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3D printing: Chess pieces

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Earlier this year, I tried my hands on the 3D modelling software by Autodesk, Fusion 360. I self assigned myself to create some custom 3D chess pieces with the software. I only had one constraint. None of my chess pieces will have any curved surface. The exercise let me to create the following chess pieces. I tried to maintain the basic shape of the chess pieces and slowly extrude and removed cuboid out of them to add more details.

After nearly 107 iterations I finalised the form of these chess pieces and decided to 3D print the rook. Following is how the 3D print turned out. I intend to get this all 3D printed and create a chess set out of it.

Ethnography in Contemporary times

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Ethnography in Contemporary times

Our first design project (DP-I) was all about knowing ourselves, our social groups and our community better. One of the most prominent ways to do that is by the means of an Ethnographic study of the concerned group. At its heart, ethnography is the study of cultures. But what does it mean to KNOW a social group? And how do we as designers or rather ethnographers find it out? How does one's involvement in a social group affect its dynamics? How does the researcher celebrates or condemns social practices of the group in his/her writings based on his/her limited understanding of the world? What is the basis of these judgements?

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"What is Design?": A Personal Note

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As I embark a new journey into the world of design, it would be wise to jot down my initial thoughts.
At NID, as part of our foundation course, the first assignment given to us was to make a poster that displayed our perception of design. Being not very good at poster making, maybe my post will do some justice to the submission.

I hope that as time passes by, my thoughts and ideologies grow more refined.
Comments are welcome!

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