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Art & Design

Project Ideas for LEDs and 3D Prints

My partners and I are brainstorming about projects we could make with a 3D printed design that uses LEDs

      1. Light up jewelry box w/sensor so it lights up when opened.
      2. Fold up mirror that lights up when opened
      3. Clear ball w/lights on inside that light up when you throw it
      4. Backpack with lights in it
      5. Bike/hover board with lights around the wheels
      6. 3d print pendant for necklace & add lights so it lights up when turned on
      7. Light up pencil case (box printed from 3d printer)
      8. Sunglasses that light up around the rim
      9. Bangle that has LED’s that light up when its shaken
      10. Tablet case that lights up
      11. Magnets/stickers that light up
      12. Light up shoes

Top 4 Table ideas:

      1. Light up jewelry box w/sensor so it lights up when opened.
      2. Clear ball w/lights on inside that light up when you throw it
      3. 3d print a lamp w/LED usage
      4. Sunglasses that light up when you blink

Top 12 Class ideas (some are repeated)

      1. Light up jewelry box w/sensor so it lights up when opened.
      2. Clear ball w/lights on inside that light up when you throw it
      3. 3d print a lamp w/LED usage
      4. Sunglasses that light up when you blink
      5. Light up clock (numbers light up)
      6. Light up charger (changes color based on battery level)
      7. Light up phone case
      8. Light up computer skin
      9. Watch that lights up
      10. Toy car w/light up wheels
Arduino, Art & Design

Testing out Arduino and LEDs

Today in class we learned how to use LEDs in multiple ways. While we did this we also learned what the symbols meant when drawing out a circuit and how to use the Arduino. Some of the things we did with the LEDs are a simple circuit, adding a resistor, putting a switch in the circuit, parallel wiring and RGB LEDs. You can see pictures of the simple circuit with a swtich and the parallel wiring on the breadboard. I also learned that the holes in the breadboard run parallel with each other so in order to connect the different parts of the circuit, they have to be in the same column. The resistor is used so that the 9 volt battery is not giving too much charge to the LED causing it to burn out. on top of that, the positive leg of the LED is the longer leg, and the shorter leg is the negative.  I now have a clearer understanding of how all of the components work and flow together. switch ledparallel LED

Art & Design

Makerspace Accessory Competition

My group, Kennedy, Elizabeth and I, chose to create a device to hold/store the USB drives. We noticed that all of them had cords, so we chose to create something like a hook hanging off the table. We originally had three ideas, the other two being a series of hooks that hang from the wall, a bin that had a magnetic back to hang from the whiteboard. The final product slides onto the table and you can then screw it into the table with the graduated hole in the bottom. Creating the graduated hole was probably the hardest part of the project because of all of the different surfaces and trying to get the circle on the right surface to push/pull it so it disappeared. I think we did a good job of taking the measurements and recreating our idea in SketchUp.usb holder

Art & Design

Learning SketchUp

Over the past week, we learned how to use the many different aspects of SketchUp. We did this through experimenting and making a dining room setting. This includes the chairs, tables and room in the picture attached. This helped me to better understand how to use SketchUp so that i can be successful in art & design this trimester.

chair