Challenge 3 – Final Presentation

 

This is the final presentation for my Galaxy Buds case. To start, there were a few challenges that I ran into while making the presentation. One, sometimes the render would end up looking different from how the in-canvas render looked. For instance, the lighting would mess up the model somehow and so some of the renders looked less clean or realistic compared to others (as seen in the last slide). Additionally, I kept rerendering and repositioning the model that my project struggled to load the last time I tried to open it. I actually wanted to do a few more renders to replace some of the images I already have, but the final didn’t open.

Positioning and matching the lighting to an image was also quite difficult to do without using Photoshop, but in the end it managed to look not too bad (the keychain contextual image still looks off though). Finally, a challenge I faced outside of the presentation was definitely remembering to ground or unground, and then there was the issue where the lid somehow become bigger after moving it.

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Challenge 3 – Galaxy Buds Case Update 2

Since the last update, I have worked on the hinge of the actual case, added the charging port, added the LED battery indicator, and cut out a piece of the silicone case for the hinge part. However, as I was working on the fabric hinge, I was struggling to find a way to connect it to the silicone case. So I was debating on changing the case to a plastic one, where it won’t need a hinge and it just snaps onto the buds case.

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Assignment 10+11 – More on Rams’ 10 Principles

As mentioned in a previous blog post, both Philippe Starck and James Dyson are very different in their “design thinking”. Both take everyday products and turn it into something cool, but Starck’s designs are somewhat impractical with an artistic intention while Dyson’s designs are logically created with an intention to solve a certain problem. In terms of Rams’ 10 Principles of Good Design, I feel like Dyson checks off most, if not all, of the principles. Starck also does have good design principles in his works, but I think the one principle that throws people off is how understandable (or not) of some of his products, like Hot Berta and Alessi Lemon Squeezer.

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Assignment 9 – Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles of Good Design

 After reading this article, “Dieter Rams designed products to last a lifetime — and he’s horrified by how we throw things away“, I feel like Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles of Good Design sparked the minimalism era in design. Designers like James Dyson and Philippe Starck still illustrate Ram’s principles and his ideology of “less is better.” Therefore, the 10 Principles of Good Design are still very much relevant in modern design today.

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Challenge 3 – Galaxy Buds Case

I want to create a realistic Samsung Galaxy Buds+ case, since compared to Airpods cases there isn’t a lot of variety and the Galaxy Buds cases are a lot more expensive. For this week’s update, I added some details, like the front indent of the case, the earbuds hole in the lid, but I spent most of my time working on the hinge of the actual case of the Galaxy Buds. There was a lot of trial and error in creating the hinge, but I managed to get it to move the way I want it. However, there’s still a lot of fixing to do because the hinge is too big so it isn’t flush when the lid closes.

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Fusion 360 – Rendering

This is my rendering of the mug from class. I tried searching for the enamel material, but I don’t think I had it so I ended up using frosted glass. I actually rendered this twice on my laptop and it took probably 6+ hours to do both renders. So for the Grabcad model, I used a computer and each render took roughly 10 minutes. Since it was way faster, I was able to test out different positions and backgrounds and render multiple times.

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Assignment 8 – James Dyson

 

James Dyson is a very logical and practical inventor who puts a ton of research and thought into his creations. After watching the video “James Dyson discusses innovation, bringing new products to market and more“, most of his products were made because he found an annoying aspect to it and wanted to improve it. For example, the Ballbarrow was created because he didn’t like how wheelbarrows were designed– the wheel sunk into the ground, the metal pieces would damage your house, and cement would stick onto it. The Dyson vacuum cleaners were also inspired by his frustration towards a bagged vacuum and the technology behind how a vacuum cleaner collects dust. James Dyson emphasized the idea of interaction and improving in small increments, as well as the idea that failure can be an exciting process of inventing. It shows how he is someone who strives to create a product that is nearly perfect.

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My Problem, My Solution! Update 3

Not much has changed since the last prototype. I actually recreated the box so the edges were cleaner and I also tested out the latch idea for the lid. For the edges of the box, I tried cutting out bits of one of the edges so when it folds up it’s more flushed (unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of this process). For the flap, I cut out a small rectangular hole in the lid flap and then attached another rectangular piece of foam core onto the box. The rectangular hole was about the same size as the foam core thickness, so I just had to figure out how big the latch on the box should be. It’s kind of difficult to get both sides in the latch, so this lid design needs further improvements.

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Assignment 7 – Philippe Stark

From designing furniture to architecture, Philippe Starck has created so many different things throughout his career. After watching the video, “The Habits of a Creative Genius“, Starck just seems like a someone who is passionate about his work and loves to create. He doesn’t consider himself a genius like everyone says. A few points that I thought were interesting was when he talked about living like a monk and disconnecting from the world helps your creativity. He also places a lot of emphasis on love, which can be seen in his website as well where he says, “Love is an endangered species” and “In my architectural work I create scenarios with the vocation of creating more confident, more beautiful and more in love.”

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