WIP Part 2: This is Taking FOREVER
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Reinforcing with Fiberglass This process took place over a couple of days. The basic idea behind fiberglass and resin is to make the part stronger, and it makes it easier to work on when I apply the Bondo filler and start sanding. The mixture for the ‘glue’ is 1 oz. of fiberglass resin and 10…
Another Desk Garden Update
I have had almost no time! Yay! Since last week, the only updates I’ve got are little ones. I ordered resin to use to cast the dirt box. I also laser cut the pieces for the dirt box mold out of cardboard. I keep forgetting that I have electronics, but next week I will have…
Update 4-6-16
There has actually been some fairly substantial update to my progress. Have settled on a design that is elegant, as well as simple Have planned out how to make the frame (still depends on a few material choices for the main container later) Frame will be made of wood and secured with dowels, screws, glue,…
Mechanical Clock – Finalized Design & Fabrication
This week I completed my project design – the clock consists of 4 laser cut sheets of plywood that are held a fixed distance from each other by two bolts and spacers. The gearing is suspended between two plywood sheets and held in place by small bearings. The for simplicity, the gears will be 3-d printed…
Pattern Workshop by Kara Priest
We had two after-hours sketching workshops from Kara Priest, a local painter, portraitist and art educator. The first workshop focused on the human face, and on light and shadow, using pencils and shading tools. The second was on patterns, done with sharpies. We were given a number of skill- building exercises; repeating patterns to practice…
24 Current Designers of Note
Today we talked about current designers of note. Can’t use the term ‘modern’ designers; that gets you all the Mid-Century Modernists. ‘Contemporary Designers’ is a bit better, but focuses on clothing fashion. We listed famous designers, and then talked about Jonathan Ive, Philippe Starck, Martha Stewart, Karim Rashid, Ross Lovegrove and Yves Behar. Full Lecture…
The Illusionist Locket – The center hole
My next step in this process is to drill the center hole, so that’s what I worked on this week. I first thought that it would be possible to clamp the part to the side of the table and drill the hole by hand. Nope! I learned real quickly that I was unable to create anywhere…
Rankin Progress Update 2
This week I’ve been spending a lot of time in the BTU lab, both helping setup streaming of some of our lab activities for ATLAS’ Twitch Creative stream, as well as working on some preliminary wiring of the lights. I’ve managed to get ahold of a couple of these small MOSFET controller boards that another…
Infinity Clock Update
Since last post I was able to wire the lights to run on battery power and hide all the chords/wiring behind the back of the clock! This now gives it that clean look I really wanted and helps hide what this clock really can do! Back and Front of Infinity Mirror clock My biggest goal…
Levitation Audio Visualizer Progress Update
This past week I have continued to make a good amount of progression the levitation audio visualizer. Up until this point, I had been focusing on the electronics and software required to filter audio, read the ball distance, and control the ping pong ball height. This week I switched to the mechanical side, and put my…
Progress 4/6
My motor has finally arrived! It is a 120V 2500rpm DC motor wind turbine generator, and it was only $22 on Amazon. It is actually much smaller than I originally imagined, measuring about 4.5 inches long. I have attached a picture of the motor below. 120V 2500 rpm motor The reviews I read…
Bike Frame Update
Completion finally feels like it is within reach. All the steel has been cut, excluding two saw cuts that will be fit a special way after the triangle comes together. My carbon process has been proven, though I intend to iterate it all the way until the end. The heat treating process for coloration is…
Pearl St. Progress 4/6
I have both made a lot of progress since my last blog post and made none at all. The things I still need to do in the following couple of days, I wanted to get done this last weekend. I need to order acrylic from Colorado Plastics, but am unsure exactly how that process works.…
Fiber Optic Jellyfish Update April 6
It has been a stressful couple of weeks. I was relieved to have gotten the bulk of my work done before spring break due to the fact that right now it is crunch time with Senior Design, Thermodynamics, and I have triathlon nationals in a little over two weeks time. Basically I just have a…
Update 4/6/2016 Lazy Susan Kitchen Device (LSKD)
1.) Everything went to shit Unfortunately the 3D printing company that was going to print my design for free, had a machine that broke down and as a result could no longer print my design for 6 months. As a result I had to start redesigning last week on Thursday. I started my baking quick…
Steampunk vision of New York
“The Old New World” (Photo-based animation project) from seccovan on Vimeo. BY Alexey Zakharov
Bathtub to couch
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Today’s Influential Designers
