2. Digital fabrication in education

Summary

Assignment for this week is to Design and cut a sticker for my classroom that reflects my understanding of the maker mindset. Here is a link to our Fab Labs site about the vinylcutter on how to use, potentials and implication ideas. Roland GX-24 Vinylcutter

I desided to go for Design process Model wich presented in the presentation, Developed by Aarhus University, Denmark, in Icelandic, but I it has been publiched in Icelandic. Út fyrir boxið

However, I wanted to change the design and had a “stuðlaberg” as a reference and hexagon vas my subject

Gallery

Ready to cut

Settings for the vinyl cutter

Transfer paper applied

Transfer paper applied Ready to install Installation Installation A proud student

Video of the process

Reflections

This process relates to the projects that we do in the classroom, when we are learning the basics of using vector software like Inkscape. The project involves the design process, learning to use dimensions, scaling, and saving and exporting to different file formats for machines. The process involves following instructions using the vinyl cutter.

How does this project inspire you?

The project reminds me of the importance of learning to follow instructions and the importance of being able to explore different possibilities of software and vinyl cutting methods.

Shortly describe an educational activity in which you could use a vinyl cutter.

An educational activity that we could use in our classroom is to design door signs or stickers for laptops.

Explain how you would implement each one of the steps of the design process model explained in the Master Class. Do not forget to discuss learning objectives.

Have in mind different types of involvement of the students depending on their educational level.

In which part of the digital fabrication continuum (DF for kids to DF by kids) would you feel more comfortable? Why?

I find it more interesting to design with kids and have them involved in the activities.