Construction Timeline: Windmill
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For my windmill project, I am just starting the building process after already acquiring some of the materials. I would like to complete most of the building itself before the end of next week to allow for extra time in case something goes wrong or late modifications have to be made. This will allow me…
Construction Timeline: Authentic Candle Holder
How I plan to do my project is by Design, implementation, Test. I have worked on approximately half of my design. I still have to figure out how I want to make the rotating connection between the base and the holder. Timeline(Weeks): April 3rd-7th: Produce completed CAD design to be 3D printed. April 10th-14th: 3D print…
Construction Timeline: Japanese Jewelry Box
My construction timeline for creating my Japanese jewelry box is linear and pretty simple. For this weekend, I intend to finish designing and fabricating the mechanism for unlocking a secret compartment in the box. By next weekend, I plan to have the woodworking finished. This includes cutting each side of the box to size and…
Construction Timeline: Dynamic Infinity Mirror
So far I have completed 99% if the coding, electrical, and design work for my project. This week and next I will be doing final revisions on all of my work and starting the manufacturing section of my project. I have most all of the CAD work done and nearly all of my coding done.…
Construction Timeline: Solar System Model
Spring break has come and went and I’m realizing that I’m little behind. I have a CAD model started and still in a pretty early stage. However, I think that I can turn out a solid design by this weekend. I hop to have this done by Sunday the 9th. With that done I will…
Construction Timeline: Heartrate LED Sensor
The Gantt chart, shown above, represents the remaining five activities left in the project. I chose to exclude activities that are already past. Final BOM The bill of material is 99% complete. I have left this activity up on the schedule because there is a chance that I will have to purchase more parts, specifically…
Project in 20th Century Aesthetic: Tablet Stand
Here are the 3 20th century aesthetic I chose for this blog, the Bauhaus chair actually gave me some new ideas on trying out some different structures, not sure if the Steampunk one is actually Steampunk though…
Construction Timeline: Katherine Yarnell
This is the rough timeline I anticipate. I assumed that I would only be able to dedicate ~3 hours a day to working on this project, so it can be seen that each day is also considered ~3hrs of work. The first thing that needs to be finished is the CAD, as expected it has…
Construction Timeline: Jewelry Box
I am building a Jewelry Box for my mom for mothers day. 4/7: Look up common wood sizes I can purchase to make manufacturing easier 4/9: Finish the CAD Design 4/12: Finish all of my drawings and talk to Marc in the ITLL building 4/14: Spend 2-3 Hours in the wood shop to start manufacturing…
Construction Timeline: Levitation Stand
As the semester comes to a close, I’m also coming to the end of my final project. For those of you not familiar with what I’m making, it’s a levitation stand that uses a series of magnets to repel another magnet a certain distance (about 2 cm) from the base. To date, I have completed…
Construction Timeline: Zoetrope
I have been a part of a fair amount of projects and if there is one really lesson that I took away from all of them is to not overestimate oneself when it comes to planning. With that I tried to be as conservative of my abilities on order to not set goals I cannot…
Construction Timeline: Pizza Bed Stand
Alrighty folks, looks like we’re on the home stretch for this project as we move out of ideation and into the final creation of the project. In order to make sure I can finish the bed stand on time I have come up with a simple time line shown below. As you can see…
Construction Timeline
In the final few weeks there isn’t too much to do. On my timeline is final testing/prototyping, the final construction of my parts, then the customization of my parts. Final prototyping will be completed over this weekend and final construction should be completed by next weekend. After that I will be just about ready for…
Construction Timeline: Rotary Candle Holder
This project is in a pretty good place right now. I worked on it quite a bit before break because I know the next few weeks will be hectic in all my other classes as well. Last I worked on it, I finalized my sketch and prototype and started ordering parts. In fact, my first…
Construction Timeline: MoonSkate
Considering that I already have a functional prototype, I estimate that I will need only about 7 hours of work to create my first MoonSkate design. However, using the rule of 7, this means that I need an additional 49 hours of work in order to reach a desirable design. Allocation of time (49 hours):…
24 Anthropomorphic and Geometric Aesthetics
Today we talked about the Magic Factor of 7, needed for planning time management. Also covered a bit about sketching horizontal cylinders, and then finished the anthropomorphic aesthetics. Covered the geometric aesthetics except for Golden Ratio; that will be Friday. 24 Anthropomorphic and Geometric Aesthetics
Construction Timeline: Bear Spray Light
Fortunately, I have already flushed out a good amount of the solidworks for this project. I must say that did take much longer than I expected so I can see how the rule of 7 applies! After making my first prototype, I realized I would want me bear spray light smaller. The next step I…
