WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO COLLECT?

The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining items that are of interest to an individual collector.

A shoe?

Action figure?

Artwork?

EXHIBIT YOUR COLLECTIONS

Project Description

My idea is to use modular shape to design an LED light case or shelf that used to display objects for viewing. The display case’s surface is combined with 3 pentagon shapes. The viewer can adjust light brightness and the height of the display shelf for different collectible items.

INSPIRATIONAL FORM

A MODULAR APPROACH FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE

I was inspirited by objects that combined with modular shapes, such as rectangle, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, trapezoid, and parallelogram.

LIGHT

WHAT KIND OF LIGHT YOU WILL SHINE UPON THE WORLD?

A light is not just a physical object,

It is an experience that surrounds us.

My design will be original.

My design will be practical.

My design will be able to be mass-produced.

My design will be made from natural materials

LIGHT RESEARCH

SOFT WHITE (2700 - 3000K)

BRIGHT WHITE/ COOL WHITE (3500K - 4100K)

DAYLIGHT (5000K - 6500K)

The three primary types of color temperature for LED bulbs are:

Soft White (2700K – 3000K)

Bright White/Cool White (3500K – 4100K)

Daylight (5000K – 6500K)

The higher the Degrees Kelvin, the whiter the color temperature.

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LIGHT RESEARCH

LED LIGHT STRAIP

ADVANTAGES

• Simple and easy to use

•Cuttable and connectable

•Adhesive backed

•Dimmable and flexible

•Easily to install

• strips are great for a variety of indoor / interior uses

PORTABLE LIGHT

ADVANTAGES

• Short touch for ON/OFF

• Long press for brighter and dimmer.

• Remember your last brightness setting

• Long-lasting

• Portable Size for Anywhere

LIGHT BULB

ADVANTAGES

• SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE

• Long-lasting

• EASILY TO INSTALL

NATURAL MATERIALS RESEARCH

MDF wood board

ADVANTAGES

•Inexpensive

•can be painted or stained to look just like wood

•does not expand and/or contract in moist/humid environments

Magnetic

ADVANTAGES

•made of rare earth elements

•keep a strong magnetic force that can lift at least 12 lb. of weight.

•attract or repel each other

Steel Plate

ADVANTAGES

•Durable

•Inexpensive

• long-lasting

•Fire and heat resistance

•Metal is more cost-efficient when it comes to long term,

LIGHT DIRECTION RESEARCH

FONT LIGHTING

TOP LIGHTING

FRONTAL LIGHTING

•The shadows cast by frontal light are behind the subject, out of sight from the camera’s point of view

BACK SIDE LIGHTING

BACKLIGHTING

SIDE LIGHTING

•one side of a subject will be lit and the other side will be in shadow.

•creates a more dramatic image.

•texture comes to life

SIDE LIGHTING

LEFT SIDE LIGHTING

BACKLIGHTING

•strong backlighting usually results in a silhouette.

•the lack of detail might not be the desired result.

•can create an interesting contrast of warm light on dark subjects

DISPLAY CASE RESEARCH

TABLETOP DISPLAY CASES

SINGLE OBJECT DISPLAY CASE

WALL DISPLAY CASES

FREE STANDING DISPLAY CASE

DRAW DISPLAY CASES

MODULAR STACKING DISPLAY CASES

EARLY IDEATIONS

MIND MAP

Mind map shows what people love to collect and brainstorm early ideas.

EARLY IDEATIONS

CONCEPT SKETCHES

Hexagonal Display and Extenableable Display

Modular Stacking Display Case

Stacking Cube

Table Display with Light

Single Object Display Case

Wall Display - Chinese Character Concept

FORMAL DESIGN PROPOSAL

Hexagonal Display Case

FORMAL DESIGN PROPOSAL 1

The light is fixed and it is collected with the base but not the display shelf. When the user rotated the hexagon shelf, there is only one section have light. The light is changeable.

Square Combination

FORMAL DESIGN PROPOSAL 2

•5 cases can interlock with one another

• Create a strong structure and easy to take out and make it easy to assemble

• LED light is hidden inside the case

Interchangeable Case

FORMAL DESIGN PROPOSAL 3

THE CENTER SHELF IS INTERCHANGEABLE

Uses have to take out the dowel at the bottom of the display case and change the positions of the shelf.

MODULAR SHAPE EXPLORATION

Modular display case ideation - hexagon

Modular display case ideation - square

I did some 2D modular shapes ideations. I select the ones with the most potent forms and make mock-ups base on the 2D sketches .

SQUARE

HEXAGON

PENTAGON

SQUARE DISPLAY

HEXAGON DISPLAY

PENTAGON DISPLAY

I chose the pentagon shape display case because it provides a larger surface to display products compare to the square and hexagon one. As the user adjusting the height of a single case, they have less to manage. The square and hexagon display is divided into too many sections.

MOCKUP IMAGES

Modular display case mockup - square

Modular display case mockup - hexagon

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Pre Final Model - Exploded view

Base on the foam core model that I made, I made some improvements to the new mockups. I put 4 magnets on the back of the case and I find out that actually two is enough to support the case. A single case in perspective view. It is about 17 inches height and I find out that I can make the length shorter. Display case base attaches with 4 metal steel bars.

Pre Final Model - Conductive paint

I try to put conductive paint at the back of the display shelf and the base. The led light and wire are connected with the paint. However, my idea is to make a removable case with lighting with each shelf. If I remove the case and put it back, the positions of the case have to be very accurate to be able to turn on the light.

I Try to place the led case on to the electrical paint, the position needs to be very accurate, in order to keep the led on.