Canvas Clock

Canvas Clock is an object I designed to sit on a desk. Right now, it has two modes: an ambient light mode that gives off a soft colourful glow, and a clock mode that shows the time on an RGB NeoPixel matrix. In the future, I want to add a drawing mode, where you can use a joystick to draw directly on the matrix and choose your own colors.

I was inspired by simple, analog drawing toys like the Etch A Sketch and Magna Doodle. I used to spend hours with a Magna Doodle as a kid, so I asked myself: how could I bring that feeling back into something I’d actually use today? This project is my way of reimagining those toys, keeping the tactile, hands-on part I loved, while turning it into something new that still gives that same wow factor.