AMOEBA Winfield Chang
2014-2015 Work Collection
Big Bang / The Door Mobius / The Mouse Loop / The Speaker
Content
Definitions keep changing, But the rules still stay the same.
The cloud of technology forms the storm of alternations, What will stay true is the flow of sense, which I’m trying to catch.
Winfield Chang
Changing is not equal to evolving, but in such way, The amoeba of design is neccesary.
Big Bang
/ The Door / Installation equippment Umbrella, iron wire, wood, clay
Tribute to Gaudi - The consistency of work This project is focus on structure design and the consistency of style, and Antoni Gaudà is a great master to follow. In his work, from the door handles, the interior style to the structure of architecture, all remain in Gaudi’s unique style and have coherent shape,elements and concept. Big Bang is following this spirit to extend.
Introduction /
The constellation lock and the door of big bang.
The reason why I choose the universe as the main concept is based on few reasons. First, back to the basis, door is the division of spaces, and the singular point of big bang has the simular symbolism. Second, the relation between the stars and the lock is they both follow certain rules, and the last is they are parts of an architecture related to the universe. The work is divided into two part, the constellation lock and the door of big bang.
The seperation of the door and the lock
Lock/ Structure There are many kind of lock, the constellation lock is a reformation of code lock, which has an axis with projections on it, and whirling rings with notches which fit the projections on the axis. When the rings all rotate to the right positions, the axis can move through.
Locked
Unlocked
To recognize the right position to unlock, constellation lock use the position of stars to be the code, in another word, it use the relative position to be the “key�. When you turn the rings to the right position, it will appear the shape of Virgo, and that is the key of this door.
Four rings
The relative positions of Virgo
Door/ Structure Nomatter what the form is, I think the essential meaning of doors is the division of two spaces. When it’s closed, it seperate two presences, known and unknown; and when it’s open, the two blends into one, then they can communicate. It’s similar to the status of the single point in big bang theory, which divided the space and time. Therefore, I choose the structure of umbrella to present the blow-up and contract of the phenomenon.
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I found out the structure Umbralla is actually formed by triangles and
The Structure of umbralla
Analyzed with geometric method
parallelograms, and the movement is decided by the change of angles of
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triangle. The structure can be extended by adding more geometric frameworks.
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If X decrease, Y will increase, and αwill become smaller, vice versa.
New Adding another set of framework
The door is composed of eight framworks, and connects the lock on it’s axis. When the axis moving forth, the door
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will be closed; the axis moving back, the door will be opened. Framework
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5 Constellation lock
If the door is locked, you have to turn all the rings to the right position, then pull the axis out to open the door.
The door is locked. Door
Wall
Lock Axis
The door is opened. Door
Wall
Lock Axis
The key The key of the constellation lock is a paiting of Alphonse Mucha’s Virgo, it helps to adjust the right positions of rings with the holes on it.
Virgo ,painting of Alphonse Mucha
I use the color black on the door to symbolize the outer space. When the door contracts to a minimum size, it represent the sigular point; when the door stretches out, it represents the process of big bang. Door, the division of the known and unknown, is the main idea been through this work.
Done in 2014, spring
Mobius
/ the mouse / Concept product Acrylic, Fluorescent spray, putty
Pure is power.
The cognition or aesthesis, when technology reaches our imagination, which will be more important in our products?
Moltivation Mouse is the hand of us to touch the virtual world, it’s a tengible media. In this work, I want to probe the relationship between mouse and hand, what is the better way to hold, to click and to move, the bonded of shapes and exterior, and the possibilities of product aesthesis by new technology.
Mobius To test the bonded degree of the hand and mouse, I drew several sketches and held many clay models to feel the shape, and one time I made a mobius ring with paper, to my suprise, the structure of it can support my hand’s pressure!
Mobius or Moebius, is a surface with only one side and only one boundary, you can make one by turning 180 degree of a rectangle paper and paste one side to another. Also, I made several different shapes Mobius strips in order to fit hand holding shape.
Mobius strip
Different shapes of paper to test
Human Factors Improper position of using mouse often caused the wrist soreness, or other uncomfortable issue such as Carpal tunnel syndrome. The solution is turning the angle of wrist, to meets the natural position of placing hand.
Problem area
Contact area
To solve this problem, I set a lower degree for hand to hold the Mobius mouse, and larger contact area for the comfort.
Changing angle
Right position
For thumb
Touching panel to identify the clicks
Contact area: For the hand to rest and fitting the mouse
Process Part 1 A. Cut the shape on acrylic. B. Use the heat gun to heat up. C. Bend it and adjust the shape.
Part 2 D. Use the putty to fix the junction. E. Rub to make it smooth. F. Spray and wait.
Use three kinds of putty to modify.
Spray the junction.
Modeling and Form The basic form is designed for better fit when holding, and try to display a concise and elegant appearance, with transparent body and yellow fluorescent spray, which will glitter in the dark.
Prospect If the techonolgy permitted, the touch panel can be embeded into the mouse for us to click, and the spray would turn into light which can flashes around the endless Mobius strip, that would be the completion of this work.
Done in 2015, spring
Loop
/ The speaker / wearable product
Why not just get an ear phone? Because it’s definitely a different experience, what I want isn’t a stereo, it’s a portable Dolby.
LOOP music
Concept Listening to music, playing games, watching movies, people persue the best sound effect to experience the impact of sound, the reappear of plays and the feeling of immersive. Loop is a speaker combines probility and the surround sound technique with 5 channels, make the surround experience comes alive more easier and affordable.
Techneque /
Flexible Speaker of Industrial Technology Research Institute
The flexible speaker is as thin as a piece of paper, using flexible conductive electrode, interval material and electret diaphragm to make an speaker enable to be cut and bend. It is the perfect element for Loop, which has to be light and thin and cost less energy.
Flexible speaker
The inventors
Structure Loop has five different speakers to allow different soundtracks to be played, to simulate the deploy of Dolby system. There are four in the front and back for left and right respectively, and base is in the back of middle, because the position of it won’t affect it’s effect.
Base
Right soundtrack
Left soundtrack
+ Microphone
Exploded view
Structure The size will leave some space around the neck, so it won’t cause pressure. When it’s not being weared, Loop can be seperated into three part to place on the table or other places to create the effect of surrond sound.
Disassemble
19.3cm 19.8cm 6.70cm
Three View
Instructions Instead of pressing buttons, I want to try something is more direct and intuitive, the gestures is a way we could quickly learn and convinient to use.
Swipe to switch songs
Touch to pause or play
Connections Connects to different devices with blue tooth enable Loop to has more possibilities to use.
Tests I’ve made some models to test how the sound goes,and it was terrific, it’s like the band is just playing in front of you.
To avoid the sultry and uncomfortable by wearing earphone, and decrease the danger of not hearing any environment sounds, Loop can offer a more comfortable way of listening.
Review & Prospect This project was born from another installation art project, in which I put two speakers into a tire, and accidently found the effect of sound was so good. The direction of Loop is to make it more fit with body, allowing more intense exercise to use it. Done in 2015, summer
How to think, how to learn, how to grow? We feel, we try, we explore, and embrace failure, then we deform, to stay constantly change.
Amoeba