3DD: Bottle Holders & Weight Holders

Day 1

As soon as we began the day, we went straight on to brainstorming random ideas by using new and experimental techniques. We were to draw, and then change many regular or strange things into something that could be of use. For example;

• Write down your house number and turn it into a bus shelter.
• Draw an item of clothing and turn them into a lamp.
• Draw a squiggle and turn it into something two people and a cat can sit on.

And many other ways, to broaden our way of thinking and brainstorming. I though this task would be very useful for me in the future, when trying to come up with ideas and can be used in all design and media aspects. It also made me broaden my way of thinking, in a sense that "structure can be anything" and "inspiration can some from everything". This is also very helpful when trying to create something unique and new for the world to see.

Following the introduction, we had to design and MP3 player with no instructions, rather than trying to adapt those skills we'd just learnt of.

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Our first task of the day was to create a structure that would hold a water bottle, preferably 30cm off the ground and made out of one A3 piece of paper and masking tape. We had to guess how heavy the bottle was, as we weren't allowed to lift it and check.

 I immediately began cutting and folding the paper, a faint idea in my mind, but the folding took much longer than expected. Therefore I had to hurry up because I was low on time and just focused on making it as sturdy as possible. A four base structure seems like the strongest of structures so I went with that idea.

The time of judgement had come and we were to get out structure tested.

   

Through much pain of seeing my structure crumple a little, I had succeeded with the test. The visual appeal was also commented on; saying "it looks like a structure for a building".

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At last, we were on to the final task of the day. A structure to hold a persons weight! And I thought the bottle weighed enough.

This time however, there was a catch. The only materials we were allowed to use were: four sheets of cardboard and masking tape. It had to be strong enough to hold a persons weight. And to top it off, it had to be easily disassembled and assembled so it'd fit under a very small space.

Again, I decided to get straight to it and just "roll with it". A flying carped was what I ended up making.

• It could hold a persons full weight.
• It was high enough over the ground- when not sat on.
• It easily disassembled and assembled to fit under a small space.

Therefore I was rewarded with another success on the first the day. 3D Design seems fun already.