【Project】Papercutting-Fin

　

　

When I thought how to do the toaster molds,

I thought of there are two ways to roast out patterns,

just like the picture on the left.

But when I draw them on my pc,

I found out that if I cut out the pattern,leave the outline,

the little pieces will lose.

Just like the pictue on the left with blue.

So I knoe I have to keep the patten,and have a test.


The test showed that the

toat where didn't cover with mold will scorch.

And the left will keep white.



After mading models in paper,

I sent the file to cut.


Maybe the metal I choose is too thin, (I use soft steel)

I just thought about the thick one is not easy to cut,

but didn't think of it maybe cause the pattern not clearly.

So when I really use it to roast toasts, it's not functioned.

But cutting metal needs three days,

there is no time to make a new one so I failed.

I try to use it in other way,

to burn egg, to burn toasts,but all are not useful.

I press it on the toast and get a indistinct pattern in the end.


I'm so sad, because I quite like this idea.


But feel better before long,

I still learn a lot-

brainstorming , research, trace outline,

turn the select line into paths, revise the paths,

laser cutting, farm-out, and materials.


Every classmates did great job,

and I also love some of theirs a lot,


Eventually, we can all sleep well for several days.

【Project】Papercutting-3

　　
　
I found two toasters on the Internet which could put molds in.

But both of them have special structure to put their special molds.

It's quite uncomfortable.

I decide to design a mold which can use in all the toasters.

So the first step is understand it's structure.


The constitution of toasters are quite the same.

The toaster use metal nets to grip the toasts, and roast them.



After thinking over the constitution of toaster,

I want to do a mold which can catch on the toaster.

otherwise it would have difficulty to take out.

It should be flat for equally heated.


I have decided what I want to do,

it's time to have a test and making a model.

【Project】Papercutting-2

　
　
Traditional paper-cutting use scissors to cut paper.

Paper-cut is important skill for Chinese woman in the past.

They use them to decorate house when celebrations.

It's a pristine crafts and a life-closing art.

To make a 2D pattern become a 3D product,

I don't want just put patterns on something.

So I want to use the shape of them.


One of my ideas is a table.



Circle table with two parts.

In old China, when the husband leave home,

maybe to serve in the armed forces or to have a business travel,

the wife would take the table apart and become two semicircle tables.

Less people use less place to be at the table.

When the husband back home they combine these two tables,

togetherbecame a full, perfectly circle.

A couple get together so does the table.

It can be a teapoy,or a table, free use of place.


Another idea is toaster molds.

The toasters with molds are not many,

and the changeable molds toasters are even quite a few,

so there was difficulty for researching.

【Project】Papercutting-1

　　
　
Our first project of Basic Design is about papercutting--

To make it become a 3D product.

We have to search on the Internet about papercutting,

maybe about how to make it, how to use it ,

and kinds of patterns as more as possible.

Our teacher said that the more imformation we get,

the more design we can do.

After searching, we could know more detail for my ideas.

And after getting ideas we also have to research.

Finding the ways to display my idea,

and get some inspirations from surfing.

To get ideas is easily, but get special idea is much more difficult.

Many of my ideas are just about put something on a thing.

I don't like those idea.

Finally, I choose two of them to think more detailand ,

and share with my teacher and class.

These two products are table and toaster molds.

I will choose toaster mold to make.

Though it is more difficult for me to made it,

there will be some problems about how to choose metal,

and it's also not general, so I just can find a little imformation.

So I'm afraid I will fail.

But all I can do know is try hard to cut through it.

Wish I have a good luck!