Today's first given task was to create a support that would hold a bottle filled with water off the ground using only one sheet of A1 paper and an arms length of masking tape. This task was difficult as paper is not strong. I decided to do this by rolling up bits of the paper to create crosses on either end, and joining them up using more rolls of paper as well as a decorated sheet of paper to make the design more aesthetically pleasing. I first tested it out using a smaller water bottle, which it managed to hold up, but when testing it with the larger bottle, it did not stand and was crushed. I have learnt that this product needed more planning and experimenting. I needed to draw more designs but I noticed that the rolls were affective as when the paper was rolled up, it became a lot stronger. 
We also put our design in an architectural environment as we were learning how buildings can be held up and how materials make a large difference to the design you are making.
The second task we did was to create something that would hold a person at least 30cm off the ground, using 4 sheets of cardboard (roughly 60cm by 84cm) and that would be able to be flat-packed within 30 seconds. Using rough sketches, I decided to make 4 boxes that would stand up vertically. I then taped each box together using a small amount of tape (enough that would be quickly removable but enough to hold the boxes together). I then taped this boxes onto a rectangular piece of cardboard at the bottom, and another piece at the top, which was removable.
Once I tested the supportive object to see if it worked, I decorated the top piece of cardboard to make it look more appealing. Below is a picture to prove that the box can hold a person 30cm off the ground. Here is also another picture of all of our works together, before they were all tested (and 50%
flattened).
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