Role: Lead Designer
Duration: 2 weeks
Skills: Iteration, Photography, Hands-on Prototyping
PROJECT SUMMARY:
For this project, I created a series of modules from watercolor paper and hot glue to form organic, free-flowing patterns. I used tracing paper for the base in order to allow light to pass through and make the piece more versatile. I also chose to use watercolor paper because I wanted to achieve an interaction between the light and the texture of the paper. Watercolor paper is also very sturdy, which helped the structural integrity of my project. The goal with this project was to create patterns from 3D forms that can have practical applications, such as exhibition design. I further explored this concept in video form through investigating the sounds created when the piece is moved. All photos are taken on an iPhone, no post-production editing.
SKETCHING & PROCESS IMAGES:
Small paper mockups created with cardstock
Used coffee filter to soften lamp night
Shone light through final prototype
FORM STUDIES:
After creating the modules, I photographed them in various ways in order to achieve different results. Elements I explored were light, color, double-exposure lens, and perspective.
Photographs of the module from above and below
Perspective shots with varying amounts of lighting to achieve different levels of drama
Experimenting with double-exposure lens in the app VSCO
Utilizing colored lightbulb to project colored light onto the module
Experimenting with layering images and sound (not necessarily successful)
FUTURE PROJECT IMPLICATIONS:
Though executed on a small scale, this project demonstrates the possibilities when using 3D patterns to transform a space and create an environment. If scaled up, these modules could be used in an exhibition, retail store, or corporate setting as wall treatments or room dividers.