Month: December 2020

Reflective Report: What are you looking at?

A personal reflection on how human factors of light, colour and visual perception influence and affect my creative work including future considerations and experimentations. The Blind Spot We humans don’t always see what’s really there. Scientists agree part of each human eye does not have any photoreceptors. This receptor-less part is where the optic nerve …

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Human Factors Workbook

Human Factors Reading Task Below are screenshots of my quiz completed as part of the human factors reading task. Human Factors Workbook Below are scans of my completed human factors workbook pages. Discordant Colours Discordant colours are colour combinations that contrast or clash. The opposite of colour harmonies. These colour combinations can be used to enhance the viewing …

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What is Light?

Light & Colour Reading Task Below are screenshots of my quiz completed as part of the light & colour reading task. Captured Colours Collecting and curating some naturally occurring amazing colours. Below are photographs taken in Barcelona before course start along with photographs taken on different days at different times of day resulting in a …

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Components (Light)

Working with a package of materials and components in order to make a light. Augmenting the design with a single component to be made using the 3D printing process. Process For the components project, I first experimented by placing the components next to and on top of each other. I also looked in the workshop …

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Moulding (Table)

Using moulding techniques to produce a table design and scale model. Sketching & Cardboard I made fewer sketches for my table designs. First, I had a clearer idea of what to explore; my classmates had been working on tabletops and I was interested in creating a mould process for both a base and a top. …

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Bending (Chair)

Using bending processes to develop a chair design. Sketches Similar to the flat chair design process, I started with sketches of chair ideas, thinking about ergonomics, possible shapes, and ways the material could bend. Model Making I then moved to card models, but instead of developing a drawn idea, I continued with exploration and experimental practice. …

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Flat (Chair)

Designing a chair using flat stock materials and manufacturing processes. Sketches We were encouraged to jump right into model building (the module is called Making as Thinking). However, I had a lot of ideas floating around in my head so I sketched them in small vignettes. I find when starting to write or any creative …

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FreeForm (Vessel)

Experimenting with human controlled rapid prototyping through additive processes. Using the 3D Doodler to create a freeform vessel.  Inspirational imagery Vessel Definitions a curved container that is used to hold liquid: The remains of some Roman earthenware vessels were found during the dig. a tube that carries liquids such as blood through the body: A heart attack is caused by the blood vessels that supply the blood to the heart muscle getting blocked. a person [object or entity] who has a particular quality or who is used for a particular purpose: As a young and spirited politician, he seems a worthy vessel for the nation’s hopes. Rapid Prototyping Prototyping …

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