3DD week 4 day 3

We had to present our two sheets. I was extremely nervous to the point that I felt my hands shaking slightly. I used PowerPoint to present my work as I’m still not used to using Adobe Photoshop or Indesign. However, later on I would have to use those programs since printing my sheets from PowerPoint my images would be pixelated. I have already done my research at home, and also taken pictures of my model. 

 

There were a few points raised during my presentation. A problem with my design was how will the rest area run, and what to do to prevent homeless people and other things that are not meant to be do in the hub. Someone suggested that there could be a coin operated turnstiles, like there is for some public toilets. I thought that it was a good idea to consider bringing in this system to my design. This was something I need to think about and do further research on. Also, the images of my design and floor plan are not really clear. I was told next time to scan the work to the computer, instead of taking a picture of it. 

I thought for this presentation I did slightly better than the last one, but still needs improvements. I try not to look at the audience, so it would not increase my nerves. I think I still need to translate my ideas a bit clearer to the audience, instead of rushing through it. also, I should speak more louder and clearer.

In the afternoon, we were taught by Sue on using the grids to draw in perspectives. At first I had a headache from drawing the cubes because I just did not get it. Afterwards I got a help from my peers and began to know what to do. Later, we were told to draw anything we like in relations to what we want to do in the future. I decided to try and draw the interior of my cubic sponges from this week’s project. I thought my drawing of the cubes in my sketchbook was really badly drawn, so I attempted to draw those again after now knowing how to use the grid.  

3DD week 4 day 2

We started off with a mini presentation with the people on the same table and also John. We are supposed to tell the group our idea and gain feedback from others. I was really nervous as always when it comes to speaking in front to a group of people. My idea of an outdoor studio did not impress since I haven’t thought about who is going to use the studio and where it is going to be located. Also, the size of the studio and the materials I would use is questions that I was asked but can’t reply to. John told me to tell the group about my original idea the soundproof telephone box/ rest area, and it appears to have a more popular reaction. This made me have many doubts about what to do. I felt really uneasy and pressurized knowing that I have to do a presentation on Thursday and I still haven’t got a solid idea. 

I regret during the group crit to have not given any feedback to others. I should be braver to say what I thought about every persons work instead of keeping it to myself. There were many moments where i wanted to say something, but couldn’t bring myself to do it. This could be coming down to nerves. I think as we are doing these crits and presentations, it is helping me with my confidence to speak in front of a big group of people. 

After the crit, I went back to researching what other spaces I could do that would be benefit of having soft walls. I instinctively thought about kid’s playroom in big shopping centres. The soft wall would prevent children from hurting themselves when they are playing around. I did a very rough sketch of how it would look like. 

 

Then, I thought back about my original idea, the soundproof telephone box/ rest area. I thought about just doing a soundproof rest area alone, and there will be more than one of them situated in the busiest places in central London. It would be a place for shelter, as we know of the British weather being mostly poor with cold and rain. The rest area will also be a place for people to relax, read book or on their laptop pr phone. It is a place where people can go to instead of to coffee shops. There will also be free Wi-Fi service available in the hub. On the contrary to the quiet space, it could also be a place for people to have phone conversations without the disturbance of the busy and noisy atmosphere of the outside. I begin to really like this idea, and I decided to do the rest area for this project. I also realized how my model can be shaped into different forms because of the soft sponges, I decide to make the building curvy to make it more interesting than be shaped into a rectangular box.

3DD week 4 day 1

I carried on with making my model. It was time restraining using scissors to cut out the sponges into cubic forms, then to cut it to different levels. I spent the whole day making my model and cutting out a piece of cardboards for my floor and a piece of polypropylene for my roof. The fact my studio does not have any windows, the only way for light source to shine into the room is from the transparent roof. 

 

In the afternoon we received a talk from a tutor from UAL about their courses in costume making 3D effects and hair, make-up and prosthetics for performance. Although it wasn’t something I was interested in, I thought it was amusing with their students work and the big movie productions they have taken part in after they finish their course.

3DD week 3 day 3

I did research at home and came across a garden studio by in.it.studios. I became to like the idea of an outdoor studio more than my telephone box idea. I decided to change my design to an outdoor studio, which I felt happier with doing for this project. 

I had a talk with Sue and came up with how in my studio between two cubes can hold objects. So, you have to move apart the cubes to take out the item, as the cubic wall has become a storage system. She reminded me to explore the materials of my objects. We also discussed how two of the wall can be laid on the ground to lie on, whether to sleep or sunbathe on. I thought these were very good ideas, that can make things more convenient with the storage system, and also generate more than one uses in the studio with detachable walls to lie down on.  

I drew my design in my sketchbook. I had a hard time drawing my design due to the uneven cubic walls. I found it really frustrating to draw in the right perspective. I thought I took it a bit too much time on my plan, where it can actually be just a rough sketch. I could of used the time to continue making my model, or do a floor plan for my studio. .

3DD week 3 day 2

I carried on playing around with my given object. I experimented further with the sponges by using scissors to cut into them into small cubes. Then, I cut the cubes to different heights to create different levels. I thought it looked really interesting and I tried putting the pieces together if they were cut in the right place, so it looks like a puzzle. 

 

 

 

I also did drawings of my test pieces using different drawing materials, like highlighters, coloured fine liners and brush pens.

 
I started thinking about what to make as a final design. From all the test pieces I have mad, I like the best is the cubes idea that connect to another cube like a puzzle. I looked back into the first page of my sketchbook with the 50 functions, and I thought that the design could be a telephone box that you can lean or sit comfortably with the soft materials that it would be made out from.