Panda Automaton Slideshow
James Contes, Eleni Contes, Bryson Pacheco, Thompson Asch
Front View
I believe the front view of this automaton shows mainly
balance and repetition. Balance is shown through how the
panda is symmetrical, each aspect of the toy it repeated on
the other side of it. Repetition is shown through how each
element is repeated on the other side, so if you were to cut it
in half and hold it up to a mirror, then theoretically it would
look normal as if nothing happened to it (for the most part). It
also uses scale to indicate that the head is one of the most
important aspects of the panda, along with the body.
Right View
In my opinion, the right view showcases scale and
emphasis. Scale is shown by how the head, body,
and limbs of the toy are all differently scaled, and in
my opinion, this view is able to show scale the best.
Emphasis can be seen by how things are scaled, the
head is round, meant to look cute and appealing for
kids, same with the body, but the limbs you can say
are nowhere near to being close to how an actual
panda would look, instead it takes a shape similar to
that of a human and I feel as if that is emphasised.
Top View
This photo, or view of the toy panda is able to show
alignment and unity. Alignment is shown with how the
ears, hands, and feet are able to match up when
looking at it from this view. Unity is shown through
how well these parts of the toy, (the head, body,
limbs, etc.) are able to go so well together, match up
almost perfectly within a photo and just in general
look appealing.
Isometric View
Proportion and visual hierarchy are the visual
design principles I believe match with this photo
of the panda automaton. Proportion since the
ears, arms, legs, head, body, etc all match with
each other and all give off different proportions.
Visual hierarchy because of the way it’s colored,
made to look like a panda yet still holds a sense
that it was hand made to it, the spacing within the
color, especially within the face, it shows
composition through spacing, color and shape.
Functional analysis- Panda Automaton
Primary function-
Twisting the crank arm so
the arms and legs move in
an oscillating motion, so the
panda looks as if it’s doing
jumping jacks.
Educated guess-
Structural analysis Name: Foot
Quantity: 2
Dimensions: Roughly 1 Inch
Function: Moves back and forth
Material: Plastic
Texture & Finish: Shiny, smooth, glossy.
Interactions with other parts: Connects to the body and at
the connecter at the bottom
Name: Arm
Quantity: 2
Dimensions: Roughly 1 Inch
Function: Moves back and forth
Material: Plastic
Texture & Finish: Shiny, smooth, glossy.
Interaction: The hole on the end connects to the body and
the prong stays in between 2 short walls of the connecter.
Name: Ears
Quantity: 1
Dimensions: Roughly 1.5 Inches
Function: Has no Function (for design purposes)
Material: Plastic
Texture & Finish: Shiny, smooth, glossy.
Interactions With Other Parts: Connects to the Body.
Name: Crank Arm
Quantity: 1
Dimensions: Roughly 1 Inch
Functions: Makes the entire automaton move.
Material: Plastic with maybe some metal.
Texture & Finish: Smooth with a sandy texture
Interactions with other parts
Name: Back
Quantity: 1
Dimensions: Roughly 2.25 Inches
Function: Holds all of The Other Parts Together
Material: Plastic
Texture & Finish: Shiny, smooth, glossy.
Interactions with other Parts: Holds the Arms, legs, ears,
crank arm, and the connecter, as well as the face.
Name: Face
Quantity: 1
Dimension: Roughly 2.25 Inches
Function: Holds everything Together
Material: Plastic
Texture & Finish: Shiny, smooth, glossy.
Interactions with other parts: Prevents the stuff from
falling out of the automaton.
Motion sequence
● 1. Twist the knob of the toy rotary and the axis and wheel of the body part.
● 2. The spring inside makes the parts move linearly and rotate.
● 3. The legs are connected to the springs and the arms are connected to the
knob and the knob causes the springs to move and when the springs move
the legs and arms move in a liberal and rotary motion.
● The legs and arms make the whole body move in a
reciprocating motion up and down