Design 3- Assignment 3, 4, and Final

So Design 3's final jump was a blur. I still was having conceptual thinking issues, all I wanted to do was be literal, when I needed to be critical.

I make it seem like less of a push over than it really was, but this final project really killed me. Design 3 has been my weakest attribute to my Design series.

We started off by watching Everything is Illuminated, and in contrary to the trailer, the film was pretty silent. It did have some premium dancing. (haha) *Speak in Alex's accent*

We came up with 8 still shots from the movie, of course manipulated to our concept's ideals.        

                                                   
              
              
              

My concept, with the help of good friends in my classes, came to be "Alex picked up the torch his grandfather left behind". This evolved into the idea that the ever-meshing bonds of generations upon generations truly can create a new prospective.

We then started turning all of that into a model. My first model was bland. The wax additive was apparently the best in the class when it came to craft, which is what a lot of us were struggling with. That comment was the only thing that kept me going that last month and a half. My concepts and model space SUCKED, and I wasn't confident at all. So that kept me going that my wax mold surpassed the rest.

The process is always the easiest.    

Once the model was finalized, I could focus on the bulk portion of the final. Which was an Exploding Axo with a human scale, 4 Sections in Negative/White Space, 4 photographs of your model, our semester drawing, and finally the main collage drawing.

                                          

All in all, I think my work came out very great for the mind set I had early on into this project. My conceptual thoughts come slightly easier now, where as now I need to work on crafting simple drawings and models with critical ideals. Wish me luck. 

Thanks for keeping up with me!

-Michelle C. Harter

Design 3- Assignment 2

So moving on into the next phase of design 3, we're still using the previous project's ideals i.e. the 12 series of pictures and drawings. 12 pictures, 12 drawings, and now 12 models. 

The materials were gonna be using involve that of plexi, white museum board, chipboard, wire, and no if ands or buts... Wax. We are told to chose 3, including wax, as our lowest limit. I've chosen to go with plexi, chipboard, and wax and possibly wire. Tbd. 

Anyway, we made 12 process models. PROCESS. That means ugly. And the uglier the better. It just means you're using additive and subtractive thought freely. 

So this bad boy is pretty ugly if I don't say so myself. 

Either way, the time schedule we have is around two weeks. I'm currently behind on finishing my PROCESS models but that's due to personal reasons. I have jumped ahead and finished three process models completely and finish one model entirely, so 1 out of 12 done, where most people will have a secure 12 process only done. You win some and lose some.

This is my first completed model. I plan to have my professor look at it and I definitely want to discuss color flow of the material with her. I think the wire will add and pull together the industrial look I am going for. 

Thanks for keeping up with me ! 

-Michelle C. Harter