Thursday, March 31, 2011

Phase 5 Update

The focus of this phase is pulling all the pieces together into one cohesive presentation. The elements of this presentation are:

Technical Drawings

  • an exploded view showing all components and overall dimensions
  • a detail explained, in my case it will likely be the wheel axel joint
A Model

I'm making a 1/5th scale model, and it will not only help people unfamiliar with the project get an idea of what it is in the context of the Lota Market, but it's very helpful for me to visualize how the pieces and parts will fit together.
Here are some images of the model coming together (My desk was chaotic throughout the process as you can see by the photos). I also used some drawings quickly done in illustrator to get the scale correct:






















































There are still many additions to make to the model including: wheels, feet, handles, umbrella, thermoformed insert, and a coat of paint.

The model will be placed into a diorama to give it context. Photos of the market as well as cut outs of people will communicate the scale and surroundings of the product.

Three Scenarios

I plan on illustrating the following three scenarios:
1. The cart being moved into position - showing it's portability (below is a scenario used for phase 4)

2. using the work surface to prepare the fish
3. showing the vendor taking the box of waste and taking it to the compost bin.

The biggest challenge of this phase is to remember everything learned from the previous phases and bring it all together into a final design.