Kailey R's Object Design Blog!

 I got started on some hollowforms for the 3d printer, I didn't get too crazy with these as we still have to mashup with a partner!  

  So, since I last posted, I have changed my prototype/project design. Since seeing more layered papercraft art, I've decided to move in that direction. I wanted to make a card or a poster design, and I was thinking of going in the direction of houseplants since I've tried to keep plants in my life, especially when living in the city more as an adult. Plants are also good models for layering and depth.  I start with some thumbnails, and move through some stages of design. I try to finalize layers to add depth in my final draft before moving into vector software where I outline my layers and try to solve some cutting problems.  Prototype Vector and the layers. (with white blank backing layer) I then move onto rhino, realize my scale is way off, resize, and save separate files for each image. and then to the laser cutter!  laser cutting. layers together. Layers taped together. In my next model I have a few changes to make. I may experiment with glue or other ...

 So for my papercraft I wanted to go somewhere pop culture. I was inspired by the sailor moon (i think?) wand that was made in class in a previous semester. I looked into doing the chaos emerald, then I decided to go for the master sword. so for my prototype i just did a first step on doing a blade, no handle yet, just as a test. It went terrible, but I learned a lot. I learned I need to really understand the scale of my flaps. I also found I had trouble using printer paper, but my final will be in construction paper. as you can see these are quite bad, only one side is even presentable. But with these findings i'll stride on!!