plush light – Making Studio

In Class Design

Plush:

Circuit:

Final Idea:

Grumpers/Grumps

Grumps is a mood indicator. It is meant to convey a mood to your loved ones without needing to speak. Whether you don’t feel like speaking or you’re busy at work/school, Grumps allows you to ask for comfort without having to overextend yourself. The object will glow when activated which signifies to the room that you aren’t in a good mood. Grumps will be a weighted plush which will allow it to sit on your desk or provide comfort in your arms.

Bonus: It will have a small pocket that can store notes/letters of affirmation.

Update: Grumpers is going to be a set of two tear droplets.

Target Users: nonverbal/neurodivergent people | people who work long hours | people that live with their partners.

Parts + Materials:
1. Soft plush fabric in different colors
2. Led -> different colors to signify different moods
3. Some ribbon/chain that allows multiple grumps to be attached to each other + other things
4. Batteries
5. Heat Shrinking Tubing
6. Resistor

Material list
– Linen fabric(2 colors)
– Led lights(4)
– Batteries(3)
– Battery case
– Wire + resistance
– Ping Pong balls(4)
– Stuffing
– Needle + thread
Working process
– Testing fabric: how the lights coming out from linen

– Testing soldering: in order to solder 4 Led lights together with the battery case, I was trying soldering different kind of wires to the battery and turned out that the one we used for Arduino’s exercise were the best(and working!)because it has the one piece ends so makes the solder cleaner and easier.