Truc Nguyen's Blog – January 2012 Archive (2)

Copying a strainer with a twist

The inspiration behind my idea was creating a vanity mirror on the go. I wasn't able to find a handheld mirror on my own, so I decided to copy a strainer. I vacuum formed the strainer to make a mold. The strainer had a wire handle, not a solid one so after it came out, I put a marker in the bottom and ran the heat gun around the marker to form the handle. I placed the LED lights towards the top of the mirror and secured it with tape, before pouring polymer into mold.…

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Added by Truc Nguyen on January 31, 2012 at 9:27pm — No Comments

Bauhaus Inspired Name Tag

My name tag was inspired by Bauhaus art and the work of Moholy-Nagy. I like the and cleanness of simple geometric shapes and lines and basic color scheme. I sketched out some concepts for possible designs based on some examples I drew from after doing a Google search. I ended up embellishing on the second concept. The first one felt too busy and the last one seemed less bauhaus and more cubist.…

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Added by Truc Nguyen on January 20, 2012 at 8:30am — No Comments

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