Junru and I worked together to start brainstorming for our midterm sketch this week. We plan to create an egg timer that can time eggs for different levels of doneness. It will also display a real-time clock, essentially providing a clock for the kitchen space.
Sketch 1:
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Sketch 3:
Pablo Picasso’s Bulls: On The Road To Simplicity
Sketch 4:
This week, Junru and I collaborated on the creation of a moon dial. Our goal was to design a tool for tracking the changes in moon phases.
We accessed historical, current, and expected data on moon phases from the Moongiant website. Based on the data for the current month, we decided to create a moon dial.
Our concept involves using a rotating axis to represent the various phases of the moon, with the hollowed-out sections indicating the moon phase(illuminated portions). Sketches created in Illustrator are below for reference.
Final Prototype:
Our class on the day is 26 Sep, and the Moon Festival will happen on 29 Sep which is the Full Moon as the moondial shown.
Demo:
Tools& Experiments:
The time could be known through the shadow generated and through the rotation of the LED so that the time could be checked without the sun.
Marc paid his attention to an ancient time instrument and reinterpreted the principles of a ‘water clock’ through the manoeuvring of the original ‘nanoballs’.
The 12 suspended cups on the glass wheel are alternatively filled with 20gr of nanoballs and then emptied every 10 seconds. The cups’ seesaw movement is meticulously orchestrated with infinite precision. 15 revolutions make up a complete 30-minute cycle, with a possible leeway of +/- 3 minutes.
The analog clock turns a wall clock into a fun and interactive design. The numbers sit on individual concentric discs that revolve to showcase the time in the digital format. The constant movement adds a sense of dynamic virtue, re-emphasizing the adage, that only change is constant.
The regular dial needles are replaced by a composition of light, airy wires shaped in three circular forms that gravitate around the clock face to display the time. Each of the three circles rotates independently as time goes by, and the current time is shown by small indicators on each ‘hand.’
ShadowPlay Clock – David Ingram
The ‘Shadowplay Clock’ is a unique timepiece that sits on the wall while it waits for human interaction.
Placing your finger in the center activates sensors that control which LED lights inside the clock will shine. Depending on the time, certain lights will be illuminated and cast a shadow off the user’s fingers to mimic the hands of a clock to actually display the current time.
“Time flies, and our lives gradually intertwine.”
The endless intertwinement in the end will cause the clock to stop, evoking a sense of lifelong romance and a tragic undertone of losing oneself in an intimate relationship.
Designers combine different shapes and scented blocks in one-hour burning intervals. As time passes, the fragrance emitted changes, aiming to gently remind people about the passing of time through their sense of smell.
The larger-than-life timepiece entitled ‘Light & Time’ takes shape as a Hublot-inspired sundial measuring twenty meters in diameter. As the sun moves throughout the day, shadows cast by the quartz crystal-shaped obelisk indicate the time. The sundial comprises the natural elements of snow and light, emphasizing the connection between the artist‘s crystalized universe and the heritage and history of the watchmaker‘s craft. The sundial echoes Hublot’s design language by incorporating familiar elements such as the screws used to secure the ‘Big Bang’s’ bezel.
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