Roshan Misra
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Backlit Panorama

Roshan Misra
2016, Post 12 - 2016
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Project Description The backlit panorama takes what would normally be a static piece of artwork, and turns it into something subtly dynamic. The foreground of the panorama depicts the Flatirons in Boulder, CO etched in wood, while the background represents the sky behind the Flatirons, changing color through the sunrise, daytime, and sunset cycles. Presentation…

Z Backlit Panorama

Roshan Misra
2016, Post 13 - 2016
Project Description The backlit panorama takes what would normally be a static piece of artwork, and turns it into something subtly dynamic. The foreground of the panorama depicts the Flatirons in Boulder, CO etched in wood, while the background represents the sky behind the Flatirons, changing color through the sunrise, daytime, and sunset cycles. Presentation…

Backlit Panorama Final Report: Part 2

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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…

Design Review – Backlit Panorama

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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…

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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…

Beer, Booze, and the Beauty of Industrial Architecture

Roshan Misra
2016, Student Work
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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…

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