Our first task of the day was to transform different sketches into designs. For example, our favourite fruit into a rabbit hutch, 10 dots into a house plan etc.. This process helped open up my imagination for the last sketch, which was to design an MP3 player. I really enjoyed this task and I am happy with the outcome of my sketches because they are each very different to one another. The methodology used to create these sketches really worked for me and taught me that design ideas can come from anything.
We then had to create and design something that would hold a water bottle (three quarters full of water) 20 cm off the ground. We were only allowed to use one sheet of A1 paper and a strip of tape the length of my elbow to my hand. I found this task quite tricky, because of the weight of the water bottle, and found that the most effective support was achieved by simply scrunching up the paper. Although far from a beautiful design the water bottle was successfully held up ... until the teacher tried it out!
Our task for the afternoon was to create an object which would support our own weight. We were allowed 4 sheets of cardboard each. We were also allowed to work in pairs if we wanted to and so I decided to work with Daniella Avanzi. First we decided to create a bench for two people, however mid flow we decided that the structure would support us better if we turned the piece upside down. Our bench morphed into a tall stool.
We found this task quite difficult because of the carboard restriction, which meant that our stool was not quite large enough to seat two persons.
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