Research Step 1
List 5 dangers to protect yourself from:
Hyperthermia
Boredom
Addiction
Breaking bones
Starvation
List 5 ways to extend the capabilities of your body:
Living longer/immortality
Needing no sleep
Flying
Reading minds
Hardened skin
Chosen topic: Hardening skin for protection
I choose this topic because being able to harden your skin provides extra protection and a sense of security for a person. You can use this to protect yourself or the people around you in dangerous situations. It can protect you from weapons, car crashes, falling from high heights, etc. Hardened skin can also protect the person from harsh weather or climate change. Tougher skin can help survive in extreme heat or fire, along with freezing cold temperatures as well. It is an effective solution to a wide range of problems and helps the person adapt to a difficult situation.
List out 10 tangible people/places/things that are associated with the purpose of your project:
1. Skin
2. Metal (for strength of skin)
3. Scales (hardened skin will resemble scales for aesthetic)
4. Sheild/protection
5. Weapons (skin will protect against blunt forces)
6. Fire (can protect against extreme heat)
7. Snow/ice (can protect against extremely cold temperatures)
8. Bulletproof vest (can deflect bullets)
9. Punch/strength (skin gives strength to user for protection)
10. Heights/falling (skin absorbs impact if user falls from great height)
Research Step 2
Artist: Jennifer McCurdy
Work Title: Wind Vessel
Attribute/Strategy I intend to borrow from the piece: This ceramic design flows very smoothly and efficiently, similar to how I want the hardened skin/armor to flow over the skin of the user. I want it to be aesthetically pleasing to watch the product “wrap” around the skin and take over.
Research Step 3
