In the summer of 2019, I was inspired by Mohit Bhoite‘s freeform electronics sculptures because of the unique aesthetic of freeform soldering. Bhoite kindly provided some tutorials and a template on his website and Instagram-account, so I was able to quickly try out some of his designs. Experimenting a little with existing designs allowed me […]
Being a student assistant for Creative Programming in year 2 rekindled my enthusiasm for creating programmed art. This time around, I wanted to expand my knowledge beyond Processing to also include JavaScript, and in particular the P5 library. I’ve particularly enjoyed coming up with mathematical algorithms that would create interesting patterns. In this way, I’ve been […]
For the course Engineering Design we created a telescopic crutch over the course of 9 weeks that can help people get up and sit down, for example in chairs or on their bed. The crutch is designed to be used indoors during recovery from a leg fracture, for example. We’ve received some interest from an investor […]
For the course Design for Games and Play 1, our group created a multiplayer partygame in a retro eighties style. To complete the eighties atmosphere, I composed a few midi tunes in www.onlinesequencer.net that would echo that time-period. While creating the first pieces, I noticed that I very much enjoy composing music in a sequencer (previously […]
As a kitten joined our household in the summer of 2019, I decided to build a cat toy consisting of a running LED for the cat to chase. This was a far more difficult project than I initially expected because cats turn out to be extremely picky. The programming and the electronics were fairly simple, […]
In the summer of 2019, I became involved with the Meet je stad! soldering workshops held in the Neudebieb in Utrecht. Due to corona distancing measures, I felt less effective as an instructor/facilitator, so I decided to create a soldering video manual so people could see how to solder tricky bits. I created these two videos […]
For the course Creative Mechanical Engineering, Anna Leeman and I designed a shoe that would be biodegradable through its choice of materials, such as PLA and cotton. The shoe had to follow certain requirements and constraints so that it could be worn and would also feel comfortable for the wearer. We created this shoe in roughly […]
Mira Robot sprung from the idea of using a 7-segment LED display to show facial expressions. I first saw an application of this in the Chintoo sculpture by Mohit Bhoite. This led me to explore how much emotion I could convey by just using four 7-segment LED displays. Mira is Spanish for ‘look!’, which I […]
In addition to taking Exploratory Sketching, I’m trying to develop my own visual style, and part of that for me is design sketching. For me, sketching is a medium to communicate and explore ideas. However, especially the latter is difficult for me, as I tended to go for (photo)realism in my drawings. As course Exploratory […]
Early on during Exploratory Making, I got the idea of creating a 3D-modelled parts library to speed up and enhance the exploratory making process. After the course, I decided to go forward with the idea and create the library on Thingiverse, taking care to make everything open source. To achieve this, I programmed the parts […]
