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Out of these structures, I liked the more dynamic ones. The square one was the most interesting one to me. It also had the most notches, so I think that gave more freedom to do more with the modules. The triangle one was interesting as well, the folded factor gave another direction that I may further explore in the future. As for the circle one, I like how round and bubbly it looks though it is rather linear to the ground. This may be due to how perpendicular the notches are to each other.
Part 2: Space + Action Word
Word: Hide
Because my word is “hide,” I took inspiration from a turtle shell. I did realize that just a dome shape would be boring, so I planned for interesting cut-outs in the dome.
As seen from the net, my goal was to create a dome shape, but that didn’t exactly work out. The angles of the triangle were too sharp, making the “dome” close too early. Also because the cuts were very straightforward, (as in they all pointed straight to the center, no diagonal cuts), the structure was rather limited in what it could do. I struggled to create a decent structure that also fit my word.
Critique/Suggestions:
Try making it higher off the ground
The center is solid, but the parts branching out of the center is out of place
The triangles sticking out also seem out of place
Control the edges better
Try different orientations/angle cuts
Consider “hide and seek” rather than “hide”
Part 3: Color and Light
Exploring Color and Light
Here, I experimented with different kinds of light and how the light affects the colors. The desk light and cell phone light kept the true colors, but with the warm light the colors came up a little muddy. The desk and warm lights would be better for calm environments, because they gave off soft shadows, whereas the cell phone light would be for more of a serious environment due to the clear/harsh shadows.
Using Color and Light
The 3 adjectives I decided to base my structure on were: playful, disorienting, and fun. Also, I changed my action to “hide and seek,” and the location would be the outside of a children’s museum.
I wanted to use markers to color the outside, so I recut my pieces on bristol paper. I also glued black paper onto the other side of the paper, because I wanted the interior of the structure to be mostly black. Because my word is “hide and seek,” I figured that a black inside would make it easier for the children to hide.
I also changed my modules to all hexagons, because the triangle was too angular (it felt kind of threatening), and I felt that the hexagon would help keep everything consistent with the theme.
I then picked how I wanted to color it. I took inspiration from a Cinnamon Toast Crunch box because I felt that the Cinnamon Toast Crunch box did a good job appealing to children. I played with some color combinations and found that the markers made a cool effect when they overlapped each other and decided to go with that. I went with pink, blue, green, and orange because I found that combination to be cheerful and inviting.
My goal was to create some sort of obstacles inside the structure that children could use to hide behind. As you can see, once again the plan (first picture) didn’t match up with the next few. That’s because I once again found that it wouldn’t be possible to execute my plan, so I began to find other ways that I could convey my space.
This is what I ended up coming up with, a main structure with parts branching on the inside as obstacles.
Asking 3 Other People:
I asked 3 other people what they would feel in the space if they were the size of the human figure and these were the responses:
With these points of view, I have found that there are some safety hazards, but overall the message did go across. I was genuinely surprised when the first person I asked said that it reminded them of a maze. I was going for a structure that would make it a hard job for the seeker of the game to find the people hiding, and “maze” was a unique way of putting it.
Final Pictures:
I had considered rounding the corners of the hexagons, but the shadow was one of the reasons why I kept the corners. The lines create a clean shadow, which I liked. For the lighting, I went with the cellphone light, for the harsh shadows created another pattern on the ground which I felt would add another element to the “disorienting” factor.
From the form, colors, and light, this project has taught me a lot about the considerations made to a space. The process of figuring out how to hint at what you want people to do in the structure has been complicated but fun.
