspirated by the fan. And when I saw arms, they just like the side of fan. But a single fan is no changable, so I considered the shape of butterfly. When lifting arms, the person is just like a butterfly. It could give me a sense of freedom.

Sketch Design #3

SPIRAL/ CONCH / SECRET SPACE/ THINKING

According to sketch model, the back view of the moel is just like a conch. The space in conch gives people sense of secret and safe. It could help you to focus on your own spiritial world and prevent disturbing from others.