Daeleown Cox With my final project I combined two works of art to create something new. This bike watch is used as a turn signal for local cyclist. With everyone going towards a greener earth, and less pollution I fell as if this will gain popularity. The watch turns on by motion, it turns yellow…
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Final Project (+ Interactive post) – Snakey Vest
——– Interactive Project ——– For my project I wanted to prototype a game on the Arduino and make something interactive for people to enjoy. At first, I was going to do an installation where two people would play a game, but I wanted to do something a little different than a game on display. After…
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…
Joanna Kim – Final Project: Edelweiss
My final project was a refined version of our last assignment. I created five flowers that light up according to the different notes that are played in the song from The Sound of Music, “Edelweiss.” My target audience would be people who can read music, as I would ideally want to have an instrument and…
Final Project: EL oh EL wired shoes (aka twingle toes)
For my final project I wanted to make use of something that I already own and utilize EL wire since it’s not really a common material. I found some green boots that I thrifted in the past and decided to spice them up with some graphic designs. Materials: Pink EL wires (amazon) Green boots…
How To Create a Musical Stuffed Animal Using Temperature
I was always interested on how musical stuffed animals were made, so I decided to try it for myself 🙂 The successful goal of this project was to create a conducted system that would react to temperature. The reaction being different colors and songs for a certain temp. Once the stuffed animal is squeezed, a…
Final Project: Motion controlled drawing arm
My final project is a servo motor drawing arm controlled by an arduino using motion. The idea is for the arm to follow motion from your hand, which then gets drawn out. A secondary part of the project also gives a digital representation of your motion controlled drawing on processing. Materials: Circuit Playground Express 2…
Final Project: Pulsing Heart
Title: Pulsing Heart Materials: Circuit Playground Express HDMI cord alligator clips with female ends pulse sensor with male ends electric tape 3D printed anatomy heart Step 1: download pulsing heart code – you can find various versions online or check out MakeCode Step 2: Go to –Â https://learn.adafruit.com/3d-printed-heart-capacitive-touch . . . download the 3D print files…
music instrument MIDI keyboard
this final project is a MIDI music instrument Key board. The concept of my project is to use the lowest cost to create a music instrument. this project have a more personal meaning for myself. I want to combine the  technology and the cheap material. This project is to remind me lack of instrument is…
Final Project: Mood Light
Title: Mood Light Purpose: To express emotion using no language. Inspiration: I was inspired by reversible plushies and how the mad and happy expression on the object depicted the emotion of the user by the way the user flips it. In this instance, depending on the face of the cube a specific emotion is expressed….
Final Project – Punch-Counting Boxing Gloves
Punch-Counting Boxing Gloves Mackenzie Carlson What You’ll Need: Gorilla Glue two coin cell batteries 30 pixel neopixel strip Circuit Playground Express (CPX) Pair of boxing gloves Ninja Flex (for 3D printing) https://learn.adafruit.com/case-for-circuit-playground – CPX container .stl files Code: input.onGesture(Gesture.ThreeG, function () { light.setPixelColor(Punch,0xff00ff) strip.setAll(0xff00ff) Punch += 1 if(Punch == reps){ light.showRing( `black black black black black…
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…