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       During my critique session, the feedback I received on this model was that it could be a little more interesting. The initial object only included the computer and the hand, so when I was creating the final and slightly rearranging the hand, I added the computer mouse to imply more of a scene. I am happiest that I chose a glass material for the hand. I chose glass instead of an organic or opaque texture because it creates an immaterial and otherworldly appearance. I wanted to create the appearance of something part of the digital world or bending out of the computer screen itself. So the glass was a healthy middle ground when the idea of a “digital” texture as I imagined it was not an option.      Otherwise, I hadn't received much feedback on this object, because I planned to do another one. When my initial plan fell through (the object wouldn’t explode in the way I had hoped, so I couldn’t separate many of the materials as I had hoped) I switch...

Remix culture can encourage innovation through deriving ideas from one another. By borrowing ideas or materials from previous work, great depth can be added to a piece of art or design. The additional context of the previous work can make an art piece more effective. In this exercise, I experiment with the use of contrasting ideas to create juxtaposition in my "mashups." For my first mashup, I chose this hand and computer. My reason behind combining these two objects was their contrast in organic and inorganic shapes and textures, and the conceptual difference between natural and artificial. Put together, these objects bring to mind horror media or something unnerving as a hand emerges from the screen. Thing files for iPhone hand by John-010 - Thingiverse Thing files for FWW RobCo computer by SebTheis - Thingiverse I chose these objects (a cat head and an entire dog body) to combine into something slightly creepy. On their own, these models are a little cute, but being com...

  This sketch model of a laptop was inspired by Apple's Macbook Air, as discussed in Gary Hustwit's documentary Objectified . I enjoyed this section of the film and that it addressed the thoughtless integration of well-designed objects in users' lives. I appreciate pieces of technology that are seamlessly intuitive to use thanks to the hard work of their designers. I wanted to replicate this laptop with the idea in my mind of creating something that feels so natural to a user that it seems "undesigned". I liked copying the simplicity of the Macbook Air, both as someone who prefers products without any unnecessary parts and as a student using Rhino for the first time.