We will be making three dimensional mobiles.
A design process will be used where we will develop our mobiles in three steps:
- Brainstorm jot down ideas for shapes or create plans in our sketchbooks
- Build a rough model from our sketch. Will the idea work? How can we modify it if it doesn't?
- Start creating your mobile to be graded.
In class, three different styles of mobiles were presented and there was much discussion.
- Fixed - The parts of your mobile were connected or fixed together creating a cohesive whole or one big group.
- Kinetic - Where individual objects move freely and individually.
- Hybrid - A combination of the two above forms.
- Elements of design:
- Color -
- Knowledge of Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary colors must be demonstrated
- i.e. 12 colors must be present
- Space
- The elements that make up your mobile must create a sense of space or the objects must move freely
- Line
- Shape - Various types of shapes will be presented
- Organic
- Geometric
- Abstract
- Form - While we are working with abstract shapes, together these shapes will create the illusion of form when suspended in space
- Equilibrium:
- Individual parts must be balanced and capable of motion when hung freely in space. However these shapes must never come in contact with each other
