Module 2 Activity Research

Weekly Activity Template

Callan Yates

Project 2

Module 2

Througout module 2, I enriched myself in the various fields the product I am attempting to create dabbles in. I focused on the various components that are envolved in creating it, and conducted prototyping to get an idea of the direction I may want to take the object in.

Activity 1: My Resarch

Photo of a NeoPixel ring light taken from adafruit. In this part of activity 1, since I am focusing on lamps, I made it an effort to look into suitable lighting. Beyond the NeoPixel ring, I considered LED Matrixes incase my direction shifts as I prototype.<a href='https://www.adafruit.com/product/1463' target='_blank'><p>Link to NeoPixel</p></a>

Photo of a supersonic sensor used for arduino, found on Arduino Project Hub. As I aimed to work with sensors, I did a dive into the possible sensors that are out there. I learned a lot about whic sensors are iffy and which are fairly reliable. Looking into these sensors also helped refocus on a game plan. <a href='https://projecthub.arduino.cc/Isaac100/getting-started-with-the-hc-sr04-ultrasonic-sensor-7cabe1' target='_blank'><p>Link to Ultrasonic sensor tutorial</p></a>

Photo of a transparent screen display found on amazon, by waveshore. As I parused for lights and parts, I cecked amazon for what could be shipped to me. Here, I would then run into this transparent OLED dispaly. It is fun to consider the possabilities with it, especially for a lamp. Though it could be out of scope, I would like to play with it. <a href'https://www.amazon.ca/Waveshare-1-51inch-Transparent-OLED-Independent/dp/B0B8N46G24?s=electronics&sr=1-87&xpid=YfaG0eAkwGBY5><p>Link to Waveshare transparent OLED on amazon</p></a>

Screencapture of a lamp made of wood via laser cutting found on Youtube. Part of my research was looking for ways I could laser cut a base for the lamp, as I wasn't too sure how to acomplish this. Seeing this one video, and eventually more examples inspires many possabilities. <a href'https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fl_F_UZUA1A' target='_blank'><p>Link to YouTube short by HappyFamilyMakers</p></a>

Screencapture of a 3D printed lamp diffusor. Along with laser cutting, I wanted to experiment with 3D printing, so when learning you could 3D print those types of items, I was intrigued. I learned that there is so much you can do whit sifficiant <a href='https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wykLbYBNEGw' target='_blank'><p>Link to DIY 3D Printed Lamp by lao_leaf</p></a>

Activity 2: My Reearch

Photo of early experimentation. When prototyping, I learned various new skills related to how to manipulate the cardboard. My favorite that I was not expecing is the scoring of the cardboard to make it rounded. I was also fond of the cardboard tape, but unfortunately don't own any.

Photo of a lamp prototype. This prototype experimented with an angular shape and offers a tight fit at the base. Depending on the lights I choose, they could be positioned within the vertical light to show a powerful gradient.

Photo of a lamp prototype. This prototype focuses on being more grounded. The tab on the front would be where a sensor would go. the idea was that this design is larger and would work better with a rounded light. The size of the base would make it so the diffusor could be replaced with another if so desired.

Photo of an alt lamp prototype. While developing the prototype, I wondered what it could be like to include a dial of some kind. Here, I simply test how it could appear if I wanted it fully integrated into the design. The middle ring would rotate around, adjusting an aspect of the lamp.

Photo of a lamp prototype. This prototype is more conceptual in its current stage. As I was considering utilising screens, I thought of how it could be encorperated. The screen would sit in front, and the hexagonal pannel on top would be the diffusor, with the sides and stand made of wood.

Additional Research or Workshops

Photo of a cellular lamp diffuser found on thingiverse. When Looking for inspiration for 3D printed lamp diffusers, I stumbled into thingiverse and this design. The organic, wild shape leads me to want to consider further possabilities to play with the shape in a 3D modeling software.<a href'https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1883446' target='_blank'><p>Link thingiverse project by StijnVanDamme</p></a>

Photo of a project page for Arduino Dispalys. When looking a bit deeper into displays, I found this project on Arduino Project Hub. This page provides all the code used, and includes short preview videos on the results, with simple and mixed scrolling text. Seeing this inspires me and drives me to experiment with something similar.<a href'https://projecthub.arduino.cc/miklas/arduino-led-display-10801c' target='_blank'><p>Link to an Arduino LED Display tutorial by miklas</p></a>

Photo of a personal Hard Case Cyber Deck project from NickZero. I'm pretty sure I encountered this project as I looked online for 3D printedd diffusers. On this website, I saw this project and couldn't help with being facinated. It uses similar technology to what we are using, and I more or less understand how the full thing was designed, which I find facinating.<a href'https://www.instructables.com/Hard-Case-Cyber-Deck-Raspberry-Pi-Touch-Screen/'><p>Link to YouTube short by HappyFamilyMakers</p></a>

Photo of a website featuring numersous styles of kumiko woodworking. This style of woodworking was reminded to me by a peer when recomending ways to approach the the diffuser. Digging a bit further into it, I found a site that shows about a dozen types of patterns. These could be interesting to explore when considering the diffuser. The pattern could also act as a shell that contains the diffuser.<a href'https://kumikowoodworking.com/design/' target='_blank'><p>Link to a website featuring various different types of Kumiko woodworkings, via TANIHATA</p></a>

Screenshot of an object which anyone could laser cut via boxes.py. This space contains numerous tinkerable SVG's, each one designed to laser cut a specific type of box. This website was mentioned to me by another, and digging further, there are various different possabilities I could explore. <a href'https://boxes.hackerspace-bamberg.de/boxes.py' target='_blank'><p>Link to boxes.py</p></a>

Project 2

Project 2 Prototype

As of right now, I am leaning into using the rounder lamp as a leading prototype to develop further. Elements I desire to include with further iteration include making the diffusor taller like the rectangular one, and playing with the diffusor shape like the hexagonal one.

For next steps, I plan to experiment with the supersonic sensor and use the cardboard prototyped layout when considering how it would appear. I also plan to 3D print a test diffusor to see how the LEDS will shine through.

Photo of the main prototype that will be iterated on further. The aim is to combine conseptualized elements from the two other prototypes to influence future iterations.