Development

I have been continuing to develop my ideas in the studio sessions. Brainstorming how to make my object intuitive to the user has been a main focus, as well as the aesthetics and materials I will use to make it. Deciding what material to use for the outer of the box will be an issue, with it needing to be light inside in order to see the object clearly, (I had initially imagined a nice wooden box!)
I am now in the final stages of doing tests on the effects I will be using on the eye holes, and have several options to choose from.
I am beginning to think about the object inside, with thoughts of it maybe be very abstract so the viewer does not recognise it at all or guess what it is.
I have begun some simple investigation into what kinds of material-textures-patterns-colours look interesting under the different manipulations and some notes have been taken.
Evidence of my research, thinking and development in scans of examples of pages from my workbook (right)

I also have results from testing in class. When sharing our ideas in the studio group, I tested my visual ideas and manipulations with my peers and received some feedback and suggestions. At this stage the magnification glass was the most popular and I was also encouraged to experiment and push my ideas with the coloured cellophane.