Making Trophies - Part 1

I began this project by sketching out so plans of what I wanted to make. The brief was to make something to give to yourself that was influenced by something you are proud of. I took the mascot I designed in my second year of secondary school. It was the first time I had done anything in art that I was really proud of. The mascot to this day represents the sporting house I was in.

After drawing out some plans, I chose on that was my favourite. I would then go on to develop the plan on Adobe Illustrator. After having an introduction of this software the day before, I was quite comfortable with using it. I drew out the shapes that would eventually be cut from different colours of acrylic. I wasn't 100% sure on how I was going to assemble my trophy, but after some deliberation I decided that the majority of the trophy would be quite 2D, however on some sections I would use a slotting method to create the third dimension. 

I chose to make the trophy with acrylic and the laser cutter as this would be quicker than 3D printing, and would allow me to bend and mould certain shapes like the book element. 

I made sure I gave my self plenty of time to plan out my ideas, and I tested out some with scraps of paper which made it a lot clearer than trying to imagine it all in my head. I spent at least half of this day planning to ensure everything went well when it came to physically making the trophy.