Project 2: The Mass Produced Object

WEEK 1: THE START


When I think of mass produced object I think of something that is plastic. And when I think of plastic I think keyboard key caps. I will design a keycap for the esc key. This will be producible within a sale context and not meant for any specific keyboard. Keyboards usually have the same 19x19mm key integration so it will fit any keyboard. 

For my design I have been obsessed with a series called monster hunter. I will design this keycap
on this franchise for now I have decided to choose a Palico which is a cat companion and is the mascot of the series. 



The design is not set in stone. I plan on having the "ESC" be shine through and the eyes ears and mouth of the cat to also be shine through. Meaning the light from the keyboard will be visible in these areas.

I think I will work in Rhino to Achieve this because it works more much better in very measured and calculated circumstances such as this one. This will most likely be 3D printed. My plan right now is that the key cap is composed of two parts one for the shine through one for the main body that does not let out any light, I do not know if that is possible though. I am not even sure if the printer can accommodate an object such as this either. 

I am not sure if I want to keep the functional shape of the key cap either and lean towards a more sculptural and far less within the bounds of a cube but stay within the perimeters of 19x19mm.

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