ps3/masxxx

elements of the world around you
33-points for each problem. format for problem set must be observed (coversheet, typewritten, letter-sized, stapled together. if there are objects created they must be photographed and a photograph must be attached to the problem set together with the object.).
due 10.15M at the beginning of class

p1/Find 3 handheld-sized objects in your household that strike you as significant forms that you have encountered throughout your life. Describe these archetypal forms in an objective manner using the guidelines handed out in class using sketches and text.

p2/Choose one of the forms you have described and find a different purpose for the form in the electrical universe. Mind you, merely decorative treatments of a found object are not significant. Transform the form into an obvious and relevant input device to a graphical display system inproce55ing. Look for meaningful relationships between the existing form and a visual abstraction.

p3/Using one of your colleague's models from ps2, describe in particular what you find interesting about his/her work and what you find least interesting about it. Suggest ways that the work could be improved with concrete examples and sketches of how you would approach the issues that were faced.