ENVISION
TIMELINE
Personal Prototyping Project
2 Week Project
TOOLS
X-acto knife and blades
Adhesives
Sandpaper
Measuring tools
OBJECTIVES
Physical modeling
Transitional volume
User experience
DESIGN BRIEF
Create a "container" with transitional volume that is made up of found materials.
FINDING AND REUSING MATERIALS
A limitation set on this project was to use materials ranging from materials found outdoors to broken or scrap materials.
Here were my found materials:
- Stockpile of cut-outs
- Used or beaten down materials from past projects
- Disposable utensils
- Items my dad doesn't want anymore
ENVISIONING ENVISION
The idea began with a desk divider to contain light in my work area so I can work or render over night without disturbing my brother. This idea then propelled new ideas such as organization, an extra work surface, and allowing control over natural lighting.
HOW IT STARTED
I created a rough pen sketch to visualize how to fit this divider on my desk before creating details such as the organizers and detachable wall that later morphs into a drawing surface.
THINK.DRAW.BUILD.
The development of this concept for a majority of the details was to understand their scale. Once I knew the overall dimensions - I can think up joining the pieces together simply through joinery and glue. This also shaped my focus on simplifying and enhancing the interaction.
DRAWING BOARD
My mindset for this feature was to balance
3 main areas:
1. Functionality - how the hinge will lower and raise this board. Creating a latching mechanism that is simple to build and use.
2. Interaction - Is the drawing surface sturdy enough to support the weight of drawing tools, devices, and hand pressure? What items will be commonly used to have on hand?
3. Aesthetic - can this board be made seamless to the walls? Can the slots be beautified.
CONSTRUCTING THE VISION
As I constructed each piece, I thought about how to effectively join them to create more stability, sturdiness, weight distribution, adherence to the table, aesthetic composition, and ergonomic and object placement considerations.
DETAILED SHOTS
Hope you enjoy the design, as much as I did!
