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Different ways of the pythagoras cup

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All the components in relation to each other. Allthough these components need to be stuck to the tree, there is no way as of yet to do this. Next step is to make all these components in 3d with transparent containers and wooden caps.

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Starting to give shape to all the components

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Dispencer module

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From here on, a new project starts

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Reflection II

What did i expect or want to learn?

I find this hard to anwser, i did not know what to expect from these classes. So i wanted to be open for everything our teachers asked from us. After the generic design proces and hanging lamp class i wanted to learn how i could suprise myself using the creative techniques, trying to go past the obvious. And i did from time to time. But not always, so i can still learn this more. It was fun though to experience the links i sometimes male between things that seemed to have nothing in common.

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Whaaat TUMBLR WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME

My Tumblr app does not work so i just lost a post about my reflections..

Time to write it again..

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Reflection process

Aight, i finished my reflection for this trimester TryOuT and learned a lot from making it! It was pretty mindblowing for me. But it is something like four/five pages long so for Tumblr i will pick out my greatest insights and share them with y'all :)

Allard asked me why i like it to sit alone on the floor instead of sitting at an table with my group.

Allright! I know this one now! I need an bit of time to process my thoughts and since mainly the middle of the trimester was fast paced i lost my concept sometimes. Discussing with others can lead to new ideas but also cloud the purpose of the bodyextension for me. So i neede sometimes some time on my own working and figure out what it was again what i wanted to accomplish with my extension.

Also i need a lot of space to work, i can be an bit chaotic and sitting with five people on an table can be an bit much. I learned with the classes with the masks that working on the floor is handy if you need some space

Why was working in teams so hard for me?

Well i even figured that one out by reflecting! I asked the wrong questions and was too busy with presenting my thoughts instead of using the other to discus. Because i never did use others to discus my design process it was new and hard for me. I should ask for different things to others and also started with asking things like: 'what would you do different' instead of asking if they like it. And that really works.

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Holy danm, i worked so hard this friday on my final prototype that i did not really record any of it :0 But i feel like it was important to show how an realistic gest could look like. Making the shapes really clear helps with the non-verbal communication of how the Gest works. That with an bit of body language helped to show how my gest worked without telling all the details. So i am glad with my one minute presentation of the gest. I started to like the Gest a lot again. Also from reflecting more. I feel like i now know what i did wrong with the process half an year ago. I would love to keep working on it, and explore the world of body postures more, but also look in more details for my body extension. Working with Gereon helped me allot. We were together in plastic workshop and he learned me allot about shaping foam. We were pretty much on one line with the planning of the day: working as hard as possible to finish the prototype I liked this day, working hard with the adrenaline pouring through your veins is one of the best things even. At least if you do make it on time, if it fails it is the worst feeling. But i made it just in time! An negative to this day was that i could not really make photos of my progress. Because i did learn a lot about the shape of the Gest, a lot of details changed and i learned a lot of prototyping i wish i could share right now. Might still do that on monday

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Testing my concept out

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The difference in the open and dimming function. While standing the open is more comfortable while laying the dimming works better