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Industrial Design:

Modeling and Prototyping

One of the main reasons I was interested in Industrial Design was because I liked to make things. Models, prototypes, and even electric guitars. Here is a selection of models made while at Carleton University.

Dynamic Form:

This is a dynamic model made out of sheet polystyrene and finished with water based paint. It measures eight inches high (when closed) by three inches wide and twelve inches long. The model transforms into the fully open state in three steps.

Sound Therapy:

The body of this model was printed on a Z-Corp machine in starch. This was then sealed and finished with water based paints. The details were painted through a hand cut mask, and the logo was a water transfer. The aluminum stand was hand cut and bent, then sanded smooth and sandblasted for texture.

The body for the remote speakers is bass wood that was machined for the overall shape, and then the speaker grill was milled in. The speaker grill was then cut off on a band saw, and the mesh backing was applied. The grill was then reapplied over the mesh, smoothed, and the whole body was painted white. The area around the speaker was painted black to look like an insert, and the necessary wires were attached to the back.

Tornado Martini Shaker:

This is an appearance model of the Tornado Martini Shaker. The body of the model is turned bass wood. This is covered in strips of automotive clay to make the grip. The model was made in three parts that can be configured for different photographic purposes. After assembly, the bass wood was painted silver to look like stainless steel, and the automotive clay was painted black to represent a rubber overmold.

Portable Seating:

The first scale model is made from foam-core. This verified visual proportions, mechanics, and tolerances for the required cutouts. The plywood model was then made to test the strength of the overall form, the stresses on the joints, and ergonomics.

The final functional prototype was made out of Plyboo (bamboo plywood). This required custom hinges, and custom milled aluminum hanging brackets. Each of these was recessed into the plyboo for a clean look.

Element Personal Computer:

These two models were made for testing different aspects of the design. The model on the left is a a formal and use model made of foamcore. It is the same size and weight as the final computer and tests the removable keyboard and mouse. The model on the right was made to test the disassembly method that I proposed for the computer. It is made of thick card stock and bass wood, and disassembles.

This appearance model was made for the graduate exhibition. To look as real as possible, it incorporates many real inputs such as USB, audio in/out, VGA, and s-video. The main body of the computer was made of renshape that I milled to fit all of the components. The edge pieces were Dimension printed in ABS, filled and sanded.

The screen is 1/8" black acrylic, backed with 1/16" styrene and Dimension printed edges to make up the hinge. The removable keyboard was laser cut and etched 1/8" black acrylic, and backed with 1/16" aluminum. The body was painted silver to represent aluminum and black to represent injection molded plastic.

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