Congratulations!

We have seen great works and presentations today!
Thank you all for your continuous efforts on this project - Aj Pat and i both believed it really paid off.

Now, there is plenty of time to improve your work before we begin a new project on Monday.
You can work on drawings, sketches, diagrams, photographs, video etc. and on your devices, depending on the comments made today and on your will to push it further.
Take this as an opportunity!

Post it on the blog for us to see it.

And have a well-deserved rest...

Social Manner Adjustment-Inator

Presentation of the product - (the appearance has been changed from the actual product because mechanism alterations)

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PLANNING

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TESTING

Testing before hands was installed. As you can see that once two arms has been extended, the centre part which is hidden under a black fabric will pop up however, if only one hand is lifted, it will not be strong enough to lift up this part so this is beneficial to the hand gesture that will be installed later on.

The back of the first layer of clothing has been cut vertically so that once the centre part has been lifted up, it will hide that part and extend with it. However, it turns out to be that the centre part is quite weak and cannot generate enough power to lift up the whole shirt completely so as you can see from the previous photo, the shirt does not go up very well.

Front View

Part of the mechanism that helps the centre to pop up vertically and it could reduce the force used to lift.

Two pieces of thread are tied with a series of ropes and rubber band to add strength.

HANDS

For this part I have employed the method of Papier-mâché as it will give a very lightweight and a very easy to cut part. As you can see from the photograph below that I have attatched two pieces of thread (to increase strength and balance of the movement) and a piece of 3 layered cardboard which is cut into a quarter of a circle to act as a 'track' for the wai movement (one end will be inside the first layer shirt).

Testing with hands installed

Hand in normal position (not extended) *note that the centre part that has been hidden behind the black fabric on the left side of the hand. It could not be hidden under the same fabric or be in the centre because it will interfere with the middle mechanism.

Side view

As you can see that when the right arm is extended, the hand will go up 90 degrees from the normal position. The threads must be tied to the hand, not the arm because it will give larger force to pull up the papier mache hands.

Board Presentation

...THE END...

archiving your work

Just to let you all know formally...
All your drawings are in INDA office, on the mezzanine, a pile on the left right after walking up the stairs.
You can collect them and start archiving your work (after the review tomorrow).
For tomorrow morning, don't forget to bring your laptop, with adobe master collection installed.
Good luck!

ps: group 2 cd of photographs is on top of the pile

Monday's review

I guess it is clear now for everyone, on Monday you will need to show your very process of designing, as well as the final product.

Bring all the prototypes (even if you think of them as failures!) you have produced.
Document them through photographs or drawings and explain how you learned from them and made decisions on how to improve.
Show also your sketches, either by scanning them or re-making them in the form of diagrams (or other) on a board.

Along with your process you will show your researches, surveys and studies.

Anything else that can support your project is welcomed obviously!

And have fun with the way you present it - you can think of another format than an architectural presentation (advertisement - documentary - newsprint article - package for a product - video-clip - booklet - etc. ---  in relation to your project)


a reference for Mim - about cinematography -
see http://classes.yale.edu/film-analysis/htmfiles/cinematography.htm


Good luck to all for these few days of work!
And go back in the blog to see the posts related to making with bamboo.

answer to penpen

Penpen's list

- Hair braider
- Portable dressing room
- garbage bag remover
- bed maker
- can/bottle opener
- contact lens wearer
- eyeliner drawer
- sock wearer
- shoe laces reever(to put the shoe laces in the shoe)
- umbrella dryer
- orange seed remover
- fish bone remover
- earing wearer
  

comments

From this list, any could be interesting if relate to a precise situation, or if exaggerated or amplified or again if combined together.

For example when you talk about eyeliner drawer, think about make-up in a larger sense.
Then it becomes really interesting and full of potential (different cultures would have different ways of making-up, using different products, colours, on different parts of the body etc.).


Consider this possibility for some of them and continue developping your prototypes for Monday.

Ms. Camille, I want to ask if I can make the tetrahedron like this

Click here

some bamboo guides and ideas

bamboo as a building material


examples

bamboo toys!!


more examples

(in case it is not obvious to you... you can click on the links above!)

3d drawing machine (for Mim)

see video here:

http://www.notcot.org/post/42952/
and their website here - http://oakesoakes.com/

diverse ways around the sphere

hello all!
for t&S, a few images to help you conceive spheres

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING NOW IS TO EXPERIMENT

especially with the sphere and the tetrahedron

Try materials and different ways to make those 2 volumes. The more ideas, the better!
BUT....
 STUDIO WORK IS NOW A PRIORITY 
do it first, then do t&s if you have time (don't spend more than 2 hours on each model)

Cahill

Dymaxion

(by Buckminster Fuller - search more about his work!)

Jack Van Wijk

Aj Lara

World Map

human movement mapping boss and munkong

these are progress on top and the plans under.

TOKYOPLASTIC

a really great Flash animation
and their website

blog launch!

avant-premiere...
here's the first link to Ally's blog !