Construction Timeline
Less than three weeks remain before the final project presentations begin on April 24. Thus, I have designed a construction timeline to ensure my progress toward an end product. A new skill I am excited to learn through this process is laser cutting. I will complete the Intro to Laser Cutting workshop on April 9…
Construction Timeline: Personal Box
April 8th: Buy all remaining hardware necessary for the functionality portion to work properly so that other aesthetic designing can be improved around those dimensions. Also cut down and accessory pieces that will be used to accent the color theme. April 12th: Laser cut an image into the side of the box and add color…
Construction Timeline: final project
For building my lamp i will try and lay out a timeline which will help keep me on track with completion on time. I anticipate that gathering materials will take me one day which i am planning to do this Thursday. Unless there are any shortages of materials this should be accomplishable. I have been…
Construction Timeline: Bamboo Fly Rod
Things are looking good for my construction timeline overall. During spring break I fleshed out the rod design I was targeting relative to materials I could source. I have ordered all the materials for the rod and the only piece in interim is the reel. I would like to source another reel that is black…
Construction Timeline: Smart Mirror Project
I have made decent progress on this project so far. All materials are purchased except for the lumber which will just require a quick trip to Home Depot. The final product is just three steps away: Step 1: Frame (April 16) Pieces of wood need to be cut according to the drawings produced from the…
Construction Timeline: Gear Clock
Progress for my final project needs to rapidly progress to meet the final deadline for the project. The proposed deadline to meet the requirement will be as follows: April 8th – Material/Components Purchased and CAD Finalized April 15th – Material Cut and Stepper Motor Working April 22nd – Final Assembly and Aestetic Application (Painting/Weathering Techniques)…
Construction Timeline: Rick Totem
I have made a lot of progress in creating my project so far, and I estimate that I will need about a week to complete it. For more details about the project, please see my design review post. The main components of the project can be broken down into: 1) creating the plushie Rick figure,…
Construction Timeline: Standing desk
Hello Everyone, The following is a Gantt chart that I made in excel, using instructions from here: https://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/2014/05/23/make-gantt-chart-excel/ Gantt chart of timeline for final project I can’t figure out why these photos cannot be enlarged without looking terrible… so I will also explain this in words: From top to bottom the categories of tasks are:…
Construction Timeline: Ben Fried
Below you can see a schedule of events that I need to complete. I have done this process before for the prototype, so I am familiar with the materials and tools, and know what type of aesthetic I am trying to aim for. This should take no longer than the time I have allocated to…
23 Color and Anthropomorphic Effects
Today we did sketching practice: ellipses, useful for showing horizontal circles in perspective. Homework: practice drawing ellipses, as many and as quickly as possible. Practice to correct your errors. Here is a link to some good exercises for drawing ellipses: http://mydrawingtutorials.com/a-drawing-exercise-every-beginner-artists-should-do/ We talked about color spaces, including HSB, RGB and Pantone. Went over a psych…
Construction Timeline: Tori Herfert
I project that this entire project will take me about a week to finish, and so I have decided I will probably be doing it this week since finals are quickly approaching I think it will be best to get this done earlier so that if I need to make changes there is plenty of time…
Construction Timeline
In order to complete my project by April 17th (I think that’s the due date) I will need to do some light machining. 4/7: Obtain all final parts. The only parts I still need are a bolt and bearing from home depot. which shouldn’t take me more than a few days. 4/12: Cut all pieces…
20th Century Design Variations: Side Table/Night Stand
For my project, I will be creating a side table with laser etched circuit board designs. The aesthetic I am going for is minimalism meets electronics. The 3 20th Century design variations I decided to sketch were De Stijl, Bauhaus, and Art Deco. For De Stijl, the side table needed to be very colorful with mostly…
20th Century Design Movements: Bamboo Fly Rod
My aesthetic goal remains steadfast: to embody the “naturalist aesthetic” in the process of fabricating my bamboo fly rod designs. In a nutshell, I would love to be able to design a rod that that embraces the same aesthetics as the natural world that it intended to be used in. Several examples I have speculated…
20th Century Design
This blog post will show my lamp design portrayed in several different 20th century design styles to visualize how different the design could look. The first design style that i have drawn my lamp in is the Bauhaus style. This style shows the simplicity of the bauhaus design and how the structural features are not hidden…
20th Century Design Variations: MoonSkate
