3/27

Today, I managed to glue the wood together for my box. I was having trouble determining the cost, so I thought it would end up being quite a bit of money. It turns out that I only spent $4. I couldn't believe it, hah.

I settled on the cursor design because it's simple but not dull and boring. My fast forward box design was way too simple to be interesting, and my lightning bolt kept coming out crooked. I'm rather happy with my choice.

Very Busy Weekend

This weekend is going to be a lot more tiring than expected. I still have a lengthy paper ahead of me plus a full-blown imitation concert poster to work on for Tuesday. Plus I need to start gathering my materials and making a choice for wood for my box. I really like the cherry wood, but I'm not too sure if it would look all that great with my idea.

I'm still stuck between the bolt and the cursor, but my mind is telling me that the cursor is more practical. Hopefully I can get around this and make a decent choice.

Models

Today I was able to finish the rest of my models. The cursor and the fast-forward box weren't too bad, but the lightning bolt is a bit tougher. I'm still stuck between the cursor design and the lightning bolt design. The lightning bold design is cooler, but I feel as if it would be a lot more difficult to make.

Box Sketches - Ideas

Over the past week, the class has been working on constructing small boxes that have relation to an item that is of importance to them. I chose a flash drive, mostly because it is the most important thing to me at that size. Here are some ideas and a word list I sketched up:

Drawing of Chair in an Environment

Here's my final chair drawn in  a room (that greatly resembles my own). Oh, and with an elephant.

Project 2 Description

Project 2 Description

For this project, I was expected to construct a cardboard chair that symbolized the relationship between me and another person. Like our first exercise, the seat of the chair was required to stand a minimum of 6 inches off of the ground. However, instead of using a single sheet of cardboard, we could construct this chair out of multiple pieces. My final chair stood as a representation of the relationship between me and my mother. Once my final chair was finished, I went on to make drawings of it in 2-point perspective. Once I was comfortable enough with perspective, I made a large drawing of my chair in its own environment (with walls, a window, a door...and an elephant).

Summary

This exercise was definitely easier than the first. With a relationship as complex as the one between my mom and I, I was subject to many possible ideas. The thought of being able to make this chair out of separate pieces was a great relief, as well. I was pleased with my original idea. I was convinced that it would work out nicely because the model I made from poster board seemed to be a success. Ultimately, it didn't turn out as planned. From then on, I seemed to fall behind. I became stressed and hopeless thinking that I would never get it done. With a little bit of influence from some of my classmates, however, I was able to finish my chair ( with a better design than the first, also!). If there was one thing that I could change, it would be to make my chair seem a little less stiff (through the use of more organic shapes, maybe). Although I was happier with my final design, I still wanted to incorporate some themes from my first prototype. For example, the “blocked off” idea I had. Perhaps what I could have done was made the seat just a tad bit lower and cut out the sides to be a bit taller. I think I would've been more satisfied with something like that.

Busy Day

Today is going to be very busy. I still need to do my 10 drawings of my final chair. It shouldn't be too bad, but I also have to do some perspective drawings and then eventually the final perspective drawing. Sounds fine, I guess.

Lastly, I need to do a project description. The next 3 days are going to be quite productive.

-Carly

Chair Completion

Today, I finished my cardboard chair. Phew! I was sure to take many pictures of the process, but I guess I left my memory card out of my camera, so I'm not too sure how I'm going to upload them. I'll have to see what I can do.

-Carly