UG SEMESTER 4
SHIKHAR BHARDWAJ
FORM STUDIES Nature
Module Guide: MR. BHARGAV MISTRY MR. BARUN SHANKER GUPTA
FORM STUDIES
DI MENSI ON 1D line 2D shape / image 3D space 4D time 5D behavior
"THE FORM IS SIMPLY THAT PART OF THE ENSEMBLE OVER WHICH WE HAVE CONTROL. IT IS ONLY THROUGH THE FORM THAT WE CAN CREATE ORDER IN THE ENSEMBLE."
(ALEXANDER 1964, 27)
FORM STUDIES
NATURE Adaptable repair
Growing
Self-renewable
Energy generating
Responsive Sustainable
Multi-functional
Dynamic
Minimum material
Flexible
Self-
High-performance
Complex integrated systems
“THERE IS A PLEASURE IN THE PATHLESS WOODS, THERE IS A RAPTURE ON THE LONELY SHORE, THERE IS SOCIETY, WHERE NONE INTRUDES, BY THE DEEP SEA, AND MUSIC IN ITS ROAR: I LOVE NOT MAN THE LESS, BUT NATURE MORE” ― LORD BYRON
FORM STUDIES
17 TECHNIQUES FOR CREATING DESI GNS I NSPI RED BY NATURE 1. Take a Closer Look 2. Focus on Variety in a Specific Category 3. Stop Studying Plants 4. Explore Different Perspectives 5. Think of Nature in Motion 6. Combine Opposites 7. Spice up the Color 8. Focus Only on Texture 9. Focus Only on Shape 10. Think How You Want the End User to Feel 11. Use Nature-Inspired Culture 12. Illustrate a Scene from Scratch 13. Create an Abstract Composite of Photographs 14. Use your Imagination 15. Reflect on a Place You Love 16. Zoom Out 17. Create an Imaginary World
FORM STUDIES
WATER Transparent, Tasteless, Odorless, and nearly Colorless
FORM STUDIES
TARISHI + WATER/SKIN/BODY/TAIL Transparent. Go with the flow. Self-respect. And values that she stands for. Helpful. Entertainer(Explorers). More time outdoor than indoor. Doesn't like Boundaries. ESFP More of like a Outdoor Disco Ball, if I have to sum Tarashi's Personality in a product. 60% water and 30% tail and 10% body
FORM STUDIES
TARISHI + WATER/SKIN/BODY/TAIL
Final Product
FORM STUDIES
FORMING SOUNDS Dot - Note Line - Combinations of Notes
Composition One Morning Blossom Why Questioning Answering Mirror Looking for inside
Synthetic Clay
CONTEMPLATION
FORM STUDIES
FORMING SOUNDS Composition Two Walking Up Flying - trying to Sailing About to happen Voyage Journey Dreaming of far lands Composition Three Victory with sorrow Struggle Won but lost They have won but lost many Composition Four Life Phases of Transform Pain Betrayal Acceptance
FORM STUDIES
I NSPIRATI ONS LIST Feather Wolf Nest Whale Cosmos Spider web Phoenix Bird Mollusks River
RIVER ~ BARN SWALLOW ~NEST ~ WHALE
Inspiration A leads to Invention B. Take away A and who knows if and when B will manifest.
2D MOCKUPS AND SKETCHES
FINAL DESIGN
3D MOCKUPS IN CLAY AND WOOD