Unfortunately I cannot make it to class Wednesday to hear about today’s influential designers, but I thought I might share who’s work I find inspiring. I’d be interested to see who’s currently inspiring you too. I don’t find Martha Stewart terribly inspiring, but what other female designers are influencing product design? Marcel Wanders http://www.marcelwanders.com/ known…
Sami’s Project Update 4/6/16
This past week was all about figuring out the tubing for the lights. After finishing the CAD model I knew what length I needed to cut the arrows and how many of each length I needed. With that, I began to cut. It was a long and tedious process, but I finally got all of…
Immersion Wheel update
The plates of the immersion wheel are now laser etched and cut to shape. The plate which acts as the main support has a straight bottom edge. The straight edge provides an excellent opportunity to edge light the plate’s motif with LEDs. The LED strip that I chose can produce 7 colors, and has a…
3D Printer Update and Impacts of 20th Century Aesthetic Movements
This post will discuss progress on my 3D printer since Spring Break, as well as discuss how my aesthetic has been shaped by 20th Century design movements. The timing of this post’s discussion is appropriate because I’ve started constructing the stand which the printer will sit on/in, and am really working on honing in on my…
Chairs of China
Since we’re talking about chairs as the classic design case study, I thought you may enjoy my chair book featuring the chairs of China. Some are up-cycled, some are at end of their life, all are rad. Have a seat and enjoy: http://www.blurb.com/b/6437590-have-a-seat
23 Chairs: Eames Lounge, Monobloc, and Beyond
Today Workshop with Kara Priest: Textures and Patterns. Case studies: Eames lounge chair Ubiquitous Plastic Chair: Monobloc Updated schedule posted. Expo Registration is open now, and will close at 4:00pm on Friday, April 15th. Please register early. Register as an individual, or coordinate with your team to make sure space requirements will accommodate all of…
Mechanical Buffalo – 4/6/16 Update
After a lot of work and frustration, this project is REALLY close to being finished! *** Ralphie III In order to get the four-legged, hooved animal gait mentioned in my last update, I decided to use a gear train on Ralphie III. After selection locations for the three gears, I placed circles at each gear and…
Ferrofluid Sculpture Design update and Influence
I have always liked the modern era aesthetic due to how sleek and clean it looks. Modern architecture is often constructed out of metal or glass and is very smooth in nature. In a way it is a minimalist aesthetic because there are spaces left open and only the necessities are included in the design.…
20th Century Design Movement & Update
20th Century design movement inspiration My design is inspired by Minimalism of the 20th Century Design Movement. Minimalism is also called ABC art. It originated in the late 1960s in New York City. For my project I wanted to relate minimalism to technology. Some of the minimalism tech design examples are shown below: Design updates:…
20th Century Design Movement | Update
I am long overdue for a quick update on my project. I have made some good progress and I am very excited to continue working. My project has taken a different direction since I presented my design review. I am keeping with the idea of making some sort of light fixture with LEDs and an…
20th Century Design Influence
Early in my design studies, I was a die-hard modernist- bowing to the mighty power of grids and minimalism. I could have practically tattooed a big Helvetica “form follows function” on my forehead at that point. And although this aesthetic still figures heavily into the final project that I’m working on for this class, it’s far…
Design Influence and Update
I suppose a big influence in my design aesthetics is the bauhaus movement. Bauhaus has a lot of sharp angles and simple colors, which I enjoy. I’m not sure what other aesthetic movements influenced my style because I don’t really know that many, and am not sure what my style is. I’ve always just made…
Tips on how to comment
Hi everyone! Prof. Hertzberg introduced me in class on Monday, but for those of you who didn’t catch it, my name is Thomas Briedis and I am taking over for Suchit as the TA for Aesthetics of Design. So far, I’ve read the posts and comments for the week before spring break and have started…
The Profile
I have gotten really busy with school and some things outside of it. To get into the meat of it, I am about a week behind on my schedule as I posted in my earlier posts. I have completed cutting out the oval/half heart shapes out of the wood and have started sanding them. As…
22 Chairs: Eames Lounge Chair
Today we had a bit of team time, and then looked at the first half of the 20th century furniture time line, using the Vitra Museum website. Then we looked at Charles and Ray Eames, and finally at the iconic lounge chair and ottoman. Full lecture notes:23 Timeline to Chairs
Anfal’s Wednesday progress post
Greetings! Over the spring I have obtained everything I wanted, I have an initial design and started cutting and putting fine print layouts on the address. Although, I have not attached anything to the dress prominently. I am still struggling with the batteries, I need to figure that out. This weekend I will be attaching things…
Bladeless Fan Progress 3/30
