Keep the maker in the process
Clay changes as it is laid down. DIRECTED explores how a ceramic maker can shape a print while it is being made, by drawing and adjusting its contours on screen.
I took the project from field research and expert interviews through development and deployment as my final project at Bezalel. The interface connects a drawing canvas, a live 3D preview, and printer control, grounded in human-centered design and embodied interaction.
Draw a contour.
See the form take shape
The drawing canvas and 3D preview sit side by side. Changes to a contour can be read as changes to the object, while print controls remain close to the work.
Drawing and preview
A two-dimensional contour sits alongside the form it produces, keeping the relationship visible.
Print controls
Flow rate, print speed, and blend smoothness can be adjusted within the workspace.
A decision that changed
Replacing the “possibility field.”
The earlier purple field did not work as intended. I replaced it with a heatmap and continued refining the UI. The question behind the change was how to communicate material constraints while someone is drawing.
The current heatmap interaction is the next piece of evidence to document. It is not pictured in this version of the case study.
Beyond the screen
I presented the working system at the Bezalel degree exhibition, where practicing potters used it hands-on. The project brought together field research, interaction design, software development, and work with clay.
