For this project I will be working by myself. I will need plastic, the easel software, and the X-Carve machine. I plan to create a sign with an inspirational quote. A unique quality of my project is the material that I'm using.
Using the X-Carve machine and easel program I made a sign for my bedroom with an inspirational quote. I created this in order to raise spirits while looking at it. I will be creating this sign on a piece of acrylic.
During this process, I learned the various ways to organize and place the different parts of the design. In order for our plan to be adequately executed, you will need to be sure not to place it too close to the edge of the board. I also learned that the depth as well as bit size is important to consider while creating the design.
The seven standards of this class are empowered learner, digital citizen, knowledge constructor, innovative designer, computational thinker, creative communicator, and global collaborator. My project ties to creative communicator because throughout my project I would frequently discuss with others what my plan was and ways to better it. This was important to be able to get more than one perspective on the best way to go about my design.
A challenge I overcame on this project was choosing the saying. I had to be sure that it was not too long to fit on the piece of acrylic as well as not wanting it to look abnormally small and awkward on the board. I was able to do it by separating the phrase rather than putting it together in a normal sentence format and take up more of the board.
Given a chance to do this project again, I would change the placement slightly as well as the design choice. Neither of these fixes are detrimental to the overall look of things however, it had ways to be more cosmetically pleasing. There currently parts of the project that either aren't centered, or are not symmetrical that I would have liked to fix.
Hastings High School Career and Technical Education Program offers agriculture, business management, computer programming, construction trades, culinary arts, digital multimedia, engineering design, finance insurance, and marketing. My project connects to the computer programing CTE program at Hastings High School. My project connects to this program because I had to use a certain software in order for the machine to know what to do on the board, also called programming the machine.
25 things you can make with an X-Carve:
yard sale sign
for sale sign
open sign
closed sign
business sign
bedroom sign
patio sign
hunting stand sign
name tags
ornaments
business logo
keychain
earrings
toy car
toy doll
toy stool
picture frame
TechDec
card holder
laptop cover
practice keyboard
piano keys
american flag
Ohio State mascot sign
Michigan State mascot sign