IARC Library and Conference Room Podium Renderings

IARC Library and Conference Room Modeling

Music Credit:  The Emer Mulholland Group - "Patron Saint of Midwives"  CC License
 

Hidden Line Perspective

Top View

Birds Eye View

Iso Parallel Projection

Iso Perspective

Section Cut Parallel Projection

Section Cut Perspective

Photoshop, AutoCAD, and Illustrator

Personally I feel fairly confident in all of these programs.  If I had to choose one in which I want to be better at it would be Photoshop.  Although I have a grasp of some of the tools it seems that there are still quite a few that elude me.  Either they have not had a purpose in any of our projects or I simply don't know what they do or where they are.  So I would say that Photoshop tool exploration and experimentation could be what I want to learn more about.  As an afterthought O could also stand to learn anything about AutoCAD 3D.

Well Designed Object

The complexity of Japanese puzzle boxes has astounded me since I started collecting them several years ago.  The hand laid exterior wood work is enough to call them 'well designed', but it is the intricacies of the puzzles secret mechanisms which drove me to hoard them.  Upon first observation they appear to be simple ornate decorations, but with closer inspection to someone who knows the secret there are hidden mechanisms which slide in specific order to allow access to the chamber inside.  These boxes range from simple, a few moves to open, to very difficult requiring several hundred moves to open.  To myself I think the boxes how how Japan is culturally.  As a foreigner to their history, culture, and customs I view Japan as incredibly complex and intriguing from the exterior, yet I know that there is much more than meets the eye to that amazingly unique country.

Signage Systems Precedents

http://www.jpiercey.com/gal_nonliturgical_mosaic.htm

This sign is very hard to read, but I really enjoy the way the piece of art draws you closer.  It's almost as if you need to feel the textures to read the words within.

http://www.bnind.com/FINAL_SIGNAGE/RodSignage.html

This system catches your eye with its ornamentation and opaque material.  Sticking away from the wall and playing with light is a good way to capture the eye.

The simplicity of these signs are easy to read and understand.  The uniform shape help draw them together into s working system.

Office Space Pre-Render

Food and Other Inspirations - Major Experiment Hashbrowns

As you can tell from the picture I went a little overboard on this one, but what became of it was quite tasty.

So the basic under canvas of this dish is your typical hash browns.  I didn't want to settle for that so I added a good amount of things to help bolster its flavors.  Onion, bacon, ham, cheese, and mushroom went into the hot mixture.  To top this monster I wanted to try several different things.  I ended up with hot sauce, sour cream, and chow chow.  Very filling, very powerful, very... interesting.