Aly Badran
17 posts

Sand Frame

Aly Badran
2016, Post 13 - 2016
Project Description The Sand Frame houses sand, air bubbles and a fluid medium that drives the motion of the sand. When the frame is flipped upside down sand is trapped and held by air bubbles, but since the buoyancy of the air bubbles is not strong enough to hold the heavy sand the sand finds a…

Sand Frame: Final Project Report Part 2

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
3 Comments
I am really happy  with how my project turned out. Finally the long hours of prototyping payed off. I think people at the expo liked my project. I am glad I build a wooden frame to go around the glass it really made a difference. What it means? I thought of what this means  for a while…

Sand Frame: Final Project Report Part 1

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
18 Comments
Introduction: This part 1 of the final blog post, which unwinds the story behind my Sand Frame project from the inspiration to the final build. Even though building the sand frame might be simple and intuitive, roadblocks and challenges were discovered along the way of building the frame. This post will discuss the ups and…

Sand Picture Frame 4/6/2016 update.

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
4 Comments
A quick recap: I am working on the sand picture frame. The frame houses sand, air gaps, water and alcohol. Please check my posts about this project by going to the students page and searching Aly Badran. This week has been a little slower than the last in terms of building, but I am moving…

Sand Picture Frame Top 5 Constrains

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
3 Comments
I have started testing last week and am still in the process of determining which sand and liquid medium to use. I am doing these tests before I spend the time to build a frame. As anticipated, my constrains are very similar to the challenges I mentioned in the Design review. However, I am now…

Sand Picture PDR: Aly Badran

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
6 Comments
Introduction: I have been inspired by the Sand Pictures frames for my final Project. Some call these frames as dynamic/moving sand or magic frames, they really are. As I introduced that I first saw the frame in the Denver Art Museum’s shop and that it was the art piece that resonated in my mind the…

Aly’s Aspirations

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
2 Comments
Last Wednesday I wrote down the skills that I have and will be happy to help my team with on this page. Last winter I actually compiled a long list of what I should learn/be able to do before I graduate. The list is HUGE because I was thinking of developing skills for four industries…

Aly’s Skill Set

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
4 Comments
I will be happy to offer my teammates help with any thing related to the following skills I have a lot of experience with 3D printing. I have access to a free one so I can occasionally help with some prototype prints. I am enrolled in the Graduate design program and I also got involved…

Credit/Gift Card Upcyling

Aly Badran
2016, Student Work
53 Comments
  Introduction and Inspiration I was scrolling down on my Facebook timeline one day until I ran into a video of someone recycling old credit/gift cards (traditional plastic card you use every day). The video featured him making keychains, guitar picks and replaced missing remote battery hatches. I thought it was such a creative idea…

The Chinese Lion Dance

Aly Badran
2016, Post 1 - 2016
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This aesthetic dates back to the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC). The lion dance is one of the most vibrant performance arts that the Chinese history passed along. It was so popular that other Asian countries like Japan, Tibet, Korea and Vietnam adopted it and to this day have their own versions of the lion and performance.…

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