For the final version of my “tron” jacket, i ended up going with EL Wirevto light up my jacket. Recap: Back in the final weeks of my project, my jacket experienced a few major and crippling problems. The method of attachment was failing. Originally, I had planned to attach the LEDs strips on my jacket…
Author: Franck Coly
Polish & Present : Franck Coly
This week, my biggest task was to transition from the mock up to the actual jacket I was going to use. Because I was not able to find a jacket that was as well fitting as my Adidas jacket that I used to produce my vision for this project, I decided to sacrifice my jacket…
Everything Works: Franck Coly
Following my troubles after i fell behind, I’ve been busy trying to catch myself up. Although I haven’t made significant progress compared to what others might have done, i consider my progress significant in terms of where I was not too long ago with the project. Although the first aspect of my project works, I…
Failure and Recalibration: Franck Coly
In the past week I came across a few problems that truly kept me from advancing and making progress. the first being getting a hold of my materials. As someone who hasn’t tried anything this technical, I found that that my own knowledge became my greatest enemy. As I went, I’ve had to decipher and…
Maquette: Franck Coly
After taking longer than I wanted and largely debating on whether I even wanted to do the two projects i originally had, i finally went with the “Tron” inspired jacket. I have a bit of background in ECE and a tiny bit of background in CS. I am hoping that with this project, it’ll allow…
Concept Proposal: Franck Coly
Idea 1: For my first idea, I want to create a Tron inspired jacket. This jacket will have a set of electroluminescent panels on the upper and lower sleeve. These panels will connect and use Bluetooth to connect to a controlling device (cell phone). A rechargeable power source will be used to power these panels….
Light Artist: Micah E. Scott
Micah Elizabeth Scott is a visual and new media artist from the San Francisco area. She started in her craft at a young age. During her teen years, she spent endless time in her family home’s basement tinkering with electronics. With a father who worked as an engineer, she would always take advantage and utilize…
Introduction: Franck Coly
Hi, My name is Franck and I am a senior Biomedical Engineering student. My art experience began in the 4th grade. I had just come to America from Senegal, West Africa and I was struggling through my days at school because I couldn’t speak English. Finally, I was introduced to art. I started by drawing…