DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2015 M1 JOURNAL - SECOND SKIN HOI YIN HO
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Measured Drawings
PLAN
I measured this object by a ruler. Before I started to draw in details, I firstly place the object on the paper and traced the outlind of the object to get the basic measurements and the shape. Afterwards, I drew in detail with the right measurements. When I was measuring the size and height of the gaps, I placed the ruler vertically in between the gaps.
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Analysis
My object is an egg cutter. Place a boiled egg on the caved surface, then pull down the metal panel. The thin metal strings will slcie the egg as they are being pulled down into the gaps.The egg then will be cut into slices very efficiently. The curved surface is designed to allow eggs in different size to fit in, and to make sure it will not roll around while cutting.
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Digital Model
ISOMETRIC PERSPECTIVE 6
PLAN
I modeled this object through Rhinoceros. Firstly, I did the part where the egg is placed first as it is more box-like and it is like the base of the object. And then I moved on to the metal panel part. The most used command was probably extrude. I found it very useful to turn a flat surface into a 3D solid/ volume.
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ELEVATION
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Sketch Model
The material system of the egg cutter is sections and profilling, therefore I made my reconfigured models by cutting the egg cutter into sections according to the gaps for the wire to cut through. In the original object, the part i chose to reconfigure can be considered as sections of a concave area with gaps inbetween. My idea is to rearrange the placing of the section panels to create new space and volume.
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Another reconfigured model is also made from rearrangement of the section panels. This time I have to join 3 of them together to create a frame that also looks like a container for something circular or oval. Joining the 3 panels together is a little bit different from the first model as despite just gluing them together, I cut 2 panels into parts before I glue them to form a smoother connection.
The part of the egg cutter that I further investigated
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Sketch Design #1 Keeping Distance / Turning What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
How does this respond to your personal space? A helmet/ hat that avoid others coming too close to the head area where people normally feel the most uncomfortable with others (eg. the eyes, mouth and lips, ears etc.). At the same time, the person will still be able to see, talk, and listen. This keeps a certain distance between people but at the same time not blocking other communication.
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Sketch Design #2 Illution / Invisible / Protection / Negative Space What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
How does this respond to your personal space? A protection gear that can be designed to wrap around cartain sensitive areas of body. Create an illution that there are invisible bubbles wrapping around body instead of solid balls. Give the person a sense of protection but actually still interacting with the outside.
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Sketch Design #3
Defensive / Adjustable What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
How does this respond to your personal space? A shoulder patch/ shoulder wrap that goes around the shoulder part that gives out a signal of ‘do not come close’. The amount of spiky flowers are adjustable depending on the person’s mood and the situation.
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Appendix
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