In-class Exercise: (though not in class)
I followed Professor Marcela’s YouTube tutorial.
Exercises for the final project:
Chanel and I wanted to apply this Voronoi technique to the production of our leg cuffs. We wanted the hollow shape on the leg cuffs to bear some resemblance to the shape we created in the previous assignment, with changes in curvature and the feel of an expanding and contracting bubble. I created the following pattern based on this idea. Chanel also designed a similar pattern and our goal was to incorporate both patterns into the leg cuffs.
We used TPU to 3D print them.
These patterns have subtle joins after printing, which makes them unsuitable for leg cuffs. However, since they were easily separated into pieces, we decided to print another block with a similar pattern, divide them into pieces, and place them on the chest to decorate. The image below was the inspiration behind our decision to do this.
We ultimately decided to use Chanel’s Voronoi pattern for the leg cuffs. I used the image tracing tool in Illustrator and Makercase to create a laser-cut box with a similar pattern by converting a pattern Chanel made for her Voronoi exercise. We will use this box later to house the power supply, Arduino, and other electronics we want to hide.
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