3D Design - Day 3

3D Design - Day 3

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22/09/13 - The day consisted of working with spagetti. Geoff gave us 20 pieces of spagetti and shared glue, to then create a visually intriguing structure that could support  3 plastic balls.

Firstly, I sketched out many different designs (about 20 designs). Though, many of my designs would not realistically fulfil the brief, it allowed me to experiment and think of something out of the box. After starting my 3D model, I realised the spagetti was very fragile and tended to melt when the glue touched it. I had a few difficulties however, I enjoyed this task very much!

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For the last part of the task we had to quickly create a structure out of paper and glue, that could pad out the design in order to prevent it from getting damaged. I must say that aesthetically the end result was very much a 'pretty' piece of packaging. However, it does certainly not withstand great amounts of weight.

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3D Design - Day 2

3D Design - Day 2

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21/09/13 On Day 2 of 3D Design we focused on bridges and their structural features. Geoff asked us to quickly create paper models of highly stylised and detailed bridges. They were supposed to be unique and innovative bridges you would not see anywhere else.

I can admit that I thought about both the structural elements of the bridges, as well as the aesthetic qualities. 

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Building the actual bridge:

Working in groups of 6 we were asked to create a bridge spanning around 10ft. The materials we could use were: 10 bamboo sticks, 10 pieces of cardboard, duck tape and elastic bands. Additionally, the bridge was only permitted to touch the ground at two places. 

After creating a rigid main structure, we started paying attention to the visual aesthetics of the bridge -we wanted to make it different to all the other groups. Our bridge was very successful, it was individual with its intricate aesthetic qualities.

We attached both the road and the bridge together with the help of elastic bands. Structure was crucial in this project, but also how to create a visually interesting idea. Though, there were some complications, the bridge turned out to be rigid as well as aesthetically pleasing!

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