Design of Japanese Armor鎧兜

Fuhito YoshidaJanuary 2012

Path to the Project

Sports Music Comic Cultures

Goal

Understand the background and the development of the design of Japanese armor

Create my own Japanese armor

Process

Researching Reading Collecting materials Building Writing

Summer

Researching Gathering materials Sleeping Hanging out with friends Forgot about Mami

Books

Materials

Plastic sheets Thick fabric Strings/ropes/threads Color paint sprays

Website

Building

Back of Head

Shoulders & Thighs

Final Product

Challenges

Sewing Drilling Following the plan Being a boarding student Destructions

Time Management

Japanese TV show Manga Homework

Highlight

Smaller pieces become one large thing

What I learned

Self – Confidence Procrastination is a black hole Manners in the society Making plans and following them

What happens next?

Special Thanks to

Dale Scott Fritz Schenck Jennifer Cross JiaHui Guo John Chang Mami Takeda Ross School and Everyone

Questions?

Thank You For ComingThank You for Coming!