FINAL PROJECT – LUMINARY

For my luminary project, I decided to take inspiration from henna. Henna is a large part of Indian culture, and it is customary for people to get henna done for parties and celebrations. Henna is a brown dye that is derived from the henna plant, and it is then applied in a pattern on a person’s skin. Then, it dries and the pigment soaks into the skin, leaving behind dye markings that can last for several weeks.

Typically, henna designs are inspired by a combination of nature and geometric shapes. In coming up with my designs, I looked at several pictures of henna, like the ones below, to inspire parts of my design.

I took parts of these designs and used them to create my final sketch of what I was looking for. The sketch wasn’t perfect, and there were parts that I didn’t love, but as a whole, it captured a large essence of what I was going for.

After creating my sketch, I worked on translating this online. I used Adobe Illustrator to create my designs. I tried to stick to the bigger concepts within my design, but there were a few things I changed in order to get closer to the design I was envisioning.

I created my design as one large panel with the hopes of getting good continuation of lines. As shown below, this is my design split between four panels. It did not work exactly as I had hoped. By creating distance between the panels, although technically the lines match up, they don’t really look like they do. In the future, I think The portions of the design that are meant to become negative space should just not be included at all.

I then began the process of assmebling my pieces. I cut them out on the laser cutter, stained them, and assembled them, adding the vellum paper.

Thus, I was left with this as my final deisng.

Classwork 5/23/2023

I tested the assembly of my design, and I stained my wood.

Homework Due 5/23/2023

I finished cutting out my design on the laser cutter.

Classwork 5/22/2023

I started to cut out my design on the laser cutter.

Homework Due 5/22/2023

I finished working on my design and plan to cut it out next class.

Classwork 5/18/2023

I continued working on my design. Hopefully, I will be able to print by next class.

Homework Due 5/18/2023

I added some components to the left side, and I am now almost done with my design. I just have a big gap in the middle to fill.

Classwork 5/16/2023

I continued my design and carried the components from the right side over to the left side in order to make a design that is seamless.

Homework Due 5/16/2023

I finished the right side of my design.

Classwork 5/15/2023

I added the right side of the artwork to my design.

Classwork 5/11/2023

I continued adding some components to my luminary design.

Homework Due 5/15/2023

I printed out the designs on my luminary to check if they would print correctly, without burning out the details. Thankfully, the designs all printed correctly.

Classwork 5/11/2023

I added some design pieces to my luminary. I also worked on editing the thickness of lines so that they would not get incinerated when cut.

Homework Due 5/11/2023

I continued working on my luminary lamp and added to my design.

Classwork 5/9/2023

I started to craft the design for my luminary lamp. I scanned my files into Illustrator, which is what you can see in the background. I thought about just image tracing the design, but I really want to have exact measurements, so I decided to remake it by hand. Therefore, I’m working on rebuilding them.

Homework Due 5/8/2023 –

I kept working on my luminary lamp design. I was starting to craft it in Fusion when I had an idea that really interested me. I wanted to create a lamp that is inspired by henna, as the designs for henna art relies largely rely on positive and negative space. Also, I feel like this will introduce an aspect of personalization to my design, as it is something that is important to me and my culture.

Inspiration Pic:

Design:

FINISHED DESKTOP ORGANIZER

I finished my desktop organizer. The organizer includes three drawers (one of which is hidden) and two 3D-printed components.

The left side houses the 3D-printed components, which help to organize jewelry, hairclips, and other assorted items.

Here are the three hidden drawers.

Classwork 5/4/23

I waxed my drawers so they would fit better into my box.

Homework Due 5/4/23

I worked on the detailed sketches for my luminary.

Classwork 5/3/23

I worked on the painting and nearly finished it.

Homework Due 5/3/23

I kept working on my luminary sketches and started thinking about the designs in detail.

Classwork 5/2/23

I continued working on my desktop organizer and started painting one of the sections.

Homework Due 5/2/23

I made some new sketches of my luminary that are loosely based on some designs.

Classwork 5/1/23

I continued adding my 3d-printed parts to my fabrication of my lamp.

