Automata
an introduction to visual thinking and mechanism design
For a class on Visual Thinking, one of our main assignments was creating a paper and foam-core automata with various mechanisms to create an animated scene.
Tools & Materials:
foam-core, paper, watercolors
Takeaways:
working with a group to create one creative vision
rapid prototyping of initial ideas
taking sketches to 3D scenes
intuition for basic mechanisms
photo credits: Thomas (our awesome TA)!