My design is coming along nicely and I have received my first set of items. I am very pleased with how the man operates and the push button looks to work well. I should be able to begin printing next Monday. I have designed my fan so that the head piece is removable. Considering that…
Surreal Stirling Engine Update
For my surreal stirling engine, the main parts that I got made are the displacer and power piston connecting rods, and the pin connectors that link the connecting rods to their respective pistons (the glass syringe plungers). Designing these connectors was difficult because the plungers need to press-fit into the units in order to avoid using harsh adhesives.…
Infinity mirror update
Update: During spring break, I spent a lot of time machining the frame and finally assemble them together. Since the machine shop was closed during spring break. I went to a family-owned machine shop in Longmont to cut all the glass and framed them together. And I put the LED lights into the…
Macro Music Box Project Update 3/30
It’s been a good and bad few weeks for this project; I’ll start with what went well. I was successful in making 20 keys to be used in the final deliverable, which turned out be be a very time consuming process. I wanted to avoid using a router to give them a handmade appearance, which…
Cafe Racer Update/20th Century Design Timeline
I would classify my cafe racer/brat bike in the post-moderism era around the late 1970’s to early 1980’s. This is pretty simple since I am re-designing my stock bike the way custom sport bikes used to look in that era. During our aesthetics game we were to design a hairdyer in the post moderism era.…
Final Project Inspiration
Like I outlined in my design review, most of my project inspiration came from my love for bikes, especially riding them. This gave the motivation to create something that is geometrically specific to my physiology. Likewise I can add personal touches in things like the paint and tune ride characteristics to how I want them.…
Custom Frame Update March 16
I’ve been working to get all the prep work done and finalize the geometric design of my tubes. The manufacturing side is nearly ready to begin, so I’m only a little behind. I’ve also started looking into how I want to paint it and what the best method will be.
Useless Box Inspiration! (Impact of 20th Century Design Movements)
As mentioned in previous posts, the aesthetic that I am going for is a simple yet futuristic look. I want to give the appearance that there is a small robot inside the box, which acts as his house. This was primarily inspired by the two movies; star wars and Wall-e as well as oscar from…
Weekly Update – Wednesday, March 30th
At this point in the project, I’ve fallen a bit behind in where I not only thought I would be by now, but also where I would have liked to have been. Based on my projected timeline for the semester, I made the projection that I would have a working prototype by the end of…
Alcohol Stove Design Influences
Over spring break I experimented with polishing cans to achieve a shiny look for the exterior of the stove. The process of polishing cans proved to be rather difficult for anodized cans since no solvents really do the trick. To get a polished finish I used a sanding sponge first, then wet 600 grit sandpaper…
March 30th Update – Neo Parasol
Currently I have all of the materials I need ready to go! I removed the original black plastic umbrella fabric and have used it to measure and cut all eight white lace panels needed to construct the parasol. During this process I discovered that the frame isn’t actually made from wood like how the product…
MIDI Drum Pad Update/20th Century Art Movement Inspiration
My Teensy just arrived in the mail today! This will allow be to start doing some of the coding that will be included in my final project. The Teensy uses the mBed platform for coding, so I may need to freshen up on the syntax for this platform, but I’m pretty confident I’ll be able…
Project Update 3/30 |Peter
Unfortunately, over break I did not have all the parts needed for my project and as a result, did not achieve tons more on my project. I have designed an initial prototype part to be 3D printed that serves as a frame for both the solar panels and the magnet wire based off of a thingiverse project posted by user…
Desk Garden 3/30 Update
I wasn’t as productive over break as I would have hoped. I got sick, but I did get something done. I finally nailed down my design (yay!). I also built a couple parts of it and got everything else ready to 3D print. I haven’t looked at the electronics again, but I will as soon…
Sand Picture Frame: Update and 20th Century Design Movement Influences
If you haven’t been following this project, I am building a sand picture frame as shown in the image below. (My first prototype) First Sand Picture Frame Prototype I will break this post into two sections, the first is a quick update on the progress since the last post, the second section will cover the…
Desktop Radial Engine Inspirations/Progress
I’ve been making fairly steady progress on the desktop radial engine. I currently have 57 machined pieces completed, with 47 left, yet most of these are not unique and thus the machining process is a little faster. All of the complex parts are done. I was also able to get a large chunk of the…
Dan Cafe Bicycle Update
My original inspiration and motivation behind the bicycle was a feeling and emotion that I can’t quite put my finger on although I tried to in a few posts here and here. If it was subconsciously influenced by any aesthetic movements would say the closest is a combination of art deco and streamlining. I wanted…
