Let there be light!

Just some thoughts on other elements I could bring into the mix - broadening my perspective.

Have a little motor that turns a row of LEDs which can cast shadows/pre-determined silhouettes onto a surface.

Use springs to pre-load a wing-like structure which would spring open at the desired time with a trigger.

Use fibre optics for a slightly softer effect and use these in a matrix to give the story a sense of an animation.

A start at embroidery

Here is a little peak at the embroidery i have started to work on. It done using ribbon and certain threading techniques. I want to use this in my project to add to the aesthetics so that I am not just relying on lights to tell a narrative but other aspects too.

Lilypad

This is my lilypad which need a little cleaning up but I have it!

Things to consider

Read articles - pre-sacrifice 1 aspect of your daily routine
Schedule long work sessions - 2hours +
Predefine work session
Get calendar/use diary
To do list
Goals
5 things to apply to

>I will sacrifice TV for the rest of the semester
>I know I want to enter WOW

Embroidery

I would really like to have some embroidery in my project and have been researching the easiest an d best way to do this for a beginner and this site looks good for the basics.

http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/3726/silk-ribbon-embroidery-five-more-stitches

How it comes together

Shapes, Patterns and Sensors

Some sketches of what shapes I may use to tell my story and how these can relate to a light sensor and accelerometer.