Structure with a side of Joints

In this project, we focused on the idea of structure using straws to support a 4"x4"x4" bristol board cube on a 8" base. We also looked at different ways on how to make a cube by articulating the edges with different types of joints. I decided to create my cube not using joints to connect, but connect/slide the tabs of the cube within each other. During critique, we gave one word of what our cube reminded us of, so looking at my cube, I automatically thought "puzzle." I took Kuniko's idea of making my cube look like an actually puzzle piece by using my base as the whole puzzle. I made a box using foam board and cut out the shape of the cube. My intentions with the straws were to make a crane like structure, so I looked at pictures of actually cranes and decided to base it off a bridge crane. In my first attempt, I built the structure that the straws held the cube from the bottom, but I wanted to make it look like the crane was pulling the cube out of the base. I decided to build a bridge crane out of the straws tied with yarn for sturdiness. Once I built it, I had a piece of foam connecting with the straws to hold the cube with an actually hook. It was critiqued to me that it would be more effectively if the cube was more integrated with the sturcture itself by wrapping the yarn coming off of the structure around the cube. So I took the yarn and wrapped it around the top straws so it would hold it at the top corners of the cube.