Monday, 24 November 2014

Colour Harmony

Colour Harmony


Complementary
Mixing colours which are opposite each other on the colour wheel and are considered to be complementary colours. For example, red and green.

Analogous 
These particular colour schemes use colours which are next to each other on the color wheel. These colours usually match well and create comfortable and serene designs.

Square
This colour scheme uses four colours spaced evenly around the colour circle and works best if you allow one colour be dominant.



Colour Wheel Task





















I was given the task to go out and take some photos containing various colours that can be found on the colour wheel. I would then make a selection from the photo and insert it onto the matching colours on the colour wheel.

Monday, 17 November 2014

Colour

Colour

Colour can be used as a way to represent and express ourselves and object that can come into our everyday lives. To me colour helps 

Blue
  • Sky
  • Flashing Lights
  • College (lots of blue around)
  • Relaxing
  • Calming
  • Corporate

Green
  • Grass
  • Limes
  • Trees
  • Apples
  • Environmental
Yellow
  • Lemons
  • Sand
  • Hazard
  • Sunlight
Red
  • Tomato
  • Blood
  • Warning
  • Horror
  • Emergency

Monday, 10 November 2014

Construction Toy



Geomag
Geomag was created in 1998 and consists primarily of nickel-plated steel balls and short connecting sticks with a magnet on the rods on each end. A huge number of geometric shapes and structures can be built using the two basic elements Adding panels helps to form rigid structures. Geomag can be used also to make experiments with magnetism and moving structures.




There are several other toy systems that are similar to Geomag. Many of them may seem compatible with Geomag but the reality is that they are not totally compatible. This is due to the precise length of bar needed to create true geometric forms which are consistent and stable.

Geomag is the owner of many patents and the only one produced in respect of the european standard EN 71 law which specifies safety requirements for all toys sold in the European Union.

Magnabuild Construction Kit

Magnabuild Construction Kit

The task for today was to come up with a design for a construction kit. I was put with John and Shan in a group of three.


MagnaBuild is the lastest magnetic construction kit. Consisting of  metal cubes and green cuboids varying in different lenghts with magnetic bits on each end.

This kit comes in cubes and cuboids as oppose to shperes and rods. This helps keep creations more stable and to prevent any sudden collapsing.

What have I learnt?

I have learnt that if you're gonna work in group, you need to put up with and alternate any potential suggestions are are either just not helping or could be a potential problem.