Design 2- Project 3

So the day has come where we submit our final. The Bloomingdales armatures took route to their new vertical standings. This model consisted of plexi glass which was later cut, basswood spray painted white, museum board, and wire (optional). 

I utilized score marks solely on the plexi and some Mylar to add definition to the layers. The preparation and occupational spaces began to be visible once the basswood and museum board was added to the armature. 

Here is some process: 

The building time frame consisted of messy planning with cardboard armatures, and expensive plexi later cutting. Until we reached the building week where it all came together quite quickly.

Here is the finished product:

*The drawings were pinned up at Valencia College*

Thanks for keeping up with me!

-Michelle C. Harter

The Aesthetics

Alright, so I'm veering off alittle but from my progress in class and taking the direction to my progression everywhere. 

Today at work I took on the task of rearranging the nutrition wall. I've been the visual organizer of the nutrition wall and pretty much all the accessories for the past almost 2 years.

The aesthetics matter. They will always matter. 

Not only do I need to make this wall look neat, and clutter free, but also organize it the way the consumer will need it. 

Quick Lesson: Nutrition for running falls along the lines of gels, electrolyte drink replacements, chews, meal bars, and vitamin or powder enhancements. 

Going off of that, the nutrition wall had to express the options and importance the consumers would be utilizing. Organizing the nutrition wall to importance and similarities is a major aspect of aesthetics. 

Not perfect but you need an idea before you can start anything. I decided to set the wall up vertically in relations to the type of nutrition, and horizontally in relations to the brand and organic amount. 

It may sound like I'm telling you about running and the proper nutrition but after taking my design classes, I found this task to be so much easier than before. I knew how to plan and execute a situation based off of consumer ideas and paint a picture/idea to help their selection. 

Here's the final outcome! 

Thanks for keeping up with me! 

-Michelle C. Harter

Design 2- Assignment 1

So last Tuesday we took a trip as a class to the Millenia Mall, in Orlando. I was super excited due to the fact it was a mall (I over shop). We measured, scaled, took snapshots, and drew the Bloomingdale's 3 public viewed facades. The main entrance being the first one, the side which was much longer than both other 2 facades due to the ramp, and the third facade which started on the second floor just above the ramp from facade 2. 

Thursday when the drawings were due, I was running late to class and by the time I got there (11 minutes late) the other professor already dismissed U.S. My friend told me the criteria of the homework due Tuesday of the upcoming week so we bought our paper and went on with our weekends. 

When I hear draw the facades on a horizontal paper, I assume draw each facade next to eachother side by side. This became my first iteration...

My professor on Tuesday had us all pin up our work and she observed each one. I received many compliments from other classmates about the detail I put into my drawing. When my professor got to my drawing she asked who printed it out on autocad, I burst out laughing and replied I drew that! I'm guessing that was a compliment, but I haven't worked with autocad yet so who knows. 

Here's more of my first iteration. 

My professor told me to re do my drawings with less detail as well as with the new scale the whole class agreed on. 

This was the new result, pretty plain, but it will help me get to the next step by building my armature with the longest facade for our final project. 

Stay tuned! 

Michelle C. Harter

Design 2- Project 2

So this next project in Design 2 involved a fruit, and a broad explaination. 

My fruit was the kiwi, originated in China but I emphasized on New Zealand which is kinda the second origin location. We couldn't use color, graphics (obviously), or anything too obvious. Basically the project was impossible at first. 

I went through around 8 iterations of my drawings and paintings for this process. Check em out! 

So this one, according to Steven, looked like a dolphin. I had no idea how to paint... So I just shot into the dark with this one.

This next one I actually attempted some geometric work into the painting. I learned to use my ruler to make straight lines look crisp. 

I then started to add some aspects of the actual vegetation, utilizing the half circle as the section of the kiwi.

I was like let's waste money and try a hybrid! Didn't work. But I was able to use this material for the final product. 

After that, I decided to start all over, a new location, much more zoomed out. I thought the idea of less geometric vegetation would increase the rational ideas of my drawings. 

I took the main landmass, brought it down a notch, and then added random lines to give it an architect appeal! 

I fixed some kinks and my professor was okay with the final product for now. There was more to straighten out. 

My professor suggested to change the orientation and lower the hue of the groves and this was my final product. 

I'm pretty proud of the process. 

I was scored a 4.0 on the final iteration of this project and showcased. 

Thanks for keeping up with me!

Michelle C Harter 

Design 2- Project 1

Alright so the first project of design 2 involved the Villa Savoye building. We learned this construction like the back of our palms. 

I had a rather fun time with this one specifically because I love working with ink on Mylar. The "comic strip" 6x72 type-paper was a nice twist on the craft. 

This assignment that I turned in was showcased, so that made me extremely excited and accomplished. 

Fun fact: I did not use any French curves or circle templates and came out with one of the top 2-3 best hand traced curves turned in. I personally think it's easier to trace neatly than move a trace curve where you need the curves to connect, especially with ink. 

Hand Drawn Mylar/Ink Plans

  

        

Digitalized Plans

 

 



Thanks for keeping up with me,

Michelle C Harter

Design 1 All Wrapped Up

I walked into the Design studio, the one everyone used because it was always free, and I see all of this written on the dry erase board. Not only will it make you laugh if you study architecture but it just shows you how crazy, and particularly special we really are as designers.

To this day, I've added a note to the board, written in sharpie on a paper towel, taped to the board using my artists tape saying "please give me my T-square that you stole".

I bought a new T-square...

Any who, heres some of my ventures through design 1 class

 My very first axonometric ^

The nightly spot^

 The horrible 9x9x9 :( ^

 My first 6 series of chipboard and Axo's with line weight ^

 Basswood with music incorporation, I used repetition, interlock, and portray..^

This section was my final on a basswood, plexi glass, and museum board and got showcased at Valencia West campus, Orlando, Florida. ^

This was my axo on the same final^

This is my complete final, pretty proud ^

 I honestly don't know how this got showcased but my final iteration did, this went with my first basswood model ^

And finally this is one angle of my final project model, the museum board, basswood, and plexi glass which got showcased as well ^





I don't plan to post this sporadically or un organized but heres to catching up, and still being behind on posting the past 4-5 weeks of Design 2-summer style, haha !

Michelle C. Harter