Object Design by Isabelle

 For this project I've decided to make the vintage headphones. I've only just begun construction and have completed 2 of the 14 pieces that make up this object ( pieces 3 & 7.)   Piece #7 was done with some simple surface design from the top and side views until I had a single polyline in the shape that I needed. I then used SWEEP1 with the correct sized circle in order to create the correct 3D form.  Piece #3 is the screw. Following the guide we went over in class I applied my measurement's from my digital caliper. For the cap of the screw I actually sliced a sliver of a sphere off to create the perfectly rounded shape I was seeing. I then subtracted the shape of the Phillips screw driver and attached the head to the body. Introduction  : Reverse Engineered Object Selection Part 2  : Hobby Electronic 7/14 Part 3  : 14/14 & Keyshot

For my surface design laser cut I chose to use plastic as my material. Choosing from the assorted plastics we have available at the bookstore I was able to select a colour palette that added to the communication of my design. In my previous post about this design I say how it would be appropriate for children's bedsheets or perhaps even wallpaper. I believe the plastic materials and colours continue that playful narrative and in a MCM loving home, they provide a lovely splash of colour to our surfboard coffee table.    The surface design was never going to a line perfectly with any diameter driven shape due to my pattern being created on a 4-paneled honey comb frame, but seeing the 4 tiles run into each other and continue the surface design was a delightful.    I was considering different shapes for the coasters such as a circle, square or even a flower shape from bikini bottom. The circle felt too clean, the square was too sharp and the flower was too complex. What ...

 Object Selection  First Contender : RETURN TO SENDER  I love the mechanical aspect of this object, the way the stamp flips when you press down on the mechanism is tactile and fun. Items 10 & 11 will probably be the most difficult pieces to build do to the complexity of the inner tracks, but they are mostly geometric which would hopefully make the task easier.  Difficulty : 11 Items / Medium - Hard Second Contender : Pill Bottle & Friends  This Item is fairly straight forward. It could be fun to make a vessel that carries smaller objects within it.  Difficulty : 6 items / Easy - Medium Third Contender : Headphones These Headphones are my favorite option. They will probably be the most challenging of the three objects as there are at least 4 items in this object that are a bit complex, numbers 4, 8, 10 and 14. What I really like about this object is that 95% of it is symmetrical allowing me to duplicate each item I make and showcase it twice. These h...

 3D Application In order to apply my surface design to objects in Rhino I cropped my pattern to where is started and ended and then added it to my textures.  I can definitely see my pattern applied to bed sheets or perhaps as a wallpaper for a kids room so the fabric like surface was cool to see and imagine in real life.  Obviously bed sheets don't reflect but I liked the way the objects looked when they were shinning so I turned up the reflection levels for the texture. For my third object I wanted to work with the rotation tool because I hadn't quite figured out how to use it before. I started with the shape of a heart and did a half rotation which created this strange donut thing. Unfortunately the rotation fills in the heart shape which I hadn't thought of until I figured out the tool, but now I can visualize better how the rotation tool works. 

Surface Design Project Pattern collection:            For this project I was drawn to the more organic and funky designs that I came across so when it came time to develop my design I began by playing with those pattern elements. I was enjoying this direction but I realized that the pattern could go on forever so I decided to use the honeycomb as a parameter for my pattern. During our peer review I got feedback that the squiggly lines and and little guys were so fun and cute so I made them the focus of the pattern.   Because I chose a pattern that was so organic and illustrative, the control point curve was my main tool. I tried using offset for the circles that have circles within them but I decided it was too uniformed next to the rest of the design and ended up drawing them in anyway. In order to make sure my pattern lined up on all edges for when I finally "arrayed" the pattern, I used move with Osnap & Mid on to align the edges.    F...