Princeton ArcPrep Portfolio: Dasani Platt

dasani platt’s Portfolio

button elevation, 2018, graphite on vellum

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Instrument drawing 2018 In-Class, Individual Project Course - Princeton ArcPrep Faculty - Katie Zaeh This is a drawing of a piccolo in section, elevation and plan. The main idea was to look through the instrument and try to understand how it works and how sound travels through it. I used drawing tools to keep my lines clear, straight, and accurate to my measurements. mouth piece section and elevation, 2018, graphite on vellum

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piccolo pieces, 2018, graphite on vellum

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“History” Sound Scape

“history” diagram, 2018, graphite on vellum

2018 In-Class, Individual Project Course - Princeton ArcPrep Faculty - Katie Zaeh The model is made up of different pieces from different parts of the diagram. The beat , pitch and volume are different layers on the model. The layers are at different heights so that they can be easily identified. For example, the pitch of the song is represented by 3” pillars, volume is represented by the 2” layer with the balsa stilts, and the beat is represented by the 1” layer on top of the 2” layer. close up of model, 2018,13”x5”, cardboard and museum board on chip board

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“history” model, 2018, 13”x5”, cardboard and museum board on chip board

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close up of sound scape axonometric drawing ,2018, 14”x14”, graphite on vellum

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sound scape axonometric drawing, 2018, 14”x14”, graphite on vellum

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Soundscape structure 2018 In-Class, Individual Project Course - Princeton ArcPrep Faculty - Katie Zaeh This project was originally meant to be a community hotel (bottom right) meant for the millenial tourist , with a soft aesthetic and feeling through the whole hotel. However, the scale was too large for this listening booth project, so, I focused on one furniture element in that hotel. Objects that might be in the hotel were sketched as ideas. I chose to draw the desk in plan and elevation. concept sketches, 2018, graphite on trace

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almost digital desk plan, 2018, graphite on trace

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Squeers 2018 In-Class, Group Project Course - Princeton ArcPrep Faculty - Katie Zaeh This is a stool made from cardboard with two other partners. Our main idea was to have comfortable seating with a very simple design to get more value out of the seating experience.

Although it was the whole group’s role to design a chair, I focused on designing the chair and the legs. I tried to make them the shape of a diamond to make something simple look elegant. We also thought to put a reveal in the seat so it would have the same elegant look.

squeers, 2018, cardboard

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chair concept sketch, 2018, pencil

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Abandoned Art 2019 Independent, Individual Project This is a painting of the old Art All Night building in the day ( picture on the right) and at night (picture top left). I decided to paint this piece because the lighting differences were very interesting and I though I could try to capture it. I intended to capture a part of my childhood in the photographs on the opposite page, however I felt I could not convey my original idea. Instead, I pursued a similar idea with the same concept. art all night old building, 2019, watercolor

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unfortunate encounter, 2019, digital photograph

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Concrete Puzzle 2018 In-Class, Group Project Course - Princeton ArcPrep Faculty - Katie Zaeh In this project my group members and i created a puzzle using Lego blocks at first but then we made them into molds using chip board than poured in concrete my job was to make the mold

Blocks, 2018,concrete

Blocks,2018,concrete

Blocks, 2018, digital drawing

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sketch, 2019, pencil

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Paper-Air Shell 2018 In-Class, Individual Project Course - Princeton ArcPrep Faculty - Katie Zaeh The paper-Air Shell was inspired by a fallen paper airplane. The main idea was to have a large area with different programmes such as a playground that could be used at the same time as the structure itself. The structure mainly serves as a performance space for small artist to use.

site plan, 2019, 8/1/2”x11”, graphite on vellum

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plan and section, 2019, 31”x19”, graphite on vellum

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class site model, 2019, 17”x27”, chipbord

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three-dimensional print, 2019, PLA plastic

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