Blog 12: My Making Process

Blog 12: Tell a short version of your making process.

I started with the bead ornaments, making the blue one for my older sister first. The process was fairly simple: place a small bead on a pin to act as a “cap”, then add two larger beads, then stick the pin in the styrofoam ball. Having never attempted it before, I did not anticipate the weight the beads would add to the delicate pins. After adding a couple pins of beads to the ornament, as I was about to add another, all the pins fell off, sending beads flying all over the floor. To counter this problem, I reassembled the beads, readying them to be added to the ornament. This time, however, I added a dab of super glue to the ends so that the weight of the beads would not pull the pins out again. Once I added the glue, the process went very smoothly, aside from the fact that I got glue all over my fingers and thus accidentally glued myself to everything I came into contact with. After adjusting for those difficulties, it took only two hours to complete the blue ornament. The other two beaded ornaments, a pink one and an orange one, went even faster. Noticing I was running short on supplies after using so many beads on each pin for the blue ornament, for the other two I did not put more than one bead on each pin. Then I moved on to the painted ornaments. I started with the snowman for my mom. As I painted I discovered that on the glass ornaments, the acrylic paint did not appear opaque, but rather was almost completely transparent. To overcome this, I added several coats of paint, eventually achieving a completely opaque snowman. After letting it dry, I added the classic top hat, scarf, face, and buttons, completing the image with the pipe, carrot nose, and twig-arms. Once it was completely dry, I went over the whole painting with clear nail polish so as to avoid the acrylic paint chipping off if it came into contact with a harder surface. Letting it dry once again, I removed the top of the ornament to reveal the opening through which I would add the silver tinsel. This turned out to be much more difficult than I had anticipated, for I had to add the tinsel one piece at a time, taking some twenty minutes to do complete. I followed this same process for each picture, starting with the base image, adding accents to incorporate the festivities of the holiday, and completing each with a coat of clear polish before filling it with delicate silver tinsel. Having finished the project, I sat back and looked at my creations, knowing that each one was personalized and sure to put a smile on everybody’s faces. 

Blog 12: Making Process

The process of my make hasn't been extremely hard so for that I am thankful. There was a lot of content that came up when I was researching the wreath. The only issue that I encountered while researching was that a lot of my sources had a lot of different theories regarding the origin and use of the wreath. How I solved this problem was by cross examining my sources with each other and then taking away what I decided had solid evidence to be true. The next step was attempting to make my make. According to the tutorial it was only suppose to take me 10 minuets... it took me more like 50 minuets to an hour. Next, I had to go buy materials which included a wire wreath, burlap and wire. I had to adjust the measurements a bit because I couldn't find the correct size of wire wreath that was recommended. I then assembled the wreath by weaving the burlap throughout the wire wreath and finally added a bow for a personal touch. In conclusion, my make was really fun to make because I wouldn't normally consider myself a creative personal  but I was able to be successful in making the wreath.

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 What did the process of making something before you made it do for your project? Can
you apply this process to other places in your life?

The process of making something before I made was actually very different. I am the type of person who just likes to jump into building stuff. My normal process is to just come up with a quick idea in my head and then start trying to make it happen. So, doing researching the object I want to make was a little odd. But I learned new and very interesting information about the beginning of the action figures I want to make. The process of researching helped me a lot in regards to using the 3D animation software, which can actually be a little difficult to use.  I was able to mess around with the software a good amount before I actually started to make the blue print  for my build, thanks to the making process. I had so many options of how I should make master shakes face look, after all the different photos of him I saw while doing some of my research. The blue printing process helped me because I figured out the dimension and what face I wanted master shake have. Overall,  going through and taking the time to do the process of making something before you make it is very important for the finally outcome of our projects. I can apply this process to every aspect of my life right now, since I am in school. Anything I want to make in life even if its a goal or build something else I will be able to apply this process. 

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What did the process of making something before you made it do for your project? Can
you apply this process to other places in your life?

The process of making for me made my prototype making process better for me because I had a structure as to what I was going to do before starting the project.  Already having structure allowed me to jump right into my project.  I knew I had to go find some sort of instruction so I knew how to start my project, but I also knew what I wanted to do beforehand.  Having a plan definitely helps with everything.  Planning out your time, staying organized, and being consistent are all things that I can and will apply to my life.  They are also things that I have applied to my project and the process of making it.  

