OBDF Process Blog

During the speed dating critiques, my partners expressed interest in my virus conquering astronaut but I wasn't attached to the design and felt there was more to work with in my clit crown/abstracto sculpturo design. My inspiration for my refined version of this object was shrine concepts from a Zelda video game. The shrines are particularly interesting because of the dynamic structural designs. Shrines in the real world have powerful connotations and I wanted to emphasize the fantastical power of my objects with the floating glossy chrome labia above the clit shrine. I played around with the sculpting tool and the paintbrush to add texture and visual depth to the rock base and water pool.  I used Tinkercad to reshape the backing of the labia and have a more elongated gemstone look to it. I gave the structural base a wet rock look and I placed the structure in a body of water because I envision this clit shrine being incredibly difficult to reach by boat with beautiful and vicious ...

My understanding of remix culture is thoughtful and/or random juxtaposition of objects in a composition. For my mashup compositions I chose to do a bit of both but was predominantly thoughtful in what I was creating for each one.   1. U MAKE ME FEEL LIKE SHIT This mashup was inspired by my period this past week that was excruciatingly painful. I spent the evening fantasizing about getting a hysterectomy while working on this mashup.  Links: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1498280 https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1389782 2. Conquer Da Virus I was thinking about COVID when I was working on this mashup but wanted to spin it a little differently by choosing an entirely different virus for my astronaut to conquer. This particular virus model that I found on Thingiverse is called the Simian virus. I chose an astronaut because new viruses can be uncharted territory for science, and the globe will see more pandemics as humans and animals are more and more in contact as a resul...

I was intrigued by the concept that design should work for the consumer that was said in the later half of the documentary assigned for this week. This quote made me think "What if the object intentionally doesn't work for the consumer?" My chair was not designed with comfort in mind, it was supposed to be uncomfortable to sit in, but once I progressed through it while learning Tinkercad it started to look more like a marshmallow to me so then I began to envision the chair being made with a hard fiberglass shell on the outside and the the most comfortable memory foam material on the inside. This chair design was inspired by the organic flowing shape of Marc Newson's "Orgone" red chair from the documentary. Initially I was frustrated with Tinkercad and struggling to figure it out but once I got the hang of it I felt confident enough to put together a living room to complete my Yummy Yummy Marshmallow Chair.

  House Tinkercad practice in the first class. I need to find my mouse.