LED Orb – March 30th Update
Over the last 2 weeks I have learned how to use the 3D printers in the ITLL, learned more about the electronics side of things, bought all my parts, and designed the majority of the frame and control panel. I’m going to try to finish the CAD this week so I can prototype and test…
MIDI Drum Pad – Constraints
With a heavy load for senior design and mechatronics in March, I’ve fallen behind on my posts. Here are the top 5 constraints for my MIDI drum pad. Sensor Overlap My MIDI drum pad uses a number of piezoelectric sensors to detect when the drum pads are struck. These sensors are moderately sensitive – enough…
Progress (sort of)
As far as design movements go I seem to be pulling heavily toward a modern aesthetic, due to the crisp clean lines and matching repeated geometric shapes, the materials may suggest a bit of Bauhaus, being machined aluminum, G-10 composite, and 3D printed plastic. Other design cues stem from streamlining, the curved exterior form should…
Swing bike inspiration and progress
The aesthetic I planned to apply to my swing bike is a sort of freestyle, messy, carefree one. Instead of an organized, meticulous paintjob I’m going for something scattered and fun, to match the spirit of the swing bike. That would be something similar to what Squid bikes does with their frames, but also partially…
20th Century Influence
I intentionally create a project that mixed several different styles and influences together. There is a slight influence of the Radical Design movement. The design has clean lines and geometric shapes. The color scheme derives from the Pop movement. It feeds off of the bright colors and tends to draw the eye. This is a combination…
Wind Chimes Update + Aesthetics Game
I’ve made a decent amount of progress on my project in the last week. I finally decided what notes my chimes will play. Since it is a Navy/Engineering aesthetic that I’m going for, I’ve decided to use a C Major key since that is the key that “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins is played in.…
Project Update 3/30/16: Backlight Panorama
Progress Update The panorama has been moving forward at a slow but steady pace. I’ve been making incremental progress, and as expected, I’ve begun to fall behind. Coding for the panorama has proved to be more of a challenge than expected as the pre-written code does not behave as I had previously expected. I’ve been…
Speaker Guitar Update
If you haven’t been following along, in my last update I had just gotten the amplifier circuitry working but with just noise coming out when the guitar is plugged in. Through a bit of finagling I was able to get a clean signal coming through the power amplifier and to the speaker. The speaker was…
20th Century Aesthetics Game (Bollendonk, Gehring, O’neill)
We were tasked with creating flatware in the style of the de stijl aesthetic. Before realizing that flatware is only silverware we created some additional plates and cups.
Longboard design movements + march 30th update
Longboarding has been around for a about 65 years. Originally, the sport was perpetuated by surfers in California when the waves weren’t breaking. This promoted the “classic beach look” of longboards. The main directions the sport has gone since then, are transportation, freeride, downhill, cruising, and travel. Boards vary in functionality and aesthetic with each…
Immersion Wheel – Aesthetic Timeline Context
The Immersion Wheel motif references the Art Deco movement. Notice the repetitive lines and spade shapes that both the wheel and art deco have in common: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=imgres&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwiVn4LGhOnLAhUil4MKHRskA9kQjxwIAw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.easyfreepatterns.com%2Fvictorian-backgrounds-patterns.html&psig=AFQjCNGOwXpstydFmpbJo-e07lUPXH-nww&ust=1459448787852844 Another characteristic of Art Deco are the radiant symmetry as seen in the sunburst over the door of the Milwaukee Gas Light Building built in 1930. http://www.adunate.com/blog/2014/09/24/when-the-flame-is-blue/
Aesthetics Game 3/28 Gardner Nichols
Our object was beer bottles and the aesthetic was post modern.
Aesthetics Game: Chad Alvarez and Laura Bonney
Our object was a hair dryer and the aesthetic was mid-century modern. Mid-century modern hair dryer
Mechanical Clock – Project Progress & Aesthetic Changes
I’ve made some progress this past with the design of my project – the clock gearing design is finalized and the general aesthetic is taking shape. The next step is to order the hardware that I selected for the design and begin manufacturing the back plate which will be made out of laser cut plywood. The…
Bike Frame Influences
Originally, I was aiming for a highly angular design with bright colors and brush fonts, similar to the 80s “High Tech” aesthetic. http://gizmodo.com/nothing-is-better-than-these-80s-internet-depictions-of-1674498312 I’ve moved over to a more conservative aesthetic, that I see as having numerous, more poorly defined design inspiration. I have always been fascinated by blued steel and gilding, which I see…
Aesthetics Game: Ben, Brandon and Aly
Our Aesthetic was Pop and the object was Toilet. Here is what our board looked like after the game: