Object Design: The Process

                                                                                   Rendered Model                                                                                     Waterjet Cut Model    I forgot to take a photo before I folded it so I have some regrets there, The model turned out better than I expected and wasn't too hard to bend. I'm thankful I ended up simplifying before committing because honestly it would have been impossible to do on this scale, I probably would ...

  Ideas: 1. Chain Chomp Clock: Straightforward, a simple Chain Chomp biting into a clock, I would imagine this one being resin printed, getting a more accurate design of a crushed clock and possibly laser cutting for marks in the glass, adding a crack like pattern. It would be made up in two or three parts, the ball, chain, and clock. Making for easy access when needing to change the time or deal with the clock. 2. Sand Castle Clock: This one could be fun, a sand castle clock with little crab hands, I could make it a simple mound of sand with a tiny castle and building tools for sand castles on the side, add a simple spray adhesive and cover it in sand to really bring it to life. Furthermore I could add a nice blue glass to the front so it's extra ocean like. Also would be cool to have some water around as a base. Access to the clock pieces would be from the front 3. Melting Clock: Another simple idea, a melting clock that pools over the edge of a table. Classic clock shape with be...

 prepping for the water jet cutter I simplified my approach to save on time and material removal, thinking on it I could have simplified the bend assist lines better and I should have created a couple of tabs to hold it together but I am happy with the design                                                                       old style new style

 I guess I had jumped the gun a little bit there, but anyways, I took the rolled out model and prepped it for laser cutting by using Make2D and changing the folding lines to their own layer that changed them all to dotted lines      The end result of paper laser cutting honestly it turned out super well! I did squish it a few times but it was easy to pop back out and surprisingly durable. I did miss a couple of tabs above due to poor folding planning but hopefully I can fix that in the future.

I used a basic concept of a helmet for my idea, creating planar surfaces and building up a wire-mesh at the same time. I tried unfolding it a couple of different ways, unfortunately I lost the process of one of the two fold methods but this one felt more ergonomic and ideally will fold a little bit easier. Side by side this is the three pieces. I ended up adding a bottom tapering edge to make it feel more helmet like

 This process felt very comfortable for me, although I didn't make something that I would consider "artsy" I feel like when I finally did decide on the concept it was a smooth and natural creation. Not just the bristle design but some other designs I did on the side also felt quite natural at this point thanks to the classes. finding out the shape of the "wings" and the size of the bristle tips were important, I needed it to be strong enough to not get pulled out by gravity and small enough to feel like it was still a "bristle" coming up with this shape, I thought the stress points on it were pretty solid it would be a good contender for weight. Next was how to hold it. For a prototype I ended up creating this, a small holder with bristles of the same thickness as the thinnest part of the hook to test the size and shape of the bristles and hook. The main issues I was having with this design was A. The inserts for the "Bristles" were just a ha...