Drafting, Designing, and Creating

 

“Design is in everything we make, but it’s also between those things. It’s a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy.” – Erik Edigard

 

ADST (Applied Design, Skills, & Technologies) Drafting was fascinating and enjoyable as we learned to print stickers with Cricut and 3D models with Tinkercad!

Tinkercad

     In Cricut, Mrs. Myles taught us how to use the Cricut application to create our own unique designs and using the Cricut machine to print them out.

 

     I was able to learn quickly and demonstrate my knowledge by using the application with ease and efficiency, implementing original and creative elements and intricate layers of colours to create highly detailed results.

 

     Additionally, I was able to help my peers, assisting them in using the application and giving valuable insight and ideas

 

     We were tasked to design and print out our names, the logo of our STEAM Cohort (The Thunderbirds), and our science safety logo.

 

My Name Design

     My name design was my first ever design using Cricut, and the details are basic and simplistic.

 

 

 

My Thunderbird Design

     This is my Thunderbird Logo Design, which represents the spirit animal of my STEAM Cohort (The Thunderbird) using different colors, layers, textures, and patterns.

 

 

 

     This is my science safety design logo sticker from my science safety assignment, but I also have a online drawn version of it as well.

This is my online drawn version of my safety design logo
My Science Safety Logo

3D Printing

    For 3D printing, we were introduced to Tinkercad, an online 3D modeling website, and were tasked with finishing its tutorials. After that, we were tasked with creating a balloon car that could go the furthest.

     In my base design, I printed it off one of Tinkercad’s tutorials to test and observe its performance and results.

     I proceeded to get feedback from my peers and educators, who told me that I should have refine my model to make the airway larger for more air to pass through.

 

My First Balloon Car

     My first design was very basic as it was the tutorial’s.

   On the top of the car is a ‘chimney‘ which you put the mouth of a blown balloon on and the air comes out of an airway out of the back of the car.

   My initials (JY) are printed onto the my car to prevent confusion.

 

     My second design was more complex and took longer to print and complete to ensure better results.

My second Balloon Car

 

Things I have changed in my second version:

  • The body of the car is not that of a rocket to gain better aerodynamics
  • The wheels of the car are now longer in length and thinner in width, and areas within the wheel are cleared out to create spokes and reduce weight
  • The axles of the wheels are thinner to reduce weight and friction
  • Two more parts are added to ‘clip’ the wheel together in place to the axles 

Conclusion

   At the end of the day, ADST Drafting was very fun and interesting! I learned a lot from how to use elements of design to customizing supports for 3D models.

   I really hope we could do more activities involving drafting, designing, and creating stickers and 3D models.

 

Online Sources Used for this Blog

     For this blog, I have referenced and learned from online sources to help me create my nature journal. Here are some that I’ve been used the most:

https://www.wix.com/blog/blog-format/

https://bdow.com/stories/blog-post-format/

https://www.semrush.com/blog/how-to-format-a-blog-post/

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