Ng Weng Teng, Venus 616221 Virtual Environment Semester 2/2013 Group 5
Ideation Analysing the system: Panel and fold: The base of the project is the coffee filter, which works with the system of panel and fold
Referring to the reading of how to layout the croissant, it discuss more on the process of forming the shape of croissant rather than the final product. A complicated shape can be easily understand if it is cut into difference
It is made up of paper with the side locked by the crimped boarder, forming a watertight boarder. The shape of the filter can slight changed by extending
Ideation Measurement of an object: In order to analysis the coffee, not only the inital size and shape have to be considered, it is also important to well known of its volume and variations. Based on the reading of 300 Years of Industrial Design, there are different ways of measuring an object. Aside from tracing, estimationa should also be taken.
To measure the volume, the opening should be slightly extended. The easiest way to measure the volume is to fill it with water. The volume of water equals to the volume of the filter. in addition, after filling it with water, the use of the arc is obviously shown. It is expected when the water is filled in. the opening is then extended and started to lay flat, forming an oval shape.
Ideation Personal Space:
According to Edward Hall (1966), personal space acts as a sense metaphorical of relationship and interaction between humans. The space varies with different people: the better the relationship. Personal space infused everyday’s life, it might not be noticed as it is a sensory and cognition interaction. The distance of differnt level of space also varies with different nationality and culture. Moreover, the “unusual” appearance will catch attention of people. This will keep a larger distance than normal with the sense of self protection. An example is skin disease. As a starting point of the design development of the second skin, personal space should be explored in the way that how you would like to restrict and limit other from getting in, as to create a certain space for giving the sense of comfortability.
Ideation Second Skin: Aproposing to the second skin, it should be acting like the skin on our bodies. That is, to put on our bodies and will not be affecting the normal movement. Focusing the personal space of the sides is the initial concept of my design. The reason of the choice is people usually keep a certain distance when they are facing each other. It is a sense of subconsciousness. However, the sides is usually what we have neglected of.
Ideation Second Skin (Design sketches):
Design Conceptual Idea:
The initiatl inspiration of the idea comes from the vines which creep around and also thorns on the stem of rose. Vines do not have a large surface area, but it can provide a certain space to an object by tangling it. At the same time, thorns are aggressive, therefore, people would try to keep a distance to avoid getting hurt.
The second inspiration of idea comes from the precedent of origami. Origami undergoes the system of paper folding. Art of origami includes panelling of same pattern together with the use of geometry in mathematics to form a large object.
Further development of the design is about clothings. Clothings have a similar characteristic as second skin. it is close and fit on our bodies. it protect our bodies to some degrees and will not affect our normal movement. As a conclusion, the design should be fit to our bodies and is something that we can wear.
Design Digitalization of the inital design: Shape:
As a start, I began to form shape and the surface of the design in Rhino. It was like a spiral initially. However, with too many turns results in compressed of its height as it has to be fit to the length of the arm. At the same time, it would even affect the movement of arm.
Due to the insufficient of the first development, I tried to reduce the turns to the minimium. It can show the effect of tangling, but it cannot be placed on the arm and is not wearable.
After all the reflections on the pervious development of the curve. Finally, it comes up with surroundding and tangling around the arm by transforming the curves. It is then well fit onto the body. The second stage of development is to provide personal space base on this shape. Therefore, I attempt to form patterns on it.
Design Development of the design: Forming patterns:
With the use of 3D panelling tool in Rhino, we can make mono pattern on a surface.
I tried to form different patterns. I had tried with a square, polygon and triangle. Afterwards, I tried to further develop or transform them. Finally it comes to the shape developed base on the polygon.
123 D catch with rhino
Design Movement and Effect: In order not to affect the normal movement, I tried to reduce the contact surface of the design to the body by turning the triangle upside down. Besides, it provide spacing for extension and compression.
Referring to Thomas Heatherwick’s talk, he used light adn movement to provide effects of the UK Pavilion. In such a way, the building can present itself and gains interest.
