MakerSpace Mini Grant Archives

Building Armor with Worbla

This post was written by Caroline Couch, a second-year double majoring in Public Policy and History & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I used moldable thermoplastic along with raw materials like plastic and fabric to fabricate a completely new garment in harmony with one another! Concept I am a big opera fan, so with Halloween coming up, I knew I wanted to do my own spin on one of the luxurious costumes I…

Illuminating Designs With Acrylic Signs

This post was written by Kyla Yujiri, a fourth-year majoring in Computer Science & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I used clear acrylic, LED light strip, and birch wood along with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to laser cutters and create a edge-lit acrylic signs. Concept I recently learned how to use the laser cutter at the MakerSpace and wanted to make something that would let me use it. It’s my last semester at…

Photography Through Hearing?

This post was written by Jessica Guo, a second year majoring in Integrated Digital Media & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. The full version of this abridged blog post can be found here. I used physical computing to create an interactive device that takes photography by sound – when sound in the environment passes a certain threshold, it automatically activates the camera and takes pictures with sound data stored. In this way, photography…

How to Create Jewelry in the MakerSpace

This post was written by Cat Almuete, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Game Engineering, & winner of the October 2021 MakerSpace Mini Grant. For this project, I decided to prototype with creating jewelry using a variety of machines and non traditional mediums. During this prototyping, I created designs for earrings and necklaces. With this personal project, these pieces are now going to be Christmas gifts for the beautiful women in my…

How to Transform the Written Word!

This post was written by Leigh Fisher, the winner of the October MakerSpace Mini Grant. Design Process I’ve been grappling with the intersection of art and poetry for as long as I’ve been a writer. Even now, as a student studying Integrated Digital Media at the Tandon School of Engineering, I’m fascinated by how stories can be brought to life when combined with digital art. I’m still a writer at heart and a devout book…

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