Week 11: 2D & 3D

After presenting our 2D/3D exhibition pieces, we had to give feedback on the effectiveness of everyone’s design process and concept communication. My thoughts are as follows:

Zac

1.  Effectiveness of design process – starting a new concept evaluation (4 panels representing the lifecycle) -  likely to run into time constraints as we only have three weeks left to complete our works if he wants to continue with this new concept.

2.  Effectiveness of concept communication – I really liked the concept of Zac’s new idea, and the fact that he continues to evaluate his designs. Good ideas can come up at any stage in the design process.

3.  Progress in the last week – no progress on original designs presented to us last week, but Zac had a new concept to present. May be unreasonable to complete due to current time restraints.

Carol

1.  Effectiveness of design process – well planned and thought out, although the design process of the 2D component is not as clear.

2.  Effectiveness of concept communication – I am a little unclear as to what this piece is representing (ie. skills learnt from the course).

3.  Progress in the last week – has completed the 3D aspect.

Sarah

1.  Effectiveness of design process – it was good going through her logo design process, it shows that she has put thought into the way she goes about designing her work.  

2.  Effectiveness of concept communication – I think Sarah is well on her way to presenting an effective piece of communication in itself. Her explanations and intentions are clear.

3.  Progress in the last week – clothing brochure was presented in colour and her logo has been refined.

Stevie

1.  Effectiveness of design process – I think Stevie’s design process has been clear to date, it would be good to see some working prototypes.

2.  Effectiveness of concept communication – I think the prototypes would help the effectiveness of the design communication at this stage.

3.  Progress in the last week – she has created a grid to go over the ‘Smile’ photo and is almost ready to print.

Jarrod

1.  Effectiveness of design process – has progressed well presenting some drawn and traced designs. Has been very good with researching prospects, materials, etc.

2.  Effectiveness of concept communication – the concept is clear and it has great potential.

3.  Progress in the last week – Has drawn/traced some designs and explained how they will look on the front of his wood-cover portfolio.

With regards to my own exhibition pieces – this week I have really been concentrating on the lighting for my lanterns. I was initially going to use a pre-existing lighting set up (ie fairy lights), but with consideration of the new spherical design, this may prove to be more difficult. After some thought and discussion (with people in the know of electronics), I feel that individual LED lights would be the best way to light the lantern. Each tetrahedron would have their own LED, and the whole group would be powered by battery (9V) for flexibility and to help keep the design minimal. The LEDs also produce a ‘cool light’, perfect when they are lighting paper lanterns to minimise fire risk, etc.

After having finished the prototype lantern, I now know that it takes 18 tetrahedrons to complete the shape of the lantern I am after. 

With the help of electronics ‘expert’ (my fiancé), we began to build a working prototype of how the lantern will be lit, how it will hang, etc. By doing this we also established the best process and order for putting it all together (as they are somewhat delicate).

  
This piece is really starting to come together!