Perspective Drawing - People

I was meant to post this when I drew the other drawing but I forgot. After I completed the first drawing I quickly sketched out another one involving people. Its a very quick sketch so not finished as of yet.

I don't focus much on peoples detail such as the eyes, face and mostly hands. I like to draw their features like unusual hair or how they're sitting/standing.  I also look around the room for anything that's out of place as well.

In my drawing I chosen the arches and computers, with a large screen up front. Someone was sitting right next to the tv screen and you can immediately tell the difference of the sizes so it's a good perspective drawing. I didn't focus on the arches as much because it was just a quick sketch. The people in the room were all focused on their computer screens so the faces were not a problem for me to see.

I like the sizes i thought about such as the computer screen in front of me and then it falls back to others small screens. I also like how fast I can draw but theres a bit of a come back with that.

As i sketched and did not take my time the drawing does look messy. It's more scribbly compared to the last one ans some of the sizes are wrong. The arches is a major factor as I didn't bother to detail them. Also the surrounding area was bare and i knew I can draw in more to fill up that space. You don't see the people very well and i considered more about the shapes rather than the sizes to get that perspective feel.

I would draw this again as it was very rushed and did not take my time with it. I did not like this one and when comparing it to the other perspective you can see the difference it can make when taking time.

2nd Media test

Rather than work on products, i thought about creating few textures for buttons and such. I made 2 red buttons on Photoshop that can help me with the products. I also created a glass sphere, my original intent for the kettle. I think i am going to have a go at that kettle again later on.

The buttons were easy to make as it is just extruding and creating the shadows and highlights. I will be using more of them for future products.

The sphere, i made using this helpful tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WJXdvcnHkk

I beleive everything in future will be made of strong glass, clean and see through. I never realised how much work there is to be put into a small circle, so creating something big with this technique will be challenging but I should be able to, when I have more time on my hands. I want to make more glass objects, rather than just shapes so I may be researching and do a few of them throughout the month. It can help with one of my product ideas, which involves glass plates and such.

Overall, enjoyed making the glass ball and updating my poor skills on photoshop.

Glass Sphere and button

Media Tests

I have tried out a media test on my kettle to make it futuristic. The problem is that I cannot photo manipulate and I have been working at it for the past 2 hours. And it still looks awful. I am that used to Illustrator that I haven't been on Photoshop for quite some time and just suddenly realised. I'm putting up this picture as a reminder to learn how to properly and professionally photo manipulate. I have done some in the past with college but this is the worst one I have done. I will look up new techniques, tutorials, books, everything to learn how to do this technique. I have tried looking at YouTube tutorials but none fit my criteria.

Abomination of a kettle 

At the start I wanted to design a see through kettle, so that the user can see the water boiling. But I couldn't find the right tutorial to do this. After looking for tutorials for quite some time I decided to create a neon glow or a touch pad kettle, with the temperature showing on a little diagram on front. That idea somehow turned into this and I am not pleased at all. I gave up after doing it for the past 2 hour because it was just going no where.

I think for the next test I'm going to create a sphere, glass looking ball on Photoshop. I don't want to give up on this and if I am designing a product I will need to try and use Photoshop correctly.

First Draft: Ideas

After much research I have a few ideas of new products to design this week. I have to think about day to day life in 2030 with the following things:

3 – Day to Day 2030 When we leave the house each day we bring a number of items with us. In the future, how might they look? Large: Personal transport vehicle (not a car) Medium: Stylish Backpack Small: Smart wearable smart device and headphones combo Plus one of your own designs.

For my own design I realised there's always something that's flying or hovering when in the future, which proves to be popular now e.g. the hover board, our own hover board. I was thinking of hovering shoes or trainers, a quick way to get to places and be like a super hero. It can hold a lot of weight and there is no need for something as large as a car. The shoes won't hover so high so theres not a lot of danger and can be entertaining way of getting from one place to another. Plus shoes can be styled to suit everyone. I may take some inspiration from Joe McCarthy who designed a lot of futuristic shoes.

For a stylish backpack, i was thinking of a hard cover on the outside, with a soft cushion on the inside. It'll be water proof and can come in many sizes. With the hard cover it can have a password or thumb identification process that can unlock by the user. It can stop pickpockets and if stolen, the user or police can automatically trace it with its GPS tracker that turns itself on if the password is entered incorrectly 3 times or if the thumb identification is wrong. It will have a sleek look, modern with the soft cushion inside to keep valuables safe. It's handy for laptops and can have different compartments. An updated feature can have a chargeable battery that can charge up phones, iPod, laptops, tablets, etc.

