Iterative Design Development
This process shows my experimentation with the patterns in nature I chose to explore. This was an in depth process, showing inspiration, meaning, sketches, models and concept development.
After all that exploration and experimentation, I chose to follow the lava crack concept.
Developing the lava crack concept...
Here I developed my concept through the iterative design process. Exploring different design ideas through making physical models is an insightful process which definitely works!
Peer review was done at this stage of the project and many of my peers voted that I develop models 2, 4, 5 and 6. This confused me because I really liked model 1 and 2. However, the design began to change when I took it into CAD.
Taking the concept into CAD
These are screenshots of my design in the CAD environment. I did not think the design would change so drastically.. in fact I did not think it would change at all. I had my mind set on model 1 but after exploring the different shapes in CAD, I began to like the new exploration and development. Once in the CAD environment, I decided to just explore as much as I could with the lava crack concept and see where it would lead.
CAD Renders of possible outcomes
In these renders, I explored a simple design and intricate design.
I also explored rendering in different materials I wanted it to be manufactured in.
In the end, I settled on a design in between these two.
A perfect balance between minimal and elaborate.
Engineering Drawings
Context Renders
The final product...
Recap of the design process followed through this project