1. I cut out the cardboard outlines for tree 2 first – which looked kind of cool
2. But off the bat, the major issue with using single sheet cardboard for the trees is that cardboard really folds and falls VERY easily.
The most annoying thing is that, even if you’re careful, the process of pulling the cardboard out of its cut out, bends the sheet! So we have to find a way to be careful.
3. So, to see what the tree would look like, standing, I made some stabilizers to hold it up:
(Stabilized)
4. The tree in and of its self, looks really neat; would work quite well and when 8 ft tall in the valley, would look really cool:
5. But it really falls down too easily:
(Down too easily)
Quick trivia:
"If a tree falls in the studio, and no one is there to hear it, will it make a sound?"
A: Asad will be in the studio.
Anyhow, the moral from this first experiment is:
DOUBLE SHEET THE CARDBOARD!!!!!
Otherwise it simply wont stand or hold any photographs (let alone lights)
Also, we have to be careful to ensure the two base parts match each other. Perhaps we'll have to stabilize them as well.
6. Tree 1, which we designed to be smaller, looks kinda cute:
But depending on how we want to use it, it may not have the most useful design for hanging photos:
Which brings me to:
DESIGN
Two things to consider here:
1. Branching:
I think the trees need to branch out a bit more, to provide an adequate 'cover' from which we can hang enough photos.
2. Overlaps:
In order to make sure that we can hang pictures on all the branches, we have to make sure, either the distance between the upper and lower branches is enough to hang photos on them, or make sure the branches are non overlapping.
Given our design is basically two halves with branches that are interlocked into each other, we have to take that into account when designing each half.
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Tired, then Asad picked up a bag of fruit jellies and went home. :D
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that was very educational!
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