Category: Student Projects

This post was written by Ozioma Chukwukeme, a fourth-year majoring in Integrated Design and Media & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I hope people will think about the practice of self-portraiture and how it’s changed over time along with technology from a super lengthy and involved process to something that anyone with a smartphone has access to within seconds Concept I’m creating a photo booth for my senior design capstone project. It is…

This post was written by Zoe Leung, a third-year majoring in Mechanical Engineering & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I love glass-working videos and attempted to get a similar sculptural effect by heating the acrylic until it was malleable, and pushing it against a mold! Concept Acrylic comes in a lot of beautiful colors and finishes, but I only see it used as a 2D canvas, or welded into sharp angles. I love…

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…