Coaster Sketches

 

These are the 12 coasters I designed:


I'm excited about the crushed can design (6), as well as the tea bag (8). I think it would be cool to see the crushed can come to life using a laser cutter and what boundaries I can push to make it as realistic as possible. I also think the tea bag has a lot of potential design-wise, especially with the grooves and curves. It would also be interesting to see how it turns out based on what materials we will be able to use. 
Another design that would be fun to create is the drum set (2). That design would be more difficult to create, but the end result would be interesting to see. 



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