Homework Due 5/1/23

I started to sketch out the designs for my luminary. These are the ones inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright. They emphasize geometric shapes a lot more. I’m not completely happy with how they turned out, so I may redo them later.

These were my asymmetrical designs that I drew mainly looking at continuing patterns across the piece.

Classwork 4/27/23

I am continuing to assemble all of my pieces. I added some of my 3D printed pieces to my design. Additionally, I am starting to sketch out the panel that I want to paint.

Classwork 4/25/23

I started to assemble all of my pieces, and I glued a few of them together. I’m being careful to make sure I can assemble all my pieces without getting stuck or missing any.

Classwork 4/20/23

I started to stain all of my pieces.

Classwork 4/19/23

I finished sanding all of my pieces.

Homework Due 4/19/23

There isn’t much I can do outside of class, as all of my parts are waiting to be assembled. However, I reviewed my file so that I can understand my joinery better to prepare for assembly.

Classwork 4/18/23

I started to sand all of my pieces and have gotten about half of them done. Next class, I plan on 3D printing my pieces and finishing my sanding.

Homework Due 4/18/23

I added one more piece that needs to be laser cut. Other than this, nearly everything should be done. However, I still need to print the dividers and 3D parts.

Classwork 4/17/23

I worked on dry assembling my box so I can better understand how the different parts fit together. This will be helpful when it comes time to glue everything together.

Homework Due 4/17/23

I worked on the 3D printed parts for my fusion design and prepared them to print. There wasn’t much else I could do, as I am mostly have to laser cut my parts.

Classwork 4/13/23

In class today, I continued cutting out my parts on the laser cutter.

Homework Due 4/13/23

For homework, I started working on some of my 3D-printed parts, which includes the earring holder and thread holder.

Classwork 4/11/23

Today, I started printing out my designs on the laser cutter. Making these designs was a bit more complex than expected, but I was able to print out a few of my walls.

Homework Due 4/11/23

I used AI (Dalle and Vectorizer AI) to create my designs, which I will print onto my wood. I also formatted my wood so it is ready to print on the laser cutter.

Classwork 4/6/23

Today in class, I finished making the drawers on my design in Fusion so that the model is completely ready to go.

Homework Due 4/6/23

Classwork 4/4/23

I continued adding joints to my project, and I’m nearly done. All of the layers with asterisks at the end have their joints. The few pieces left will take a bit of thinking about how to create the joints so that they will work properly. I also plan to incorporate the dividers in the big box on the left, and I want to start creating some of the drawers for the box.

Homework Due 4/4/23

I’ve started to work on adding the joints into my box so that the box will fit together when laser cut. I also started playing around with DALL-E to create AI artwork for my box. It is a bit difficult to create a prompt that returns the type of results that I’m looking for. DALL-E also only has a certain number of credits that you can use, so I’m trying not to use them all at once.

Classwork 4/3/23

I redesigned the secret compartment in the back of the box so that the panel can be slid in and out. That way, the contents inside the panel are more accessible. I am also thinking that I can use this panel to further personalize the box because I will be able to put artwork on the inside of the secret compartment, but the user will be able to view it by flipping the panel should they want to.

Homework Due 4/3/23

I continued working on my 3D model. I’ve gotten all the main components of the box done, but I haven’t added the joints so that the parts fit together correctly. Additionally, I need to add the drawers and the dividers in the jewelry section of the box.

Classwork 3/30/23

Today, I started to create the model for my design in Fusion. It was a little tricky to decide if I should base my design off of the internal or external dimensions of the box since the thickness between the wood that I will be using and my cardboard model is a bit different. Ultimately, I decided to use the internal dimensions from my cardboard model, because that way, I will be sure that everything fits inside. Here is what I have so far:

Homework Due 3/30/23

For homework, I finished making the cardboard cut out of the design. I gave it to my client so they could asses what needed to be changed. Here are the notes:

• Make more drawer space
• Make the big box on the left able to fully close and slide open.
• Add more design elements

Here is what I will do in order to fix the issues:

• Shorten the width of the sliding tray
• Make some parts out of acrylic (noted on design) so that the components can be more easily seen
• Add an inch in the back, add an inch on the left side
• Add hidden drawer on the left side
• Add hidden drawer on the right side
• Start to sketch out design elements for the box to make it more artistic

Classwork 3/28/23

Today, I started the cardboard low-resolution mock-up of my design. Since I don’t have the exact measurements of all the products that need to fit in this container, I eyeballed everything to how I thought it would fit. That way, when I review the design with my client, I will be able to tell how well it will function.

