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Phoenix and its category-Which bird to depict and why?

Desirie Z

Sunday, Feb 05, 2017 - 05:14:46 pm

@ Chinese Style Jewelry

Phoenix(凤凰feng huang) are a mythological birds in Chinese history  that reign over other birds.

Originally, Feng Huang are two different birds of same breed. Feng is the male and Huang is the female. Later, during Yuan Dynasty, the two words are combined to one Fenghuang as the king of birds. As the image of dragon is slowly accepted to describe male Read more →

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System + app

Xiu Ming

Thursday, Feb 02, 2017 - 10:53:14 pm

@ LOH XIU MING

Just some thoughts in sketches.

Currently I am working on the form of the playscape.

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Research- Basic Anchor

Kate:)

Thursday, Feb 02, 2017 - 03:30:03 pm

@ Kate-FYP: Everyday Fitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSqwB27yrRE

Categories: Final Project | Research
Tags: Anchor | Floor
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Research-concret anchor

Kate:)

Thursday, Feb 02, 2017 - 03:25:29 pm

@ Kate-FYP: Everyday Fitness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJg0xVb3eAg

Categories: Final Project | Research
Tags: Anchor | Floor
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Research-playground-Material

Kate:)

Thursday, Feb 02, 2017 - 01:31:00 pm

@ Kate-FYP: Everyday Fitness

Anodized Aluminum

Anodized aluminum creates cool, kid-friendly climbs. The panels on our Mobius® climbers are made of recycled, textured, anodized aluminum. This rust-free surface refracts sunlight for a comfortable climb all summer long and is virtually maintenance free. And it’s grippy, so it helps kids maneuver safely through their loopiest climbs. Panels in cool silver; steel supports in any ProShield® Read more →

Categories: Final Project | Research
Tags: Material
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Research-floor material/method

Kate:)

Thursday, Feb 02, 2017 - 01:06:17 pm

@ Kate-FYP: Everyday Fitness

Wet pour rubber is the EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Modified) rubber granules that form the basis of wet pour playground safety surfacing.  Other fixed play surfaces such as Notts Sport Childsplay are polypropylene, but some ChildsPlay systems do incorporate the use of rubber crumb.

The majority of black, wet pour playground surfaces are made from recycled car tyres.  Read more →

Categories: Final Project | Research
Tags: Floor
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6 pieces of jewelries and their rankings

Desirie Z

Wednesday, Feb 01, 2017 - 12:42:10 am

@ Chinese Style Jewelry

This post mainly discuss:

How to depict status through each piece of jewelry

and

What are the 6 jewelries I am making

To show the rankings/status of the jewelries, there must be some easy-to-understand symbols or metaphors.  Now let’s look back at the rankings of concubines in Chinese History.   Refer to previous post: https://oss.adm.ntu.edu.sg/tzhao002/chinese-hairtyles/

皇后 Queen Consort x Read more →

I like your statement 'one character and ladder to power' Now I look forward to the visuals and design of it!

Recreational Mobility Device - Prototype 1

Gchino

Monday, Jan 30, 2017 - 12:59:21 am

@ Recreational Mobility Device

Design of the Spherical driven mobility device. Anti slip rubber pads for the feed that allows both horizontal and vertical mount.

I feel that what is lacking is the details around the top dome housing that houses the Sphere Drive System. Maybe some cuts can be made at the profile to reduce weight and make it look more sleek.

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Where is the influence of Syd Mead?

FYP Presentation 4

Adonis Toh

Thursday, Jan 26, 2017 - 01:17:03 pm

@ Adonis Toh

Videos showing the cephalopods skin and texture changes

Videos showing the cephalopods skin and texture changes

Videos showing the cephalopods skin and texture changes Read more →

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Presentation 4 + Design

Xiu Ming

Thursday, Jan 26, 2017 - 11:50:52 am

@ LOH XIU MING

Commenting lecturers: Fabrizio and Galina

Comments:

Confusion with the concept: Is it a public space or a gym? The theoretical motivation does not match. “Why do I have to choose … if I am a Read more →
Let us nail it tomorrow. Remember I was talking to you about interactivity - make you do something to move forward, etc. Also, I agree on the comment on the netting