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For this piece the Concept in mind was to make a mouse that fit the hand better. I spent time thinking and researching the form of the hand and how it fits on the track mouse. I came up with this design using several commands like, extrude curve, rail sweep, patch, boolean difference, fillet edge, loft, blend, cutplane, and piping as well as a few others. Once my design began to come together I noticed it was taking the form of some type of animal other than a mouse so I decided to make it more like a frog.
I didn't want it to take the idea of a childish frog mouse that would take away from the original idea of hand form and easy of use, so I used subtle colors that pointed towards a frog but didn't give it away unless of course you know the name. The material used for the base was a shiny plastic for an easy slide on the frog pad. The ball where the thumb would fit is a green jade stone which would roll around for navigating the computer up and down. The buttons on top for you pointer fingers are a frosted glass to add minimal grip and use a nice green effect. The top is a strong black rubber which is standard in look for most mouses.
I used the blend feature to connect the base to the rest of the mouse allowing for a smooth rounded bottom. I then also used the blend for the white area in between the base and the top to allow for editing the form and a comfortable resting area for the thumb and pinky as opposed to hanging over and resting on the mouse pad. I used control point and lofting for the top part. The tough part was making the buttons on top work well being on a curve. Overall I am proud of this design even though it was a rough road to the final product!
increase the size of your subject in your renderings and avoid locating them in the center of your composition. This is a really nice design and needs to be presented for maximum visual effect.
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