Many people decorate/customize their caps to make it more distinctive from the crowd of graduates. or just leaving a mark in the pictures to make the whole occasion more memorable. One way or another, redesigning the top of the cap seems to become a part of the whole graduation package.
Both reasons motivated me to start this project. So here it goes:
The week of graduation was hectic.. I thought about some ideas for the cap, but was never able to start the design process till a bit later. Like around..
I wanted to create something 3 dimensional. A sign, symbol, or word. With the time given, I had to figure out something simple. and quick – “!” – For my excitement.
sketches:
With measurements..
..that I stopped following because of how difficult it was, for me, to make wire bend precisely with the exact length and angle.
It’s always about the right tools when it comes to projects. 
Plastic, looks nice but too hard to mess around with.
Wood, too heavy, not enough time to cut and glue.
Cardboard, easy to maneuver but too fragile.
Wire, perfect for structuring but plain.
So I combined cardboard and wire. 
To make the entire thing steady, I decided to use 4 wires intertwining each other to create the structure.
I didn’t want to damage the cap, so I made the structure removable by having a base wrapped over the corners of the cap. 
The base took me for-freakin’-ever.
Rough shape of the bottom part of the “!”.
Refining it. 
BAM..got the basics down!
Then, it was the step of dressing up the symbol. 
Sidenote // Amazon’s awesome.
Then…
From then on, all pictures are taken through my point and shoot.
Cardboard aren’t the most appealing thing in the world. An exclamation mark should be eye catchy. Red was the color that came to mind. I didn’t have any spray paint nor marker, so I took one of the balloons. (thanks, Michelle!)
I added the black edge with left over masking tape from my wall project.
Overall base, done!
..it took me about 4-5 hours to make a little symbol above my head. dyam.
Don’t question about the photo. Fin.
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