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19/4/13

This is just my home made 3D design for a practice to make my street lamp. I didn't use any of the reference image to create this. just straight away in maya and made this model with polygon.

This is the image of ful light model with out the LED I duplicated wings.now I goning to hyper shade and color this model

This image is showing after the texturing I added the LED light this will glow. But I dont actually know how to glow objects in maya so I try to find a tutorial in internet.

http://vimeo.com/19419930

This link above will go to the tutorial and that tutorial help me to glow the LED light. also I try to composite this model with real photograph.
http://vimeo.com/18536683#at=0 This tutorial is for that composition.With the help of this tutorial I understand that how I can add this model to real images in maya.

This is just I created in maya I took this photograph with mobile and add my model to it I always try to change the light direction of the object and its color according to photograph.

This is just a modern bike rendering. I created this model for testing maya mentelray fro my project. In street light design i used maya mental ray materials for rendering and texturing my model.

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27/02/13

today I started with making a presentation on end of year show. Basically what  I making is exploring different ideas and showing how I develop through the project. The presentation was good for me to start with some idea.First years presented their presentation.every one doing different type of ideas but they are stick with one idea in their mind.Neil want to explore 5 different ideas or theme to research other than one specific also for the academic research I have to look the theory of my idea not only tutorials.I will add my presentation here.

second years had more game and character design ideas but I would  like develop skills and ideas on product design field.

at this point I am thinking of to make a car design in 3D model but I don't know how much time it will take to make one because its Little complex.I am more intrested in 3D modeling . 

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18/4/13
To day I continued my 3D model in Maya to make the led light bulb inside the wing. I will only duplicate after this

This is the Light creation with polygon sphere then I used booleans tool to create the holes in side the model.Then I extruded an inside area of each hole.

I will add the light effect inside each hole.But I never light up (glow) an object inside the Maya so I have to find some tutorial to do that after i duplicate this finished wing.

I just duplicated it for a look, I want to know how the light is looking after duplicate the wing, I was convinced the model is looking good perfect for me at this point.

This is a closer look and I created a connection between wings and pillar with a long tube also wings to tube with a small connector. Now I want to connect between tube and the small connector. I will use  merge vertex tool for that then I merge this small connector with the tube. I wont connect this small connector with wings I will just combine them together because the wing is already smoothed so it will take large amount of time to make connection inside the wing.  

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17/04 /2013
After half term today I stated my 3D model in maya with the concept sketch as a reference, I am not making this concept sketch as image plane to model this street light from that. I think that I dont need a image plane to make this street light.

The above image is my street light pillar that i created in Maya. I used curves and surface modeling to create this pillar.I used ep curve tool from maya create menu to create the curved shape and later I converted this model to polygon for easy to use.now I want to ,make the wing I thinking to make one wing and duplicate that to other side so I want to finish every detail in this first wing model.

This is wing model that i made using polygon in Maya I try to use Ep curve tool but that's not too good to look.Then I created this polygon cube and made that into the shape of my street light wing.then I smooth this model. I tried to use different level of smoothness until i am satisfied. 

The curve inside the wing is created with soft selection but that didn't look good enough  for me so I asked Neil for any other way to curve this. Then he told me that I can use deformation tool for curving the model then I used that.

In this screen shot I am using deformation tool to perfect my design. 

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21/3/13

To day I continued my work from yesterday. Today I will make my concept sketch in Adobe Illustrator and try to add color on it.I started my concept sketch in illustrator with my sketchbook drawings. Illustrator is for vector creation but i like to use it for this concept design.

This is the final sketching that I finished in illustrator.I ask to every one in my class for opinion every one like the design including Neil.In this image I explains How my design will work as a street light. I added solar panel on the top of the wings so this way it is easy to reach sunlight on this solar panels also this is the main source of energy for this street light design but i think it is safe to connect with normal power source's.This solar powered street light will have LED lights for reducing the amount of energy. This LED light will last 10 times longer than normal bulb also less cost for maintenance  

Advantages 

Low power consumption and long and predictable lifetime: The lifetime of LED street lights is usually 10 to 15 years, three times the life of current technologies adopted. The much less frequent need to service or replace LEDs means low maintenance cost.

