Notebook Assignment
For the notebook, I wanted to utilize both the Supreme logo and the Louis Vuitton logo. At first, I wanted to cut out the supreme logo, but I quickly realized that wasn't possible because you cannot cut out the letter e without losing the inside section. Instead , I decided on simply putting the supreme logo engraved and cutting out the LV logo. Shown here is a sketch of my first design.
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To create the notebook, I first created two files in Adobe illustrator, each with the correct dimensions of the notebook. For the front of the notebook, I copied a Louis Vuitton logo and Supreme logo onto the front. I set the supreme logo to be engraved and the Louis Vuitton logo to be cut out. Then, for the back I did one giant supreme logo, and followed the same techniques to make it engraved into the back of the notebook. After the cover and back were finished, I cut pieces of paper to match their dimensions. I then used the hole puncher to create holes to put the spiral in to hold the notebook together. After I finished hole punching, I put the spiral in and my notebook was finished. Here is a picture of the computer screen as it engraved the logo onto the back.
Pictures of the final project.
water bottle assignment
For this assignment I wanted to create a water bottle with the supreme logo engraved in it. For this project I used illustrator and the laser cutter with the rotary jig.
To make the water bottle I first used calculations involving the circumference of the water bottle to help determine the length of the logo. I did this to make sure that the logo did not overlap itself. Then, I copied the logo into an illustrator page. I turned the picture into a vector image and resized it accordingly. With this completed, I transferred the file to the USB. Then I brought up the file on the computer next to the laser cutter. I placed the rotary jig into the laser cutter. After this. I changed the printer preferences to acommodate the jig. Then, I "printed" the file. This laser engraved the supreme logo into the water bottle. Here is pictures of my final project.
Thingverse project
For this assignment, I was supposed to find a file on thinkverse, and create a 3D object using the laser cutter.
First, I looked for a file on Thingverse. The file I found was a 3D cat. I downloaded the files and opened the file in illustrator. I changed the outlines of the files to be red and .0001 thick. Then, I increased the area of the work space and spread out the pieces more to make sure there is no overlap. After this, I moved the file to the computer next to the laser cutter. I put the material into the laser cutter and began the laser cutting.
First, I looked for a file on Thingverse. The file I found was a 3D cat. I downloaded the files and opened the file in illustrator. I changed the outlines of the files to be red and .0001 thick. Then, I increased the area of the work space and spread out the pieces more to make sure there is no overlap. After this, I moved the file to the computer next to the laser cutter. I put the material into the laser cutter and began the laser cutting.
Overall, in this rotation I learned how to use the laser cutter much more efficiently. At first, I was unsure on how to use the laser cutter well. After this rotation, I was much better at using it. I also learned how to use Adobe Illustrator better because of this project. This project was very beneficial because without it I would still be unable to use the laser cutter by myself.