Duration Date
5 Weeks Spring 2024
Design Goals
My objective's for designing this chess set consisted of creating a family of form that incorporated color theory, was identifiable, and user friendly.
Skills
Fusion 360
Design Visualization
Laser Cutting
Casting
Inspiration
Stained Glass was my main inspiration as I admired how the colors reflect off each other. Color theory, which plays a big part into how colors mix, I was inspired to \create different colors that cohesively fit together.
Ideation Sketches
While exploring these sketches I took note of form and began trying to collect cohesive characteristics with each chess piece. I also began to take note on materiality and began brainstorming what pieces I wanted to cast
Final Ideations
Finalizing my sketches really gave me an insight on into what exactly my forms encapsulated. Along with creating hierarchy. I began to adjust sizes accordingly.
Casting
The first part to begin casting was creating a mold over my master piece. During this process I got to grasp an understanding of how mass production is produced which is critical in the industrial design world.
Low and High Fidelity Models
Ergonomic Hand Held Test
During this part I observed how my classmates picked up each piece. This provided good insight into how user friendly my pieces were. I collected that my classmates preferred to pick up my pieces from the bottom as it looks to be where the weight is distributed.
Final Model