I thought up the smart device design in a problematic way. We have already thought of virtual reality and the occulus rift for gaming. I was thinking we can have a hologram of ourselves, whenever we are too sick for work or to go to classes. This can be used in a wrist gear and ear piece with touch simulation with our minds. If the user is too sick to come in for work, they would wear the wrist gear that scans their whole body and projects that scan in a workplace or class. The user can consciously control their hologram to either sit in lectures, do some work, work in shops, etc. The hologram can communicate with touch senses and speech. The ear piece uses the brain waves of coordination to help move the hologram around the other area. In the other area there would be a projector that brings out the hologram from their wrist gear. Each user can use it up to 10 times. Any more then it has to be re-charged by their work place. This can stop users abusing the product and never go into work.

For transport vehicle I want to design something that is similar to a motorbike with futuristic wheels and an auto feature. I want the bike to be safer and have a protect feature if there is a crash involved. The bike can automatically push itself up if knocked over or if the driver is about to fall off. This can protect the driver numerous ways, especially on a motorway. I want the bike to have the same automatic standing as like those kids toys "Weebles Wobbles" that has little people that cannot fall down. I have a YouTube video of the Weebles here:

I will start a rough sketch of these products ASAP. 

Research: Sci Fi Movies "I, Robot"

I have recently bought a few sci fi movies that can help with my product design in the future. Most designers are hired by the filming company to help build futuristic products in sci fi films. I have seen a few last night and will watch the last one tomorrow. I have also purchased a Science magazine called "Whats Next" which looks at new inventions of 2014/2015.

"I, Robot"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot_(film)

The first film i watched was "I, Robot" with Will Smith as the lead. It is set in the year 2035, which is five years later than the original brief. Already the most common product was a helping robot that serves the humans either with deliveries, protection, odd jobs, etc. The robots can't harm the humans (apart from the newest versions but that's not what I am researching atm). The designs of the robots are all thin, with a few metal plates for the chest and head. They do not have facial features apart from the eyes. I think this is so that the humans in the film cannot feel attached to it and see the robots more as a serving ordinary robot. The newest and secondary character "Sunny" is a newer version of the robots with facial features and all white. Although in the film the humans remain with their original robots i did not see the impact that it can cause as he was a defect in the making as sunny has personalities, which can attach the humans such as Susan Calvin who believes that Sunny was unique.

"NS5 or Sonny" robots
http://future.wikia.com/wiki/File:I-Robot-Sonny-3D.jpg

Original Robots
http://studentskeepitreel.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/i-robot-wear-converse.html

For transport the citizens use hover cars that is only 1 foot off the ground, so it can't fly upwards. The car also has an auto pilot as the speed is well over 100mph. The driver can have the option to drive but can be difficult to control the speed, which is the downfall of the product. The main character, Detective Spooner, still has an old motorbike that he uses when his car gets destroyed. Most disagree with his choice such as Susan Calvin, who says that "Gas can explode" so that means that the scientists has found another source of fuel that's not gas and cannot easily explode. The car concept has been created for the film by Audi and named the car Audi RSQ. This is promote the company, which can be seen in other product placements like Converse or FedEx. The film has the most product replacements than any other film.

Audi RSQ
http://money.howstuffworks.com/product-placement5.htm

The doors are accessed by a key card or by DNA of the home owner, which is useful as it can be hard to lose. There is also an automatic identification machine in labs that can scan a users card and identify them to access.

Mobile phones are the way of the past as users can only use ear pieces to phone, with a voice recognition to bring up contacts. Its effective for using in cars and doesn't provide distraction with apps or games like a normal android would have. This can be something to consider with the brief as I would have to look at certain head and ear gear. Sunglasses can also be used to calculate how far the destination is or on coming traffic. Black shades are better to stop the light in the eyes and to hide from others when searching the internet. A product has already been invented called "Google Glass" which is just regular glasses, but in the users vision is a computer screen that can communicate with others, video, take pictures, search online, etc. The retail price for them is £1500 but hopefully for the price will go down once other companies design them. The difference between the movies glasses and Google glasses is that its not shades and can access the internet.

"Mobil Phone" and "Glasses"
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/371547037979951252/

Users can also provide holograms of themselves rather than notes. Users can ask the holograms questions, which can answer correctly. However, the holograms must be given the right questions for them to answer, which can be difficult for the user to ask if it is all incorrect.

Hologram of "Dr. Lanning"
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=3068

Medicine has been improved as amputees can not acquire robotic limbs and organs. Detective Spooner received a robotic arm, which has 10X the strength of an original human arm and can be repaired by a spray on latex skin. He lost his arm after a car accident, which a robot saved his life than the little girl due to survival rates and this started his distrust in robots from then. The arm cannot be damaged and appears to be very light if a normal human can lift it. He also received a robotic lung but just acts as a normal organ.