Process of Make

The process of making something before you actually makes it to me is very beneficial. It is a rough draft of what your product would and should be. It gives you a lot of practice and only through practice will I would be able to produce a product worth making. I think the process of rough-drafting is really important because it shows you what you are doing wrong, what complications there are and then you can find a way to solve it. It's kind of like life, you don't always get it right on the first try so you gotta keep at it until you master it or just that it simply is not something that is meant for you. Like when someone plays a certain sport , you don't just go out on the field and become incredible at it, you must practice and through that practice you can improve. For my project I've been doing a lot of "rough drafting" by doing a lot of research to understand more about the way to actually make my project and through this research I was able to learn more about my make and was able to practice doing it in a more correct manner. I really enjoy this way of working and learning to improve my project so far.

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My making process is a jumbled mess of learning and implementing. It all starts with an idea for something that I think need improving or making. From there I will do research. I try to learn what is necessary to get going on this idea, but there is only so much you can learn from a computer. From there I start making. I will normally have some kind of idea for what I want the finished product to look like, but it is very rare that it actually ends up looking like that. I will start out with a piece and start adding to it. I will test and meddle with it as I go along trying to get what ever I am making to work to the best of its ability in its present condition.

For me, making is just as much about learning as it is about the finished product. Whats the point in making something if you don't know how it actually works in the end. So as I work I try to  also learn as much as possible. That is the biggest reason why I my finished project is not what I imagined in the beginning. Through every step and modification, I learn something. I try to use that knowledge to as I go make it better. For my trying to guess my result is like trying to guess the answer of a math problem with out doing or even knowing the steps to get there. 

There is also always a point where in my making process when I get frustrated with something and every part of me wants to give up, but most of the time I don’t. That is because I have gone through that enough times to know, that if you power through that problem, something amazing is aways going to come out of it.

Process of Making

The process of making something before I made it was hard. First it was hard because I had to research it and the type of research I was looking for and actually found. Through the research process I had searched the words “Make your own dog beds” and everything that popped up were journals and websites with people that made their own dog beds. These were all titled “DIY Dog beds”. Every single one of them had the same steps but had their own different way of doing things by the materials they used. Then when I put everything together and tried to make the prototype of the dog bed I found it very difficult to make because I am not a very artsy type of person. The bed is not just sewing things together it is more like quilting the pieces of materials together and making one complete big bed. I can apply this process to other places in my life now that I am going to school and having to plan my future. I have to research which is going to my advisors and asking them about my schedule and plans for next semester to complete the pre-nursing requirements. Then I have to do the steps on my own which is like putting the material of the bed together. Sometimes I will mess up and fail like I did with the bed. It fell apart and did not look like a bed. That goes into the classes I will take. I can fail but it is okay to fail as long as I learn by my mistakes and then fix the later on. I can retake classes and fulfil my job as a student to reach the goals I want to reach and have a great career in life.

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The process of making something before actually making  is really interesting to me particularly because I'm someone who likes to go with the flow. Planning is not really my thing, but in regards to my mug, I'm glad that I started to somewhat plan what's going to be on it. I've been thinking about specific designs and hopefully quotes that I want to be on there. Quote writing on my mug may be a little bit hard but I'm going to try it. In another aspect, planning for my mug has actually been pretty hard because at Color Me Mine, which is where I plan on decorating my mug, they have many different options for mugs, but they don't necessarily stock the same mugs time after time. When I show up, I will basically have to pick from what's readily available. So with my project, I'm trying to balance planning as well as spontaneity which I think I'm really good with, because sometimes the best ideas and designs truly come from an on the spot thought.

Premaking my Imake

Creating a prototype of my Imake project, before moving on to the final project has been a very helpful and fun task. Throughout my life, I have always generally avoided doing the prototype or rough draft of a project unless I have been required to, because I have always preferred to begin with the real project, and edit and perfect it from there.  In my opinion, the prototype is always considered to be the "waste of time", or the part of the project that does not require a lot of thought or care.  However, in this project, I have had the opportunity to recognize specific things about my project that could use additional critiquing, and I have been able to plan out what I will do differently when making my actual final project.  One special thing about creating a prototype, is that once you come up with creative ideas to include in your project, you have begun a foundation.  The nicest thing about building a foundation in your prototype, is the fact that your final product will be even more creative and special, because you get to add additional elements to it.
I can definitely apply this process to other areas within my own life.  I believe that the "prototyping process" is really in all aspects of life in general.  Most commonly, I notice prototyping in people, especially before they have conversations with others, or when making plans for their life.  Before any conversation, I (and I would guess most people) consider and mentally think about the ramifications or positivity that my word choice and dialogue can create.  In life, all people have to make plans and edit their plans in order to get to a more successful or pleasant state.  I experienced this when I was choosing between which colleges to attend.  In reality, there is good and bad in everything, but it is certainly wise to discover the bad, or weak in a prototype, and to change the negatives into positives, whatever the final product is.

