Roshan Misra

16 posts

Backlit Panorama Final Report: Part 2

April 26, 2016

How Did It Turn Out? I am super happy with how this project ended up turning out! While I wasn’t able to implement all of the functionality I wanted to this semester (real-time sync, weather data input and other modes, etc.) I was glad to see that I could have a vision and build something…

Backlit Panorama Final Report: Part 1

April 24, 2016

Roshan Misra

Final Report Main Project 2016, Student Work

Introduction This project I chose to do was a backlit panorama. I wanted this project be reminiscent of a static art piece which would slowly over time change lighting in the background. This report serves to discuss the more technical details of this project. Inspirations The inspirations for this project come from a variety of…

Progress Update 4-14-16 Roshan

April 14, 2016

Roshan Misra

Student Work

I’ve been steadily making progress on my project and working towards getting the colors transitioning smoothly. I finally got around to figuring out how its all going to fit together from a structural standpoint. I put together a quick and dirty “pretotype” of the structure, and I’ve included a few pictures (that don’t really do…

Backlit Panorama Update 4/6/16

April 7, 2016

Roshan Misra

Student Work, Update Weds April 6 2016, ZZ 2016

After the last few weeks of not being able to set aside time to make progress on this project, I was finally able to begin moving forward with things. I purchased some wood from Home Depot, mostly due to budget and time constraints and began laser-cutting my image. After several failed attempts at getting the…

Project Update 3/30/16: Backlight Panorama

March 30, 2016

Roshan Misra

Impact of 20th Century design movements plus update Weds March 30 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

Progress Update The panorama has been moving forward at a slow but steady pace. I’ve been making incremental progress, and as expected, I’ve begun to fall behind. Coding for the panorama has proved to be more of a challenge than expected as the pre-written code does not behave as I had previously expected. I’ve been…

Aesthetics Game – Men’s Winter Coat/Organic Design (1930-1960)

March 29, 2016

Roshan Misra

Aesthetics Game 2016, Major Design Movements Aesthetics Game 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

Joseph Yoshimura, Roshan Misra

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Joseph Yoshimura and I received the Men’s Winter Coat as our object and the first series of Organic Design (1930-1960) for our aesthetic. This was a pretty tough mixture for the game, and Joe and I definitely struggled to get outside of the box. Since one of the main aspects of Organic Design is to…

Backlight Panorama Progress (Week of 3/14/16)

March 16, 2016

Roshan Misra

Student Work, Update Weds March 16, 2016

As far as progress on this project, I’m definitely not as far along my timeline as I would like. My goal is to make up that lost time over Spring Break. I’ve purchased the LED panel and have wired it up so that I have the system working. I found an old laptop case in…

Backlit Panorama – Top Five Constraints

March 7, 2016

Roshan Misra

Student Work, Top 5 Constraints 2016, ZZ 2016

My top five constraints in no particular order: Cost – I want to keep the project under $100 if I can due to my own budgetary constraints. This will also force me to be innovative in the way I implement some things if my cost starts to get too high. Light Diffusion – If the…

Design Review – Backlit Panorama

March 1, 2016

Roshan Misra

Main Project Design Review 2016, Student Work

Introduction For my project, I’ve decided to do what I call, a Sunrise/Sunset Backlit Panorama. Upon first impression, the piece would simply look like a static piece of backlit wall art, but over time, the lighting would change to mimic the lighting outside. The most drastic changes would occur during sunrise and sunset. I really…

Roshan’s Main Project Inspirations

February 24, 2016

Roshan Misra

Main Project Inspirations 2016, Student Work

I’ve always loved the look of wood furniture and products. I grew up in a house with hardwood floors and as I grew up, I went from looking up at where I was going while sliding along the floor in socks to looking down at the incongruous grains as they slid out of view. Wood…

When Roshan Grows Up He Wants To…

February 17, 2016

Roshan Misra

Aspirations 2016, Student Work

Like many at this stage of life, my aspirations are on my mind a lot of the time. As a mechanical engineering student, graduating with my bachelor’s and master’s in May, the world feels like my oyster. I could have my pick of anything that I want to do; spanning from aerospace to renewable energy…

Roshan’s Skills

February 8, 2016

Roshan Misra

Skill Sets 2016

skills, skillz

I’m a mechanical engineer by training, so I am fairly strong in most of the typical mechanical and engineering things. Here’s a list of some of my engineering skills: I’ve had several internships and projects which have given me hundreds of hours on nearly every professional CAD program, specifically SolidWorks, so I can definitely help…

Bottle Table Lamp

February 2, 2016

Roshan Misra

Student Work, Upcycle Project Report 2016, ZZ 2016

Bottle, Elegant, industrial, Lamp, light, Misra, Roshan

My bottle lamp has been “completed”! Overall, I’m proud of the finished product, but I definitely have some ideas for improvements to make to it over the next few days/weeks. Let me get into the actual process to go from the bottle below, to the lamp you see above. Initial Ideas, Research, and Inspiration As…

Bottle Table Lamp

January 27, 2016

Roshan Misra

Student Work, Upcycle Progress 2016, ZZ 2016

Following along with the aesthetic I touched on in my previous blog post (LINK GOES HERE), I decided to build a table lamp, using a bottle as the base. The inspiration for this design stems from a variety of different sources, some of which are pictured below. Bottle Table Lamp (Source: http://www.bottle-lamp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ToastedHeadBottleLamp.jpg) Wine Bottle Lamp…

Design Flowchart: Roshan Misra, Joe Yoshimura, Chris Coffman

January 25, 2016

Roshan Misra

Design Loops 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

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Beer, Booze, and the Beauty of Industrial Architecture

January 19, 2016

Roshan Misra

Aesthetic Explorations 2016, Student Work, ZZ 2016

Many breweries like to keep things simple, doing minimal work to get the brewery looking nice. Taking advantage of the industrial “warehousey” feel of the buildings which house many breweries is crucial for many breweries. By using and accentuating exposed concrete, brick, piping, and dark muted colors, breweries can create a very modern and welcoming…