BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME said no one In the final chapter of this project I built the last 7 pieces of my object in rhino. 1,5,6,10,11,13 &14 5,11,12,13 5, 11 & 12 were very simple and mostly involved using sweep1. 13 was some simple surface designing. 1,6,10 Piece 10 mostly consisted of surface design. Piece 1, the plug, required a more creative approach. The plug had these alternating negative shapes going up the shaft that were like little corners that were cut away, accept the tip of each corner was cut off to make the space for where the wiring goes. In order to achieve this patterning I lined up square chips in the pattern that they appeared on the plug, then boolean differenced the cord itself and used what remained to boolean difference the plug in order to recreate this pattern. After completing all parts of the object I was able to put the pieces together. To render I used keyshot. I ran into an issue where the foam piece of the headph...
So while I started working in Rhino last week I still wanted to continue pushing my iteration and really employ my design process. playing with many kinds of shape language I really just messed around with shapes and considering how they can transform into an aesthetically pleasing utilitarian object. considering shapes that lock into each other like puzzle pieces. Looking back at my favorite cubbies design I tried playing with the shapes so that they could make a pattern but it was getting too complicated play play play A consideration for the print is if the walls of the cubbies will be textured or not. I think a ribbed pattern would be attractive. A printer with a large extrusion would also be very attractive During this exploration I realized I want the shape language to be rounded and soft for the most part. I want the object to add a calmness to its environment. I'm really into the cloud-like designs in these last two images. The arches and rounded edges ar...
To start this project I did some online searching for items that peaked my interest and could be mass produced. I found that I'm most interested in items that have a function and that I'm even more interested if they have a relationship with another object. After looking at hundreds of items I began narrowing my interests. For this project I am interested in designing a product that is well designed yet simple and streamlined. If the product is 3D printed then I would like to design something that requires no post print clean up, so ideally, no supports. If the item object is made with the laser cutter I may create something layered that requires light gluing at the end. For a mass produced object I think the more complete the object from machine intervention the better. This would be more time and cost affective. Inspired by this design, the first path of interest is to make a funky 3D printed cubby/side table. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/628181848059471...
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