Khim and Pik: Mapping Human Movement Device "The Mannequin"

"The Mannequin"

Khim Pisessith

Prapasri Khunakridatikarn

Mapping Human Movement: Device

The device consists of 3 main parts: the screen, the mannequin, and the shadow the mannequin produces. The mannequin will be placed between a white fabric screen and a spotlight.

The light from the spotlight will be projected from its behind to cast a shadow upon the fabric screen. The mannequin will be connected to the human body via 8 strings: four for the arms and four for the legs, one for swinging forward and another for swinging backwards for each pair. When the human body moves, the strings will be straightened, and thus creating the same movement for the mannequin. Two paintbrushes are attached to the mannequin with the use of two different colors; one at its hand (pink) and another at its foot (blue). Placing the mannequin 90 degrees sideways in front of the human model body, the person doing the movement of ‘throwing’ and ‘kicking’ will be able to see how his or her body moves from the shadow casted upon the fabric. The marks (curve lines) of two colors will then be seen on the white fabric after the movement is done.

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Developing Ideas

We started off by some rough sketching of how our device will look like. The ones with potential are kept while the others are eliminated, changed, or developed into further ideas.

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Prototype

After discussing possible outcomes and desired functions, we decided to develop a prototype to see how the strings can be attached to certain parts of the mannequin.

After we are sure of its function and how the strings are connected,

we then proceed on to the next step: making the real device.

The real product: mannequin

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Try Outs

This is an example of how the device works.

[Adjustable footwear — connected to the mannequin via nylon threads.]

A spotlight is placed at the back of the mannequin so that the mannequin’s shadow can be casted upon the fabric screen.

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The Ideal Device & Mannequin

If we have more time on this project, we’ll try to get the joints to work by connecting more strings to the mannequin (2 additional strings per each part), passing them through the pulley, and then to the human body. A lighter-weight wood will be used for the mannequin (so that the strings can be pulled up easier and the device can perform more efficiently) and a heavier one will be used for the frame (so that the frame won’t fall back while the device is being performed). Adjustable spotlight will also be used so that it can stand by itself without the help of a human being.

The Ideal Device

The Ideal Device (with the mannequin's shadow)

The Ideal Mannequin

some references (for this project)

- about representation
.... PATENTS

As mentioned during tutorials this afternoon, patent drawings should be a great inspiration for you on devising and representing - HERE are some examples (this one figures in the crazy patents section of the website but you should explore more of course!) - the light bulb changer actually does exist... - a beerbrella -  device for the treatment of hiccups - a motorized ice-cream cone ---
Most are quite pointless, require electrical power AND do not involve the human body - do not take them as examples for ideas but for representation!

some references (in general)

- The great graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister answers questions about being a design student.... HERE.
And since you're here, take some time to look at his work (of genius).
He mentions Edward de Bono in the interview - EdB wrote a book entitled Thinking Course, which proved (to me and many more) extremely enlightening and inspiring (it deals with the generation and realization of ideas).
I highly recommend it! and here's a link to a pdf version

- I discovered today that some of you enjoy drawing and are quite talented at it! Whatever the media you like using (and also if you are ready to explore new media), make best use of this hobby for the studio!
I showed you today paintings by the now hugely famous architect Zaha Hadid.
Also have a look at the work of Viktor Timofeev.
HERE is a fantastic database of experimental architectural drawings.
and i also recommend you to get the book  Drawing, the motive force of architecture  by Peter Cook. HERE is an article about it.

Alliya and Kanoon

Rainbow Movement

by Alliya and Kanoon

Thinking Process

Brain storming idea

At this point, we are just thinking of ideas that we can use as our project.

The first main idea (seen below) is using paintbrushes attached to the body to map movement.

These are mostly other ideas involving the sitting action.

Prototype

The prototype used the idea of ripping the paper from the front. It had only one color as the background and is only on two surface, the backdrop and the floor.

First try

After suggestions from Ms. Camille, we moved the attachments behind the paper. Velcro straps are added to the end of wires for easier wearing. The backdrop is split into three parts, making a tryptic. From one plain background color, it is now strips of red, yellow, and green paper.

Second try

A base is added to make the backdrop stand easier. The one wire is changed into two connected wires so the tears on paper are more apparent. Wire positions are determined.

Final planning

We added diagonals to the original frame and diagonals connecting from backdrop to base to make it more steady. The background color is changed from strips of red, yellow, and green to a gradient from red to yellow to green.

Final product

Background color

Finished look and ready to map

Kanoon strapped in. First attempt to make a map

Result of throwing using overhand throw.

Close-up of the tears

Final map

Dismounted from the frames and placed onto cardboard paper.

'Rainbow Movement' in action

Video link

Ideal Plan

If we had more time and money, the machine would be made neater and the woods painted. The side frames will be extending so that it allows a wider range of movements of the arms and hands. Inside of the frames will be a rail that allows the adjustments of wires so it can fit people of different sizes.