DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2016 M1 JOURNAL - PROFILE AND SECTION JAMES SCIESSERE
(699068) MATT #8
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Measured Drawings
As I was absent for the first class, my method of measured drawings may have been different from the others. The basis of my drawings came from a single photo of the head lying next to a ruler, and so the entire drawing came from that reference as well as a series of photos. Those were then printed and traced, with the tracings being scanned and then made clearer in photoshop.
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Analysis
The pieces fit together in an interlocking fashion, as usually the respective gap that each piece fills is the length of the remainder of the piece. Shown on the right is the full material schedule drawn up on illustrator. The three main pieces are the main parts of the moose’s face, as they have the most gaps in the piece, and would therefore have the most connecting pieces.
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Digital Model
The digital model was constructed in an almost identical manner to the physical model. The first step was to draw out the full schedule of pieces on Illustrator, and then import that file to Rhino, extrude the pieces to the desired thickness and then assemble them.
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Sketch Model
As I didn’t have access to the original moose head, I had to choose another material in which to create a sketch model from. I used an old deck of playing cards, as I wanted to explore the bending and twisting potential of the section and profile framework. Initially, I had difficulty creating interlocking pieces, as I was cutting without an rule or reason, however this definitely helped my understanding on how the elements come together.
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Sketch Design #1 BEEKEEPER HEADPIECE What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
How does this respond to your personal space? I found this concept to be somewhat obtrusive to personal space in some respects, as is encompasses the head. However it also creates a zone of sorts in which you have your very own intimate space.
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Sketch Design #2 SHOULDER PAD What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
How does this respond to your personal space? In comparison to the first design, this one is less ‘in your face’ and paired back. However, unless I could work on the idea more and explore it, this current iteration is very limiting in a mobility sense.
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Sketch Design #3 FOREARM BRACE What is your idea? [Maximum 5 key words]
How does this respond to your personal space? This is probably the most safe design of the three, as it is both unobtrusive and not effecting movement at all. I feel like it is a bit ornamental, and doesn’t effectively interact with the idea of personal space to a high level. However, it opens up the possibility to think about cast design.
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Appendix
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