• Dimming: LEDs can be dimmed when less street lighting is needed, such as late at night, and at dusk or early dawn.
• Small package size and weight
• More accurate color rendering: The color rendering index is the ability of a light source to correctly reproduce the colors of the objects in comparison to an ideal light source.
• Quick turn on and off: Unlike fluorescent lamps, which take time to heat up once switched on, LEDs come on with full brightness instantly. Unlike mercury vapor, metal halide and sodium vapor lamps (commonly used in street lighting), LEDs do not have a problem restarting immediately (hot ignition) following a brief power failure or inadvertent turn off.
• RoHS compliance: LEDs don't contain mercury or lead, and don't release poisonous gases if damaged.
• Less attractive to nocturnal insects: Nocturnal insects are attracted to ultraviolet, blue and green light emitted by conventional light sources.
• Fewer electrical losses: All other types of lighting (except incandescent) require ballasts, additional electronic and/or electromagnetic components, in which some power is consumed.
• Optically efficient lighting equipment: Other types of street lights use a reflector to capture the light emitted upwards from the lamp. Even under the best of conditions, the reflector absorbs some of the light. Also for fluorescent lamps and other lamps with phosphor coated bulbs, the bulb itself absorbs some of the light directed back down by the reflector. The glass cover, called a refractor, helps project the light down on the street in a desired pattern but some light is wasted by being directed up to the sky (light pollution). LED lamp assemblies (panels) do not require reflectors and can be designed to provide the desired coverage without a refractor.
• Higher light output even at low temperatures: While fluorescent lights are comparably energy efficient, on average they tend to have lesser light output at winter temperatures.

This is the advantages of LED light so its very good for today street lights.

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20/03/13

To day I was still working in my sketch book trying to sketch some ideas for the street light design.I am drawing some of the designs from my mind.I ask Neil to have a look at this ideas and he like my butterfly design street light.This design is inspired from butterfly wing. This street light design will work with the solar panel. Neil also like my one more idea that design is powered by wind turbine. I like the butter fly design more than the wind turbine powered design I showing below the scanned images of my concept sketch.

This is the butterfly design I selected this design as my final I have some other concept sketches in my sketchbook.I am saying that the wing of this street light is inspire from butterfly not exactly as it look like but I changed it little bit for the concept design.

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7/03/13
To day I stared to select images of street light that was already designed or concept.I know that the street light image research will help me to get more different ideas and i can understand how they made this ideas as a street light.When I started to research I under stand one thing that all future concept design are green or reduce energy usage or recycle  the object.

Philips talks up benefits of LED street lights | ZDNet. 2013. Philips talks up benefits of LED street lights | ZDNet. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/philips-talks-up-benefits-of-led-street-lights/21505. [Accessed 4 May 2013].

I am showing above is an example of large companies like Philips are trying to change to led lights and there effect in environments.I am showing here some of the best street light concept ideas that I found in my research.

This is one of the most intelligent street light design ever seen this design is very useful for any city roads that nearby river.this light uses led light for saving energy.

This is a kind of design that are help full for earth in future this design working by recycling the battery.

I like this design. more than other two design this is more practical in the world today. I am also thinking to add solar panel to my design and I will try to add wind turbine but i don't think its possible on every place but if some places have wind so easy to collect energy from wind. 

Now I started my sketch book and try to add this images in the book 25 different street light design.From this and other type of creative or organic designs I try inspire from them.But for me I want to create a light that can stand in today's world.So I will add solar panel and LED lights in my design.

