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…
Making Flowers with Acrylic
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…
Building Armor with Worbla
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…
Illuminating Designs With Acrylic Signs
This post was written by Kyla Yujiri, a fourth-year majoring in Computer Science & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. I used clear acrylic, LED light strip, and birch wood along with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop to laser cutters…
Photography Through Hearing?
This post was written by Jessica Guo, a second year majoring in Integrated Digital Media & winner of our monthly MakerSpace Mini Grant. The full version of this abridged blog post can be found here. I used physical computing to…
How to Create Jewelry in the MakerSpace
This post was written by Cat Almuete, a sophomore majoring in Computer Science and minoring in Game Engineering, & winner of the October 2021 MakerSpace Mini Grant. For this project, I decided to prototype with creating jewelry using a variety…
Cyprus Milled with Resin
Growing up Greek-Cypriot, I am constantly hearing stories about the homeland and have visited many times, so I wanted to show my love for the island and create a piece for my grandparents. I first 3D modeled the land of…
Molding Mooncakes in the MakerSpace
This blog post was written by MakerSpace User Jennifer Qian Jennifer Qian is an Art and Data Science student at NYU Gallatin. She used the Form3B printer using dental resin to create mooncake molds. Please keep food safety in mind…
Custom RGB Graphics Card Backplate
This blog post was written by MakerSpace GA Marty Pollard Many graphics cards, including my own, have exposed PCBs that are not aesthetically appealing inside of a custom-built PC. In order to elevate the look of my PC, I wanted…
Zebras on Iridescent and Clear Acrylic!
This blog post was written by MakerSpace TA Michelle Tabansi Michelle Tabansi is a multimedia artist majoring in IDM. When she is not doing school work, she usually spends her time creating digital illustrations and working on motion graphics projects.…