Unity

For the Unity project, we had to take 12 4x6 bristol board cards and 12 bamboo skewers and create something that was unified. It could be anything we wanted, as long as the skewers and cards showed unity. To start this project, I decided to fold the paper around the skewers and see what I could come up with. My first sketches and iteration:


Around each fold of the paper there are two skewers outlining that edge. There are some things I decided to change about this idea. First I turned it upside down and liked the shadows that were created inside the structure. However, I didn't like the overlap of the cards. They were just glued together and it didn't add anything to idea. I also got the idea from the critique to put the skewers in between the cards, which would create a space the same width of the skewer.

I made a second iteration addressing all of these things, but it didn't stay together very well. The cards on the top only came out 2 inches and didn't touch. I realized this is what made the structure so sturdy and that they needed to be connected.

For the final iteration, I made sure that my craft was much better. I had the cards touching on the top only on the corners. This way there wouldn't be any overlap, yet it was still sturdy. The final:

Some things I really like about this project are the tips of the skewers sticking out at the top and the depth created on the sides. The 12x12 graphic, gesture drawing, contour drawing, elevation and plan view:


I used the following techniques to create unity in this object: simplification, proximity, pattern, closure, continuation, alignment, and similarity. The skewers in their vertical position create a straight continuous line, even though they are covered for the most part. The cards are bound around the skewers creating a closed inside space. The three modules of 4 skewers and two cards create a simplified pattern around the structure. All of these elements create a strong sense of unity.

Unity: Comparing projects

My project:
Classmate's project:

I chose to compare my project to Hailey Granetz project because I noticed some similar qualities in our structures. We both used the skewers vertically and bound the bristol board cards around the skewers. The paper is folded around the skewers in exact angles all around which creates a space inside the project. While she created an overall rectangular cylinder, mine is a hexagonal cylinder. This is playing with the idea of closure, which is another technique used to create unity. Proximity is another important aspect to create unity in my project, and I can see it is in Hailey's also. I created a sense of depth with how close the cards were to each other and making these spaces equal. Hailey did this by creating an equal space between the main box shape at the top of her project and the two corners at the bottom. This space is the same width as those squares. Another thing I find similar to my project is her placement of some of the skewers. All of my skewers are grouped together in twos. Eight of her skewers are also grouped together this way. My skewers are about a quarter inch apart, while hers are actually touching.