Assignment: Castle 

Assigned: Friday, September 12

Due: Friday, September 19 @ class start

Assignment Description:

Using Rhino's basic geometry, extrude and move tools, students will create an original model of a "castle". Bring your castle rhino model with you to class next week.

Assignment Requirements:

1.) Using basic processes covered in class, create a 3D model of a castle in Rhino.

2.) Create and employ two different materials in your model (hint: switch to rendered view!)

3.) Bring your castle rhino model with you to class next week.

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Exemplary student work from previous semesters:

F2017
F2018
F2019
F2020
F2021A
F2021B

Assignment: Blog Post: Castle 

Assigned: Friday, September 19

Due: Thursday, September 25 @ 11:59PM (Noon!)

Assignment Description:

Document the results of your "castle" assignment (see above) via screenshots in your process journal. 

Assignment Requirements:

1.) Using basic processes covered in class, create a 3D model of a castle in Rhino.

2.) Use Snipping Tool to take at least six screen shots of your castle (in various perspectives and render modes)

a.) On a Windows PC: Use Snipping Tool. Instruction here.
b.) On a Mac PC: Use OSX screen shot. Instructions here. 

3.) Create a blog at blogger.com.  Then, Create a new post on your process blog, title it, write a brief introduction and upload the images you captured of your castle.

4.)  Include, along with the images, a brief description of what inspired you to make the "castle" you made.

5.) Include, also, a brief description of the successes and challenges met during this exercise.

7.)  Submit your blog URL as an online text response on Mosaic (Look for the "Process Blog URL" assignment.)
i.e. http://nameofyourblog.blogspot.ca

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Exemplary student work from previous semesters:

F2017
F2018
F2019
F2020
F2021A
F2021B

Assignment: Make These Shapes I

Assigned: Friday, September 19

Due: Friday, September 26 @ class start

Assignment Description:

To familiarize ourselves with Rhino's 2D drawing functions, we will create these practice shapes. 

Assignment Requirements:

1.) Create each of the shapes from this problem set.

2.) Do not worry about scale at this time, but try to approximate each shape as accurately as possible.

3.) All drawings should be together in one rhino file, and arranged in the same order as pictured in the problem set sheet.

4.) Save the file and upload to Moodle by the beginning of next class (Friday, September 26).

5.)  Write/sketch any questions or problems you run into down in your sketchbook and bring them with you to next class 

Assignment: BLOG POST: Initials Logo: Concept Generation

Assigned: Friday, October 3

Due: Thursday, October 9 @ noon (12pm)

Assignment Description:

In this project, you will design a logo based on your own initials (for example: “BC”). This assignment challenges you to investigate how simple letterforms can be transformed into intentional, expressive designs.

Your goal in this first stage is to explore as many possibilities as possible, with a focus on geometric relationships between the shapes of your letters. Think about how your initials can be altered, abstracted, and reimagined through typography and form.

Assignment Requirements:

• 16 different logo sketches (on paper) exploring your initials.

• Begin by experimenting with:

  • Different cases (upper vs. lower case, or combinations).

  • Different type styles (serif, sans serif, line-based, bubble letters, block type, script, etc.).

  • Geometric relationships — how lines, curves, diagonals, or negative spaces in your initials can overlap, align, intersect, or combine.

• Explore both literal and abstract interpretations. Some designs should be highly legible, while others may push toward pure geometry or symbolic abstraction.

• A short reflection (1 paragraph) identifying which 2–3 sketches feel most promising and why.

Creative Prompts to Push Your Thinking

• Overlap & Intersection: What happens if your letters share edges, merge, or interlock?

• Scaling & Proportion: How does the design change if one letter dominates the other in size or weight?

• Rotation & Reflection: Rotate or mirror one letter — does it create a new, balanced geometry?

• Negative Space: Can the gap between strokes form a hidden shape or secondary letterform?

• Line vs. Shape: Try reducing letters to just strokes, or inflate them into filled geometric forms.

• Typographic Contrast: Mix extremes (blocky + thin, serif + sans, script + geometric).

• Pattern & Repetition: Repeat your initials to build a texture, rhythm, or visual field.

• Abstraction: Strip away recognizability until the letters become pure geometry, but still “hint” at your initials.
  
  

Submission

• Upload your 16 sketches and reflection as a new post on your process blog

• Number each sketch (for ease of communication later)

• Bring your sketches to class for group critique and discussion.
  
  

Resources

40 Famous Logos and What Makes You Can Learn From Them

Tips for creating a Monogram Logo