Two weeks ago we were given the challenge to create joints that connect with one another. This might sound like a trivial task (it did to me in the beginning), but actually, it’s not. When creating pieces that are meant to fit together, it’s important to remember that even though in theory it makes sense that these two pieces will just naturally fit into one another, in reality they most likely will not. Every […]
Over the past two weeks, Kim and I had some discussions on the structure of this project. The more we discussed “structure”, the more we realized that this entire project and it’s components are all built on structure. The system diagram I created illustrates that on a broader scope. As mentioned earlier, we see this site as an online class archive for books that have been read by the students and their reviews on them. […]
This past week Will, Hugo and I met with our research professor, Sebastian Heath, who has extensive knowledge on ancient amphitheaters, particularly from the time of the Roman Empire. The three of us are taking a data visualization course outside of ITP with Sebastian, at an institute that is part of NYU called ISAW (Institute for the Study of the Ancient World). We all have great chemistry working together, and our researcher/professor Sebastian is incredibly […]
Last Friday, Ben showed us an example of a project done on the CNC machine. He kept referring to as a donut. This is what it looked like: The more I kept hearing the word “donut”, the more I wanted to try to make one using the CNC machine. And here’s how I did just that. Materials and Programs Before materials, I just want to mention that it’s great to work on this kind […]
This week I became familiar with “The OtherMill”, which is essentially a mini CNC machine. The OtherMill is great for small, precision work, and can mill pretty tough materials such as aluminium (which is what I milled this week). The Other Mill Became Ill My first trial on the machine did not go so well. Before I describe what went wrong, I’ll give a quick overview on how the machine works. The OtherMill is a routing […]
This week I made some important progress on the research side of the project. I don’t think it’s enough to build a final, flushed-out product, but it’s enough to get started with, and to start building wireframes in the next few weeks. Education Week Webinar This past Wednesday, I attended a webinar that was part of Education Week titled, “Deepening and Widening the Way We Teach Writing in K-5”. Some important points that were brought […]
It’s not secret to anyone that Jerusalem is a tense and intense city, especially when it comes to religion. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all see this city in some way or another as a place of significant religious importance. Will (my classmate) and I are interested to do research in this field and see if there is any way to quantify religious importance of these religions throughout the years. Since this is obviously a very […]
“Subtraction” is the name of a class I will be participating in this semester, where we will explore a variety of materials, and tools used for subtracting from those raw materials. Some examples of tools are hand router tools, the laser cutter and the CNC machine. This week, our homework assignment was to create this shape by using the hand router tool. Look complicated? It’s not! Let’s see how it’s done. Here’s a pic of […]
If you read my previous post, you know that I recently got in touch with my first grade teacher and have started working on a project with her. This will most likely be an archive for kids to share their reading experiences, and view those of others. In building this project I imagine to have a harmonious relationship with Mrs. Mason. We will most likely be making constant iterations, so I see it important to know […]
This is the beginning of one of the most exciting projects I think I will create. A few months ago, I got in touch with my first grade teacher through Facebook and we started chatting as any two people who hadn’t spoken in over 20 years may. Kim (formerly addressed by me as Ms. Blau, and later, Mrs. Mason) asked me how my family was, what I was up to and where is was living. […]