Robotic arm and latex skin
http://www.technologyblogged.com/technology-news/x-ar-exoskeleton-arm-turns-you-into-del-spooner-wannabee

Lastly, EVERYTHING is voice activated. Doors, music players, tvs and even desktop computers have voice recognition software. There wouldn't be a use for remotes or buttons but can be very hard to work with if the computer doesn't recognise your voice if you have a cold, an accent or is defective. Also if multiple people used voice recognition then everyone can listen in to what your commands are or the computer will be confused on what user is using that computer.

Trying to control a remote control CD Player
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343818/quotes?item=qt0474757

Research: Sketchbook College

I found my old college sketchbook from the year before on product design. The project was about helping a charity promote their cause and raise awareness and money towards it. The idea of a product never went through as the client prefered an app rather than a product like charity bracelettes, badges, bags, etc.

I have a sketchbook full of product research and a few product designers. Most of the designers have not created a futuristic product but it can still help with their process on creating a product.

Process of a product design

I've researched the steps of the process of product design. Designers must consider;

• The brief
• Product Design Specification
• Concept Design
• Testing
• Detail Design
• Manufacturing
• Refinement & Sales
• Prototype

I will be doing roughly 3 of these stages as the product is not real so cannot test. I also must look at the Product ~Design Specification document, which considers the target market, safety, problem and solution and a guide to designing a concept. A better in look at these stages can be found here http://beejaymolding.com/design-process.html

I have looked at some designers starting point in their careers and their timelines as well as their products. 

"Fastronauts" Sara Pacaldo

This is a childrens toy that is powered by a childs energy when playing. It can be powered by biking, running, rollerblading, etc.

"Fastronauts" Figures

I had also looked at package design for products on how they promoted their designs or the clients. This helps the marketing and the advertisements on each product and can create something that is unique.

Starbucks Coffee Package - Conway Lloyd Morgan

Bottles - Turner Duckworth idsn.org/posts/award-winning-package-design-from-the-dieline/

I also researched a package designer in college called Yeongheun Jeong who helped created the AD sleeve for Starbucks and Uniqlo.

"AD Sleeve" Yeongheun Jeong

He also created a very helpful invention for butter when out and about. It's useful for picnics and fit and your pocket. The lid of the butter becomes a spread knife that can spread the butter on anything and saves bringing cutlery.

"Butter Better!" Yeongkeun Jeong packagingoftheworld.com/2010/11/butter-better.html

"Butter Better!"

This sketchbook is very handy to keep as it can help me research certain designers as well as programs to use when designing. Hopefully the new sketchbook will be as full as this one with the research. I am currently looking at a few science magazines to help inspire some designs and what the people want in the future.

SES evaluation : comic pages

From college I produced a comic that ties in with the beano and dandy theme. 

I use mostly motion and action instead of speech bubbles to interpret communication.

"Dale & Dexy" comic page

Strengths

The comic achieves the goal of communication and has visual expressions of the characters, which is what I wanted as a illustrator.

Strengths

Weakness

It looks rushed, background is boring with the same scene,  characters arms and legs look out of proportion and it doesn't have that comic flow from one panel to another. The colours are wrong as well as the black does not stand out so much in the dark grey. It looked brighter while editing but didn't think about the outcome colours.

Weakness

What I can do to improve

Research some garden scenes for the background using white and grey colour scheme.  Look at animal legs and paws to define the characters body. Look at character design books for the action line. Redo certain scenes and add some to create that comic flow. You can find this comic on my Pinterest Board here: https://www.pinterest.com/LcCavell/small-comic-hnd-computer-arts/

Research: List of Product designers Concept art

Links to product designers concepts and products that are futuristic and in the making. I found these designers on this site:

 http://www.creativebloq.com/design/20-industrial-designers-follow-behance-1012886.

Dinard da Mata, Brazil,  MP3 Player Creative

https://www.behance.net/ddm#page=1&sort=creatives_order

Pedro Games, Head Set

https://www.behance.net/pedrogomes

Daniel Kamp, Creative Director, New Zealand, Sensitive Touch

https://www.behance.net/gallery/2448037/Sensitive-Touch-intelligent-gloves-for-prosthetic-arms


I have also found concepts of futuristic footwear, they look more extreme than Marty Mcflys Nike Shoes from Back to the future. I especially enjoy the look of the heels and the colours. Some look loud, others look simple but with a gap between the sole and the bottom heel stands it out.

Joe McCarthy, Oakland, Product Designer

http://www.coroflot.com/maccarthy

I am currently looking for science/technology magazines to continue my research and will re-watch the Fifth Element as it had more day to day futuristic products in the film.

"Flying Taxi & Police Cars" Fifth Element,
http://goldenarmor.com/fifth-element-cars/2015/6/14/the-fifth-element-taxi-and-cab.html