Assignment: Post to the blog the final documentation and reflection of your project. The deadline is next Tuesday Dec 12. See rubric here to make sure you have everything that will be evaluated. Remember the post about the field trip: After the field trip, you will write a blog entry summarizing the experience by recounting…
assignments
week 13
DURING THE CLASS: Resin 3D printing and Laser Cutting. Laser Cutting We will use Bowerbird, a plugin to create waffle and layer models, a single-line font for labeling with laser cutter and CNC. Download the plugin bowerbird by using the package manager. Download the definition here Tokujin Yoshioka creates transparent mannequins for Issey Miyake…
week 12
DURING THE CLASS: Work on your final project definition. ASSIGNMENT: READING: Garnet Hertz, “What is Critical Making?”https://current.ecuad.ca/what-is-critical-making Final Project Report: According to Matt Ratto, critical making aims “to use material forms of engagement with technologies to supplement and extend critical reflection and, in doing so, to reconnect our lived experiences with technologies to social and…
week 10
Data Trees, Data Tree Matching, and Data Tree Manipulation DURING THE CLASS: Download the Grasshopper file here. Download the data base here (CSV file) Resources: Introduction to Data Trees Working With Data Trees Data Tree Data Matching Data Tree Manipulation Taking Advantage Of Data Trees Conclusion Reading External Files ASSIGNMENT: Follow the tutorial below:…
Field Trip!
Project 2 Blog Post There is no weekly assignment this week, only the blog post for your project 2. Make sure you include these main sections: Design Process: Describe the design process of your project. Explain your decisions that lead to the visual appearance of your work. Make sure you include iterations, things you tried…
week 8
Attractors, Voronoi, and Working with Meshes DURING THE CLASS: Download the Grasshopper file here. Voronoi, Attractors and Multipipe Voronoi Dispatch Learn more about the multipipe component in grasshopper here: Attractors and Texture with Weaverbird Plugin: How to install Weaverbird: In Rhino, type PackageManager in the command window. Search for Weaverbird and install. For other…
week 7
Lists and Data Manipulation DURING THE CLASS: Download the Grasshopper file here. Lists (Set Tools) List Manipulation: Exercices: Dispatch: List Item/ Cull: Graph Mapper: *Note: if the expression “n-1” does not work for you, try “x-1” instead. Read: AAD Algorithms-Aided Design | Parametric Strategies using Grasshopper by Arturo Tedeschi Chapter 2: how…
week 6
DURING THE CLASS: Guest Speaker: Jiaqi Dong Jiaqi Dong is the Data Manager at the NYU Furman Center. Prior to that, she worked as a Research Associate at the JPMorgan Chase Institute. She holds a Master of Urban Planning from NYU Wagner and a Master of Science in Applied Urban Science and Informatics from NYU…
week 5
This week your assignment is to enjoy the break 🙂 Before next class, on Wednesday, October 11, you will have to post your documentation and reflections on your project 1. This post will be graded with your project 1. Briefly explain what your project is, include the initial questions or hypotheses that you had before…
week 4
During the class: Live demo preparing files for 3D printing 3D Printing Slides here Watch the next videos: paneling tool basics http://vimeo.com/3995118 custom paneling tools http://vimeo.com/4047815 variable lists with paneling tools http://vimeo.com/13524722 There is no reading this week, just work on your project. Assignment: This week you will start working on 3D printed iterations of your first project….
week 3
During the class: Live demo Paneling Tools download a file with examples here Watch the next videos: paneling tool basics http://vimeo.com/3995118 custom paneling tools http://vimeo.com/4047815 variable lists with paneling tools http://vimeo.com/13524722 Reading Watching Assignment Blog Post: Document the exercises you did in the class and the exercise explained below with images of a 3D model and sketches….
week 2
During the class: During the first half of the class: Practice 2D drawing in Rhino by following the exercises in this file. Follow this tutorial: Download the image here. During the second half of the class: Go to this link and log in NYU library, then you can go and watch the next videos: Revolve…
week 1
Rhino License: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pUXYr7PhNuuuo_km3T9tf-Y6BWbUm60mztr1rlmn4WE/edit?usp=sharing During the class: Practice 2D drawing in Rhino by following the exercises in this file. After finishing the exercises, try to 3D model one of the designs here or maybe create your own version inspired in something from the link: https://pin.it/1nxwvBv Homework: Answer the survey no later than Friday Sept 1st…