Lego

When the project was introduced I had a lot of different idea's as to what I wanted to create. I looked online at the Lego website and also the images on the internet. I am really looking forward to this project, I have made a model with three different tower type bodies along with a good size base at the bottom.As I started to build the Lego model the more I was excited to start the actual model with Blender. Using the Lego blocks to build I believe is a great idea and then transferring the model into a three dimensional program on the computer. Starting the Lego project with Blender has gone a lot smoother then the Phena project went. I feel as though I am learning the program a lot more, and the more fun I am having with the Program.

Middle of Lego Project

The start of the Lego project was a little shaky for me. I was still getting familiar with all the different techniques that the building took on. After the first couple blocks were constructed together the easier and more fun the project started to become. Building my model is a lot of fun and is interesting being able to combine all the different blocks together on the computer to build my model exact. I can't wait to see the final outcome! :)

Mathematics as Infromation

Mathematics as Information was a very interesting read, there was a lot of information about the different patterns of mathematics. There are FIVE archetypes including, Number, Space, Logic, Infinity, and Information. In this reading the archetypes were referred back to the hand, such as, Hand as Number. When looking at a hand you are able to see all the different form and detail within your hand. Holding up your hand you have five fingers, you can count your knuckles, fingernails, winkles, hair, and much more. "Your hand codes up a whole lot of numbers." Hand as space, the hand is a three-dimensional object of space. Whereas Hand as Logic, this more or less deals with the hands muscles, bones, and tendons which make up the hand. The hand can easily be referred back to a machine with all the different ways in which a hand moves and also the way your brain tells you to move. Hand as Infinity is what actually takes up the space and can range in the different sizes and scales. Lastly Hand as Information are the instructions coded up in your DNA. "The length of these instructions gives a measure of the amount of information in your hand." Your hand can interact with many different effects in your life such as, wrinkles, freckles, scars, and so on. This is your hands information and the scars and marks left on your hand can easily show what has happened in your past. This reading was very helpful because as the reading went on it gave a more in depth look at the different five archetypes. I was able to learn a lot from this reading and helped me to understand the different ways patterns can really take form.

~Lego Project~

When the project was introduced I had a lot of different idea's as to what I wanted to create. I looked online at the Lego website and also the images on the internet. I am really looking forward to this project, I have made a model with three different tower type bodies along with a good size base at the bottom.As I started to build the Lego model the more I was excited to start the actual model with Blender. Using the Lego blocks to build I believe is a great idea and then transferring the model into a three dimensional program on the computer. Starting the Lego project with Blender has gone a lot smoother then the Phena project went. I feel as though I am learning the program a lot more, and the more fun I am having with the Program.

I found this image on the web of a creation of building blocks and I found it really interesting to look at because this is what we are creating with our models. This picture helped because it gave an idea of what the final outcome may look like after we are done putting all of the building blocks together.















This is one of the images I found online that was really interesting to look at.

Phenakistocope

Starting on the Phenakisocope was very challenging at the beginning. Learning a whole new program such as blender is always a struggle at the beginning. After the first week or so, the program started to grow on me. Designing the front part was a lot of fun, I chose birds flying. I researched different types of Phenakistocope's online to get idea's and I came across birds in flight. It was a very interesting concept to view online therefore I decided to create my own look. Coming to the end of the project I have learned a lot of information that deals with blender and animation. Different camera angles, lighting, rotating, and much more. This program is really growing on me, even though the Phenakistocope was a challenge.