Homework Due 3/28/23

Today, I came up with rough concept sketches of certain components I wanted to include in my design. My design needs to be able to fit a lot in a small space, so understanding the individual components was really helpful.

Classwork 3/27/23

Problem-Solving Paragraph.

My client needs a makeup and jewelry organizer that she can use to store all of her different products. Currently, her products are in a drawer, but they are not organized, so it is hard for her to find what she is looking for when she needs it. Additionally, her jewelry needs to be organized so that her necklaces stop getting tangled up. One of the biggest constraints of this project is the size of the box. Ideally, the smaller the box can be, the better because it will take up less room. However, there still should be enough space to store all of her makeup, skincare, and jewelry. Additionally, the box will need to fit inside her drawer, which will likely be the largest constraint. To personalize the box, I plan on incorporating some floral patterns and designs. Additionally, I want to make the box fit uniquely to the materials that my client needs. Lastly, as the designer, I want to put my logo somewhere on the box so that my client will know that it is a special personalized box made just for her by me.

Homework Due 3/27/23

I talked to my client, and here are the answers I received.

1. What type of items do you need to organize? What kind of organizer are you looking for?
   • Makeup and jewelry
2. Where do you plan on placing the organizer? What are the dimensions of the space in which this organizer would be used?
   • I will be putting it on top of a counter, but I want it to be able to fit in a drawer if I want to put it away- I will get back to you on the dimensions of the drawer
3. What is your preferred style or aesthetic? Are there any artists that you like? Do you have a specific design in mind for your organizer?
   • I like a relatively simplistic style. I wouldn’t want my design to be too complex, but I appreciate some floral designs.
4. How often do you use the materials in your organizer? Are you looking for your items to be tucked away or easily accessible?
   • I use the materials relatively often, so it would be nice to have them relatively accessible.
5. Are there any items in particular that you would a designated place to store in your organizer?
   • I would like a place to store brushes separately from the makeup. It would also be nice for my makeup to be organized in a chronological way so that everything is easy to access in the order that I would need it.
6. What kind of colors or patterns would you like to be reflected in your design?
   • I would like it to be relatively simple, maybe a floral design.
   • I don’t want it to be super colorful.
7. How much does functionality matter do you? How much does aesthetics matter to you?
   • I would like a combination of functionality and aesthetics
8. How important is the durability of the organizer? Are there any materials that you prefer?
   • I want it to be pretty durable. A combination of wood and clear material would be cool. I don’t want it to be completely clear though, because I wouldn’t want to see all the way through it.
9. Do you have any preferences as to how the organizer may open or close?
   • Not really, I am open to whatever you do.
10. Are there any other requirements or requests you may have?
    • I want to make sure that if I get new or different products, there are still places to put the products.

Classwork 3/23/23

Today, we generated a list of questions to ask our client so we can personalize the design for them. Here are my questions:

1. What type of items do you need to organize? What kind of organizer are you looking for?
2. Where do you plan on placing the organizer? What are the dimensions of the space in which this organizer would be used?
3. What is your preferred style or aesthetic? Are there any artists that you like? Do you have a specific design in mind for your organizer?
4. How often do you use the materials in your organizer? Are you looking for your items to be tucked away or easily accessible?
5. Are there any items in particular that you would a designated place to store in your organizer?
6. What kind of colors or patterns would you like to be reflected in your design?
7. How much does functionality matter do you? How much does aesthetics matter to you?
8. How important is the durability of the organizer? Are there any materials that you prefer?
9. Do you have any preferences as to how the organizer may open or close?
10. Are there any other requirements or requests you may have?

Final Project – Pencil Box Design

I finished my pencil box. It is a complex design that is made up of two smaller storage compartments, a drawer to store additional things, and a large storage compartment for larger objects. As shown above, the box is able to store a lot of different things in a relatively small space.

