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Week 06 Group Cruise Ship to Cablecar 01 ENGRAVING PROTOTYPES Earlier brick engraving concepts, using the existing infrastructure of the Cable Car sign/sculpture and Cable Car branding for the logo.          Below are some further developments of the brick engravings, exploring typefaces that encompass readability that are of a blocky nature to resonate with the Cable Car's design itself.  Typeface: Wear Fat Shirt Typeface: Graze BRK Typeface: Bulletproof Embossing prototypes:     Sandblasting tests using a laser-cut stencil on irregular shaped brick: The results were disappointing, as the brick we used for the sandblasting, was a composite of clay and concrete. This did mean the areas of relief from the sandblasting were a different colour to the rest of the brick, however the consistency of this type of bric...

Week 06 Group Cruise Ship to Cablecar 01 Brick etching for fundraiser, designed and manufactured by  http://www.engravingcrew.com.au/ Achieved using a laser engraving machine, this makes the relief a darker colour to contrast with the brick improving visibility. If bricks are at ground level, visibility will be important for efficient wayfinding.   Below are some examples of engraved bricks, one done by laser engraving, the other using a hand carved technique, found by fellow classmates. It shows the importance of having a contrasting colour for visibility reasons.  

Week 04 Group Cruise Ship to Cablecar 01 Results from interview with Michelle, an employee at the Cable Car. The existing sculpture/sign at the entrance to Cable Car Lane is popular, and sometimes complemented on. The sign is easily visible from surrounding areas, however it is too high and can be easily missed when closer to it. Michelle suggested a kiosk at the entrance of the lane, to encourage people to try the Cable Car, and take payments. Michelle also suggested red arrows leading into the lane, she also liked my suggestion of coloured tiles/bricks in a pattern leading to the Cable Car. Below are some designs that work cohesively with the existing brick pattern found from outside Cable Car Lane, leading all the way in. Exploring embossing & debossing for potential brick designs.

SITE PHOTOS OF THE CABLE CAR AND SURROUNDING AREAS Week 04 Group Cruise Ship to Cablecar 01