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Assignment 6: Tactile Body Space | Anna Finn

In-class exercise

Material + Body heat sensation on outdoor bench
ORCH commons – sound map

At-home (road trip) exercise

Material textures inside car, drawn from low to high detail

This week I was on a road trip and spent some time analyzing a few material textures inside my car.  The first was a fabric material on the seat, which I hadn’t really noticed before. It felt different touching with my whole hand versus tracing the stitches with one finger.

The second material was the hard/smooth leather covering the dash. At first glance the material doesn’t have much of a texture but close up it becomes more evident.

Mountain texture – trees, snow, sky

There were many mountain views throughout the road trip. Here I tried to depict the different textures created by the mountains, trees, snow, and sky.

Mountain textures – trees, snow, brush.

Trying to analyze the changing  views while thinking about light, texture and detail became visually over-stimulating after some time.

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A7: Movement – Alwyn Rutherford

“UMBRELLA SPACE”Work completed outside of class time.

 

Movement on the sidewalk is affected by use of umbrellas during rainy weather: some areas require me to narrowly pass other pedestrians.

 

Underneath the umbrella, the experience of water changes depending on overhead structures (which block and redirect water) and the movement of vehicles (which create spray/mist).

 

1. Experience of raindrops in the middle of the sidewalk.
2. Experience of raindrops while entering an overhead structure.
3. Experience of raindrops while standing next to an active road.

 

ANIMATION: PERUGIA SIDEWALK ACCESSIBILITY

Work completed outside of class time.

In this short animation, I have illustrated some accessibility issues with the sidewalk outside Perugia Cafe, and suggested design solutions.

  1. Bike racks are positioned such that pedestrians who are visually-impaired would run into bikes that stick out into the pathway. This is also an issue for everyone using the sidewalk as they need to maneuver around the bikes.
  2. For visually-impaired people, there is no indication of where the doorway to Perugia is located.

I have also suggested some possible solutions to these issues:

  1. Paving material change in front of the cafe doorway to indicate (tactile) that this area is of interest.
  2. Turn bike rack 90 degrees to move bikes out of the pathway. Extend the gravel section to encompass this entire area which indicates (tactile) that this area is not intended for walking.

 

UBC Forestry Building Atrium

Work completed in class time.

Mapping the Forestry building atrium. Showing how people are choosing to move through the space. Arrow sizes indicate volume of traffic.
Section drawing of Forestry building atrium. Showing the experience of light pouring in through the lofty glass ceiling, while being surrounded by tall pillars and the ceiling supporting structure.
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Assignment 5 – Using our Hands | Anna Finn

Blindfold drawing. I could tell the object was a rubber duck from the shape and feel of the smooth rubber.
Blindfold drawing. There were some “accessories” that weren’t on a typical rubber ducky that I had a hard time identifying. The hat also had an interesting tactile pattern that I tried to identify and draw.
Drawing without blindfold. This was much easier to draw for many reasons. firstly I could see where my pen was on the page. Secondly it was easier to draw the object in perspective as I was looking at it with my eyes versus just feeling it. I don’t think I would have picked up on the hat pattern if I didn’t have to draw the object while blindfolded.

 

Drawing without blindfold

Object – rubber ducky gardener

At-home exercise

Blindfolded drawing. Tactile notes: soft and smooth overall. rougher and hard parts / leather stitching. The inside had some soft and warm wool. Leather was also squeaky.Overall it is an intricate and complex object but feels comfortable when wearing.
Blindfolded drawing. I used a soft pencil to try to convey the softness of the leather, while pen was used for outline and hardness of stitching.
Drawing without blindfold. Without the blindfold I could pick out all the intricate stitching and where the glove folded. Still a complex object to draw even without the blindfold

Object – baseball glove
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Assignment 2 – Adding Dimension | Anna Finn

In-class exercise

Cathedral place, 1st attempt
Cathedral Place, cube method
Cathedral place, East elevation from water garden
Cathedral Place, cube method
Cathedral Place, cube method

At-home exercise

cubes
cylinders
Pothos, 10s
Pothos, 30s
Pothos, 1 min
Dunbar Community Centre, perspective sketch
Dunbar Community Centre, plan and elevation, 30s
Dunbar Community Centre, elevations 1 min and 2 min
Dunbar Community Centre, cube method, 15 min

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