Here are my 3 final models the first of a willow tree. The second of a representation of time before, during, and after an accident. The third is a representation of a specific part of a memory.

Final Models

For my project I decided to go specifically to memories from when I was littler where I learned things whether big or small that have contributed to my identity in some way. For example, I have a portion of my project dedicated to a time when me and my mom would take branches from a willow tree and would take the different ones and would assemble them into small dome branch huts. For me being really little this was so cool and got me excited about building and thinking in ingenuitive ways. My project or projects is not only about the big things but the things that are most significant to me because my belief is not that the biggest event to take place to you is always the most significant. The ones that are significant are the ones you tell to your friends and the ones you can remember the best, the ones you show off with, they are the ones you are most proud of.

Project Statement

warm willow is about a time when I was around the age one would go to pre k I I had a big tree in my yard where from come many warm memories.

warm willow

 For this portion of the project I dove deep into a severe bike accident my mom had (don't worry she ok)

wheels

For yay, crash, yay I show the representation of a new Christmas toy and how it taught me a lot about patience and practice.

yay, crash,yay

Yeppers!

engaging

envisioning

abstraction

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sketching & drawing

for this project there are 3 main portions of my project. First off is my representation of a willow tree where I took leds to represent sparks of creativity and opportunity and also used craft wire to create a form that resembled the emotion of the tree. Next the second portion of my project is dedicated to creating a piece related to a severe bike accident where the purpose was to show the time before the accident how it was normal and consistent, then during which it is jagged and un uniform, not planned. Then after where it has hope for new possibilities it is almost to the original nice normalcy. Finally the third portion of my project where I decided to show the story of me and my dad getting a new toy breaking it then after a long time fixing it. I tried to show this working together and partnership portion of this memory through creating a device that required two people to perform the desired task.

This studio I decided to work on envisioning, engaging, persisting, and collaboration. First off, my growth in envisioning was successful because I was able to come up with a lot of conceptual designs that I was really happy with which isn't in many of my other projects where it is usually a little more straight forward. My growth level on engaging was also good, I felt like even if I was sketching or doodling I was listening and if I had something I wanted to say I would say it. Next is persistence which I felt was average, some days really well where I got a lot done and some days I was lost and unsure to go for this one I would say I stayed the same or got a little worse tho I think it is mainly due to a hard schedule and will improve in the future. Finally, for collaboration it could have been better because my level of focus made it difficult to keep up on giving and receiving feedback and concept discussions with others for brainstorming.

My final models were a game based off my memory of exploring a river in Vermont, a windmill based off of my memory of building a lego windmill, and a model of my dogs and also some other dog related items, which relates to my memory of adopting my dogs.

Final Models

Project Statement

I brainstormed 3 memories for my project. Exploring a river in Vermont, building a lego windmill when I was 5, and adopting my dogs. Exploring a river relates to my identity as a sibling, because I was exploring the river with my family, and also my identity as someone who enjoys being outdoors. Building a lego windmill relates to my identity as a maker, because it was the first time I made a project on my own with no instructions. Adopting my dogs relates to my identity as a dog owner, because I was very excited to adopt my dogs.

Brainstorming Sketches

For my first project, I made a game based off of a river I explored with my family in Vermont. I decided to make the game to try to recreate the way we interacted with the environment, to try to tie it back to the original memory as much as possible.

River game

For the windmill, I wanted to give the user the same feeling of satisfaction that I got when I finished making the lego version without instructions.

Windmill

paper prototype

Final Photos

For the dog project, I wanted to recreate the feeling of excitement for the future I got when I adopted my dogs.

Dogs

Thank You!

engage

collaborate

sketching

Project Paragraph

During this studio, I created three objects based off of memories. The first object is a game in which you have to move up river by constructing rock bridges. The rules are supposed to encourage collaboration, but also be competitive. This will make the users feel even more like some siblings exploring a river, and makes the game more like the original memory. The game board is also based off of the actual river, which also makes the game seem more like the memory. The second object is a windmill that the user has to put together. It has to be put together to give the user a feeling of satisfaction, which relates to the memory of building a lego windmill and feeling accomplished. The third project is a model of some dogs, and also memories shared with those dogs. this is supposed to convey the excitement for the future when you adopt dogs.

Growth Paragraph

over the course of the studio, I grew at sketching and drawing, iteration, engaging, and collaborating. I grew at sketching when we sketched containers for objects, sketching parts of our identities on the identity cubes, and sketching memories. This will allow me to express my ideas through drawing better. I did iteration when I made cardboard versions of my projects, and experimented with different versions of my game. This helped me realize that many small ideas can be better than on big idea. I did collaboration when I asked for feedback from the people at my table about my windmill project, and they said that I should make the windmill have extra pieces. this helped me improve at seeking out feedback. I engaged and persisted when I tried to raise my hand to talk once per day, and I also asked for feedback, (specifically on the dog project) and asked questions about how to complete assignments. This helped me improve at asking questions.

iteration

sketching

collaborate

iteration

engage

You will see Objects that relate to different memories that define me, these are getting a dog, my first word, and getting my computer.

These memories define me since I needed to have help to do all of them but once I got help I use what I got every day.

Project Statement

Precedents

Spilt or Steal

Game Show

Build a Bear

Store

Two-Man Rule

Sketches

This first Concept is about my memory of getting my first dog and my family had to all work together and all put in effort to get a dog.

[Getting Dog]

This second Concept is about my first work since it is a thing that you can assemble and disassemble but when assembled to can play with it.

[First word]

This final Concept is about me making my computer since I needed my dads help we would keep needing to try to find times where we could both works together.

[Getting Computer]

Guiding

Questions

1. What would be a good meduim to use next
2. What are good dimentions for different prototypes
3. Did the precendents look good