Zhang yanxing 778635 sketchbook

STUDIO AIR SKETCHBOOK

YANXING ZHANG 778635 SEMESTER 1, 2018 TUTOR: DAVID WEGMAN

WEEK 1 Sahasrara - crown chakra

CHAKRA _ SACRAL

Ajna - third-eye chakra

स्वाधिष्ठान Svadhishthana

Vishuddha - throat chakra Anahata - heart chakra

A chakra is a center of energy. Originating from Sanskrit, it literally means “wheel” by association with its function as a vortex of spinning energy interacting with various physiological and neurological systems in the body.

There are seven chakras:

Manipura - navel chakra Svadhishthana - sacral chakra Muladhara - root chakra - - - -

One’s own base Below navel and root of sexual organ Element: water Function of sacral chakra is directed by principle of pleasure

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six plaltes a crescent moon All curves and circles Key behavioral characteristics: FLOW

MOVEMENT

FANTASIES

RELATIONSHIPS

CREATIVITY

EMOTION, FEELING

EXPRESSION OF SEXUALITY

FLEXIBILITY

READING Fry, Tony (2008). Design Futuring: Sustainability, Ethics and New Practice This reading is mainly trying to redefine ‘design’ and ‘sustain-ability’, and it also stresses on ‘redirection’. It suggests that we need to have an open attitude towards all kinds disciplines and a new understanding of design. Only by these, we can have future. The design will help us slow down or even solve the deconstructing and shift to sustainment.

Generally, I agree on the theory suggested by Fry, but there is a little problem for me. It is when design is given such an important meaning and popularized, will it become more difficult to realise? When it becomes multi-disciplinary with deeper meaning, it will be hard for everyone to achieve. On the other hand, we want to popularize it; then it should be easily accepted by everyone. Consequently, it becomes the obstacle for itself. I guess this is what we need to solve.

COLOUR CARD

RESTRICTION

As Sacral Chakra is characterised by flow, flexibility and movement, the transformation of this chakra also need to remain these features. Besides, in the symbol of chakra, there is no rigid line or angle. So these can be the restriction when I’m trying to transform it into architectural or graphic forms. Also, it is really hard to express the feeling of creativity, compared to fluidity and movement. The work itself can be creative, but it is hard to capture the sense of creativity.

Dunne, Anthony & Raby, Fiona (2013) Speculative Everything: Design Fiction, and Social Dreaming The parts selected for reading is about speculating future and critical design. I’m more interested on the first part, as compared to the importance of critical design, I feel how to do critical design is more needed. The authors show their positivity through discussing about speculating future. It is indeed really important to speculate, as by this there can be more possibilities. Compared to thinking speculation as tool, I would rather say it is an attitude and an intention. By holding this, designers or everyone will be able to imagine the future and offer solutions for problems.

GRASSHOPPER MODEL

WEEK 2 BONE SYSTEM BONE STRUCTURE Bone – a rigid organ - Protect the organs of body - Produce red and white blood cells - Store minerals - Provide structure and support for the body - Enable mobility Bone tissue - Hard tissue, a dense connective tissue - Honeycomb-like matrix internally - Made of o Bone cells o Osteoblasts

Formation and mineralization

Modified osteoblasts become the lining cells that form a protective layer on the bone surface o Osteocytes

Formation and mineralization

Resorption of bone tissue - Two types of mineralized tissue: cortical bone and cancellous bone - Other types of tissues: bone marrow, endosteum, periosteum, nerves, blood vessels and cartilage - The mineralised matrix of bone tissue has an organic component of mainly collagen called ossein and an inorganic component of bone material

BONE GROWTH

- Cartilage in the region of epiphyseal plate next to the epiphysis to grow by mitosis (replication) - Chondrocytes next to diaphysis age and degenerate (cartilage stops growing and being generated) - Osteoblast move in and ossify the matrix to form bone (ossification in the centre) - Cartilage growth ceases and the epiphyseal plate completely ossifies, only the epiphyseal line remains (stop growing in length) - Continue to increase in the thickness or diameter throughout life in response to to stress from increased muscle - Osteoblasts in the periosteum from compact bone around the external bone surface. (external strong surface) - Osteoblasts in the periosteum break down bone on the internal bone surface around the medullary cavity (inner structure changed and form a void)

ENDOCHONDRAL OSSIFICATION

Endochondral ossification - Mesenchymal cells differentiate into chondrocytes - Cartilage model of the bony skeleton and the perichondrium form - Capillaries penetrate cartilage - Perichondrium transforms into periosteum - Periosteal collar develops - Cartilage and chondrocytes continue to grow at the ends of bone - Secondary ossification centres develop - Cartilage remains at growth plate and at joint surface as articular cartilage

PROCESS CENTRE (POINT)

MODEL FOR VARIATION

CURVE

BOX

OFFSET (REPLICATION)

POINTS

ROTATE

BOX (REPLICATION)

SPHERE (BOUNDARY)

VOID (VORONOI)

FINAL FORM

PROCESS

DRIFTWOOD MULTOLATION

PROCESS

DRIFTWOOD MULTOLATION