Lydia Batchelder: Week 3 Mouse

 Say hello to the last mouse you'll ever buy and say goodbye to the old ways of lame unsophisticated scrolling. With T.M. mouse you will feel at ease browsing the sketchiest of websites. Just sit back and enjoy the comforting biomimecry and ergonomic feel of this model mastery. With an LED to show that it is connected and ready to use this baby is all about serious scrolling and clicking.

 While exploring rhino this time I found a setting called Chamfer, similarly to the fillet, this tool takes, brakes, and remakes edges to a more pleasing comfortable edge. It is with this tool that i was able to make a section for my buttons to nestle in. I also experimented with the text tool trying curves surfaces and settling on solids. It's true, plan to work more with this setting, as I really enjoyed applying texts to the surface. Next time I want to try for a logo made in Illustrator.

For me nothing says comfortable and classy like wood does. There is something about the growth rings that give off a feeling of wisdom and majesty. Though plastics were chosen, they served a purpose in the tactile feeling of the mouse. Smooth plastic for the ball and upper edges of mouse to allow for glancing movements and texture was applied to those areas where the fingers would need to grip them most (keys, bottom edge, and roller ball resting pad). Nickle was used for accents including the beautiful T.M. engraving to add a special touch of class.