Charles Person Midterm Laser Cuts

For inspiration for the laser cuts I began to think of representations of atoms, bones and constellations. Specifically the image of larger nodes connected by smaller lines to convey a greater image. So I decided to work with that and create a base node shape that could be interconnected.

The modelling techniques I made use of were curves and curve booleans. I worked with a few base node shapes but kept coming back to the circle as I thought it was the simplest and most effective at conveying what I wanted. In hindsight I'm thinking I maybe should have gone even simpler with my shapes, with maybe just a single node circle shape and a few connector shapes.

For the final assembly I tried drawing influence from a few different constellations but ended up settling on Orion's Belt. I liked the overall simplicity of it as well as how recognizable it is, along with a bit of a personal attachment as it's usually bright enough to be seen as I'm walking to and from night classes despite the light pollution.