Tag: LED

Cris‘ Plush Night Light Proposal

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Glowshroom (Mushroom Night Light)

In a quiet park at night, glowing mushrooms appear on the grass and along the forest paths. During the day, they stay quietly under the trees, looking just like ordinary mushrooms. But at night, they light up their bodies and guide people who are out for a walk.

This lamp is designed for people who enjoy walking in parks and quiet places at night.

MoonRest (Moon Pillow Lamp)

The moon-shaped lamp is actually a pillow that can be worn around the neck. The idea came from my recent night flight, when I was very sleepy but couldn’t rest comfortably. This design gives both comfort and gentle light.

On the two ends and the sides of the pillow, there are soft warm yellow LEDs. They can be used as an eye-friendly reading light while traveling or relaxing. When it’s time to sleep, the lights can be turned off, leaving only the comfort of the pillow.

This lamp is designed for people who travel at night or need a cozy way to read and rest. It feels like carrying a piece of the moon with you, giving both light and comfort on the journey.

HeartGlow (Heart Lamp)

This heart-shaped lamp is designed for people who want to express love to someone special, such as parents, a partner, or other loved ones. Inside the lamp, eight red LEDs form the shape of a heart, symbolizing strong and passionate feelings. In the center, there is one warm yellow LED, glowing softly like a heart full of warmth.

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In the final design, I choose the Heartglow. I decided to add some decorative elements: two veil-like pieces, similar to a wedding veil, will be sewn onto the upper ends of the heart shape to enhance its romantic feeling and visual layering.

For the main body material, I initially considered four options: cotton fabric, plush, silk, and polyester.

Cotton fabric: inexpensive and breathable, but the texture is rather ordinary and lacks a refined appearance.

Silk: smooth and cool to the touch with a luxurious look, but costly and less durable for long-term use.

Polyester: strong, durable, and affordable, yet the texture feels relatively hard and less warm or inviting.

Plush (high-pile fabric): soft, cozy, and fluffy, giving the product a cute and comforting appearance. It also provides warmth and perfectly aligns with the theme of “love and warmth.”

After comparison, I ultimately chose plush as the main material. Its softness and friendly touch make the product more than just a lamp—it becomes a warm companion. The fluffy look also enhances its cuteness and emotional expression.

For the added decoration, I selected semi-transparent organza to create the veil. This lightweight and airy material produces a romantic atmosphere while contrasting with the thickness of the plush fabric, creating a richer and more layered visual effect.

Chacha’s Plush Night Light Proposal

Background

Recently found linen is a really cool material，I wore a lot in this summer and found it look comfy&casual&organic and feel comfy. Thinking of combining this material & organic style with a light sounds pretty interesting:)

Plus, I do need a lamp for my night stand now;) (I mean what kind of stupid apartment gives you ceiling lights, and there are 2 of them? It’s either too bright or too dark at night)

Sketches

Prototype/testing

⬇️ light affections w linen fabric(2 colors)

Target user/ Story

People who love organic lifestyle and organic shapes that needs a lamp for night stand.

Making plan/materials List

  1. Fabric:
    Linen & Cotton ➡️ Light cover/diffusing
  2. Metal:
    Copper/Iron wire (depends on the color and the hardness I want)➡️Giving some support to the structure for the light cover/diffusing
  3. E-parts:
    Led light light, Cords, Switch➡️Light functioning components
  4. Other supporting materials that might apply:
    A wooden tube, A wooden base, Glue, Screws➡️To make the structure shape of a lamp

Jinny’s Halloween Final Idea 🎃

Final idea:

Material:

Carton board

Transparent black plastic sheet

White and Black paint

LED light strip

  • Outer diameter: 44.5mm / 1.8″;
  • Inner diameter: 31.7mm / 1.2″

（Lamp strip to be used：https://www.adafruit.com/product/1463）

Wire

battery box

Complete suit

Production progress：

1.Cut the side of the monitoring head out of the cardboard

2.Make bottom surface

3.Make the side facing forward

4.Make the slot for the head

5.Making the top cover

6.Raise the interior of the top cover+Fixed top cover

7.try on

LED design scheme

LED light circle emits red light and then white light-Simulate the lighting effect monitored by surveillance cameras

Tinkercad link:

https://www.tinkercad.com/things/2LNKiK57oPS?sharecode=KtO6puliJ8ZjsL72h6gmWmYd2NwGsdVDVRzPIZPjFts

Effect demonstration

Jin’s flash night light—love makes us who we are💗

This flash light is inspired by my philosophy of life, which is that everyone is born equal, but it’s the people we meet, the environment we grow up in, and the cultures we come in contact with that make us unique individuals, and it’s the love in our hearts that makes us who we are.

