week 9 - written statement

1. Title: Developing your Style - Visual communication model 

Communication in the built environment is not defined by one aspect but actually involves further ways ways such as the 3 Dimensional, spatial and physical means to present its  project. In a presentation the client must be shown all perceptions of the project in order to widen the concept and allow the client.

 Suggesting to a client a 3D model on a software provides them the access dive into the project and analyse the build they are getting involved in. Providing further more information such as a miniature life model and a informative presentation about qualities of the project all work benefit each other. The intent of these communication characters is to engage the audience while educating them about the project, hence having a more significant effect on the client allowing them to be more satisfied and informed.

week 7/9 model making

PADDLE POP STICK model:

To start this model I needed to create a system that would allow the paddle pop sticks to hold up the walls and how to include the windows. First i thought i would make the walls suing the paddle pops vertically and place them around the perimeter. But this process would be time consuming and not very durable. I then came up with he idea to combine the paddle pop sticks and super glue a individual paddle pop stick to the back attaching the rest as one.

I then had snapped another paddle pop stick to act as a supporting structure to help the walls stand up on there own, using super glue and the cardboard base.

To create the windows i measured the width from side to side and cut the paddle pop sticks with scissors to leave enough space in between the walls to make a hole, being the window.

To finish this model I linked all the sides together using the same method of the snapped paddle pop as reinforcement for the structure and combined all the walls together to make my living space room.

Week 7/8 model making

WHITE BOARD model:

Creating the white board living space model, i continued with the 1;10 scale and proceeded to use the Stanley knife and steel rule to cut out the door ways and windows. The white board wasn't as stable or solid as the foam making the cutting process a lot slower. I had to take extra precaution with the windows when i was cutting, to make sure i didn't rip the white cardboard and ruin it.

I had some issues throughout the cutting process, as the thin layer of plastic on the back of the white board wouldn't always cut right through making me nearly rip pieces off that i think are fully detached but are actually still connected.

week 7/8 continuation of model making

BLACK / WHITE FOAM model:

To create this I decided to use the black foam board for the walls and use the white foam board to create furniture. Sticking to the same 1:10 scale i cut the foam board with my Stanley knife and steel rule. Cutting the foam material was effortless. The foam material was also durable and able to stand up on a side by itself with the help of a little super glue. No reinforcement structures were needed to b made like for the flute cardboard. I thought this model looked the most aesthetically pleasing as the white contrast's well against the black walls giving it a more professional finish. 

week 6/7/8 Model making

After using the cereal box cardboard material to make my first model of my living space i went out to buy a few more materials that i though would be appropriate  to work with, knowing i had to cut out windows and doorways, which is a difficult task. The materials I bought were Quill A2 1000GSM white board, Quill A3 165GSM yellow/blue/green flute board, A4/A3 5mm black and white foam board and some paddle pop sticks.

COLOURED FLUTE BOARD MODEL:

The first material I begun to work with was blue flute board. This was used for the walls for the living room. To carve out the windows and door ways i used a steel rule and a Stanley knife.

The flute board wasn't hard and was a little flimsy. To help the walls stand up straight and connect well, I snapped paddle pop sticks and super glued them on the corners to act as the foundation.

Just before I finished the construction of the flute board model, I created the furniture (lounge, TV set, Piano, table) out of the white foam board and added the yellow flute cardboard on top.

Week 6/7 - 3D model progression

Throughout week 6 and week 7 I bought more materials to build my living space from, as well rendering my 3D model o Fusion 360. By watching the tutorials videos on Moodle I constructed my 3D model of my living room. First I followed the videos exactly to learn and memorise the process. Step by step i watched the Russels tutorials baying close attention going back and forth so I wouldn't forgot the technique and shortcuts being made.

This was progress of my constructed practice model. Throughout the tutorials I noticed that when i finished a sketch for a particular side and clicking the button 'Extrude' I accidentally was selecting all the checkouts and not leaving the top and right side. Hence the corners were crossing over each other and not interlocking smoothly, as you can see in the pictures above (right and left corners) and below (left and right sides).

I learned from this mistake quickly though and tried my model again following the instructions completing it correctly. Once I finished my practice model correctly i was ready to attempt my model of my living space. I knew this was going to be difficult noting my living space had doorways and windows to include. With the skills and steps i just learned i slowly worked on each wall using the same principles.

To create the windows and doorways, I used the rectangle tool and drew the rectangle in the position I wanted it, this is the same technique I used to sketch the checkouts to interlock the model. Once the sketch was finished i just had to make sure I didn't select the feature when extruding the model.

Around this stage of the rendering, i noticed i had not started with a bottom piece to form up the sides on. I have no idea how i forgot this first step, but i knew if finished off one more wall i could draw the bottom on and then finish the last wall with the guide of the base.

The 3D model of my living room was finally taking shape and i was surprising myself with my memory as i continued to create. Drawing the bottom on was really difficult and slightly annoying due to the fact that this whole problem could of been avoided. The issue i faced was drawing the rectangles on the outside of the main base drawing and to align them with the opposite spaces of the checkouts, so that when i increased the thickness to 3mm it would slot into the right joints and not cross over and hit.

This was my completed 3D model, ready to be turned duplicated, aligned spread out evenly and ready to be put into Adobe Illustrator and made into a laser cut file.