Module 2 Formstorming

Weekly Activity Template

Yvy Ong - This is my journey exploring ideas of digital and physical space.

Project 2

Module 2

In project 2 I explore digital and physical 3D space and incorporate 3D modelling, bivariate data, and digital fabrication to create and publish a digital artifact.

Week 6

This was the base map that is provided by Mapbox, I tried to give it depth to make it look less flat but the amount of exaggeration was small. I also turned off all the labels since I wanted to know what the map would look like without all the text.

This was the base map provided by Mapbox, the map is currently displaying Niagara Falls. I didn't alter anything, only the angle at which the map is being viewed.

This is the Cartogram Mapbox tool. I was changing the colours of the map using the image at the bottom and I was seeing what parts of the map would change.

My favourite colours are pink and yellow so I wanted to make a map that matched that. Although I do enjoy this colour scheme it was quite straining on the eyes. I also removed the text here since it made the map look very overwhelming.

I attempted to change the colour scheme to a softer pallete so it was less straining on the eyes. I also tried to give the map depth but it stayed relatively flat which disappointed me.

This is what the world would look like if it was pink, crazy!

I was finally able to figure out how to give the map proper depth. The map is overlooking Mississauga which is the city I grew up in.

I decided to overlook a different area to see what other places would look like so I went to Niagara Falls. I moved here during my last years of highschool.

This was a picture of Niagara Falls from a birds-eye view, I thought it looked pretty neat.

I removed the labels and road in order to get a more scenic image of the falls. I like the monochromatic colour scheme and I think the angle looks very dramatic.

This is the falls from a different angle, I like how the orange sky contrasts with the blue land.

This is New York with visibile labels and roads. I wanted to see how those were bend around a 3D atomsphere. It looks quite neat.

This is Niagara Falls with a more natural colour pallete. I like how this view shows both Toronto and Niagara Falls.

This is a birds-eye view of Toronto and Mississauga. I like how I can see al the major roads connecting each city to Toronto. The pink against the green look visually interesting.

This is still Toronto but from a different angle that does not have buildings or any man-made infrastructure. I also removed the labels and roads since I found it distracting at this angle.

I lowered how much the 3D atomshpere extrudes for this image and only removed major labels like city and country names.

I increased the 3D atomsphere by 30 to see how the world would change when I did that.

This is what North America looked like with the 3D atomsphere at 53.8.

This is what Asia looks like at 53.8 of the 3D atomsphere. It's interesting to see the difference of mountain heights/ranges between North America and Asia.

This is the world after I turned the 3D atomsphere up to 500. My laptop became very laggy so I had to turn it down right after this screenshot.

I liked how the 3D atomsphere looks from an upper angle with no labels or roads.

This is the world when it's green and blue...seems familiar.

This is Mississaga. I changed the 3D atomsphere to the absolute maximum which is 1000. It may look weird but all that green is the land standing. The water here is pink and my laptop crashed.

This is my map after my laptop crashed. Everything became flat again, I had roads and road labels turned off but all other labels still turned on.

I wanted to see what the world looked like while it was flat and had nothing adjusted or changed.

Week 7

This is my group's design for laser cutting a phone holder

These are the layers for the designs in Adobe Illustrator before being sent off to be cut

This is the wooden board being leveled in preparation for laser cutting

This is the process of the design being marked onto the wood that our group purchased from the book store

This is the front of the phone holder when it is assembled and sanded down

This is the excel sheet of data from the crime map for bicycle theft per month

This is a bivariate data map that displays bike routes in Oakville

This is the crime map of bicycle theft as a tileset on Mapbox

These are coyote sightings in Oakville as data driven circles

These are coyote sightings in Oakville as a heat map

These are school districts in Oakville as a tileset on Mapbox, the colour contrast is poor but when I upload the raw data I can't choose the colour

These are school districts in Oakville as data driven circles

These are the school districts in Oakville as a choropleth

These are the school districts in Oakville as 3D extrusions, this made the site very laggy though

This was me following the steps to do projection mapping, I was covering the school with blue panels

This was me testing the shatter animation in Adobe Effects

I was attempting to create a glass shattering effect on the blue panel

I was attempting to create a glass shattering effect on multiple blue panels

I'm using the pen tool to trace around door ways and windows and subtracting the images inside each box

This is the result of subtracting the images inside each box, the blue panels now reveal the doors and windows behind them

Spatial Workshop 1

In the B-wing there are concrete stairs that have colourful art on the sides of the stairs. This highlights the fact that this is an art school and adds a splash of colour to a rather dull area. A visual remodel to make this area more friendly and inviting would benefit this area.

This is an area in the marquee where you can walk up the stairs and see seating areas that are multiple different colours. The design consists of wooden stairs to contrast the concrete and colours in each seating area to create a focus on those spots.

The J-wing second floor has a very brutalist design, the floor, stair, walls, and ceilings are all concrete, with the exception of the wooden doors. The doors being wooden creates good contrast between the rest of the space and it has few wooden benches and seating areas with metal chairs and small tables. The J-wing could use wooden flooring in the hallways to prevent fatigue from standing on the concrete floor all day, this would also make it look more like a school rather than a warehouse. Increased seating would also fit in the hallway and make the space more inviting for students as it is currently unwelcoming.

Spatial Workshop 2

The seating pit in C-wing has wood flooring for a more natural look to contrast the concrete around the area. The beams have colour to brighten up the place but overall the colour is very muted in this area. This area is predominantly used as a pit stop for students to sit or a commercial area for people to sell items. Something to improve this would be adding more cushions to the seating to make it more comfortable for students and add more colours to attract people to the area and brighten up the space. Adding some wood tables to the space can also encourage students to sit there more often.

When entering the Marquee through the side door it is a very brutalist design. The concrete gives texture and the windows have pink outlines. The door is blue which creates contrast between the pinks and greys in the area. The marquee side food is not very visible or identifiable. Adding more bright colours like potted plants could create a more welcoming environment.

This is the redesign that my group decided on. It utilizes the signature colours of Sheridan which consists of blues and whites. Not only does this make the colour pallete more cohesive with the door but also makes the area look more welcoming.There is a large and clear sign that informs people of what this entrance is. My group also added greenery around the entrance so the area wouldn't look so empty and grey.

Project 2

Final Project 2 Design

My final project explores how tourism has affected infrastructure in Niagara Falls.

This is the legend for my map. For the 3D extrusion the colour determines what each tourist district is called and the height of extrusion determines how large each area is compared to one another. The data driven lines represent the road infrastructure in Niagara Falls and the thicker the line the longer the road is.

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