Sensory Cardboard

Kaitlynn Gray

Course: Computational Design Tools

Mediums Used: cardboard, foamcore, paper, hot glue

Description

What comes to mind when you think about something light or animated or squishy? How would you represent that in physical form? In this project, I was tasked to create physical representations of the concept of light, animated, and squishy. The catch: I could only use cardboard, foamcore, paper, and glue!

Animated

When I think of something animated, I think of movement and changing expressions. Thus, I used dowels made from rolled paper and glue to create a piece with moving wings and a scrollable face wheel to generate 4 different expressions.

Light

I took a more literal representation for this piece and created the Sun as it is a provider of light. I included a hole within to allow light to pass through the object, and rainbow-order metallic coated paper to represent how light is colorful and reflective (which, when combined with a phone flashlight leads to some cool reflections!).

Squishy

For this piece, I wanted to create something that could be physically squeezed. My final design is a pillow that can be squeezed or fluffed due to the form of the foam core inside the “pillow case.”