For my final project I knew from the start that it would be 3D printed. While I initially wished for it to be made out of metal, I knew that I wouldn’t have the dimensional accuracy to be satisfied. I had small gear teeth and if the dimensions were off by even a little, then…

My final project was a mechanical flower that opens and closes using a rack and pinion gear, in the featured image, the center part is the rack, and each petal has a pinion attached. The goal was that when one of the petals moved, all of them would move together. Below is some of the…

When it comes to my design, not much has changed since the last report. The biggest thing to note is that the actuation is no longer going to be automatic. I am currently having too many problems with the 3D prints to be able to effectively create a final design by the end of the…

Last post I gave a rough idea of what my design is going to be. I showed a closed version of my night activated flower, however I didn’t show what it’s open, and beautiful, version is going to be, that is what is shown in my featured image. The featured image will help guide what…

For my main project, I would like to create a flower that opens when it’s dark out, and closes when it’s bright. It’s a moonlit flower. I chose this design idea as a way of integrating the beauty of “nature” into the night as well. For the most part, plants are the most active and…

DIY Perks is a YouTube channel that is run by a guy named Matt. As you may be able to guess, he designs things that can be done at anyone’s home, for the most part. He primarily focuses on gadgets and technology. To show exactly why I admire him, here is a video of one…

For my upcycling design project, I chose to recreate a Xatu Pokémon only using recycled cans as my resource. The final product is shown in the featured image and below. The original aesthetic I was going for was low poly, however there were a few complications. One of them was that low poly uses only…

Last week I said that I would make a xatu out of recycled cans and so far I have made some progress on my design. On top of that, I believe I have all the materials that I need to complete the project. I have well over enough cans of different colors to meet my…

For my upcycling aesthetic I plan on using recycled cans to create a hawk. Originally. After one of my friends saw my concept art, it turned from a hawk into a Xatu, a flying type pokemon. https://www.serebii.net/pokedex-swsh/xatu/   Since I plan on using recycled cans, I have selected a few cans for each of the…

The aesthetic that I chose to explore was psychedelic art. It originated in the 1948, and is only possible with Albert Hofmann’s discovery of LSD. Originally, psychedelic art was literary with notable authors such as Lautreamont, and Louis-Ferdinand Celine. Then in the 1960s the aesthetic turned into an artform. Artists such as Rick Griffin and…