Nola Kra-Caskey

Design Strength-

I'm good at planning and organization.

Area for growth-

I need to work on pivoting and knowing when to make changes.

Three commitments-

Being thorough with the content of my work and frequency of my documentation.
I want to be realistic with myself and what I can get done in the time given.
I want to create and document the making of a cohesive, good looking speaker.

Documentation- Our 7 PCB drawings

For our final PCB design, we chose the strawberry shown in the first and last picture. We like how in these drawings, the LED's and resisters will look somewhat like seeds. We also both like strawberries, and thought it would be a fun and cute design for our PCB's.

Documentation- Our Final PCB Screenshots

Here are the final screenshots of our PCB design! My partner for this project was Oliver. On the left, we have our schematic, or the drawing of our circuits. On the top right we have our 3d model. Although it will be red in real life, this is what our PCB will look like. Finally, on the bottom right we have our PCB model. That is our schematic drawing, which is shaped and shows how it will be built/soldered when we get it.

It's a strawberry. It will have light up LED's around the edges that will all turn on and off with one switch. Hopefully, the LED's and resistors will look somewhat like seeds.

I am super proud and excited for how it is turning out! I think it's gonna look super cute when we actually get it. One thing I will take away from this project is how to naviagte fusion, and I will know how to shape a PCB for the future.

Documentation- My Speaker Ideation

My favorite so far is 11. It's a standing strawberry. I think this would be really cute, both in general, but also because it matches with my PCB.

My second favorite is number 4. It's a cloud. I think it would look pretty cool, but I'd have to 3d print it, and it would be an organic shape which would be really hard to pull off.

My third favorite is number 9. It's. sunset pattern. I drew it as a circle, but I think I would actually make it as a box. I like the idea of having a artsy speaker!

Documentation- Feedback

Here are my feedback post-its. Most of them question how I would make the strawberry or cloud. I think most of my post its are really just because I didn't draw my ideas very well, although mentally I have a good grasp on how I would make them. A few also said that making the strawberry would be hard, which I know, but kinda want to do anyways.

Documentation- Final Strawberry

I ended up picking my strawberry idea. I think it's very cute! Here is my final drawing.

I think this speaker will play to my strengths, because it will definitely require planning and organization. However, it will also play to my learning goals because I will need to be thorough with my work. I also believe it's a realistic project, but I will need to make sacrifices so it is so.

I think it will be difficult and push my knowlege of tools, but I am excited to learn more, and develop stronger skills as I make it.

Documentation- Rhino Model

Here are some pictures of my (basically) finished rhino model! I still need to add the switch and volume model, and I need to check that my speaker holes and screws are the right size, but otherwise, It's mostly done. I'm super excited to build it.

Documentation- Prototype

My idea is a strawberry with my speakers on the front! I really enjoyed building my protoype- I found that my design is really not that complicated, but I'm trying to decide how to attach the back of the strawberry onto my 3d printed middle. From this prototyping process, I've found that I don't like how uneven the two sides of the speaker are. I also adjusted some of the seeds, so that they look more even. I rotated the speakers so that the allign better, and I made the top side of the strawberry a little flatter so it looks less uneven.

Documentation- Breadboard

I feel like my understanding of breadboarding is just constantly evolving! I am getting better as I go.

One part I didn't know what it did was the capacator- I looked it up, and I learned that it temporarily stores excess energy.

Documentation- Finished PCB

I worked with Matthew on this project. Here is our final PCB and Schematic.

One thing I learned is how to connect wires and check my work on a PCB. Checking and workshopping was a particularly important skill.

Documentation- PCB Pre-soldered

Documentation- Finished Shaped PCB Project

My orgional idea was to create a strawberry shaped PCB, and I worked with Oliver to design it.

I'm happy with my finished product, except for the one LED that doesn't light up! I'm not sure why and it's a little annoying.

Documentation- Finished Speaker PCB

This (in the middle) is my soldered and finished speaker PCB board. Ignore the un-attached wire. I fixed it after taking the picture!

Documentation- In Progress Enclosure

I am on track to finish my speaker. I have built the front and back of my speaker, and I'm really enjoying how it looks so far.

I still have to finish the construction, like screwing on the speakers and 3d printing the middle. I don't think I'm going to do a digital project, I'm just going to take the point decrease.

Documentation- Finished Enclosure

My goal was to create a cute and well made speaker that sounds good but also looks aesthetically pleasing. I belive I achieved this goal.

Reflection-

I made a speaker that looks like a strawberry!
I am really satisfied with the final appearence of the speaker. I put a lot of care into the design to ensure it would look clean and polish, and I believed it ended up looking that way!
I would be a little more intentional about how I designed the back. I don't love how it looks but it's not that noticeable. The magnets just didn't work very well, especially because I didn't plan that carefully.
I learned how to lazer cut, and also learned other physical skills (soldering, 3d printing, breadboarding, etc) that I never could've learned otherwise. I also learned that I can make something like this, which I'm really proud of!

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