As seen in the picture below, there is a little stopper on the inside of the drawer that prevents the drawer from falling out.

There are also engraved bits on the side of the front wall and the left wall, as shown below, which adds a bit of design and artisticness to the box.

It was a fairly difficult project to design. I started by completing all of the walls without the joints to get an idea of where everything would be. Afterward, I added in the joints. I think this expedited my process because making the joints is a somewhat tedious process. Because I already had most of my box designed while working on the joints, it was easier to see what I was missing.

I feel as though my initial concept sketch is fairly similar to my final design, which I am pretty proud of.

Homework Due 3/2/23

I assembled my wooden pieces. I focused a lot on my craftsmanship to make sure there wasn’t too much excess glue. I should be able to take off the rubber bands and use the pencil holder as soon as it is dry.

Classwork 2/22/23

I sanded and stained my wood pieces. This was a part of prepping them for gluing and assembling.

Homework Due 2/23/23

I prepared the .dxf file for the pieces that I need to print again. There isn’t much I can do because most of the design is done, however.

Classwork 2/22/23

I finished the drawer in my design and printed out my pieces on the laser cutter. For the most part, everything looked good. However, I forgot to print one piece, which I will need to do next class. In addition, for one of my pieces, the pattern is facing inwards, not outwards, so I will need to redo that as well.

Homework Due 2/22/23

I finished the entire model of my pencil case design and saved the files as DXFs to print tomorrow. It is a quite complex design, so I spent a lot of time checking and ensuring that the joints all worked. The only piece that I have yet to complete is the drawer.

Classwork 2/21/23

I started working on the model of my design. I have made three of the walls with joints, and the rest are just made as placeholders so far.

Homework Due 2/21/23

I finished the final version of my sketches, including the front, back, side, and top views of my design.

Classwork 2/20/23

I started working on my sketches for my new pencil box design to come up with my initial idea. I spent a lot of time researching other pencil boxes to make the product that I felt would be most useful.

Classwork 2/16/23

I started by trying to work on the design to edit the thickness. However, seeing that I had already finished a printable version earlier in the week, I printed out my box and assembled it.

Homework Due 2/16/23

I re-started my design, as I was having lots of issues with the previous design and felt that it will be easier to restart.

Classwork 2/14/23

I continued editing my design and tinkered with the dimensions. This required a lot of trial and error, but it was still largely unsuccessful.

Homework Due 2/14/23

I continued to play around with the pencil box. I had trouble with one of my inner walls, which seems to be the one with the main issue, so I continued to tinker it.

Classwork 2/13/23

I started playing around with the pencil box design to see if I could figure out how to make the parameters work properly. I turned all the blue lines on my sketches into black ones to lock the design into place, and now I am tinkering with it to see if I can perfect it.

Homework Due 2/13/23

I finished making the pencil box design by adding the interior walls and making sure all the pieces of the box fit together properly.

Classwork 2/9/23

I started making the pencil box and finished the base and exterior walls. I still have to finish the interior walls, but I was able to work fairly quickly on the outer box.

Classwork 2/2/23

I have finished my phone stand. My final edits today consisted of making sure the joints worked properly and adding color to my design.

This is the front and back of my final design. It has many hinges, so the viewing angle can be changed a lot if desired. The cylinder that comes out of the base also turns so that the phone stand can be revolved 360°. In addition, there is a holder for headphones, which the user will likely have around their phone.

These two side profiles show examples of the different ways that the phone can be tilted to change the viewing angle. Note that it is difficult to see the 360° turn in the cylinder extruded from the base because the cylinder has the same side profile from all sides.

By viewing the base transparently, it is easier to see how the 360° turning function works. There is a circular disk inside the base that is not glued down, so it can rotate in a circle. However, it can’t move up and down because it is blocked up the cell-phone stand. This allows the phone stand to swivel around. The red arrow shown in the annotated picture on the left shows which way the arm to make it more clear.

This is the headphone holder, both with and without the headphones in it. The holder was designed to be a bit bigger than the headphones so that the headphones could loosely slide in and out, but they are still held pretty well.

