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06-15-2005:
Finally some artwork is coming along. I'm going with my original idea of a copper moose sillouette. I got a 8"x10"
shadow box frame from Michael's for $10 (on sale). It isn't the nicest frame, but it will certainly work, and all the
others were stupid expensive at $30 and up. I got a 8x10 piece of copper from Craft Market, and a piece of glass that
is white with some brownish streaks through it. Here's the results:
 Here is the copper
cut-out sillouette against the white/brown glass background. I just drew the design on the copper with pencil, then
cut it out with a cheezy pair of tin snips.
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 This is the same
thing, against the black velvet background that comes with the frame. The picture isn't great (you can sure see the
fingerprints on the glass!), but I think it actually looks better than the white glass because there is more
contrast. Unfortunately, the LEDs aren't bright enough on the black background to really make it easy to see.
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 Here is the more
or less final deal. I used "Instant Bronze" on the ugly side of the copper (and kept the otherside nice and shiny
just in case). It makes the copper much darker, and it contrasts way better against the background. You can't see it
because of the camera flash, but there is actually a Red LED on behind the moose. It doesn't illuminate the entire
background, but it does add a glow like the sun setting. It looks pretty cool. It looks really cool with the lights
turned off.
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 OK, here's an
attempt anyway to capture the LED light. This is normal light in my apartment (it's dim and dingy). It got all fuzzy,
but you get the gist. Time to start saving for a new camera.
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06-07-2005:
I just ran into a funny thing a coworker has on her desk: it is a glass? cube with three 3D dolphins "etched"
inside it. It sits on a base that has four different colored LEDs it. The LEDs light the cube and illuminate the
dolphins in different colors. Now apparently these have been around awhile and they are known as "laser crystals."
This site sells them for surprisingly cheap.
The cube is just $5, and the base is $6. This would make a nice InfoMate end device (the base of course would
contain the RX and stamp hardware). Alternatively, it would make a nice desk decoration that you plug directly into
your serial port.
They even have my moose.
05-31-2005:
No art work yet.
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