Rachel Grosskrueger
14 posts

Infinity Mirror Clock Final Report Part 2

I really liked the pace of this project.  Whenever I had enough free time I could devote hours to working on this project then set it aside for a while…

Infinity Mirror Clock Report

For my final project, I wanted to make a piece that could transform into something unexpected.  I wanted to create something that people would never know what it actually was…

Infinity Mirror Clock Update

So now that the majority of my project is complete, all I have left to work on is improving the visibility of the clock when the LEDs are off.  What…

Infinity Clock Update

Since last post I was able to wire the lights to run on battery power and hide all the chords/wiring behind the back of the clock!  This now gives it…

Infinity Mirror-Clock update

As anticipated, because I was out of the state for the entire break up until today I was unable to do any work on the clock this past week.  However,…

Infinity Mirror Clock project update 1

So far I have about 80% of the project done.  The mirrors work so well when they are turned on and definitely create the desired infinity effect!  The big things…

Infinity Mirror Clock Constraints

After developing roughly 60% of the infinity mirror clock, these are the constraints I have run into that I need to overcome in order to achieve the desired aesthetic and…

Infinity Mirror Design Review

My goal for this project is to create an infinity mirror that follows a certain aesthetic theme which will really help add to the illusion of the mirror.  With that,…

Rachel’s Design Project Inspirations

A few weeks ago I was looking for some inspiration for this design project and was having zero luck with finding something I actually wanted to make and would keep.…

Aspirations – Rachel

With this being my last semester at CU I can definitely look back and feel like I spent my time here well.  I have been learning the necessary skills and…

Rachel’s Skills

Hey Team! My basic engineering skill sets include CAD, machining, soldering, Mathematica (as weird as it is I prefer Mathematica over MatLab, haters gonna to hate), research, and critical thinking/problem…

Molten Aluminum Art

Inspiration For this Upcycling project, my inspiration came from the Anthillart.com video on making anthill art from molten aluminum.  The fixtures created and sold on the website contained approximately 18…

Molten Aluminum Art

When I was in the Flow Visualization class I really wanted to do something with molten aluminum.  I couldn’t figure out exactly what to do with it other than casting…

The Beautifully Deadly Box Jellyfish

Nature consists of some of the most amazing aesthetics not just in the visual design, but in the functional design as well.  I wanted to look specifically at the strongest…