But when I made this doll into a piece of clothing, I realized that it is not only a way to express oneself, but also a medium to convey warmth to the people around me.

Imagining on a cold night on the streets of New York, a stranger walking towards you wearing such a cute shirt, which emits warm light, would it not make you feel warm and sweet? So I wanted to make a shirt that lights up, that would allow people to transmit warmth and love to those around them even on a cold dark night.

Making processes：

1 Soldering the led light with the resistor.
2 Slodering all the LED lights and bettery together
3 Testing whether it can be lighten up.

4 Drawing the shape.
5 Transfer the shape to the fibric.

6 Cutting the fibric.

7 Sewing the doll and put the LEDs and filler in it.
8 Adjust the position of the bettery to make sure you can turn on the light.

9 put the heart shape fibric on the LEDs.

10 Test whether it can be lighten up

11 Sewing the doll on the T-shirt
circuit

12 Final~~~~

GamiBloom light

The GamiBloom light was inspired by origami folding techniques which I translated into felt to take advantage of the transparency, and slight rigidity of the material. Here are shots of it fully open, midway and fully closed:

Take a peak for some process shots:

Box pieces cut on the table saw to form a precise octagon
pieces were lid out on a piece of tape for glueing
in this way tape helps the box seems stay in place
a ribbon clamp was used to hold the parts in place while gluing
file for laser cutting the pattern in felt
Felt pieces were laser cut for precision
here we see the process of sewing the pattern together
my “production line” of LED’s being soldered
LEDs ready to be laid out
I used a piece of plexi glass to hold the LEDs in place
they work!
the bottom of the lamp and my crazy circuit

Thank you for checking it out =)

Fading in and out of color

Hello,

I had a lot of fun with the RGB LED this week. Instead of using a pingpong ball to diffuse it I used a flexible plastic material and was able to film the subtle differences in color through my phone’s camera by placing the plastic directly on the lens of the camera. I played some Amadou & Mariam in the background for rhythm:

 

In the second exercise for this week it was hard to get super creative, but I was able to change the rate of fade. Here is a faster fade than the original with the delay at 5:

Thank you for visiting!

The Knight Light: Keeping You Safe In Your Kitchen

When I was younger, we would regularly have thanksgiving at my grandmother’s house in central Arkansas. It’s a place where my extended family would gather from around the country. Aunts and uncles and cousins would gather in this small house and tell stories and reminisce about Thanksgivings long before those I was present at. There were several stories I heard year after year. One of those stories was a warning against trying to steal from Grandma Roses’ kitchen the night before Thanksgiving.

There’s not much to this story, as the house was small and the moment was quick. It happened at one of these gatherings before I was born, when my older cousins were in grade school. My cousin wanted a midnight snack and couldn’t resist sneaking into the kitchen. So, he waited until the lights were out and everything was still before quietly (and probably proud of his sneakiness) he slipped into the kitchen.  But it wasn’t so much slipping as tripping.  My grandmother had tied up a line across the kitchen doorway.  It was looped up through every pot and pan on the counter and stove.  They came hurtling down to the floor!  Of course, everyone was woken and my cousin was caught amidst the commotion. And the story was probably told every year the family was together for thanksgiving after that.
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The Knight Light is a reminder that the pots and pans guard the kitchen at night.  Before Thanksgiving, it’s a warning!  In a quiet home the rest of the year, it’s good company and a soft glow to welcome you to the kitchen for the occasional midnight craving.

How it’s made:

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The light itself comes from 10 white LEDs just over 3V each, wired in series of 2. Then those series were wired in parallel.  The battery pack is only a 6V pack for two coin-size batteries, so the lifetime is shorter.

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I packaged them in this nifty fake lightbulb so they could stay concentrated in the same location in the body of the light. This also took away some of the distance the light has to travel through the diffusing material.  I used these soft plastic pellets that are for filling things like bean bags and Beanie Babies.  They create a nice even diffusion and give a weight to the light so it plops on the surface an a cute kind of way.

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The main body was made of white sheer muslin to aid in letting out that light.  Then the pots and pans are made of a rayon fabric to get a nice sheen that pairs interestingly with the glow in the dark.

Here’s the on/off difference as seen by an iPhone!IMG_0674IMG_0676

The thing I enjoyed the most here was playing with the diffusion of the light, and the way the light sits in the object.  And going back to it, I would just focus on the core of this little thing and make it bigger.  It’s possible that it could get more out of using actual pots and pans than plush ones.  That was definitely the biggest making challenge, thinking of ways to make pots and pans fit this little guy and still have proper proportions.  In the end, there aren’t many that lend themselves to fabric construction that also then lend themselves to use as armor.

Thanks for reading!

I look forward to showing you my next project!

Will

WORDPLAY COURTESY OF: Josh Corn