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Jay by Damon Ahola
Damon Ahola began by discarding a Band-Aid… Then created several sheets of ideation drawings Investigated various ideas for prototypes (here we see bandage “tape”) And a Post-It bandage Ultimately...
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Affirming Artifacts: Highlights from the 5-Week Course In the Affirming Artifacts class—a 5-week course taught by department chair Allan Chochinov, students were asked to “redesign the next thing you...
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Making Studio Class
The Making Class in Action. See some of the Final Projects here. The post Making Studio Class appeared first on Visible Futures Lab.
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Systems Mapping in the VFL
Students from Products of Design Course use the VFL to meet and discus goggle goggle Concept for Systems Class. The post Systems Mapping in the VFL appeared first on Visible Futures Lab.
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Experimental Sewing
Products of Design Student Rona Binay experiments with the programmable sewing machine to sew text on cardstock. The post Experimental Sewing appeared first on Visible Futures Lab.
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Running the Shopbot
The Shopbot saves vast amounts of time for student Richard Clarkson cutting out curves and precise shapes at specific depths. Students are involved throughout the entire cutting process, everything...
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Laser Cutting Workshop Summary
The Introduction to Laser Cutting Demo & Workshop on 11/16 saw everyone take away a personalized Laser-cut Business/Name card. The workshop was lead by Products of Design Student Worker Richard...
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Arduino Workshop #1 Wrap-up
Last Saturday was the first of two Arduino Workshops in the VFL. Leif Mangelsen lead the workshop covering: Getting setup in the Arduino environment Building a simple circuit Getting comfortable...
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Arduino Workshop #2 Wrap up.
Saturday the 8th saw the 2nd of a 2 part Arduino Workshop series. In the previous workshop students were given an introduction to the arduino environment, coding for the arduino and setting up sensors....
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3D Shopboting
After a few tests routing 3D forms out of BlueFoam, the Shopbot is generating better and better results. These images follow the cutting process of a test file by PoD student Richard Clarkson. Setting...
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Problems with Neo-Pixels?
Many of the PoD first years students in the Making Class have been experiencing difficulties understanding how to understand the code for Neo-Pixels. So I have created a very basic Neo-Pixel Blink...
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Wonderful Transitions Workshop. By PoD’s very own Sinclair Smith. Explorations of abstract form, volumes, planes & lines. The post appeared first on Visible Futures Lab.
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Super-Jacket
Exciting prototypes for 2nd Year Products of Design Brand Class. This is a super-protesting Jacket designed by Damon Ahola & Richard Clarkson. The post Super-Jacket appeared first on Visible...
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Holiday Prints!
Holiday Prints at the VFL! Marekakaho & Aitutaki Prints by Richard Clarkson, printed on canvas by the Plotter here at the vfl. What will you print!? The post Holiday Prints! appeared first on...
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Exciting stuff with mini motors
PoD students Kathryn and Joseph working on an awesome wee project that uses a series of vibrating motors to help protesters navigate and create swarm like movements. Awesome stuff! The post Exciting...
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Hacking a Clock mechanisim
PoD second Year Richard Clarkson hacking a clock mechanism. Turn’s out the thing that drives the clock is very similar to a tiny we motor, so you can use small alternating pulses to speed up, slow down...
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Wood Turning in the VFL!
Very nice work form Products of Design first year Julia who lathed her very first wood turned candle stick! The wood lathe is one of the most overlooked machines in the VFL but is one of the most...
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Vac Form!
A quick project by Products of Design second year Richard Clarkson using the Vacuum Forming Machine. He created a conceptual spinal power inducer giving its wearer superhuman powers. Richard...
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Arduino Workshop #1 Wrap-up
Last Saturday was the first of two Arduino Workshops in the VFL. Leif Mangelsen lead the workshop covering: Getting setup in the Arduino environment Building a simple circuit Getting comfortable...
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