Modeling & Materials

Weekly Design Challenge Template

Chengyu Yang - Interaction Design, Year 2

Weekly Formstorming design challenges for DESN 27425. Each challenge is a 5x5 grid of 25 iterations: photos of real objects and screenshots of my 3D modelling process. Click any image for a description.

Module 1

Module 1 - Stuff: Objects as Data. Selecting everyday objects (5 primitive shapes + 3 complex ones), photographing them, and learning 3D modelling by re-creating one of them. I started with Blender 5.2 while waiting for my Cinema 4D licence, and modelled a reusable coffee cup from a cylinder primitive.

Design Challenge 1

Objects as Data: 8 everyday objects photographed, and a reusable coffee cup modelled in Blender 5.2. The first 11 images document my modelling process step by step; the rest are my object photos.

Step 1 - Opening Blender for the first time. Empty scene with the default camera and light, before switching the interface to English. Step 2 - Added a Cylinder primitive (Shift+A -> Mesh -> Cylinder). The starting shape for the cup body. Step 3 - Scaled the cylinder to 0.5 on X and Y to get a tall cup proportion. Step 4 - Edit Mode: inset the top face (I) and extruded it down (E, Z) to create the recessed rim. Step 5 - Added a Bevel modifier and Shade Smooth. The hard edges became rounded and the faceted surface turned smooth. Step 6 - Extruded the top in several stages to build a stepped lid, and tapered the body so it is narrower at the bottom. Step 7 - First material: teal metallic (Metallic 1.0, Roughness 0.3) in Material Preview mode. Step 8 - Two material slots: dark metal body and a matte white plastic lid (Metallic 0, Roughness 0.6), assigned to separate faces. Step 9 - Material exploration: chrome body with a paper-like base (Roughness 0.9) to test contrast between materials. Step 10 - Added a cardboard box and 3D text (Add -> Text) to give the cup a context, testing a paper material on the box. Step 11 - Final composition: brushed-metal cup with white lid sitting in a cardboard box labelled 'bottle'. Object 1 (cube) - AirPods Pro charging case: a rounded rectangular box, basically a cube with soft edges and a hinge line. Object 2 (cylinder) - Fuze iced tea bottle: a cylinder with a pinched waist and a ribbed cap. Object 3 (cylinder) - Minute Maid juice bottle: a shorter cylinder with a wide black cap and a label wrap. Object 4 (cylinder) - Wooden pencil: a long, thin hexagonal cylinder with a cone tip and metal ferrule. Complex object 1 - Microsoft wired mouse: curved shell, scroll wheel, side buttons and a cable. Complex object 2 - Logitech M720 wireless mouse: asymmetric body with a thumb rest, multiple buttons and a metal scroll wheel. Object 5 (sphere) - Matte blue ceramic bowl: a hemisphere, the lower half of a sphere with a flat rim. Complex object 3 - Yixing clay teapot: a spherical body with a lid knob, a curved spout and a loop handle (torus-like). Object 6 (cube) - Cuktech power bank: a rounded rectangular block with an LED display and two built-in cables. Object 7 (cube) - Skincare product box: a long rectangular prism, basically a stretched cube. Complex object 4 - Black stainless steel spoon: a flat ribbed handle flowing into a curved, hollow bowl. Object 8 (cube) - Pack of alcohol wipes: a soft rectangular block with a hard plastic flip lid. Complex object 5 - Rilakkuma plush: a soft toy with a round head, ears, limbs and a stitched face - many joined parts. Complex object 6 - Wooden paddle hairbrush: a flat wooden body with a handle and a cushion full of metal pins.

Design Challenge 2

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Material Workshop 1

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Material Workshop 2

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Project 1

Project 1 Models

Published 3D Model 1

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Published 3D Model 2

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Published 3D Model 3

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