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28/02/2013

To day start with my presentation, presenting to the class, I want to design automotive but I have to explore 4 more ideas than what I presented. I did start to thinking about four more ideas and I come up with these                
1. Automotive Design
2.Interior Design
3.Architect Design
4. Gadject Design
5.Urban Design
Neil gave us new sheet today that saying to research at least 50 images and annotate each and comparing with other images. Hand in as a sketch book.I have to start the research from now to get these images. After 11 o clock, I attended lesson (power point presentation )by Rowena Beigton(Academic partnership manager from staffordshire university) on Reflective practice.This lesson help me to understand deeply how I need to improve my reflective practice through my course and how I can do higher level of standard in reflective practice.From my personal perspective my own reflective practice need to improve a lot, In the lesson she gave us examples of really good learning journal.I read through it I get  some Idea to develop my writing.Also in the lesson she gave us 4 photograph and we have to reflect on it as a practice.
What I understand from the power point presentation ?
I understand that reflective practice will help me to write higher standard RLJ. The presentation explore different method of writing reflective learning journal.

                

This two example's are from my research in my sketch book I have done each of this design ideas and there 10 images with annotation.

this is the designs that i researched on gadject designing section I personally like to design my own creation and create that design in 3D .I will add this design files in my final dvd file submission in indesign or pdf format.I ask my tutor neil about designing a car for first end year project but he told me that car can be made on second year final show because may be there is not enough time to make a full 3D car design also in second year it is easy to get more idea and I will get more experience so now I think this is better idea.so I should change my mind but I have to stay with 3D model not gaming or animation yet.

I have an idea about designing street lights for roads. I will discuss with Neil next week

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6/03/13
Today Neil gave us a task. This task is for starting to finalizing our initial ideas for the project. So today I can spent first half of the lesson to think about initial ideas after that I have to write three proposals for this ideas.From  this moment I started to think about the three Ideas that can help me to select a final design I have to submit that before the end of this lesson.I started from my first choice to design a futuristic car but at the moment its not possible I know that but still I think that I can add to my three Ideas.the second one was to redesign the mac computer and third one was to redesign the street lights of UK.

           

           IDEA PROPOSAL. 1

 Redesigning the British street lamps (light). Final out come will be to show the product design as visualization. Animating the design on screen and showing the portfolio (including concept sketches and research).

           

1.      Researching about streetlight, street light designing’s, and different kind of lamp designing’s.

2.      Researching different type of objects that will inspiring to design my concept streetlight

3.      Sketching ideas and inspired themes (rough sketching)

4.      From the rough ideas develop selected concept sketches

5.      Finalize the suitable concept sketch design, convert it into colored sketches

6.      Start to work on 3D model (model, texture, lighting)

7.      Finalizing the design with animation

 IDEA PROPOSAL.2

Designing futuristic city car. Final out come will be to animate the car and show how it will be useful for future city life.

  

1.      Researching about futuristic city cars, urban car designs.

2.      Researching about automobile technology.

3.      Sketching many rough drawing’s and inspirational drawings

4.      Select the suitable   idea and develop the design

5.      Finalize the concept design sketch then draw different views of the car

6.      Start to work on 3D model of the car

7.      Finalize the model with animation

                         IDEA PROPOSAL. 3

Redesigning apple Mac computer. Show the final design as 3D model portfolio and visualization with concept sketches.

1.Researching about apple Mac design history and different apple products

2. Researching about PC and TV designs

3.Sketching Ideas roughly also I will sketch from some inspirational objects.

4.Selecting creative and possible design from the sketches

5.Sketching and coloring all different components of the product and views from different perspective

6.finishing of the sketch work and start 3D design on Maya.

7.finalize the concept design with visualization

I ask Neil about these ideas and he told me that street light is very good and new idea I was also about to say that I personally like the street light idea from this.In my mind I am thinking of to redesign the street lights of UK so I fixed to design the street light.from now I have to start proper research on my street light idea.I have to select and annotate street light design in sketch book .