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DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION SM1, 2015 M1 JOURNAL IDEATION

JIA YUN KE(621409)

Michelle Emma James Seminar1(6)

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Measured Drawings

CLOSED OBJECT

SUBJECTEgg Cutter-Square

DIMENSIONLength of the whole egg cutterbase, 2103mmCutter-square, max, height, 257mm, min, height, 220mm.METHOD OF TAKING MEASUREMENTI have used series of methods to take the measurement.The best precise way to do it is to photocopy the object in plan view and trace it at the scale of 1:1. I took two copies with the object at two circumstances, one is in opened status, the other is in closed status. In which, different length of the object occurs. The max length is 2103mm, and the mim length is 1018mm.However, this method was not applicable to measure the spheri-cal and volumetric parts. For the elevation and section, I used steel ruler to take the other measurements such as the diametr of the blade and the depth of the cutter-central square to draw it in AutoCAD in the scale of 1:1.

OPENED OBJECT

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WEST OBSERVATION

PLAN SCALE 1:1

NORTH ELEVATION

EAST ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

PLAN AND ELEVATION

Unit: Millimeter

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AnalysisMATERIAL- Body: Polypropylene (Gold / Heat Resistant Temperature -20 degree~120 degree)- Blade: Stainless steel

Unit: Millimeter

The ability of the steel blade is to transform and change the angle to increase its func-tionality. As the curved gap is designed to set the egg in there, the egg is able to be cut in slices efficiently. The function is to use positive and negative space.

MOVEMENT OF THE STEEL BLADE

0°-180°

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PARTS AND JOINTSThe rotation of the joint alllows the stainless steel blade to move from 0° to 180° as the transformation of the blade enables the steel wire to cut the egg in pieces.

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X 2

X 2

X 8

Unit: Millimeter

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SECTION

DIMENSIONAL DRAWING

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Digital Model

PLAN VIEW DIGITAL MODEL OUTPUT

ISOMETRIC VIEW

Using pipe to create the steel blade edge.

Then cutter-square is made by using gumball and rebuild & setpoint to adjust the sphere, then Boolean difference the two objects.

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ISOMETRIC DRAWING30°

PLAN SCALE 1:1

NORTH ELEVATION

SOUTH ELEVATION

DIMENSIONAL OUTPUT

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Sketch ModelSketch Model ConceptRefer to the previous analysis, the concept are used in the sketch model.

PLAN VIEW

ISOMETRIC VIEW

LEFT VIEW SCALE 1:5

RIGHT VIEW

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The connection of the translucent matte plastic paper is by inserting the negative and positive space . The structure is stable as the membrane stacked together. Per-sonal space has con-nective point which refers to the connec-tion with other people in the society.

The stacked matte plastic paper formed a checked pattern cumu-lative volume. The con-cept of Cumulate vol-ume can be applied to the personal space-self protection & security.

The rotation of the joint track the movement from 0° to 180°.As the track of the movement forms a semi-circular curve, it can also be applied to the personal space to tell where the self boundaries are.

1. The Connected Point 2. Cumulate Volume 3. Direction of Movement

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Sketch Design #1VISIBILITY /TRANSPARENT/ INTERSACTION

Joint-to block

Respond to personal space

The inspiration of using the crossing line and the intersection based on the cutter-square central path to create new pattern and volume. At the end of the seried panels, there’s applicable space to lock the entile structure . Therefore, depict the per-sonal space and have a feeling of comfort .

This concept makes the personal space extraordinarily visible to other people and clearly defined the individual distance. On the other hand, as the property of the material is transparent, there’s a sense of openess to the others.

TOP VIEW

FRONT VIEW

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Respond to personal space

Sketch Design #2TRANSPARENT /DEPLOYABLE/LAYERS/CONNECTIVE

The idea is to use the movement of the steel blade and its refelctive shadeto create series of transparet panels around the subject. In the way of fixed connection, the panels can be warpped around the neck like sec-ond skin.

People feel secure when the personal distance can be seen. However, if the strangers come closer and react inoffensive, the originally closed panels can be opened up as the panels can be deployed easily by connective joints.

FRONT VIEW

TOP VIEW

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Sketch Design #3LAYERS /CONTRAST /PROTECTION OF PERSONAL SPACE

Negative Space

Positive Space

Respond to personal space

The idea is to utilize the shaded space to represent the offensive scope and in-corporate with the negative space to layer up and form a volume. The joints is used by stacking to the gap for each piece of plane. The half-opend structure wraps around the left shoulder to af-ford protection.

The postive space of structure de-picts the waves of boundary. In contrast, the negative space of structure represent the openess to the others. This can be considered as contradiction, but also can refer to the influence of the gender, cul-ture, environments etc.

TOP VIEW FRONT VIEW

On the right hand side, the space is opened.

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Appendix

REFERENCE LIST

Personal Distance Chartwww.almostsavvy.com

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