All the work this term is coming to its finale in a matter of days for our final presentation. We’ve been told to prepare a 10-min presentation and orchestrate it however is most appropriate (Powerpoint, posters, walking tour, etc.). I’d been a little nervous about the final thing that I was going to make for Friday’s class, but thankfully was able to get the materials that I really wanted. After a 2 1/2 hour drive (110 mi total) to Camarillo, I was able to get a sample kit of some electroluminescent lighting from Californeon.
Electroluminescent (EL) lighting
The material is basically paper-thin with the ability to give off a pretty decent amount of light after being plugged in. I’ve been really focusing on the idea of a “carte de physique” after my meeting with Peter Lunenfeld; some sort of object that is fairly lightweight, but can also update in real time to show the less accessible parts of an individual’s virtual experience. I’ll only show a few more pictures of prototypes I’m doing, as I want to give a full description after the presentation is done.
Frame/Material Iteration for the EL Lighting
Iteration of design for the Final Object
Everyone’s been pulling 10-12+ hour days in the studio & I’m no exception. That being said, I’m going to try to call it an early night so I can get a full, productive day in tomorrow and have plenty of time to go over the final presentation. I’m honestly pretty stoked about how my study has ended up this term. The last, big hurdle, I think, is in conveying all of the research and work into something at least semi-intelligent-sounding as well as digestible for a 9AM Fri morning audience…
Everyday I find more and more usues for electroluminescent lighting. It never seizes to amaze me, all the things EL Lighting can be used in.