Product Design

Steps and Processes

  • Research various works of James Turrell and see what could be applicable to product design

  • Inspect Basilica for Santorini and see how that can be reimagined as

    a product

  • Proceed to Trial and Error through various compositions before settling on Hammer design

Brainstorming

  • In Rhino, begin with creating the head of the hammer by taking

    the main body of Basilica

  • Next, use the rounded tops to create the handle of the hammer

  • Scale down the hammer’s head to create the eye and bottom

    handle portion

  • Create simple box design for packaging

  • Lay out floor and backdrop for rendering image

  • Add small pedestal for hammer grandiose

Rhino

  • Blender was utilized to apply textures and lighting for final rendered image

  • start by creating an almost mythological look for hammer

  • Use the set backdrop and floor to create a dark room for product setup and environment

  • Move camera around to get good angle shot of Product, packaging, and setting

Blender

  • Create simple logo and box cover design for packaging

  • Take rendered image from blender and apply logo along with product name and company slogan as part of branding

Adobe Illustrator

  • Take rhino file of hammer and split in half

  • Lay flat for easier printing

  • Printed at campus print lab(print is not to scale)

  • Once printed, it was simply glued together and painted

3D Print/Fabrication

Technical Drawing

Conclusion

This product design assignment served as a major redemption episode for Devin because the previous semester when he first took 3D, his product and rendered image were poorly done. Now that he knows what to expect and has better knowledge of how to use rhino and blender, he took this opportunity to create something worth showcasing. He even decided to 3D print as his fabricated product the previous semester was very poorly done. In the end, Devin was extremely happy with how his product and fabricated item came out and would gladly create more products such as these for the future.