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I love Steven Wilson's music, and so I created a set of 3D printable abstractions to represent his discography.
This can be used as a beverage coaster, or just for display. It is square like a CD or vinyl album sleeve.
This is his sixth solo album THE FUTURE BITES™, originally planned for release in 2020 but delayed until 2021. This is a stark change of direction for Wilson, who explored the concepts of identity and consumerism through electronica, pop, dance and neo-disco. TFB is a fictional megacorporation that sells brand items.
I avoided the actual album cover as a lithophane or AMS-only photo. Instead, I simplified it into something friendly for FDM regular setups, inspired by album art and tour merch.
My design follows the “brand” labels that TFB uses in its products, with a number code and short description of the item.
If you like Steven Wilson's work, don't miss my other album covers.
Printing slowly helps with definition of letters and to reduce imperfections, 20mm/s for example. Input shaper ok.
Infill at least 15% to hold top layers or text above, but you can play with patterns and higher percentages.
I didn't use brims or rafts, but you can if you experience warping, especially in the square corners. Temporary water-based adhesive is useful too.
I printed the one you see in my photos switching from white to black, it has full top layers of monotonic lines pattern for a clean, simple finish.
Modeled by Mexican designer Dany Sánchez, creator of MiniWorld3D & OpenFigure3D.
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