As this blog post is being written, my product for the current project is sitting in a corner of the lab, letting the polymer mold it into a finished bike light. I did want to make sure that I could post about my project before the class in which it will be presented. As I discover the successes and failures with my final project, I will edit and refine this blog post!

That being said --

Ever get your bike light stolen because, in your nightly rush, you forgot…

With this project, I hoped to recreate something creative, funky, and with a cartoon vibe; something that echoed the Disney-filled, colorful, 2-dimensional animated worlds of my childhood: a clock that represented a not-so hidden part of my personality :)

The picture of the It's a Small World display is below, and what I loved most about it is the clear definition of color and shape. I wanted to be able to specifically replicate that nature in my piece. …