Pothole Project

For our first, short (4 week) project of this winter's semester of product design studio, we were given the vague task doing something with "anything that has to do with a pothole."

Our group, Sarah S., Sarah J., and myself, chose to fix one big problem in the city of Detroit by using another problem to fix it. The basic mission of the project is to use the bricks from house demolitions around the city to fill the numerous potholes in roads around the city.

By doing this, the beautiful brick houses that need to be torn down for safety purposes are now kept within the city limits. In return, by having bricks in the road, the roads would serve as reminders of the original streets of Detroit.

Check out the poster below to see the in depth concept and process:

Rendering of my Ranfla

For this week's vis comm assignment, we were asked to sketch and render anything having to do with the automobile. I chose to render my '59 Chevy Impala using traditional rendering techniques. I chose this subject simply to challenge myself because I have always wanted to render my personal car.

ideation sketches to get the proportion and perspective down:

final rendering on Canson paper, touched up in photoshop

Manual Juicer

This week's Vis Comm 3 assignment: kitchen equipment. I chose to practice rendering polished aluminum so I tried it on my juicer design for Alessi. My juicer was inspired by two infamous juicers and attempts to improve on the downfalls of each.

ideation sketches

final rendering

Aluminum and Acrylic

This week's Vis Comm 3 assignment: chairs!

ideation sketches: these helped lead me to my final design, an extra thin/ lightweight lounge constructed from 3/16" aluminum and translucent acrylic
final rendering: the "Continental Lounge" is inspired by the canted lines and features of the '58 Lincoln Continental
In respect for the style of my old Vis Comm 2 teacher, I chose to traditionally render the chairs in primary colors.

Cologne Bottle

Vis Comm 3 project: create a unique cologne bottle

my inspiration: the legendary Eames lounge
ideation sketches
final rendering

Horn-rimmed

So, as much as I love pastel, markers, and Canson paper, I'm now doing Photoshop renderings (this is my second one). This is another assignment with the supporting sketches from Vis Comm 3:

My Other Life

Here's what I've been working on when I get my school work finished....

'59 Impala

Aircraft hydraulic setup

wrapped frame

you can see more photos of it at my other blog found on the right of the screen>>>>