3D Summer Project

Right, I am not good at product design, I just never really understood it, I find it difficult to use the machines, being easily startled, not very good with sharp objects etc, yeah, me and product... we arn't the best of friends. Even so, I can't back out on this, and its not that bad... kind of. After completion of our summer projects, we were then told to make them 3D. A freestanding structure, not too big, but not too little, made out of cardboard.

It didn't turn out too bad. I am actually impressed with the turnout!

Problem Solving
-Throughout the duration of this mini project I did run into a few little hiccups.
When cutting the cardboard, I hadn't realized that when cutting into the cardboard with scissors, after a certain point it becomes hard to cut further in it and when you do the edges become jagged and rough. To get past this issue, I just swapped the scissors with a scalpel, and although I had to remember to score over the cardboard a few times, I was able to get the cardboard clean cut.

-When re-designing the base, I had recreated a miniature version of the structure using cartridge paper, then working out how far out I would need the base to come out for my structure to become freestanding without fear of falling, I had realized I needed some form of point that would have to then have the chance of allowing my structure balance. So using the triangular base I had started off with, I used trial and error to work out the shape of the base without it being the centre of attention or coming out too much. Which is how I ended up with the diamond. By using the the same lengths of the base of the two triangles and replicating it on the other side, I had solved this slight set back.

-When it came to the oil pastel, I had no idea what to do, as I wanted to harness the harsh, angry lines and strokes of the red, much like in my original drawing, however, this was not mean't to be when using coloured paper, the bold colour was there, but the feeling wasn't, which is why I replicated the red smears on paper and applied it to my design.

-When using masking tape on some parts of my structure, some parts were too heavy for the masking tape to handle/the masking tape kept peeling, I worked through this by using PVA. It dries fairly quick and dries clear too, so I was happy to use it.

REFLECTION
WELL... That was most definitely challenging. I was really thrown with the curveball of making our summer project 3D.
At first I was not too keen on the project, however just jumping into it and planning out what I needed to take into consideration, my method of approach and the materials I was to use, everything seemed to just come together and work out. Organisation was never really my thing and I guess looking back at college, that was my problem.
Bearing that in mind, it kind of allows me to see this project in a new perspective, its pretty much forced me out of my comfort zone, really allowed to challenge myself, made me aware of a weakness I was not aware of and within that time forced me to work on it as well as use base materials, I wouldn't really use.
If I had to do this again, the things I would change is my attitude toward the project, I should have approached it with an open mind and maybe I wouldn't have been so apprehensive to try out new methods. As well as that, If I repeated this project I think I wouldn't play it safe with its layout, Like I should try out the layers and see how it'd look, Maybe even change the dimension of the basic triangular structure and play around with the physics of the overall balances when changing the base structure/shape/weight