«Analyzing Pilatus» Visual Analysis

For my Act 2 project, in hindsight of my bachelor thesis, I took a dive into Blender. I worked with topography data from SwissTopo and Google Maps to create a 3D model of Mount Pilatus. My goal was to do a visual analysis and explore how mountains can be represented, and to see whether any of these approaches could be useful for my bachelor project. For the different styles, I used different data sources and also briefly experimented with scripting, which made it easy to adjust and iterate on the models. I created renderings of the various approaches, always from the same viewpoints to keep them comparable. This resulted in a small collection of images and I honestly can’t pick a favorite. Which is yours?

Renderings of seven different approaches
Top view renderings
Detail renderings of different approaches
Progress pictures: altitude image, Blender mesh with Google Maps, 3D printed Pilatus models
Act 2 | Studentin: Danielle Urech
Dozierende: Michael Flückiger
BA Data Design + Art, Hochschule Luzern - Design Film Kunst
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