Danielle Fitzsimmons, Project One, Week Three

 

This is my acetate model. My paper, wood and wire models are designed in relation to this model. They are all restricted to the basic shape and outlook of the diamond primitive but each express differences; such as influence of media malleability, strength, density and ideas through the contouring on the acetate model.

 

My Paper  model was influenced by the darker lined contours, how the groupings had their long curved parts spread out. I used this feature of the contour by warping, duplicating and connecting each one to others and through others. This technique I found created overlap and shadows over each interior parts allowing an applied space be available in between and through the long curved  parts and the layers as well.

 

In being the most time consuming and difficult to construct, I found the wood model to be most successful in representing space and depth. Through following the lighter lines of the acetate model and emphasising the angularity of the contours, I found the lines as individual stand simply, but when connected and interconnected, become much more complex and elegant. Through the angular and sharp applied spaces, you see the depth being created with overlap and shadow which allows the observer to overcomplicate the structure.

 

With the wire being the easiest to navigate and bend to my imagination, I found this model to be swift and fluid. With wire being very linear and thin, I realised it to be a bit more difficult to capture space and depth. My strategy with wire was to focus on the hard line contours and bend the wire to their form, then to create the structure by composing the copied contours, not only on the exterior, but also interiorly. The built interior holds the structure together by balance.

 

 

Danielle Fitzsimmons, Project One, Week Two

 

this is my exploded geometric contour drawing. what I have found with this is that it is rather balanced and asymmetrical. as a specification to my primitive shape, I need to be able to show evenly the whole space of the drawing in order to not miss so much detail of the contour.

 

 

These are my experimental primitives, what I found with my experiments is that I want to depict as many different ways of documenting space as I could. what I found that best solved my aim was to have many faces on the chosen shape, also having a dynamic way of presenting the different shape views through the asotate.

 

 

This is my chosen primitive. I found that it relates well to the specifications that I set for myself in finding a primitive that is able to present the window of different spaces dynamically and multiple at once, as well as documenting that space in many different perspectives. 

 

 

This is part of the draft net of my chosen primitive. the spaces of the net are not joined so I could express the range of the contour drawing extensively. I tested it out on paper with the contours on it to see if the effect was successful. I found that with the range of contours, it gave the asotate model much more distinction and range of hardline to softline contours.

 

This is my final asotate model. what I have learned this week was the range of space you can create with different shapes. also the ways you can control what space you want to create using the contours and primitive shapes. What I found interesting with the asotate model, was giving depth by projecting through one face and connecting to not just one or two faces on the other side, but being able to connect to three contour faces through the asotate.



Danielle Fitzsimmons - Project One - Week One

This is my chosen inkblot, I chose this particular pattern because it interested me and inspired me in its distinct shapes and different lines. it is also asymmetrical which sparked a different interest the pattern.

This is my chosen contour, I chose this because of it follows the inkblot pattern strongly and shows a different perspective of the design.

This is my chosen hatching, I chose this hatching because it reveals the different densities in the inkblot and strongly demonstrates the long curved parts effectively.