Final Project: Elephant Stage

For my final project I decided to do an elephant on a stage that lights up and plays music. You would put the elephant on a button and a sensor would make an Led strip light up and play music. I was inspired to create this by old cartoon shows and circus shows. Materials: Cardboard…

slow design principles

Rolf Benz furniture is an excellent example of a design project that uses the slow design principles. The designer is located in Germany and he designs his furniture based on swedish aesthetics. His furniture is made using renewable materials, non-hazardous production, respecting labor rights, and recycling products. I believe his furniture meets the slow design…

Interactive Cloud Project

For my interactive Project I decided to make a Led Storm Cloud. The cloud would light up and blink based on what code you programmed it to do. In this Project, My cloud lights up rainbow colors and blinks as if an actual storm cloud would using the Delay command. Materials: 2 packs of cotton…

Creative Switch

The goal of my assignment was to create a scenery while lighting up led’s. I decided on creating a pond. The pond consisted of a swan, two ducks, three koi fish, and lily pads that would light up. The swan and the ducks were origami, and all the materials were decorated using watercolor paint. step…

Form+Code+Hello

One software that changed the way that you think, see, or understand the world, was Minecraft. Minecraft is like a simplified version of real life plus more. It deals with the earths natural elements and creating things of the imaginary. The article says “The use of software in the arts can be separated into two…

Assignment 1 Drawing Machine

This drawing is called “Fly Away Kitty.” It features a blue background with a large pixelated cat held up by three balloons. In the background there are white clouds, a yellow sun, and an airplane flying across the X horizon. When the viewer presses the mouse down, a red heart will appear.  It is a…