Collaborative opportunities lower the barrier to entry

My work designing curriculum for a CADRE Student Organization to showcase physical applications of Adobe software.
students soddering wires to create a electronic light emitting diode device

In a workshop facilitated by Raymond Lam, CADRE S.O. Students work on assembling modular joinery designed in Adobe Illustrator and laser cut onto plywood. Fall 2023

Summary

I worked closely with Senior Lecturer Steve Durie, the faculty advisor for the Computers in Art, Design, Research, and Education Student Organization (CADRE S.O.), and CADRE S.O. committee members to design a semester-long project for student organization members.

This project was to create vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator to be laser cut onto paper and wood and assembled with circuit boards to create LED lightboxes.

This was an opportunity to introduce students to different processes to bring their digital Adobe created designs to real life, helping them gain digital literacy skills and help them bridge the separation between digital and physical.

students soddering wires to create a electronic light emitting diode device

Completed lightboxes on display at New Admitted Spartan Day, highlighting different types of creative projects students were creating in the Digital Media Art major.