Since making the laser cut lanterns for class I’ve been incredibly excited to use the Digital Fabrication Lab more! It’s been great reacquainting myself with Adobe Illustrator and learning more about the laser cutting process. Like anything, the more projects… Continue Reading →
For my final project I’m creating a three layer acrylic light. I really enjoyed using illustrator and working with the digital fabrication lab for my lantern and wanted to expand the way I can use those resources. The theme of… Continue Reading →
I’ve seen some use of the design process at my fieldwork placement this semester. In the Creative Crafts course I’ve been observing, students begin with a project focused around a particular skill. For their first project, students take a large… Continue Reading →
I’ve been grappling with the idea of light both literally and figuratively for my final project. It’s been interesting for me to try and wrap my head around the idea of light in my life, and how light can be… Continue Reading →
I was really surprised by the various ways children added to their projects. Even though we laid out a lot of supplies and ways to approach the project, many students introduced new elements on their own. One student added text,… Continue Reading →
At first this project allotted me much more creative freedom than any of our past projects because I was familiar with both Adobe Illustrator and laser cutting with the Digital Fabrication Lab. Learning more about the ways I can utilize… Continue Reading →
I find circuit diagrams to be similar to concept maps in the way that they are both set up to allow for a flow of content (whether ideas or electricity). In this spreading and connecting of content, both ideas and… Continue Reading →
The first part of the project was producing two prototypes. One where I focused on understanding the copper tape, LEDs, switches and soldering, the next where I delved thinking about aesthetics and the ways to use the copper tape and… Continue Reading →
This project began with a simple but open-ended prompt of creating a moving picture using our past knowledge of motors from the drawing bots. First we asked what came to mind when thinking about a moving picture [ask]. From here… Continue Reading →
The project began with asking how best we can best create this drawing robot using the materials granted [ask]. From here we thought about the best shapes to use as a base, and how we want our robot to function… Continue Reading →
