7.12.09

Mini Briefs

Brief 1:
Entropy
[en-truh-pee]
  noun
1.     Thermodynamics.
a.     (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
b.     (in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S
2.     (in data transmission and information theory) a measure of the loss of information in a transmitted signal or message.
3.     (in cosmology) a hypothetical tendency for the universe to attain a state of maximum homogeneity in which all matter is at a uniform temperature (heat death).
4.     a doctrine of inevitable social decline and degeneration.

Explore the uncertainty within a manufacturing process.

As a controlled event occurs, the amassed uncertainty should be lessened by the understanding of the process and thus producing a more successful result. When this uncertainty is allowed to control the event the results will produce wide and varying forms.

Explore the possibility of producing one off pieces in manner that creates individual forms and allows the process to dictate form.

Brief 2:
Casting
Create a greater understanding of casting.

Casting is a process that is thousands of years old. It is a process used for many materials and new techniques have been developed alongside these materials.

Plastic Resins, Metals, Plaster and Concrete can all be cast to create forms with both function and aesthetics at their core. The process as a whole can create a better understanding for materials and their own constituents
Explore the possibility of producing one off pieces in manner that creates individual forms and allows the process to dictate form.

Through working with various methods and materials develop a greater understanding of casting and the benefits to be found from using it.