I have decided to create this sunshine lamp because recently, my desk has turned into a cave. Not only has it become a cave, it has also become bland, like a blank piece of paper. So, I decided to make a splash on that piece of paper. Along the way of my lamps’ creation, I had to modify it a bit. Each panel came with their own obstacles that I had to find a way to overcome. Even the easiest panels, like the top or the bottom had a slight mistake.

The top panel had too big of a hole for the bulb to fit through and the slits of sunlight were too thin. On one of the side panels, I have a quote and the first time a submitted for cardboard the words were too tiny, this resulted in me enlarging the words, not only to make sure the empty space was large enough, but also to fill the rest of the panel. Another panel had clouds and birds. I attempted to combine the two however I kept running into problems, most of the birds didn’t stay on and theyalways came out too tiny. These problems weren’t impossible to get through but too time consuming to manage.

I decided in the end, that I will only use clouds and I don’t regret any part of it. I realized that the birds made it look too busy and the idea

of the the sunshine lamp, is to be relaxing and look simple. This panel plus another panel required a frame to hold everything in place. When I was about to first submit to cardboard cutting, I almost missed this which would have been a waste of cardboard. If I weren’t to include these frames, everything would look smushed together and not so sunshiny. The other panel that required a frame I had almost no problems with. I was very happy about that. That panel was also the panel that I used most of my learning skills on, and it paid off! 🙂 But now comes a sad part of the process of this absolutely beautiful creation. There was a panel that I had to change completely. After submitting the same design multiple times, and each time having it fall apart, I decided to change it. I still used what I learned on this panel however, I do regret not being able to overcome this obstacle. I learned a lot from that panel though, it gave me a test that I can’t say I enjoyed, but am happy to go through the experience and come out with more knowledge.

Out of all the online platforms that were needed for this project, I can easily say that light-burn was the most difficult. Since we focused more on fusion, we didn’t learn a lot about light-burn making it harder to navigate through. There were few things that I knew how to use on it, and learning limited things on it, limited my knowledge of the platform.

I know now that I can explain to someone how to use light-burn for this type of project but if it’s about a different project, I would find it very hard to explain to someone how to use it.

I know that we didn’t need to learn much about this platform, but there were some mistakes I made that I had a hard time fixing. I did enjoy using fusion though. Of course, there were moments when I wanted snap my computer in half, stomp on it, and throw it out the window. But in the end, I pushed through that deafening urge and came out with a glorious lamp. There are many things I learned on fusion and explaining the tips and

tricks on how to use it to someone would be much easier that light-burn. When assembling the lamp, there were also times when I felt the same as I did with fusion when I was annoyed. The panels wouldn’t stay up or together properly. Sometimes it would be in the perfect position but then I’d remember. I need to grab the wood glue. It clearly required multiple attempts to assemble, but it worked out in the end. 🙂 I learned over the process of building this, what is too busy or messy, and what isn’t. As I said before, I realized in one of the panels, with the birds and the clouds, that it was too busy. However, this was after I removed the birds. Sometimes ittakes a different perspective to realize your mistake.

I would definitely recommend to use the planing document to your advantage. The planing is like your blueprint, without it you won’t have your vision. Also make sure you know what’s happening with your project at all times, and if there’s a problem address it as soon as possible. If you wait for too long and keep editing you project, the one problem you didn’t address could slow the process down a lot. It’s super duper important to stayfocused in class because almost everything the teacher says will impact your project and help you. If I could go into a time machine, and travel back to when this project started, I would. When I started the project, I was only focused on the design, not the process. If I were to redo this, I would check to make sure that the design makes sense and is possible to make. I also didn’t add fingers to the sides which made the assembly harder than it was supposed to be. If you add fingers, the assembly will be much more smoother. Although it’s added time to the process, in the end, it will be worth it.

Overall, the process wasn’t so bad. It was a bit difficult to continue my project while the teacher was absent but that was out of her control. However, I would like that if the teacher is absent, that she could put information on DX, it was difficult to navigate through some problems with teachers that don’t fully understand my design. But I am thankful that they could help me a bit. I would also recommend to check in with students every now and then. Some students are too afraid to ask for help, so the teacher has to go to them. It will also benefit the students learning from getting personal help. Although there is extra help after school and in flex, students don’t always have the time. If I could make another lamp I would, this was a very enjoyable process even with the obstacles.