The initial prototypes had now been done, and designs adjusted as needed, so it was time to get building! The first thing to build was the wooden cabinet. That was the central piece of the project, and I needed it built so I could mount the other parts onto or inside it to get the …
The project included a few aspects that could prove tricky – a curved wooden box, moving parts, electronics, and repurposed materials. All of these required some degree of prototyping. I started by prototyping the physical box – the cabinet my data monitor would sit in – and looked at laser cutting techniques for creating it.
Laser cutting and etching is being used in various ways in the field of graphic design, marketing and visual communication. The precision of laser cutting machines and the affordability of low-end models has enabled designers to achieve results that previously would have taken a lot more time and money, as well as opening up new …
In our first practical session for the Enhanced Design Tools course, we had an introduction to the Trotec laser cutting machine and software, which we then used to create a simple laser cut design out of cardboard. The brief was to create a prototype for a simple phone stand that could be created using laser …
