Week 05 3D 2012

Class outline

Today's lesson we started with a group exercise: Challenging assumptions and then we followed up with a practical: Design challenge/Reflect and refine.

 

Group Exercise

Challenge Assumptions.

One student presents 3D design concept to the class then a open discussion on challenging design concept assumptions, three people each had to present.

 

Cherill's Helmet Cover:

What can you get printed on the material?

How much will it cost to make?

 

Challenge:

You can get most prints onto this material, since it's light, easy dry and soft, from logos, patterns, labels and/or text.

Depending on the materials and bullk purchase would affect the cost.

 

Queenie & Denise's Children's Book.

Would you publish it on the internet or leave as a hard copy?

Would it be a pop up or a fold out?

 

Challenge:

With the cost of print being little since it's being printed by E-print they are coninuting with the hard copy aspect.

Since kids love interactivity the pop up idea is strongly recomended by Queenie and Denise.

 

Practical

Design Challenge/Reflect and Refine

My Design:

I chose my Paper animation.

 

Assumptions:

Should I use the Idea of speech bubbles or not?

Is the idea of construction paper and the black back drop doing it justice?

 

Challenge:

The idea of speech bubbles didn’t work due to the lighting anyway, having not mouth make it easier with time. The eyes were a good idea until the fan came along. The presentation of “adventure time” and the letters expanding was superb.

The Idea of construction paper was to give the effect of layers and the next idea was to make the character to come out of the back drop. The first attempt of just hand drawn image was miss planed and may have gave it a morphing feel. Assuming I do continue with hand drawn images it would only stay black and colour.

Two Refinements:
After trial and error I fixed onto the colour and gradients idea, which will give it the ‘wow’ factor. By using a computer will benefit myself in the time factor of cut and paste to remodel, with the added bonus of a printer to if the ‘character’ comes out of the paper/movie.

Speech bubbles have been a real issue so I have refined to single image bubbles of their thoughts/words. Add in music to give suspense/drama, some images and characters have been made already for animation. Having to work of the previous art for this project learning has made it easier.