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Step 2Clock design.
The clock design can be literally be anything.
However, there are a number of factors you should consider with the design:
Size
Firstly, there is a restricting to what a printer can print. The maximum size for most printers is A3. Secondly, the lengths of clock hands affect the diameter of the clock. If a specific hand length is desired, most likely they will be harder to source and more expensive. The length of the long hand should be long enough that it is overlapping the numbers. The clock hands that was sourced was approximately 12cm (5"), and was only used do to being the most inexpensive clock.
Complexity
Depends o what is chosen as the main material to make the clock from. In this example wood ( MDF ) was chosen. Other materials that may be used are cardboard, sheet metal or Perspex. If the outer shape is quite complex it may be difficult cutting the shape out on a specific type of material. This example's design had only straight line segments which made things easier, however, filing was still required. A square/rectangle clock would be the easiest to manufacture, but then they would look the most plain. A circular clock will look nicer, but it would be difficult to make exactly circular.
Note about clock hands
Clock hands are always layered in this order hour (short) hand at the back, minute (long) hand at the top, and if it does exist; the second hand is the most outer. This order was the opposite of what was desired and if you did pick up on the slight difference in clock hands' shape it was due to this.
Software
The design implies what program should be used. If your clock features photos, then Adobe Photoshop is fine. Being based on an animation vectors;which scale very nicely, were required hence, Adobe Illustrator was used.
Both the Adobe Illustrator file (Vintage Sesame Street - Pinball Counting.ai) and Adobe Acrobat file (Vintage Sesame Street - Pinball Counting.pdf) is attached. The PDF was printed on an A3 with a colour laser printer.
However, there are a number of factors you should consider with the design:
Size
Firstly, there is a restricting to what a printer can print. The maximum size for most printers is A3. Secondly, the lengths of clock hands affect the diameter of the clock. If a specific hand length is desired, most likely they will be harder to source and more expensive. The length of the long hand should be long enough that it is overlapping the numbers. The clock hands that was sourced was approximately 12cm (5"), and was only used do to being the most inexpensive clock.
Complexity
Depends o what is chosen as the main material to make the clock from. In this example wood ( MDF ) was chosen. Other materials that may be used are cardboard, sheet metal or Perspex. If the outer shape is quite complex it may be difficult cutting the shape out on a specific type of material. This example's design had only straight line segments which made things easier, however, filing was still required. A square/rectangle clock would be the easiest to manufacture, but then they would look the most plain. A circular clock will look nicer, but it would be difficult to make exactly circular.
Note about clock hands
Clock hands are always layered in this order hour (short) hand at the back, minute (long) hand at the top, and if it does exist; the second hand is the most outer. This order was the opposite of what was desired and if you did pick up on the slight difference in clock hands' shape it was due to this.
Software
The design implies what program should be used. If your clock features photos, then Adobe Photoshop is fine. Being based on an animation vectors;which scale very nicely, were required hence, Adobe Illustrator was used.
Both the Adobe Illustrator file (Vintage Sesame Street - Pinball Counting.ai) and Adobe Acrobat file (Vintage Sesame Street - Pinball Counting.pdf) is attached. The PDF was printed on an A3 with a colour laser printer.
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