Intro to Design

This is something I drew in 4th grade.

Introduction

My name is Eason Liang. I signed up for this course because I like building hands on projects. I also enjoyed most of the classes that I took in the innovation lab.

I would like to build a small sailboat or something small I can display in my bedroom, like a night lamp.

I have had some experience with woodworking from middle school, but I have not really used electric saws.

I think I am good at problem solving and working in groups.

Mark Rober is a designer I like. He creates a lot of cool projects which are interesting to me.

Sketch Book

These are the first sketchs I have made in the sketch book. They include the cover of my book, a sketch of the FabLab, and a sketch of the campus. I am excited to get better at drafting and sketching in the future.

This is the cover and symbol for my sketchbook.

Here is a sketch of the Hawken School FabLab.

Here is a sketch of the entire Gatesmills Campus(made without a map).

Daily Design - Circles

In this daily design, we learned how to create a circle without a compass or other tool. We first learned how to create a circle by ghosting. We moved our hands in a circular motion until we got the feel for the circle and then pressed down. This was a quick way to make a circle but was hard to make exact. We then created circles by inscribing them in squares. This made much more exact circles. Finally, we drew a design in each of the circles. I learned how to draw some pretty good circles and also learned how hard it is to come up with twenty four designs form just one shape.

This is a page full of circles I created using ghosting.

These circles were created by inscribing them in a square.

16 Types of One Letter

In this activity, we drew sixteen different versions one letter. I decided to go with L for Liang. This challenged me to go beyond just a simple L. I experimented with shapes, textures, and sizes. Some of the designs were real objects, and others came from things I like. I again learned how hard it could be to be creative. This activity was also fun because it gave me time to draw and experiment and challenge myself to make something creative.

A page with my 16 different versions of L.

Initials Sketches

In this activity, I created many different sketches of my initials. I first created twenty one different rough drafts to get all my ideas down. I then narrowed it down to just three designs. Finally I chose the design where the L overlapped the E. This was my favorite because it was simple, but still completely different from how I normally write it. This was interesting because I was able to create all of these cool designs from just two letters.

A full page of initials sketches.

My top 3 sketches.

My final design of my initials

Logo Design

These are my sketches for creating a logo. I first created a list of things that I like and adjectives that describe me. Using this list, I generated a page of sketches. I then selected my top three and chose the one that best represented me. Before we started sketching, I learned a bit about logo design. I learned how to use negative space and shapes to create simple, yet meaningful logos. Logos should tell a story.

This is my initial page of logo designs.

These were my top three designs. The first has a tree in the space between the E & L. The Second has an E nested in a L with mountains making the E shape.

Logo Final Design

This is my final design for my logo. It is a L with a key fitted into it. The negative space between the L and the key form an E when combined with the L shape. I got inspiration for this from my final Initials Sketch.

I think that this logo is a good representation of me because I love solving puzzles. Whether it's puzzle boxes, escape rooms, math problems, cryptology, or puzzle games, problem-solving has always been one of my favorite hobbies. This logo represents finding the key or solution to a lock or problem.

This also represents my design process. I will try many different approaches, and keep testing and iterating until I get to a final result, just like how cryptanalyst break a code.

This is my final design idea.

This is my final logo. An L and a Key interlocked.

Adobe Illustrator - 2B

On the right is one of my first creations in Adobe Illustrator. I learned how to create shapes, manipulate them, and use the pathfinder. This is my first time using Adobe Illustrator, so it was interesting to learn another way to create designs.

This is a creation from Adobe Illustrator.

Adobe Illustrator - Keychain

This is my first time using the laser cutter in the FAB Lab. I first created a design in Adobe Illustrator. This used thin red lines representing cutting, black for engraving, and grey for lightly engraving. I then learned how a laser printer works, what laser actually means, and some safety. Finally, I sent the design to the laser cutter and used it for the first time. This was a fun way to learn how to use a laser cutter and also gave me a keychain, something I like collecting.

This is my illustration for my keychain.

This is my laser cut keychain.

Adobe Illustrator - Name Stand

This is my second laser cutting project. I learned how to use the grid in Adobe Illustrator to create the stand and tabs for my name stand without having to set the length and width for each shape. Once I designed the stand, I used the laser cutter to cut out my stand. During this activity, I practiced using Adobe Illustrator and setting up and using the laser cutter.

This is my adobe illustrator design for my name stand.

This is my laser cut name stand.

Laser Cut Logo

On the right is my laser cut logo. First, I recreated my logo drawing in adobe illustrator. I experimented with different colorings and cut out a total of three logos. My favorite logo is the left most one, which was actually my original design. This was my favorite laser cut piece because it finally gave me a physical version of my logo(other than the drawing).

These are my adobe illustrator designs for my laser cut FAB logo.

These are my laser cut logos. The one on the left is my final.

Vinyl Logo

This class, I learned about how to make a vinyl decal. This was my first time using the vinyl cutting machine and cut studio. I first copied my adobe illustrator logo for my laser cut logo and optimized it for the decal. I made sure all the lines were connected and changed it to black and white. I then created a background by filling in the offset path. I imported it into cut studio and got the images outline, seperating into the foreground and the background. I loaded a piece of vinyl into the machine, set it up and cut out my background. I then cut out my foreground using a different color. I weeded the extra vinyl and was left with the two parts of my logo. Finally, I used transfer tape to stick the froeground over the background. This was probably the hardest part because I only got one chance to do it. This was a fun way to learn how the vinyl cutter worked.

Adobe illustration for my single color decal.

My FAB logo vinyl decal.

3D Printed Logo

In the right is my 3D printed FAB logo. To create this, I first modeled my logo in tinkercad. To do this, I imported my design into tinkercad as a svg file and adjusted it so it would have multiple layers. The inside of the key was 3mm, the area between the key and the L was 2mm, and the L and the outlines were 6mm. After I was done designing, I uploaded it the the 3D printer and printed it. This was my first time using the FAB lab's 3D printer, and I now know how to use them on my own.

Tinkercad design for my 3D printed logo.

The final 3D printed logo.

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