Prototype Before IMake

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1. The process of making something before I made it for my project was extremely helpful. Making something before the final product I think is a crucial step in perfecting your piece of work. Normally for my projects, I just jump right into it and barely even have a draft. For this Imake though, it was really helpful making a prototype because it was a bigger project and I needed to have a couple draft ideas. It was kind of a pain with getting extra materials and using what I got, but I did it. I also think that making this prototype before my final project made it a better piece of art. I noticed the little things that I needed to fix, which helped perfect it.
2. I can definitely apply this process in other places in my life. What I mean by this is that if I make a mistake, I can correct myself next time because I've been through the process and have learned. This can also be applied by practice. If I don't understand a chemistry or math problem and I just turn in my homework, that isn't helping me, but if I take in the problem I don't understand to my teacher and have him explain it, then I am helping myself out and can then turn in my "final draft." 

Making Process

Prototyping is one of the most important things in my mind when making. The thing is you do not want to treat it as a prototype. Prototypes are how you learn. I am on my 3rd prototype for the shifting device so far for my bike project, and I can proudly say that I have learned something from each one. It is very important to take ideas and run with them. That is why I have never been a big fan of blueprints when starting out on a project. I find that I will have some kind of an idea in my head of what I want to make, but very rarely do I end up with something like what I have pictured. This is because as I continue to make steps through that process, I learn things, and my ideas change. Then when I and done with what ever I have made I sit back taking a look at it, and then get a good night sleep, and then go figure out what I have learned, and what I should change when I try again. 

I do my best to try and apply this process to my life as well. Every minute of every day I am learning, and trying to improve myself. This helps me get better suited to react to different situations. The thing is I try not to plan things out in my life too much, because everything is always changing. As I go through my days I learn so many new things that I try to apply to every new situation I am faced with. From this process I try to be as well prepared as possible for anything and everything that may or may not happen to me in a day.

First Steps of Making the Make

When I am first asked to create something, my first instinct is to pick up some items and make. This type of beginning in my making leads to a lot more failures than successes. With the knowledge of failure in mind, I knew I had to find a different strategy in how I ought to make things, and this project gave me a new tool into how I should start a build before I start a build. This step is the step of research.

Research has helped my build because it not only tells me how something, in my case a baby mobile, is made, but also explains to me the purpose of it being made like that. For example, the reason baby mobiles began to move both vertically and horizontally was to not only amuse the baby, but teach it the different types of linear motion. With this idea in mind, I now hope to put empathise I might not of had before, on making sure my mobile can move in more than one type of direction.

After the research it finally my favorite part, the build, but even this part is different in this project than what I am used to doing. This is because the build also includes a prototype. Normally I see this step as extra, but now I see it as the necessary step in my making because it is my chance to fail! In a good way! You see, if I fail, which knowing me I will, I am then given the opportunity to take that failure and turn it into a successful final product. Afterall, all failures are just opportunities to grow and learn. And thats what I plan on doing with my prototype, grow and learn to make an excellent final product.
I thought this was a funny portrait of prototyping

Prototypes and Life

The first part of the prompt for this blog asks what prototyping did for my project. Unfortunately, I can't actually reflect on what the process of prototyping did for my project because I haven't got the chance to do so. If you look back to my ninth blog post, and maybe my tenth, problems for this project was expected. I have not been able to, and will probably not, actually smith. A cheaper alternative may need to be done for the completion of the project, but it will need to be done soon for an actual prototype is due very soon. For this blog post, I will need to reflect on another project that was done in this writing class that had a prototype done, the Cisco make.
What the Cisco prototyping did for the final product was... not much. I suppose the general idea of what we did for that prototype translated to the final thing, but much was changed. I am not confident that the changes were made because of faulty ideas in the prototype; things just were not the same. I suppose that the ugly prototype we had did give us an idea of how not to make it look, but that may have been it. Looking back to how prototyping helped my current project; it did not, but only because it wasn't done.
Out of left field: the second part of the blog prompt asks if "prototyping" could help in other aspects of life. I believe the answer to that question is actually quite simple: preparation. With "prototyping," practicing, you get important insight on things that may work or may not. It is vital to practice things before they are actually needed so that they may go swimmingly. For example, the military runs their troops through drill after drill so that it is ingrained into those soldiers' brains to the point where it is muscle memory, giving those individuals the chance to think about more important things when it matters most. I think that it actually may be common practice amongst all organized factions to prepare like this. So to answer the original question directly: yes, the process of making before actually making can be applied to different aspects of life.

