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Midterm Project
For the midterm project, I made a light box. The idea about this light box is using light as an element to emphasize on the sense of city light. Collaborating this idea with the switch, I want to make a light box that when it turns on, it will brighten up a transparency city landscape picture. The switch is actually the top part of the box, so when the box open, the whole circuit is closed and light turn on, when the box close then the circuit open and the light turn of.
About the concept, since this project is about switch, I was thinking about what a switch usually related to. Usually, the concept about switch goes together with technology and electronic. The place where people can think the most about electric and technology are cities. When the sun goes down, and night comes, every one turns the switches to turn on their lights. A typical feeling about city life is a place where the light never goes off, and it can be seen clearly especially at night.
Working on the project, my original idea was to create multiple little building models by paper and but the little light bulbs inside each of them to create a little city. However, I did not have enough those little light bulbs, so I decided to create a very contrast city image in black and white and print them on a transparency paper, then put the light under the image as the background to light up and show the image clearly. The materials that I used were mostly paper, circuit board, two light bulbs, and electric wire.
It was a very simple switch project, but I think it was very interesting to work on it. After this project, I will probably display it in my room as a decoration light. To improve this project, I think I would make it again by using better material because paper is not a very reliable material to work with light heat and electricity. It could get burn easily if I am not careful. Also, the image can be replaced and print on better material. After all, after this project, I would love to work on it more and create more interesting features for this light box.
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