As creating effects, I first come up with the thought of coloring. Colors mean different mood and sometimes can indicate situations such as red gives us a sense of danger.
Linking colors to body, body heat map matches perfectly to the idea. Different colors indicating the variety of temperature on the body.
Design Referring to the reading of “Surfaces that can be built from paper�, a developable surfaces are characterized by the property that can be mapped isometrically into the plane. In Rhino, it can easier unroll the certain section of a object. Unrolling an object create an easy understanding of fabricating it.
Final design with effect
Fabrication
Fabrication After having the design idea and the digital model, we have started to create our prototypes and testing out the different property of various materials.
The first prototype we have made: Material: clay construction: 1. Forming the basic shape 2. making the little cones shape 3. join the cones shape to the upper surface of the basic shape Merit: - Easy to form in diffferent shape Defections: - Cannot retain the shape - Easy to deform - triangles are not sharp enough
Clay, Kate Moffat, 2013
Paper Folding, Kate Moffat, 2013
Second prototype being made: Material: paper, scissors, tape construction: 1. Cutting out the diamond shape 2. Fold for the dotted lines 3. Stick the two sides together 4. Stick the pyramids together
Clay on model, Kate Moffat, 2013
Merits: - Easy to form the pyramid shape - The pyramids can be retainned - Providing sharp points Defections: - Difficult to form curve - Easy to fall apart by connecting them only with tapes
Fabrication Digital fabrication process From the reading ‘Architecture in the digital age’, digital fabrication processes allow the transformation of the traditional handmade processes into a set of simlified digital data. This provides a clear and easier fabrictaion. Laser card and card cutter are major involvements in the fabritcation of two dimension fabrication. It is very useful and time saving especially on creating a large quantity of same piece repetitively. Besdies, digital fabrication process provides a more actual measurement and manufacture of the design product.
Connectors Dealing with the problem of connections, small triangels can solve the problem. The little triangles act as a connector to connect the pyramids. Cuts are being made on the Pyramids and the triangles. These cuts are used for inserting the triangles to the pyramids.
To form the actual shape of our digital model, we have tried to cut it into sections and unroll the surface. This is the shape that we came up with. Also, by creating tabs at the edge could help in joining.
Fabrication Testing of different thickness 1st Test: drawing paper Merit: - Easy to fold Defection: - The joints of the pyramids and the triangles are too weak -Deform easily under a small pressure 2nd Test: cardboard paper with thickness of 0.5mm Merits: - Joints are harder due to the increased in thickness - Better in retainning the curve shape with all of the pyramids are joined together Defection: - Hard to fold without cuts
Fabrication It did form the curve shape as expected. However, there is still a few problems with the colors and the materials used. Besides, the density in obviously not enough. Referring to the effect of heat map, it rather looks like rainbow colors. This might be the results of too many colors and it density. As a improvement, we chose to use different kind of paper and prints. Also, increasing the density and reduce the colors used is essential.
Finished product, Kate Moffat, 2013
Process of fabrication, Kate Moffat, 2013 3rd prototype: Materials : boxboard with thickness 1mm watercolors glue Cutter: Laser cut Merits: -Shape can be retainned -The joints are quite strong to hold the pyramids together. Defections: - With only one side painted, it cannot show the effect of colors - Boxboard is weaken by the watercolors - The watercolor is not sharp enough when painted on the design.
design on body (Side view), Kate Moffat, 2013
design on body (Front view), Kate Moffat, 2013
Fabrication Final design product Materials : Ivory card Optix Card Black 200 GSM Acrylic paint Glue Materials, Kate Moffat, 2013
Cutter: Card cutter
Painting, Kate Moffat, 2013
Paint, Kate Moffat, 2013
Colored card, Kate Moffat, 2013
Improvements: The ivory card is with a smooth surface which will not be weaken by the water so easily. The Acrylic paint provides a sharp color, improving the colors contrast. Referring to the feedback of the previous model, the pyramids are now painted in both side. The density is increased and the new connectors are replaced in black optix card of 200 GSM.
