MICHELLE MCDONELL Industrial Design RMIT 2009

A folio of Design projects undertaken in Semester 1, 1st year, Bachelor of Industrial Design, RMIT 2009.

Contents. 1. Studio - Notan/Personality as form. Shadow as form. Form follows function. Studio (design) principles. Studio models. Social research in design. 2. Studies - Elective reasearch. Chinese history, and product manufacturing. 3. Communications - Graphic panel. Digital 3D prototype. Computer rendering. Sketching notation/free.

Expressing personality through form.

Notan negative spaces.

Shadow as form.

This project experimented with shadow as form and light manipulation to create individual forms.

Studio Principles.

The breif for this project invoved investigating theconcept of ‘form follows function’ and pushing theboundaries of semiotics.Engaging in design whilst attempting to refrain fromfunctional thought.My final model incorporated design principles of play,stacking and differentiation by touch, in the form of aset of spice grinders.Endevouring to experiment with form to produce aninviting quizical product.

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The form is playful and ambiguous, inviting touch and communal sociable use.

The form alludes to stacking with indents and surfaces which mirror and match/�t.

Each form has a slightly di�erent feel and �nish; one smooth, one sharp, suggesting di�erent contents.

The form may be used by anyone, and thedivision in each form invites a common twisting motion.

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STACK - 2 HALVES MAKE A WHOLEIN THE KITCHEN WE HALF EVERYTHING AND WE STACK EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING IS BIGGER AND BETTER WHEN IT’S STACKED/TALLER.

Studio Models.

Set of grinders.

Social Research in Design.

This project involved learning a methodology towards social research in the design context. Actively observing, participating and imersing oneself in several visually identifiable minority groups such as blindness, homelessness or Islam, to try and empathise and understand social issues faced.

My particular personal focus involved the Muslim community of Melbourne.

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Studies Elective: Great Civilizations - China.

This subject involved researching manufacturing in China and Chinese inventions, documenting and accessesing evidence of China’s claim over the invention of the pottery wheel, a major peice of machinery which evolutionized the production of ceramics.

The Potters Wheel - Clay throwing wheel. EAST MEETS WEST东部见面得西部

Michael Simcoe

Director of Design at Holden since 2001, was recently promoted to GM Executive Director

1983, became Senior Designer in 1985 and Chief Designer in 1987. From 1990 until 1992 he was US-based and will be remembered for the Buick Sceptre concept car. Simcoe and his team demonstrate they are well equipped to

attitude seen in the stunning Commodore Coupé (Sydney Motor Show 1998).

Michael Simcoe

Graphic Design Panel.

This exercise involved reasearch and displayed early investigations with design primary principles such as colour, composition, scale etc.

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Tool Render.

This project focused on recreating objects using Adobe Illustratorand Photoshop. Each object needed to be recreated as close to aphotographic image as possible.

3D Digital Prototype.

This exercise involved 3D scanning equipment, and Rhino 3D programing for a digital rendering project.

180 degree flip screenlens.

zoom and operationbutton easily accessible.

Flip screen cancapture shots in front or behind.Including operator.

10 X optical zoomwith flip sensor screen so image is always right way up.

Cycle OPX image capture camera

Communication sketching.

These communication exercisesfocused on notation of instructions, and line width. Black and white specific, easily understandable, designing equipment for image capture in extreme sports.

4. To eject, slide thumb to push tabtowards bottom of machine untilslide ejects.

3. Remove slide from packt and placeflat corner of slide against droplet of blood.Slide case covering insertion slot aside.Insert slide into bottom of machine.Orange light with clock symbol shows monitor is processing.If red light with cross lights up, slide needsto be removed.

1. Press power button for 3seconds until blue light illuminatesand screen displays welcome message.

2. Hold machine over index fingerand push down fast, using thumbto prick index finger.A small pin point will puncture index finger for blood extraction.

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITOR

BLENDER.

Communication sketching.

Household items.

Communication sketching.

Free sketch.