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C O N T R A S T

Contrast occurs when various aspects are obviously different from each other, causing juxtaposition. 

We were assigned to implement our theme – in my case, Contrast, into our models. What I planned to achieve was to show the difference between each rectilinear form, with good positioning and materials.

PROCESS & DEVELOPMENT

Here’s the 1st sketch model. For this model, I used an XL box as a Dominant, a M sized Sub-dominant and an XS Subordinate. By doing so, I wanted to show that with the differing masses, you can see the contrast. The SD is flatter, but with a larger surface area and is taller; whereas the SO has a more relative form, and is thicker than the SD but despite that the SD still remains ‘bigger’. Wedging was used to make the 3 separate parts look more like one, fused model.

Materials wise, the D was planned to be transparent, acrylic. SD would be mirror-material, reflective. SO would be a solid black block, dense. With the transparent XL D, even though it’s so big, since it’s transparent it’ll remove it’s own presence and display and bring focus more on the SD and SO. Something very reflective vs something very black and dark; that’s contrast.

However, I didn’t choose this model in the end as I felt that it did not feel interesting enough.

The second sketch model. I wanted to show a bit of cantilever and rule of thirds as a bonus in this particular model. So each part was positioned in the way of the rule of thirds, making the whole thing look pleasing. The D, SD and SO were wedged and pierced into each other to create a feeling of unity with the aim of proving that in a single unit, contrast is still possible and it’ll remain as one whole.

As this was the sketch model I’ve chosen to finalise, I’ll go into detail with the materials later on.

Materials wise, the D would be constructed out of metal mesh that’s dense and fades off to the top, SD would be a translucent box with sand, SO would be a light, thin wood. The selected materials further enhance and complete the overall look and theme, Contrast.
The metal is to show that it’s very strong and concentrated, as it fades upwards into the SD that’s a translucent box with black sand. The box will show the sand as it moves around with motion, building contrast as the black colour make it seems dense but it actuality sand is softer, more malleable. It ends at the top with the SO being a very light balsa wood strip, something that’s a block and seemingly heavy, but in truth it’s very lightweight.
As a whole, it also shows the contrast of something ‘man-made’ vs ‘nature’

APPLICATIONS

It’ll work as a large high rise building, with the illusion that it’s fading to the skies, accompanied by a indoor greenhouse-garden extending at its side.

A table lamp and digital clock combination, the translucent part being the light and the wood protrusion as small light button. The clock face can be on the main body.

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CONTRAST was the theme I drew from the box.

What exactly is Contrast? It happens when various aspects are obviously different from each other, causing juxtaposition a.k.a contrast.

With that in mind, I attempted to construct sketch models, each consisting of 3 different boxes that varied in size and lengths. I also tried to make sure every view would be different and still work with the theme Contrast.

WK 1 SKETCH MODEL 1

As shown are 3 different views that show different ways the boxes are laid out.

The drawn-on boxes are categorised this way:
BLACK: The bridge or the connector, in a way
RED & BLUE: The Contrasting parts of the model
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D: Dominant
SD: Sub-dominant
SO: Subordinate

As you can see, each view has it’s own unique sense of how the boxes are balanced together, however still retaining the sense of Contrast. For example, in the 2nd View, the Blue box is laid horizontally and is stockier while the Red is upright and slimmer; showing the juxtaposition in its elements. This reflects on the other views too, with the Black box being the one that joins both as a singular model.

A mistake on my part, I forgot to apply the principle of Dominant, Sub-dominant, Subordinate while making these 2 sketch models. As you can see from each photo, each box does not have a stable, assigned role of being either Dominant, Sub-dominant or Subordinate. I’ll be rearranging and editing the models after attempting to implement this principle.

WK 1 SKETCH MODEL 2

The colour legends here is the same as above!

The main difference between Model 1 and 2 is that Model 2 over here, has a smaller, thinner Black box acting as the connector of the 2 contrasting parts, and 2 different boxes switch between being a connector and contrasting part.

With a constant bridge, the contrasting parts become less subtle, bringing out the difference. Like in the 2nd View, the Red box is way larger compared to the Blue which extends horizontally out from the main body. Thus, contrast is made with the difference in size and also alignment.

Similarly to Model 1, the principle of Dominant, etc, isn’t fully applied here. I’ll be editing this model as well.

WK 2 SKETCH MODEL 1

After consultation and thinking, I decided to make the green box even smaller and thinner by using foam, to enhance the contrast in sizes between the boxes. It becomes the subordinate, being the smallest.

Materials wise, maybe the Maki-san box could be translucent and made of acrylic? While the smallest box could be wood and the biggest box could be something of a darker colour, plain texture, to bring out more attention to the 2 smaller boxes so there’ll be more interest in the contrast.


WK 2 SKETCH MODEL 2

For this model, I remade the pocky box into a much slimmer and shorter foam block, so it’ll look more like a sub-dominant as it’s supposed to be.

For materials, the transparent box could remain transparent. The pocky box could be made of something metallic, and the cookie box could be wood? I’m not too sure yet.

FOAM MODEL TECHNIQUES

Wedging ideas

It was a little tough deciding between cradling, wedging and piercing or just simply glueing surface to surface for the models. But I’d like to try mostly wedging the boxes together, hoping to create a more ‘fit together‘ look but still retaining the ‘Contrast‘ aspect showing. Anyway, I did some quick sketches of the wedging idea I had in mind to try for the next model.

 

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Portable hand sanitiser

For our class activity, I chose a portable hand sanitiser to present as an interesting 3D Object and learnt important 3D fundamentals just from analysing it!

3 interesting views: 

Side View

Top View

Bottom View

Let’s start off talking about the colours. The dominant colour is a bright shade of green, a visual cue that we usually relate to hygiene/health products and that is what the hand sanitiser is for: to clean and kill bacteria. Sub-dominantly, it has a translucent, colourless cap that contrasts the main body of green, to bring alternative focus upon it. Lastly, it has a splash of pinks and white on the print itself that brings attention to itself, which makes that a subordinate feature.

From first glance, the hand sanitiser might seem like a fairly simple small-sized object until you try to dissect it mentally into even simpler parts and pieces. As we’ve learnt, everything’s constructed by shapes, be it similar or differing shapes.

Shape Breakdown

The cap is a cylinder. The bottle’s a trapezoidal prism. The strap is made up of a triangle and an elongated cylinder with spherical bumps running along its length.

The hand sanitiser is actually both symmetrical and asymmetrical. The outlying factor causing asymmetry being the strap and the varying widths of the trapezoidal prism, both affecting the symmetry on the same plane.

Side X-axis: With the strap stretched tautly, it’s symmetrical

Side Y-axis: Asymmetrical ends

Top Y-axis: Symmetrical

The overall shape is pretty much static, the only exception being the strap extending from the main (heaviest volume) body of the hand sanitiser. The oddly shaped extension becomes the dynamic aspect that ‘pops out’ of the regular shape.

As for proportion, it’s made up of a cluster of contrasting volumes. The main bottle being around the L sized, the cap’s about S sized, the strap would be M sized and finally the small bulges along the strap will each be XS sized.