So here's a random diagram of prototyping:

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Pre-Making In Regards To Making

I'm not quite sure what this particular prompt is asking, however, I'll give it my best shot at responding to it. It's clear that preparation is key when going through the process of creation. For example, research prior to the beginning of the making process is likely to greatly improve the outcome of your project. Sure spontaneous creation is good, but researched creation is even better. The overall quality of the make is improved. Thus, as a result, you partake in a process that is much more rewarding.

This is true for most things in life. I know that when I procrastinate, which happens more than I would like to admit, the condition of my final product isn't up to the standard that I would like it to be at. This is especially true when it comes to academic makes, such as papers or projects for class. I always end up hating myself for procrastinating when it comes to these types of assignments for school. I know that this strategy does not benefit me in anyway. However, that being said, I'm fully aware that avoiding procrastination is easier said than done.

Nonetheless, it's important to put planning and preparation into a majority of the creations that we make throughout our lives. It ends up decreasing stress too. The process will be smooth and you will be happy and what's greater than your happiness? Nothing. I would encourage everyone to make a more conscious effort to try not to procrastinate and to put more preparation into all of your makes. I know that I definitely feel better if I have a plan prior to starting a project. Preparation is also beneficial in regards to the caliber of your work.

Blog 11: How the Pre-make Helped My I-make

Blog 11: What did the process of making something before you made it do for your project? Can
you apply this process to other places in your life?

Making a prototype was something that I was not very familiar nor comfortable with before this class. Typically, in my endeavors for creativity, I would go for the big project all at once, sloppily adjusting for mistakes as I went. In the end, the finished project always had flaws that I had to force myself to overlook. Making the prototype, however, brought a whole new light to my idea of creating something. While I was making this prototype, as I made mistakes all I had to do was write them down along with a solution as for how to correct it on the real project. In addition to this, I had the freedom to experiment with the different types of paint I could use on the ornaments, as well as the amount of room I had to paint. As with anything, making this rough draft will lead to a more perfect final draft, or final project.

This process can be applied to many other areas of life. Specifically, it can be applied to any academic writing assignment. Since my very first official essay assignment in the fourth grade, I have been taught to write a first draft, then go back and revise the paper until it is good enough to turn in as a final draft. And ever since fourth grade, for every paper I have been assigned to write, I have of course neglected to do this, because how fun is it to follow directions? Instead, I have spent the years turning in shoddy drafts that have tons of room for improvement. Until this assignment to create a prototype, I never saw the proof behind all my teachers’ reasons for assigning a rough draft. Having done this pre-make has made me see the value of rough drafts and of revision. This method can be applied to all writing assignments, which I will begin to do from here on out. Finally, I will be following the directions of the people who actually did know what they were talking about, and did know what was best for me and my essays. 

Blog 11: Pre-Making My Make

Making something before making your project can be so useful. For my project it showed me the steps I was able to recreate well and the steps that I could work on a little more. Also, I was able to see how my designs and ideas were going to come together before I made the final project, which allowed me to see which ones I liked and didn't. This can be applied to everyday life because sometimes we get ideas in our head and then when we try to execute them unplanned and unorganized it turns into a mess. Pre-making something gives you the first hand experience at why it may not work at a large scale or in the long run. Sometimes I think something that a lot of people struggle with is taking an idea in their head and then translating it on paper or actually doing it. Making something small scale allows you to see how to make your project better or maybe another to do it more efficiently.

http://www.skillshare.com/classes/lifestyle/Mind-Mapping-Get-Your-Ideas-Out-of-Your-Head-and-Into-Reality/1341480258

The website above is just the add for a class. I really liked how they put the course objectives and I think that the steps they list are the same for the making process before you actually make it.