Our project was to make a container... any form, which is a very broad but with a small scale.
As our first assignment, we had to go find containers. I found this to actually be awesome because you start to look at this that are "containers" in a such a different way. Whether it's us who containing our feelings or to see a one-time container; and that brings me to my first container that I'll be showing.
When I saw this banana, I thought it was an amazing idea because nature created a lot of containers in itself. And that as human, we just copy or took inspiration from it and made a bunch that work for us.
What I found to be very cool:
- A one time container.
- Has a protective surface that can still damage the inside but not contaminate it.
- Has a lifetime in itself.
My second thing that I found to be very cool... was a rice cooker.
Why I thought it was amazing:
- Can withstand a lot of heat which is cool.
- An ability to turn something into something else. Something that is not edible at all... to something that all Asians are obsessed with.
- It does 1 job but it does in very well.
- Has this fabulous handle where you can push and it opens up... just with a little mechanism. How Hot Is This!!??!?!?!??
Next, I looked at the sink because I've always been fascinated with them. And yes, it is a container too.
What I found to be fascinating with them were:
- contains dirtiness and cleanliness all in one.
- contains more than one mechanism. It has the sink which shoots out water, has the spray thing and it has a water purifier.
- is not a close container (I mentioned this because when I thought about containers, it has to always be close and I thought this was very cool.
- and the final thing that I LOVE is the fact that it has this big opening to put water in and then has this tiny hole that lets it out. It lets large amount in but lets quantity.
- With my family, we put in this drainer thing so food doesnt get in.
Some of the other things I found to be cool from the research in general were:
- I like the beer container on how it's made out of just paper which can be flatten and also, it doesnt just carry one thing, it carries six things.
- DVD Case- I really just love how it opens but it doesnt let the DVD fly around in the box, but there is also that "push" in the middle to keep it from moving.
-The piece of paper that that says, in memory of Chris Galecki, to me, this one is about emotions and how it contains our emotions. "My precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. Dering your times of trial and suffering, when you only saw one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." -Author Unknown
-Mirror and scale- It contains our insecurities and our confident all in one. For me, when I look at the mirror, I actually feel beautiful. I love my body they way it is. It is others that make me feel ugly.
-Passport and Certificate of Citizens, it contains my right to be in this country and my passport allows me to go to Thailand without any problem.
-The watch- it contains time, but how it works to me is really awesome. And how there is a closed container that shows whats in it but doesnt let anything in meaning, no water can get in. And I think that is so cool.
-Closet- It contains my makeup. It doesnt just cover my body but it also is an enhancer. it makes my body look better. And it also lets me look the way I want to. it has my identity as well.
-The bag with pills- it is a necessity for me. The pills are keeping me healthy, its herbal medicine. This doctor that prescribed me the pills, he is known as the Angel Doctor. Because all he has to do is feel your pulse to know whats going on. And he has cured people with HIV and AIDS. The only one in the world.
-Deer Park- You can see the whats inside and I love that. The ability to see your product first before buying, which I totally love.
-Toilet- not because it contains water, but it contains our waste which I think is so cool.
-Calender- it tells time but it is a picture of my cousin giving birth to her first child and i think its awesome. It contains memories that cant be told.
-Medicine Containers, it's one container but it has so many slots in there. Super cool.
More Pictures can be found at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42137511@N03/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53869433@N06/
To make the symmetrical design, I would use a graphing paper to to make sure that everything is completely symmetrical or use a computer... the second way would be easier. On top of that, make sure you cut the die form straight and right.
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