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Digital bodies

1. Objective

To develop functional, original design solutions by integrating advanced digital manufacturing techniques, transparent documentation for complete reproducibility, and structured workflows from initial research to the final tested prototype.

2. References, research & inspiration

The first idea I had was to create a layered skin body based on this movie scene Knight of cups by Terrence Malick 2015

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Later, I wanted to express an intriguing line from the film that says, 'there is so much love inside us that never comes out.' So I changed my mind and began exploring the physical aspect that speaks of vulnerability, repressed desires, and the fear of loving, using the following moodboard I created with images from Pinterest and visual elements from Canva as a reference.

backfire

Mannequin and me

"Then I remembered there were some mannequins in the textile design department's storage room, so I got down to work. "

3. Tools

4. Process and workflow

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describe what you see in this image

How-to use footnotes for fabrication files

Fabrication files are a necessary element for evaluation. You can add the fabrication files at the bottom of the page and link them as a footnote. This was your work stays organised and files will be all together at the bottom of the page. Footnotes are created using 1 (without spaces, as shown in Step 1 & 2, and referenced as you see at the bottom of this page) You can reference the fabrication files to multiple places on your page.

4.1 Step 1

This model 3 was obtained by.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

4.2 Step 2

The laser cut nesting 2 was created using.. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.

4.3 Step 3

...

5. Results

Results & documentation
  • Don’t forget to document the outcome including:
  • Final result
  • Photos from different stages
  • Videos of movement or interaction, show how a material moves, something was assembled or the interaction
  • Include measurements or a reference object to give a sense of scale
  • Describe the (material) properties of what you made
  • Comparison between attempts, if you did multiple experiments or generated multiple files before fabricating / deploying. You can use a table as shown in week 4

5.1 3D Models

upload DOWNLOADABLE 3d models of your files such as MakeHuman, Final 3d modelled body, 3D Scans, etc. Make sure to make them DOWNLOADABLE.

Lines_3D by szjohnson on Sketchfab

6. Weekly reflection & critical thinking

  • What did I learn? What did I personally find interesting or surprised me?
  • What would I do differently? If something "failed" do I know how else to tackle it now?"
  • How does this connect to my final project or my learning trajectory?
  • What are implications and possible applications, think also from the ethical or environmental aspect, how it could connect to your practice and project?

NuEval — final step

Go to NuEval and fill in the checklist, when not complete notify your instructor.

7. Fabrication files & References

  1. File: 3d modelling of mannequin ↩

  2. File: Laser cut sheets ↩

  3. Reference: Author; Title; Source; year ↩