(Emma) Image history of bifocals

(Emma) TinkerCAD screenshot of 2nd iteration

(Protos) Advertisement for 3D printed frames

(Rao) If a simple scan of your face can be taken, then ideally you could customize your frames online alongside your face

(Emma) 123D catch glasses frame scan screenshot

(Emma) 1st iteration of glasses frames next to similar bought frames

(Emma) All iterations of frames that I’ve printed

When exploring my topic in photos I started out with the history of bifocals through visual images. I thought that It would be important to understand all of the different styles and shapes that glasses frames have taken on throughout history if I am to ‘reinvent’ the way frames are made in the future. After this I attempted to create some three-D printed frames without any help from already made frames ( I was basically trying my first printed iteration blind). The outcome was a set of frames that were blocky and unflattering, strikingly geometric next to some bought frames. My next step was to take multiple images of a pair of bought glasses frames and use the scan as a building block to help keep the printed glasses sleek but also alter them to the shape of your face. The three-D images didn’t successfully scan so my next step is to scan the frames with the Kinect and to work on making some frames customized to my face. This iteration helped me look at the history of glasses as well as look critically at what I have produced already in order to move froward and produce something better.