Jeffrey Tindi | Week 10 | Camera

My camera was inspired by the iphone. I wanted to create a hand held camera that could fit in small places. It has zoom lens. Its a basic camera used only to take HD shots. The Guru camera is your camera to take pictures on your own journey.

The main techniques I used were Fillet which I used on a rectangle which I extruded. I then created multiple circles using offset. I extruded those curves then used boolean difference to get my lens. I used curve to create the back screen and the flash slot.

My material choice was hard plastic. I used aluminum mesh for the flash and basic aluminum for the lens. I played a bit with its specular and rotated the world until I got the highlight I wanted for the shot

Ellen Siu & Jeffrey Tindi | Kite | Week 10

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Our kite wasn't started with an initial concept. We chose a simple color scheme. We taped the edges with red tape and a bit of silver tape.

To create the kite we used plastic table cloth and used paper cement, duck tape to combine our pieces. 

Jeffrey Tindi | Lamp | Week 7

My lamp was inspired by symmetrical soda can. The shape was simple enough to be produced using the revolve command. After sketching out the form, I translated it onto Think. 

The basic methods used were Split and Revolve. After creating curves using the intersection command I split those curves and created pipes with a circumference of .15, using cardboard as my material. Cardbboard is strong, cheap form of material.

My color choices were flat since cardboard isn't reflective.

Jeffrey Tindi: Bottle :Week 4

The overall shape was inspired by mountains. The tools I used the most were blend edges and boolean difference. I wanted to design a bottle that would be easy to hold and would also include a form pleasant to look at. I made the bottle slightly wider than most to get users more detergent.

I used curveboolean in the beginning to create the sleek curve at the side of the bottle. The material choice I chose reflects an actual bottle using hard plastic for the body  and clear plastic for the cap and the nozzle.

I chose a hot pink because I felt it was a radiant color not usually seen around the house hold.

Jeffrey Tindi: Mouse Week 3

My design was inspired by the motor company Audi. I wanted a sculptural design so I included the extrusion within the mouse using the Boolean Difference command. I was going for a clean design that comfortable to touch with all the key components to functional mouse. 

The mouse was designed using the fillet edge technique as well as Boolean difference. I added a curve using project then turned it into a thin pipe, Boolean difference which gave me a thin line all around

The materials used were carbon fiber inspired carbon fiber material which is sometimes used on cars. For the sides of the mouse I also used aluminum for the sides for a shiny touch. My purpose was to create a mouse that would comfortable hold with a bit of texture,weight and smoothness. I believe these techniques make for pleasing computer mouse.

Jeffrey Tindi Flashlight: Week 2

Ghosted Image

My initial design inspiration came from the robots mainly from the movie IRobot with Will Smith. A lot of the new robots had see through material so I incorporated that into the design. The end of the the flashlight was inspired by the fictional character Thor and his hammer. I wanted to created something nice to touch so I added grips to two sides. I also added a button to turn on the light. Adding too much grip wouldn't allow for the user to really feel the texture of the material. That would be a very important feature for me.

The modeling techniques that really helped me were BooleanDifference and CurveDifference. These two techniques allowed me to create a smooth distinct surface. I used Fillet for the sides. Most of my modeling was done in the beginning were I chose where my curves would be. By doing so I was able to get those clean, thin cuts for the middle grip.

My choice of material was also inspired by the movie. I chose a clear rough plastic acrylic. Choosing a clear plastic created a much more interesting render because it was reflective and shiny. I also chose a darker clear shiny plastic for the buttons. The wires at the end are jet black metal. I brought up the lighting and contrast a bit to bring out my render as well. 

Jeffrey Tindi: Week 1 Castle

This is my ghosted image, I have 4 naked edges

Birds eye

Side

Details

I was inspired by medieval stables and castles from video games. I used the push pull method a lot and extrude. I used the make hole method to create the windows on the side of the castle. I didn't use any materials in my render.