Final Product, Kate Moffat, 2013
Fabrication Analysis of different sections of the model
Pyramids, Kate Moffat, 2013
Front view of design on body (Right), Kate Moffat, 2013 Back view of design on body (Bottom), Kate Moffat, 2013
Small pyramids, Kate Moffat, 2013
Deisgn product, Kate Moffat, 2013
Arm part, Kate Moffat, 2013
Reflection From all the feedback of all previous module, there are some refinements for the final model. - Density further increased - Connectors changed from optix black card to ivory card - Connectors changed into colors of the pyramids --avoiding the black parts affecting the effect of heat map - Extending the red part on the shoulder to the chest
Refined Pyramids, Kate Moffat, 2013
Refined Connectors, Kate Moffat, 2013 Refined Product, Kate Moffat, 2013
Reflection
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hroughout the whole process of ideation, design and fabrictaion, it helps to have a better understand of how design process should proceed, from ideas to manudacture of the final product. From the readings every week, I am introduced of the usefulness and important of digital modelling. Also, I comprehend the reason of replacing drawings with digital models and technology. With the skill learnt in digital modelling, it is very useful to my future design. Looking back to my initial design, it has been keep on changing throughout the weeks and the final design is quite a lot different from the initial one. With the knowledge gained in every weeks. It does conduce the view and thinking towards my design. Moreover, getting used to the digital modelling tools, it saves a lot of time especially when changes are being made. I do not need to re-draw a new
picture for every corrections.
“Important of Development and Processing”
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ccording to the reading of ‘Building in the Future’, architects have been disconnected with the skill of actual building and working with materials. Instead, they rely on the fabricactors and builders. Recently, with development of newly digital technology, it has been greatly used in building the relationship between architects and builders, replacing the
traditional drawing set. With the use of digital technology, it is easier in finding and correcting errors for the designed object. Relating back to the entire project, the use of rhino gains a large help in modifying the model instead of re-drawing on paper for every corrections. Beside, it is easier to cut the complex model into sections which help in understanding the design. In this way, complex design can be more widely used and be built in real life. In addition, it conduces in the fabrication processes by translating it into two dimensional processes. The digital data also simiplified and makes the fabrication processes readable for the builders. It provides a better understanding and better translation from the designers to the builders. Furthermore, it helps in saving time especially when creating repetitions of patterns or object on the design.
Reflection “The Third Industrial Revolution”
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effering to the reading of “The third industrial Revolution”, the improvements in technology of design and fabriaction is not only affecting the extend of design, but it also provdies changes in our daily life. In the reading it has mentioned the 3D printing. It is a newly developed technology and it has not been widely used yet. However, the 3D printing would decrease the logistics costs of some products, it would help in economy. In addition, the invention of technology can help in spreading the concept of ideas of a design, such as through internet. The digital models alos provides a large range of details,
it is easier for the understand of consumers even without a narrator.
‘Never The Best’
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irtual Environment provides me the idea of how to improve my design through the process. Except from the knowledge I gained and the skills I learnt for Rhino which will be very useful to any other of my future designs, I have also gained experience of how to work in the way that I am expected to be. One more of the important concepts is during the process of designing, we should work and proceed with our desgin. Design is never perfect, and it never has an end. It might changes from time to time with the experiences we have gone
through and boarden of horizons. Design never has a fixed answer of right or wrong. It never has the best, rather, “better” or “the best fit”. Futhermmore, skills of presentation is also very important in designing. No matter how excellent is the ideas or design, without the technique of presentation and expression, it would largely affect the result of the design since other might hardly pick up the idea. Besides, the layout of the presentation takes a certain influence to the design unintentionally. As a conclusion, the experenices that I have gained in this subject is very benefical to my future career and further studies. creating repetitions of patterns or object on the design.
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