Packaging Using Polyhedral Structures

When researching ideas for this project, I came across a lot of shopping bags that were humorous and very clever to promote whatever store they were for.  After seeing a bag for a bikini store that had a woman wearing a bikini bottom, I became inspired to make one for a bikini top.  Since we had to use polyhedral shapes, the bag was in the shape of a pentagonal prism and I decided to use other polyhedrals for the actual bikini. It was difficult to make the bikini part smaller, since it sticks out a lot from the bag.  I painted the bag a light pink since the store it is for is only for women and used a black bikini to give it a bold look.  I used glitter paint to write the stores name on it to also make it attractive for women.  The bikini straps are used as handles for the bag.  To improve on the bag, I would utilize the bikini top for some sort of storage and would make the text a little darker and easier to read.

Polyhedral Structures Phase A

the sketch...

In order to address the problem of turning polyhedrals into a mask, I decided to use these shapes for specific reasons.  The polyhedral used for the main face of the mask was chosen because i felt as though it could easily be used as the main part of the mask.  When looking at masks from different cultures, Venetian masks stood out to me.  As soon as I saw the polyhedral that I used for the ears, it instantly inspired me to create a mask that resembled a cat.  I then chose a smaller polyhedral for the nose and painted the mask black with metallic gold to give it a more dynamic feel.  I used the pattern on the right side of the face and the left ear to make it less symmetrical but still balanced.  After the critique in class, to improve the mask I would possible add or cut away from the lower part of the face to make it more interesting.