4-19 Tuesday DF6

Hello, I'm Leon. Today in class we worked very hard on their 3D design models. Each group of students have chose a topic they want to develop in such as architecture and they have worked on a 3D design that is correlated to their topic. We use different programs because each of us feels comfortable on a certain program for some reason or a program works better for whatever specific thing they want to build. Also in class each group naturally seemed to have a discussion going on sharing and incorporating the good things of other project into their owns. For example in the architecture group, we looked at each other and gave positive feed back. Some of us took a basic template of a certain house from the internet and added houses and the rooms inside, while some of us build the actual pieces from scratch. This is the same for other groups because it is usually easier. to By next class we have to finish our design and start printing. Since there is so many pieces to print, it may not be done in one class but in a few weeks we would be able to share photos and videos about our completed project.

A student thinking about the design of his project

Another student thinking about his design.

The maker bot doing work

The other maker bot doing work.

Student working on his house design

Creating the Uruma Residence that looks like two cardboard boxes taped together. 

Student working on design again.

Student working on his own design

Student very proud of his own artwork he designed and worked on during class

Class Blog April 25

Today we continued working on our 3D printing projects.
We changed the files into stl and uploaded them into our google files.
Our home work is to think of ideas for our next project.

February 4

During class, we continued working on our eTextile projects. We also worked on our google documents. 

Many groups completed their projects during class today.

Next class we will present our projects to everybody in our class.

1/19 Tuesday DF6

This class was our third class of the semester. We spent the class time trying to complete our projects using copper circuits. We had to make something creative using parallel circuits. There had to be at least one battery and two LED lights that were in the project. On a coloured piece of paper, we would draw a design to match the LED lights that we connected. 

1/15 Friday DF6

This was our third Design and Fabrication Class. The first thing in class we did was to download and install all the 3D design apps and software onto our computers. We then we set up our accounts, required. 

Apps: Silhouette Studio, Arduino, CubePro, 123D Make, 123D Design and Autodesk Fusion 360.

Supplies

Circus

Following on from our previous class, we started working on our own light circuits. We individually looked through the supplies, choosing our coloured LED's and required materials. We then constructed our circuit layouts, on coloured card. Then basically laying out the copper tape onto the card, then testing the circuit before fixing the LED's to it. Afterwards we build in a switch to control the flow of power, completing our design.

1/13 Wednesday DF6

A circuit drawing showing a battery powering electricity through resistors...

This is our second day of the designs and fabrication lab class. First we started off the day by getting a handout on electric circuits that showcased the basic such as batteries, resistors, and series and parallel circuits.



After that we watched a 4 minute video on batteries and how they work. This video goes into the basics of the invention of the battery, how different types of batteries work, and how revolutionary they are too the modern world.

The class grouped into teams discusses ideas...

We then we were grouped into teams of three and four, with each member having a different skill such as sowing, programming, or digital art.
Within are teams we tried to come up with ideas for technology that utilizes illumination to help life in some way. Some ideas included putting light-up signs on shirts to show your dating status, as well as ways LED lights can be used for medical or sport reasons to visualize your pulse.

1/11 Monday DF2, 4, and 6

Today we set up individual blogs and made our "first day" post with a photo of an e-textile project that looked interesting. We then discussed the class blog and what the expectations are for that (see the Semester 2 Post below for more details). 

Then we discussed the idea behind Creative Commons, Open Source, and a sharing ethic behind the Fab Lab and Maker movements, how that ties in to documentation and sharing how to make / do things with the global community.  

We also went over the Design Thinking / Design Cycle, and a rough overview of how we will apply it in part or whole in the class this semester.   

Homework: 
Rename your Google Drive folder for this class with DF# (ie DF2, DF4, DF6) and your name, last and then first
so . . .DF2 Sutter Sarah  for example

Welcome to Second Semester!

Hooray! If you are reading this class blog, you are in Design & Fabrication with Ms. Sutter (me!) this semester. Here are a few things to remember about the class blog, and making your assigned class blog posts (which is different / separate from your weekly individual blog posts). 

1. Everyone in the class has been invited to be a contributor to the class blog. MAKE SURE YOU ACCEPT THE INVITATION ASAP. Your posts will have your blogger ID on the post, so we can tell who posts what. Please remember, this is a public, school related blog, so posts must be according to expectations and always school appropriate. Thanks for remembering that and adhering to guidelines! :)

2. You will be assigned 3 or so DAILY CLASS BLOG POSTS over the course of the semester. THESE POSTS GO IN THIS CLASS BLOG, not your individual blog. The post should be published at the END of the period or at the latest by the end of the day.  The post needs to include: 

• The title should be:1/13 Wednesday DF2, DF4 or DF6 (you get the idea)
• A review of what we did in class that day. 
• At least 2 photos that represent that work (not just generic photos of the whole class, please)
• A photo of any notes or tasks on the board for the day
• Any homework expected for the next class. 
• LABEL THE POST with the class:  DF2, DF4 or DF6 (please be consistent so the labels all match!!!)

3. Prompts for your weekly individual blog posts will be posted here every Friday afternoon. Respond to the prompts, be sure to have the appropriate photos of your work for the week, and the weekly blog posts are due by 8am Monday morning (so Sunday is blog post day EVERY WEEK, even if class isn't until Tuesday).   

Remember, you can always email me if you have any questions. I'd love to have you share the class blog and your individual blog urls with your parents and friends - it's fun to share what we do in the Design & Fabrication classes! 
 -- Ms. Sutter