#adad1002 assignment2

[kaykay-design]

Assignment 2 - Final outcome

These photos are for my assignment 2 final outcome - which is ugly/beautiful binary 

[joshunsw]

Lesson Learned

I learned a lesson, don’t write everything directly into Tumblr for when it inevitably crashes. 

I’m a bit annoyed I have to write this again but alas, it was my own fault.

I looked at an artist called Mitchell Whitelaw, whose creative practice often involves coming up with unique ways to express data in a way that will hopefully instigate change. I looked at his work of ‘Measuring Cup’ in particular. Which took the form of a 3D printed object resembling that of a disposable plastic cup. The cup was designed in order to raise attention to increasing temperature over time, particularly in Sydney. The cup features 150 unique layers, all of which have a changing radius proportionate to the average recorded temperature for every month since 1859. The final product tapers similarly to a cup, raising insight to the fact that there has been gradual, yet a consistent increase of temperature and an obvious overall change between the base and the lip of the cup.

The final object is interesting as while it resembles a crushed plastic cup, the final shape is also fairly aesthetically pleasing. I really like how there is no discernable reason for the two to be linked and without explanation, it is just a cup, however with additional information, it communicates information that is in fact very easy to interpret.