The last design feature of this the holes under the charger, speaker and microphone. Many phone holders have holes under the charger, but I find that they don’t also accomodate speakers/microphones. This feature in my design allows the user to use the phone stand during videos or video calls so that they can be heard while talking. Note that on my phone case, the charger hole has a covering, so that is why you can’t immediately see the charging port.

Homework Due 2/2/23

I nearly finished my phone design. I have to make a few more edits to the hinges, but after that, I will be completely finished.

Classwork 1/31/23

I continued working on my design. I finished the headphone piece, and now, I am working on the center piece where the hinge and stand will be located.

Homework Due 1/31/23

I continued working on the headphone piece and am done with everything except cutting out the headphones from the design.

Classwork 1/28/23

Today, I worked on fitting the headphone piece into my phone stand so that it has a fitting place to go. I struggled a bit with the dimensions because I want it to be a loose fit so that the AirPods case can easily slide in and out.

Homework Due 1/28/23

Today, I worked on the development of the phone stand. I spent a lot of time figuring out the right size to make the base so that it would be able to support the top while not making it excessively large. I wanted to be able to minimize the size of the base, so if this product were to be made, I would place weights in the bottom of the rotating arm that is hidden in the base to make sure it is unable to fall over.

Classwork 1/26/23

Today, finished the lamp project. I also combined the ideas from some of my sketches yesterday. My new sketch incorporates a holder for an AirPods case, so I also created a model of my AirPods case on Fusion.

Homework Due 1/26/23

Today, I worked on my sketches for the phone stand. I tried to center my designs around different components. One the first design, I made the base able to swivle. On the second design, I focused on making the stand height adjustable. On the third design, I tried to incorporate some of the ideas from the lamp and used magnets to make the joints swivel at all points. Lastly, on the fourth design, I tried out an adjustable base which gives the user an option between a clamp base or a normal base.

Classwork 1/23/23

Today, I worked on gluing the lamp to the base.

Homework Due 1/17/23

Today, I finished the entire phone model, including the details on the back of the phone.

Classwork 1/12/23

Today, I finished the front side of the phone and added my homescreen image.

Homework Due 1/12/23

Today, I continued the phone model and worked on the loft for the case around the camera.

Classwork 1/10/23

Today, I worked on the phone model for fusion, focusing on the details of that camera and card holder.

Homework Due 1/10/23

Today, I started creating the model for the phone on Fusion.

Classwork 1/9/23

Today, I took dimensions from my phone to make the model on Fusion.

Classwork 1/5/23

Today, I glued together the upper body, lower body, and base verticals to the base. Also, I added the base and hardware to the design. *Note: Today’s homework was done in class, so there is no homework section.

Classwork 12/15/22

I modeled the base of the lamp and made a few changes to the base verticals’ placement on the lamp body. *Note: Today’s homework was done in class, so there is no homework section.

Classwork 12/13/22

I cut out the lower arm side and horizontal parts. I also added the base to my 3D model. *Note: Today’s homework was done in class, so there is no homework section.

Homework Due 12/13/22

I added the lower arm horizontal piece to the lower arm, which will connect the lower arm together. I also added the circles and square cutouts to the lower arm.

Classwork 12/12/22

Today, we combined the lower arm and small metal plate with the upper arm so that we had a working joint.

Homework Due 12/12/22

Today, we made the lower arm model. We also made the circular metal plates that will be used to allow the lamp arm to rotate.

Classwork 12/8/22

Today, I glued the magnets into the holes in the lamp using epoxy to keep them in place.

Classwork 12/6/22

Today, we finished the horizontal bar that goes across the upper arm. I also printed the upper arm. *Note: Today’s homework was done in class, so there is no homework section.

Homework Due 12/6/22

I made a duplicate of the upper arm and placed it the correct measurement away from the first arm. I also used the inspect tool to make sure the measurement is accurate.

Classwork 12/5/22

Today, we finished the upper arm for our lamp, which included making the rectangle and circle holes.

Homework Due 12/5/22

Today, I started creating the upper arm for my lamp. This includes the basic shape for the lamp but does not include the cut-outs (rectangles and circles) that will allow the lamp to connect to other pieces.