Rhino Renderings
by Whitney Bai
Categories: CAD • Tags: 2D design, 3D, art, CAD, Digital Photography, iindustril design, material, render, rendering, rhino, texture, watercolor
Tag: 3D
Wire Organizer—3D printed by PrintrBot
by Whitney Bai
My boyfriend and I have been wanting to have our own 3D printer and now we do! We bought the PrintrBot metal framed one and made it work after assembly! Washi tapes really help to make the print stay in place, and the rainbow pattern never hurts anyone right?The first print is a wire organizer I CAD in solidworks.It has an egg shaped bottom and some chisel shaped teeth on top. The plastic has a little bit of flexibility so […]
Categories: CAD • Tags: 3D, 3D printed, 3D printing, desktop, filament, maker, organizer, plastic, printrbot, spool, wire
Vessel Model Project
by Whitney Bai
This is a form study. The goal is to create a family of three vessels, one tall and skinny, one medium in height and width, and one short and wide. The style of the vessels that I’m assigned to is “sleek”. I started with 2D sketches. I decided that all the vessels will have straight lines from a side profile to create that sleek look. I played with the transition from different shapes of the top and bottom to make […]
Categories: Form and forming, ID Projects • Tags: 3D, bluefoam, model, modelmaking, prototyping, sand paper, sanding, vessel
Model Making—Foam Core Practice
by Whitney Bai
The goal of this project is to make precise model using only foam core and glue based on an orthographic drawing. How to create accurate curve, how to hide glue lines and how to make beautiful edges are the key. p
Categories: Form and forming, ID Projects • Tags: 3D, blades, craft, craftsmanship, cut, cutting mat, foam, foamcore, glue, hobo glue, id, knife, model, modelmaking, paper cement, prototying, prototype, sketch model
Handmade leather bags.
by Whitney Bai
Near the end of last semester, I was given a bag of leather scraps for free to make some small leather goods. It got me so interested in leather as a soft and durable material so I ordered some big sheets and essential tools and started making some leather goods. At this stage I’m still trying to understand different types of leather, how to manipulate each kind and how to add hardware to make the best out of it. […]
Categories: Freelance, Softgoods • Tags: 3D, hand stitched, handmade, leather, leather bag, leather glasses sleeve, leather portfolio, leather pouch, product design
Leopard Gecko Carrier
by Whitney Bai
Design Goal: a portable tank for leopard gecko owners that allow them to engage in daylong activities while providing proper care for their leopard geckos. Visiting RISD Nature Lab and interview staff member to study the behavior of leopard gecko. Interviewee: Evan Fredriksen—an employee in RISD Natural Lab who is specialized in reptile. Work shift Thursdays 1:00-10:00 Lizard in question: Mowgli, Leopard Gekko/Gecko, also known as the spotted fat-tail gecko. (Eublepharis macularius). Native to desert areas in S. Central Asia […]
Categories: ID Projects, Sketches • Tags: 3D, bai, carrier, crystalball, gecko, id, ideation, industrial design, leopard, lizard, pet, petappreciation, process, risd, showandtell, sketch, whitneybai, whitneyyubai
Solidworks Connection Project
by Whitney Bai
The primary design goal for this assignment is to explore design possibilities towards the design of flexible plastic objects that move and interact with each other as a connection system. The material that is produced through rapid prototypes made of my design. I have considered that the connection is required to use friction, tension and the flexible properties that plastic offers to achieve the connection. The connection I designed is temporary, allowing the two parts to be clicked together and […]
Categories: CAD, Form and forming, ID Projects • Tags: 3D, connecton, design, industrial, mechanism, plastic, Snapin, solidwotks, system
Aluminum Form
by Whitney Bai
This aluminum form is made with six hexagonal shapes. Each hexagon has two handles to connect each other so the negative space between two shapes form a hexagon as well. The outer part of the connecting handles are filed into semi-circle and connected by brass rivets at the center so each hexagon can rotate. For a more controlled and smooth movement I add an extra plastic piece in between the rotating parts. I love the fact that this form […]
Categories: Form and forming • Tags: 3D, aluminum, brass tubing, form, industrial design, movement, rivet
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