start of sem 2.

Hello people (: We're back at uni now. Tralalala. So much work T_T

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paper at its best.

In the last couple of weeks, we've had to made paper models for Fundamentals - and i must say, i've learnt a lot about planning for steps ahead, drawing out ideas, and the physical restraints of paper. I was pretty pleased with how my paper models turn out, but after watching this video, i feel so ashamed.

From the Top Speed website:

Sometimes there are things that defy rhyme, reason, or any sort of explanation. You just stop thinking and appreciate the work for what its worth: a kick-ass piece of art. This project is one of those things.

Graphic designer, Taras Lesko, is known for possessing a pretty artistic set of hands, having gained fame for some of his elaborate works made out of paper. But his latest work is defined not just for the intricate work done on it, but also for its general awesomeness.

Using 285 pieces of printed pages of card stock and 750 laser-printed parts detailed and rendered in flattened wood pulp, Lesko was able to piece together a mind-boggling 4 ft x 2 ft x 2 ft scale model of the Audi A7. The finished product is nothing short of amazing, and the elaborate work wasn’t isolated on the exterior too. Even the A7’s interior, complete with the infotainment system, was carefully crafted to make it look like the real thing.

It’s one hell of a work of art, if you ask us. To see how Lesko was able to piece the whole project together from scratch to finish, check out the three-minute time-lapse video of Lesko build his Audi A7 masterpiece.

And from what we heard, the whole project was commissioned by Audi of America and judging by the finished product, we’re pretty sure that the people who asked Lesko to do this are pretty happy with how it turned out.

postcards - collab.

So our postcards were all due a couple of days back. And i just have one word to say - wow. Who knew that postcards could be so awesome. I saw some amazing ones when we all lay it out on the tables to see. Like i said before, our group did Martin Place and i think our groups' post cards worked together really well. There weren't any that stood out from the group and we all followed a strict colour scheme so that really helped.

In our postcards we explored lines, texture and placement. Because we were a group of girls we even incorporated cosmetics into our post cards (i.e. foundation, mascara, eyeliner) but we also used techniques such a coffee drawing (?), sandpaper cutouts and newspaper backgrounds.

So behold, our collaborated artwork:

Arranging the postcards in a nice order.

Sticking the postcards onto our foam core with blu-tack.

Our mounted masterpiece 1.

Our mounted masterpiece 2.

Can you guys guess which ones i did?
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alvar aalto.

As part of fundamentals, i've been studying my assigned designer 'alvar aalto' and his designs. At the beginning, i didn't understand his theory, or his designs, but after the last 4 weeks, i think i've now grown to love him. His designs, while simplistic, oozes sophistication and i can only hope to replicate a tad of that in my designs. Below was what i presented a couple of days ago.

My entire Designer Project.

3D relief.

3D model.

Poster, paintings, patterns.

Yep so this is the result of 4 weeks of hard work in one unit. Or one part of a unit i should say lol.

my piggy.

Yesterday was supposed to be my day off (free fridays!), but i trekked it to uni to get a headstart on my surface & structure assignment. It was surprising to see so many people from our course there even though we all live quite a distance away - but that just made the work more fun and enjoyable!

Here's a sneak peak at the drawings for my pig. I'll probably have to redo them later because its not technically in "3rd projection view" but whatever, it works for now.

My piggy bank in paper form (:

After i was done at uni, i trekked it out to martin place for my second round of photo taking. I had to capture the essence of martin place at a particular time of day and i got 6pm-9pm so i got a few nice sunset pictures. I didn't stay til dark cos i figured there wouldn't be much to see anyway lol.

Sydney hospital.

Sunset colours 1.

Sunset colours 2.

Sunset colours 3.

I know it might be like stating the obvious to some, but the difference between martin place on the weekends, and at 6pm on a weeknight is staggering. I know the photos don't show it, but there were so many business people hanging around, and the underground pub/bar place was completely packed! It was a good insight into a place i don't usually visit.

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postcards - martin place photos.

As part of our fundamentals postcard project we were each assigned a specific part of Sydney (coogee beach, central station, industrial sites, martin place) and my particular group got martin place (me + vivian + christina + kirstie + rowena). We stopped there on a beautifully gloomy saturday morning and we spent the day sketching, taking photos and pigging out on maccas lol.

This was all done for inspiration for our future postcards. We had to show line, textures, etc within our finished photographs so i can't wait to see how that'll turn out!

We labelled it our "cube" building.

MLC centre.

The fountain.

The gorgeous pillars. Oh so much history.

MLC centre staircase with a rare dose of colour in the form of plants.

Look at the patterns O_O LOL.

Yeah so that was an eventful day.

colour wheels again.

This time, our colour wheels were made of shredded up paper (or so i thought). There were some misunderstandings about whether we were supposed to cut or tear or colour bits. That, and some thought we were doing block colours, and others, gradients. Basically, there were too many miscommunications in our group and our colour wheel in its finished form looked crap lol.

But here's what we did anyway: in our studio class, we all brought in magazines and cut it all up. We were each allocated a specific colour (i received purple-red) and we basically had to make a strip of the colour wheel. That was pretty much all we got right as a group lol.

Our allocated segments.

List of our group.

Everyone hard at work (:

Assorted magazines.

Assorted magazines.

Half done colour segment.

My finished segment (:

I really liked how my segment turned out in the end. I think the colour gradient was pretty smooth and the torn edges really gave it that 'finished' look!
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colour wheel.

So we (me + christina + toi + tina) had to do a colour project this week - exploring colour wheels and that sort. Who knew colour wheels were so time consuming to paint! Mind warp on how long it took us - a good 8 or 9 hours i think? We ended up staying back in the fbe until well past 8pm to do it, oh dear. (Thank goodness for summer and no daylights saving!) But on the bright side, we're done now and it doesn't look too shabby! Good job guys (:

Testing our colours on a strip of paper.

Watching the colour change slightly as they dry - fun.

Starting our colour wheel.

Half way done.

No flash.

Nearly done!!!!

What can i say? I learnt to mix the most awesome purple ever. Lol.
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we made batman.

Yes, yes, long time no blog. What have i been up to uni wise? Too much work, new friends, and trying out new food at the quad store.

Well, lets start off with our excursion to Bronte Beach two (?) weeks ago. To sum it up: it was definitely not what i was expecting. Arriving a little before 9am was toture - the wind was crazy and the addition of the 'cool' ocean breeze was not needed. 

Look how gloomy the weather was!

However, our morning definitely perked up after a series of interesting activities. We did sketching, we did yoga, we did hip hop. Does that sound like industrial design to you? It definitely wasn't what i was imagining, but damn, it was one fun day. I met a lot of new people too, it was good for interaction and skill work.

After group activities, they fed us a yummy lunch of sandwiches and drinks. Everything looked so nicely presented that i didn't actually want to put a bite mark into my bread xD Haha, anyway, afterwards we got into groups of 4-5 people and we had to design a kite. Personally i've only flown a kite once, around 10 years ago, so my skills were definitely rusty to begin with. That, and i've never studied the art of kite making made the task extremely difficult but that's okay ... we succeeded in the end!

Garbage bags, bamboo sticks, skewers, tape, string.

Everyone already hard at work.

Our "instruction" manual that we weren't allowed to follow.

Our design :D

Teamwork ftw (:

Getting towards the final product.

Testing the durability of our kite.

Look at us :D

Our kite in all its glory.

Everyones kite designs. The Look like piles of garbage LOL.

Everyone on the beach getting ready to fly their designs!

Us, after we won the flying competition i think?

Getting ready to leave.

Our tutors were right when they told us this was one day we'd never forget. I loved it.
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