Dialog Project-Final Evaluation

The following are 7 questions and answers about the dialog project that were asked during critique. I will answer the questions both generally, and also specifically for my model.

1. HOW IS DIALOG CREATED?

Dialog is created when two separate parts are put together and they interact in a special way. The two parts must make a certain "conversation" with each other. In my model I created dialog by using the closure method. The model itself is one piece yet the closure method creates two places inside that have that "conversation" together. The two squares have a certain dialog with each other that is made by the void space connecting them.

2. HOW IS A SENSE OF SPACE/PLACE DEFINED?

A sense of space or place is defined by either the bristol board, rods, both, or neither. In my model it is defined my neither, or to say it differently it is defined by the lack of definition. The viewers eye  creates the two spaces by closing off the void space between them. The bristol board does create the outer boundary, but really the work is down by the viewer and their interpretation of the piece.

3. HOW IS THE IDEA OF SYSTEM OF GENERATED?

System is created by my grid that is on the back side of the model. It creates a continuos pattern that adds both a visual aspect and a mathematical element. The bristol board also creates system. The lengths of the paper are all measured so that they fit together perfectly and that their is a sort of interlocking effect.  System is also created because if one piece of the model was missing the whole thing would not work together.

4. HOW DOES THE JOINERY SUPPORT THE PROJECT CONCEPT/STRATEGIES?

This question is making me think about how the certain parts and connections of the model help to enhance the idea of  dialog. In my model the bristol board is all glued together so that it makes one continuing joined piece. This helps the concept of dialog because it shows that the conversation all takes place together as one. To connect them all together I created small tabs, which was really the end of the paper folded so that they all stayed together and had a finished edge. The rods are joined together by glue, and then that module was glued to the bristol board. By having two points of connection it makes the model stronger, and better put together.

5. HOW IS SCALE UTILIZED IN THE PROJECT?

Scale can be found in a number of different aspects in the project. It can deal with the finished model itself, it could be an issue of rods in comparison to the paper, the difference between filled space and implied space, etc.  For my project I wanted to keep it a reasonable size in comparison with the rods. It would have looked weird if I made huge boxes, and then the rods didn't fit in the space behind. Speaking of the rods, they also create scale because of their gridded pattern they create. This gridded patten creates many small spaces, but they are not considered a "place" when their scale is compared to the scale of the boxes made by the paper.

6.HOW DO TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES ADD TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROJECT?

With any design project the more visuals you have the better it is to understand the concept. Most people work with a visual better than they do with just a description. For my model the two-dimensional images helped with first drawing sketch models and seeing how each side would look. They also helped with my final model in showing my piece without depth, that way I am able to see how each view looks without getting perspective. It helps to see the two-dimensional image because it shows how the scale of the project will be as well.

7.HOW DID THE INITIAL PROJECT IDEA EVOLVE?

When looking at any project you have to wonder how the idea came about. Many people got their inspiration from either: a precedent, a previous model, playing around with the materials, etc. For my project I first started out with a previous model I did for the unity project but decided not to use. I kept adding on to it when i realized I didn't like the concept. I then saw my final model for my unity project sitting on my desk and decided to use the same open square design. I took two of those opened squares and I put them together to create my model. I then used the grid pattern from my first model to create the finished project.