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cheerful clock

OBJECTIVE:

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design a clock that embodies the word,

cheerful

I chose the themes of: pillowfort, whimsical, and funky shapes to represent what "cheerful" meant to me, visually.

pillowfort

whimsical

funky shapes

IDEATING THROUGH SKETCH

sketching brought me towards an anthropomorphic form and away from representational ideas

IDEATING THROUGH MODEL-MAKING

I iterated almost exclusively with clay
this medium allowed me to explore soft, bubbly forms quickly

full size models

early mini-models

NARROWING DOWN THE FORM

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through a lot of trial and error, i was able to get to the final shape of my little guy,
looking up to the world with nothing but joy and excitement

FABRICATION

cutting & sanding high-density foam to form

adding parting line
(then ruining it and having to redo it)

priming, sanding, & spray painting
(also had to redo this)

priming & painting clock face and parts

while adding the parting line, two of my professors walked (ran) up to me and begged me to stop and told me that I was ruining my clock. this resulted in a respectable amount of spackle, sanding, and crying in my car

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cheerful clock

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