Concept Poster and Rationale
I started off this project with picking out my materials before thinking of my product, rather than the other way round.
After having chosen plastic film reels and car tail lights from reverse garbage, the idea of a hand or foot powered fan came to mind. However, this idea was quickly dropped due to the complexity of gears involved.
I then experimented with various configurations and decided that the main elements i would extract from my chosen materials would be the circular form of my film reels and the bright orange quality of the tail lights.
With these elements, i came to the conclusion that they could be combined to create something that could cast shadows as well as have light shine through it.
A screen or room divider seemed like an appropriate choice as it could exhibit the properties that my chosen materials had to offer.
Unfortunately, due to a lack of materials, i had to cut the film reels in half, resulting in quite an unstable base and also i did not manage to get quite as much effect out of the tail lights as i liked to. I also would have liked it if the divisions of my product were taller and of equal heights.
The reels are held together by nuts and bolts, with the sections of tail lights attached by epoxy, and each portion is hinged onto another.
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Really cool idea, would look very interesting in a room and would provide quite a talking point. my only suggestion would be to put more emphasis on the tail lights as they seem to get a bit lost amongst everything.
ReplyDeleteNicely done.
This is a really fun quirky idea. I really like the layout, colours and the car tail light feature.
ReplyDeleteA suggestion for improvement would be to make it bigger and I also agree with Daniel about adding more tail lights or making them more prominent.
Good work!
good material and nice colour combination :)))
ReplyDeleteHmm..i think it is unstable because it has no base...maybe you can develop more on the base to make it steady without ruining ur overall design....cheers!
wow very funky and interesting idea you got there, i really like the shadow effect on the wall. maybe you can thinking about reproduces them into a bigger size.
ReplyDeletegreat job! its simple yet effective. I really like the colour combination and it would work well for chiildren :)
ReplyDeleteOne sugestion pergaps a stronger base?
This is product is very fun, I would buy this for my nieces rooms for sure! You have put quite some thought into the product, even allowing for storage, which I appreciate, and the vibrant colours and shadows the product creates make for quite a beautiful contrast. I think the use of car tail lights was quite clever and blended seamlessly.
ReplyDeleteI do question, however, the availability of the material. You said yourself that you ran out, so this really questions whether it is practical to mass manufacture.