After brainstorming alternatives to my project’s current aesthetic, I had decided to take a look at organic design, streamlined shapes, and cubism. All alternatives modify the main body of the design in some way, so I am thinking about ways of designing the body aesthetically at this point. I am thinking about turning my entire…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Studio Web Design
My existing web design fits clearly in the Modern aesthetics of the early 21st century. Clean colors, strong lines, geometry mixed with rigidity… it speaks to professionalism, organization, and confidence. But in order to cast my project in a few different aesthetics, I first look at the classy but gaudy artistic styles of the Art…
20th Century Design Movements: Electric Longboard
Hello Everyone, This week, I explored some more aesthetics and sketched them out using the Adobe Sketch app on my iPad Pro. Bright Art Nouveau, Space, and Geometric aesthetics The first is a bright art nouveau style aesthetic because I love the curves and a little bit of symmetry but chaos in the background…
20th Century Design Movement: Trebuchet
Having decided to make a trebuchet, a weapon from 12th century, for my final project, I find it quite difficult to fit the aesthetic I am looking to achieve into one of the 20th century design movements. May be it can loosely fit into Constructivism because of all the mechanical elements. Or may be it…
20th Century Design Movements: Zoetrope
For my final project I decided to make a Zoetrope. It is a primitive animation device which behaves behaves very much like a flip-book. The three different aesthetics that I explored in this post are Art Deco, Art Nouveau and the Streamlined design of the 1930s. The way I reimagined my design into these very prominent…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Design Movements: Butterfly Knife
As of now I have a minimalist, rust decay aesthetic for my knife. I want the handles hollowed out to be seen through and make it light weight. The rust/decay look will come from anodizing the metal. https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/df/1b/53/df1b53b6b70e504d8727200c4bc4b840.jpg I would like to capture these colors but not the rust. Here are a few sketches of…
20th Century Design Movements
The most closely related 20th century design movement to the design of my jewelry box is Art Nouveau. The trees and flowers, combined with the smooth flowy lines, resemble those often used in the art of the Art Nouveau movement. It also fits into the Arts and Crafts design movement based on its simplistic, blocky…
20th Century Design Movements: Windmill
For my windmill project, the main aesthetic I was attempting to achieve was an old countryside aesthetic. Windmills were invented several hundreds of years ago, and used to mill grain by farmers where they could be build into existing landscapes. The way I am planning on making it mirror this aesthetic is by building the…
22 Stuff and Color
Today we went over the schedule (Pictionary Friday!) and looked at a couple of UPS videos: Black and Red Effects. Came up with some answers to “why aren’t all products black?” Also looked at some color nomenclature; brightness vs saturation, and complementary colors. 22 Stuff and Color
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Wine Coffee Table
If I had to base my aesthetic of “vineyard theme” off a 20th Century Aesthetic I would say that it fits closely with Organic Design. I want my coffee table to look like it is very natural and made completely of wood and other naturally occurring materials such as cork. The oak wood should be…
20th Century Design Movements: Dummy Calf
For my project, I am making a dummy roping calf out of PVC pipe. My goal aesthetic is centered around the PVC pipes and the colors I will be using. I want the PVC to give it a thrown together, keep it in the barn kind of feel. I will be using paint splatter as…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Design Movements: Levitation Stand
For those of you not familiar with my project, I am designing and building a levitation stand. Something that uses magnets to make another magnet appear to be floating. My current chosen aesthetic is futuristic (shown below), but I’m not liking how my initial designs are shaping up and turning out. For this reason, I’m…
Project Aesthetics Compared to the 20th Century design movements
For my project, I decided to use the engine valve cover as the body, going for an Industrially Chic Automotive aesthetic. I explored 3 different aesthetics: the art deco, art nouveau, and minimalism: Art Deco The art deco theme would be my first alternative choice. The clean, sharp lines would compliment the body of the…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th C. Movements: Rotary Candle
For my main project, I would like to make a Rotary Candle Holder. I was inspired by one of my Aunt’s holiday decorations when I visited her last Christmas. She had a little tea light candle under a fan, which spun when the hot air off the candle rose past the fan’s blades. Physically, it…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs
My main project is to build a motorcycle-inspired heat rate sensor that you wear on your wrist which lights up if you are within a heartbeat range. The case for my sensor is based on the gas tank on a motorcycle. The design for this and for the gas tank follow the streamlining aesthetic. The…
Artist and Mechanical Engineer: Arthur Ganson
Also see the article in the April 2017 edition of Mechanical Engineering Magazine (for all you ASME members).
Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Design Styles
The three 20th Century Design Styles I chose were: Art Deco, Art Nouveau, and Modern. These styles are a more simplified version of the locket, meaning they don’t have the multidirectional rotations. They are just simple open-close lockets. As can be seen in the sketch, the first drawing is an Art Deco styled locket. The…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Design
My project aesthetic follows contemporary design aesthetics with a contemporary lighted sculptural installation aesthetic. Alternative aesthetics include: 1. Fantasy/ Comic Book Aesthetics 2. Art Deco 3. American
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Jewelry Box
The aesthetic that I am trying to achieve on my final project is a western style worn wood. I like to think of it as a jewelry box that made the journey from the east coast to the wild wild west by wagon, enduring all the hardship of the trip. I still want the wood to…
Aesthetic Variations Compared to 20th Century Designs: Bed Stand
Hello my dearest readers, In my previous blog post I mentioned that I wish to pursue a food aesthetic with my bed stand – well, today I am going to explore some more possible aesthetic avenues for my bed stand. I know you all loved the pizza aesthetic as much as I did but it…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs
Compare project aesthetics to 20th century design movements: My project aesthetics are the arabesque design and the inspiration of the incense burner(The Majmar) which I talked about in previous posts. Comparing that to 20th century design movement that I know about, one could be the fact that the arabesque and islamic art is still used…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Bear Spray Light
Starting out the project, I wanted my design to have a bubbly aesthetic. After doing more research, I realized that Art Deco was basically the aesthetic I was hoping to achieve. Below are aesthetics I want to further incorporate into my design, one of which is Art Deco. I wanted to see what the outcome…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs
Curvy modern aesthetic – This design is very curvy, more so than the drawing actually shows. I want this design be a little more modern and inviting. but it will be a little hard to manufacture Arts and crafts style aesthetic– This design is basically a pottery style design. I think it would be cool to…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Rick Totem
For my main project, I am planning to use the psychedelic theme, modified to fit within the Rick and Morty themes created in the show. Please see my Design Review post for more information. For this post I am exploring three other aesthetic options to use in my final project: steam punk, supernormal stimuli, and a…
20th Century Design Movements: Smart Mirror
Modernism Postmodernism Constructivism
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Designs: Standing Desk
Hello! The purpose of this post is to explore what my standing desk would look like with the current aesthetic, and then to apply three very different ones. Here is the design as it is now: Standing desk, Industrial Chic The writing is a little hard to see. The base says “cement bottom”, the stem…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Design Movements – Ski Chair
What have you NOT chosen, and why? Sketch your project applying 3 wildly different aesthetics from the timeline. Plus an update, if needed To pick an aesthetic for my final project I was fairly constrained in the direction to take the project due to the materials I have chosen. I want to build the chair…
Project Aesthetics Compared to 20th Century Design Movements: Infinity Mirror
My project definitely resembles the high-tech-matte-black aesthetic movement. The smooth matte black casing, the changing lights, and the effects of the mirror make for an extremely high tech appearance. Art Deco: Art deco is one of my favorite aesthetics. For this I would keep the cube shape but change the internal mirrors to create…
Project aesthetics compared to 20th Century design movements (2017): Chess Board
For my current design, I plan on using a “contemporary Asian” aesthetic, which involves a lot of nice stained wood, with a hint of contrasting bamboo colored wood. I’ve started to notice that the shape of this aesthetic is very “sharp”, and does not have a lot of rounded edges. Corners are squared off, and…
20th Century Design Influence
I would say my project has more of a theme than an aesthetic. My backgammon board is made of wood and I am decorating it with natural elements and giving it a “log cabin” feel. But if I wasn’t making something for all those hipster flannel loving lumbersexuals I would be making my game out…
21 Aesthetics Game Redux: Timeline Engagement
Today we had team time, including application of the major 20th and 21st century design movements to everyone’s project, and suggestions of other aesthetics in preparation for this week’s post. Students were also invited to the Zotero online library for the course. Make yourself a login at http://zotero.org, then request to join the AeDes group.…
20th Century Design Influence
The main aesthetic movement that has influenced the design of my final project is organic movement. I am planning on using both the shapes and curves used in this movement, as well as physical organic objects to achieve this design. Below, I’ve included a sketch of one possible way for me to create an organic…
20th Century Design Movements Influences: Tori Herfert
For my project, I have decided to go for the aesthetic of a classic and organic look. I have decided to this based on the fact that my product will be going in a non-modern and very traditional dining room. I think that this will be better than a modern look, and so I am…
Design Review: Toilet Paper Dispenser
For my project, I am designing a toilet paper roll dispenser. The initial prototype is a simple face. Perhaps one iteration will be of BMO as suggested by a class mate. BMO from Adventure Time For the final design, I plan to use 3D printing to accomplish much more complicated images. The images will…
20 Guest Lecture: Sketching Instructions for Travellers
Today (3/10/17) Korkut Onaran (Principal, Pel-Ona Architects and Urbanists, Assistant Professor Adjunct, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado, Denver and President, Colorado Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism) gave a wonderful talk on how he learned sketching, and the role of sketching in his architectural process. He brought us some new…