Initial Ideas

First Drawings

Below is my first initial drawings of what I would like my home office products to look like. There are strong similarities with the geometric shapes I’ve used across the collection. I believe that ship is a strong aspect that influence a strong aesthetic and professional outcome.

Modelling

After deciding what shape and style I want my home office collection to be, I started to experiment with modelling in Blender. Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation. In this instance, I will only be using blender to 3D model, then UV unwrap to export to place the graphics on, making the products look as realistic and professional as possible.

Above, I have modelled the large floor standing vase. This replicated the drawn image and therefore there has been no alterations. For the small table standing vase, I decided to alter the proportions of each section which make us the vase in my drawing. I have switched these around, making the top larger, and the bottom smaller, as I believe this adds greater depth in the uniqueness and creativity, allowing it to be similar to other products in the collection, but have its own difference.

After modelling the vases, I decided to model the storage box that will sit on a consumers desk in their home office. I created 4 variations of this and experimented with size, shape, orientation and style. In order to chose which variation will be used, I will use peer assessment and feedback, as well as asking a selected few of my target audience. The next product I decided to model was the floor standing lamp. There are three variations with this product, which consist of the difference between the stand. The lamp shade is consistent throughout, however, I decided to experiment with the shape of the stand. I gained influence from the mood boards I created, therefore changed how the map standing up using a variety of shapes. Again, the decision of which version to use will be the result of peer assessment, and target audience feedback. The lamp model consisted of more elements than just the outer shape. I modelled the structure inside that would connect the lamp shape to the stand, and furthermore, hold the lightbulb in place.

Moreover, I modelled the picture frame, to which I created two variations: a picture frame with a thin, minimal frame, and then a think frame which features a smaller square hole where the picture will be inserted. At the moment, I believe the latter frame is more creative and unique, furthermore, modern and contemporary frames offer similar qualities, therefore I believe the last frame will be more attractive and aesthetically pleasing.