Week Seven

Light and Scale

Top view
Scale 1:40, Figure real life height 1.7m

Close up shot through the doorScale 1:40, Figure real life height 1.7m

Diffused light is allowed through the curtainsScale 1:40, Figure real life height 1.7m

Notes: 

- Find a stronger light to use to create more contrasting light settings

- Use another white sheet of paper against the wall

- Take pictures from more interesting angles eg. through doors and windows

The effects of lighting were much more evident with the balsa wood models as they didn't have the transparent property that paper has to allow any light through.


The shadows are much more sharp, harsh and visible within these photographs, which produces a much stronger vision of how light would actually cast. 

3D Shapes

only managed to get a 0.4mm shell...

Difficulties with modelling: 

- capital A, V and H were all too sharp and harsh to get any nice curves

- had to play around with rotating the letters to get more interesting shapes 

- did a lower case A to get smooth surfaces but the little tail restricts the shell width so will have to modify that to enable a wider shell

Another trial :

I tried to build a new model using all capital letters and it ended up creating some nice curves which I was quite happy with. I wanted to tilt the V a bit more but as the A and V were both quite thin which overlapped, it would not allow me to create a shell. 

Week Five

Model making

Planning

I took some measurements of my room and roughly sketched it out just so that I could visualise it and make sure I scale and model it correctly. 

I used a scale calculator and made notes of these measurements to easily construct my model later on. 

Originally the scale was going to be 1:10 as required however this was not going to fit as a net on A3 paper. I then kept scaling it down until it would fit and ended up modelling at 1:40 scale.

Scale 1:40

made smaller to be cut from one piece of material and joined with tabs

paper:

- easy to get sharp, clean folds

- flexible; easy to shape

- easy to glue

- easy to cut

- but also easy to rip .. 

cardboard: 

- less easy to fold , more easily creased when folded

- needs stronger glue

-also easy to cut

Notes:

- use card for larger objects that need to be more stable eg. the room

- use paper for smaller objects or more curved objects eg. furniture inside the room

- pay attention to where the windows / doors are being cut when the template is laid out flat because I got it wrong on one of them ...

Folding techniques 

Simple spiral

X-form spans

V-pleats

Masu box

New, better version of my room

to be made ...

For the new version of my room I added some more spaces and reorganised things in my current room to be most efficient for my studies and leisure time. I added three new spaces: one for recreational activities such as art and music, one for a walk-in wardrobe as I love fashion and organisation, and a small balcony just for some fresh air. My table and will remain in the same place but I was thinking to add in a tall standing bookshelf instead of my current floating shelves for more space.

2.5d Shapes and Assemblies

This is a transitional space outside in the corridors of my apartment block, next to the stairway. A basic shape, ceilings are all the same height.

Assessment Two

Photoshop

Infographic

Orthographic

Collage

Week Two

Datasets

Dataset 1: Students in Faculties

Competitive

 
 

Diverse

 

Education

 
 

Dataset 2: Students in BENV1010 by Discipline

Multicultural

 
 

Collaboration

 

Popularity

 
 

Dataset 3: Food on Campus

Overpriced

 

 

 Variation

 

 

Instantaneous

 

Dataset 4: Transport to UNSW

Convenience   

 
 
  

Sustainable

 

Public Transport

 

Dataset 5: Weather Forecast on Tuesday 25th February

Daily, humidity, seasonal

Design Elements and Principles on your site

Alignment

Colour

Direction

Lines

Repetition/Pattern

Shapes

Scale

Texture

Contrast

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