#indn 252

[jaredreason252]

The skin I produced is composed of 5 layers just like normal skin, but is designed to function better when put under weight. The porous outer layer and supporting inner layers all help to disperse pressure across the whole area of the foot, instead of concentrated pressure on particular points. This product would be ideal for athletes, ballet dancers, or any person who spends extended periods of time on their feet.

[alexchristensen2]

Here is the presentation i am making in to a booklet for my final presentation.

[realestdesign-blog]

A couple of ideas, instead of scales i want to look at changing the build up of the skin so that it is tough and hard wearing. also giving support to the bone structure, like a exoskeleton. 

[hollybradshawdesign252]

Project 2A sounds like it will be a very fun project.  Aimed at expressing the connection between both the ring and the finger, for this project we are asked to design and produce 3 x rings; one tight, one big, and one perfect fit.  I am really excited about this project and am excited to see what my final outcomes will be.

http://schoolofdesign.ac.nz/pluginfile.php/8800/mod_resource/content/1/INDN%20252%20Project2%20ExpA.pdf

[ashleighkennedydesign]

Anthropomorphic Biennial Apparatus

Advanced Produce (brief/idea)

“Don’t eat the seeds, apples will start growing from your ears”

As a small child fear of growing vegetables out of my ears seems like a scary notion. But now it is a thing of the future, the human body simultaneously consuming and producing eatable biennial products.

The conceptual idea is that the creation of a product called ABA (Anthropomorphic Biennial Apparatus) is to be inserted under the skin containing the seed of the ‘hosts’ choice and so forth beginning the process of rapid growth of organic materials on the human body.

 Cultivate (research/restriction)

Research was carried out in relevance to human tissue and what was already available to sustain plant growth on the human body.

A concerning restriction was the sustainability of seed’s growth within the ‘hosts’ body; research was conducted into what a plant needs to grow - nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and water. Although the human body already contains these ‘chemicals’ most of them are produced in the body through food intake – meaning the ‘host’ would have to consume additional food products to help sustain a rapid growth, which would not be ideal.

Site of the APA was chosen to reside along the collarbone and shoulders. This is to allow maximum sunlight and is also an area that is less likely to be knocked or intruded upon during rapid growth stage.

Insertion of the ABA will take place between the epidermal layer and bone to provide maximum points of attachment for the APA.

 Sprout (process - concepts)

Creative processes began by growing sprout seeds and watching/photographing some of the growth process.  This was to not only to see observe growth times but also to help initiate/entice any design ideas that may have originally popped up. These sprout seeds are also used in the final model to suggest real time growth.

Conceptual ideas for ABA are based on human growth, biennial growth, microscopic appendages, cells and organic structures.

Consideration was put into how the growth of the plant would affect integrity of the ABA and hashed out some ideas exploring the ABA growing/moving with the first seed sprouts form the ABA.

Supplement (developing idea)

Channels inside each ABA ‘leaf’ are designed to not only help with the overall structural integrity of the ABA but are also to be filled with a gel containing nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus and water.

As with the research gathered production of more nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus, as discussed under ‘cultivate’, eating more could lead to health issues making it an implausible outcome to help sustain ABA growth.  Henceforth the ABA gel has been established and used.

The ABA ‘leaves’ are the overall functioning body of the ABA, idealised in concept stage and continued on to current development.

Thrive

A thin internal wall inside ABA is sufficient to hold the ABA gel or any other enhancement that is necessary to overall growth and function of the ABA. This is manufactured to help with degradation until the seed had sustained enough growth to attach itself to the body’s tissues.  As growth of the seed progresses the thinness of this internal wall will allow the seed to break through and still have a supply of necessary commodities to develop itself.

 Compound

The final development of the overall form needed to be modified to allow comfortable contact between skin tissue and bone – hence the form has been developed into a half hollow to prevent any uncomfortable skin stretching that a rounded shape may/could have caused.

Each ‘leaf’ on the ABA allows for movement and growth so that the seed is both well contained but can also sprout through the skin without damaging the plant itself.

[alexchristensen2]

Brief and solution.

My problem:

Whenever I put my sleeve down while wearing a watch, my sleeve always gets caught. This makes my arm cold and makes me feel uncomfortable.

  Solution:

I will design a watch for the future that goes under your skin to allow a sleeve to go smoothly over the top of it.

After researching the cuttlefish I discovered its unique skin cells that have a sack of pigment chromotorphes (colour) surrounded by muscles. The fish can control the contraction and relaxation of the muscles controlling each of these individual chromotorphes. Opening and closing each of these sacks allows different levels of pigment (different colours) to emerge. This allows the fish to change its colour and texture to make different patters to allow it to camouflage and communicate with other fish.

I plan to use this call structure to design a genetically adapting watch that runs off neurons. These are sent from the brain alike the fish. Similar to old fashion watches it will have a less accurate more estimated time that is natural and free flowing rather than precise and machine like.

[realestdesign-blog]

INDN 252 | PROJECT 2

Research of scales and leaf springs that add strength and protect to the animal or machine

[alexchristensen2]

Here are the images of people having the watch on. It looks slightly different in the different lighting but overall it has the same design. I really like the way it has turned out and i think it successfully solves my problem and has a great design to it.

[realestdesign-blog]

INDN 252 | DESIGN PHYSIOLOGY

EXPERIMENT 2A

We had to design a three rings, 1x small, 1x fitted, 1x Large. each ring had to contour to the finger in a certain way. 

[patromerodesign-blog]

Neck bone anatomy. Shows movement.

[jaredreason252]

Initial Research

To start with, I did some research about the skin to understand how it works and how it is structured:

Epidermis The epidermis is the outer layer of skin. The thickness of the epidermis varies in different types of skin. It is the thinnest on the eyelids at .05 mm and the thickest on the palms and soles at 1.5 mm.

The epidermis contains 5 layers. From bottom to top the layers are named:

stratum basale

stratum spinosum

stratum granulosum

stratum licidum

stratum corneum

The bottom layer, the stratum basale, has cells that are shaped like columns. In this layer the cells divide and push already formed cells into higher layers. As the cells move into the higher layers, they flatten and eventually die.

The top layer of the epidermis, the stratum corneum, is made of dead, flat skin cells that shed about every 2 weeks.