In the Arena Award — Nader Sadoughi

In the Arena Award

Trophy

In the application-only course, WKRM, I was tasked with working on a trophy with 3 peers and our professor Jiwon Park. We were commissioned to produce the In the Arena Award to be presented to Secretary Hillary Clinton that November.

Role: Trophy Designer
Client: LBJ School of Public Policy
Team Size: 4
Project Length: 3 months
Construction Complexity: 52 interlocking parts
Workflow: Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper 3D, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Laser Cutter, UV Printer Responsibilities: Trophy Ideation, Client presentations, 3D modeling, Manufacturing, Final Construction

Color Critical Workflow To convey the volume & courage the commissioner requested, we proceeded forward with a UV printing process on the laser cut plastic.CIELab was utilized to ensure a subtle and perceptually uniform change in color for a balanced final product.

Parametric Design MethodThe design had complex geometry requiring extensive manual adjustments per iteration. I parametricized the team’s design into Grasshopper, so that the design could be shifted and adjusted with a slider with real-time previews. The comissioner’s feedback in a meeting could now be implemented in seconds rather than hours.