The Rotodome.

For our final in IND ___, our graphic design class, I was tasked with "designing a space colony in which millions of people would live in, that would have theoretically sound mechanisms for sustaining life and making it enjoyable."

And so I began ideating, and I landed on an idea: A space colony inspired by my passions. The Rotodome. A massive ship in the shape of a rotary Wankel engine, with the central rotor housing greenery and wildlife, and spinning along the inside to generate artificial gravity for people who would live on the outside of the rotor.

After quick ideation, I sketched a quick rough draft to get the idea of my layout and work the kinks out on the technical features of the Rotodome. Electromagnetic rails would drive the rotor around outer housing, and the bio-dome at the rotary's center would sustain greenery and wildlife to provide food and oxygen to the Rotodome's inhabitants.

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After rough draft crit, I went into finalizing my draft-- really cleaning up the project. I 3D-modeled my vision in SolidWorks, and rendered it in Keyshot. I cleaned up my graphic design in InDesign, and ended up with this final result: