Eclipse Overview
Story
I’ve always been super involved and interested in night life events. To craft a memorable experience that people talk about forever, you really need to wow them with your production design. So naturally, my partner and I went ahead and make giant LED installations for events across Los Angeles.
Goals
We want to achieve to things with the project: Elevate the production of nightlife events across Los Angeles. Also, as a digital designer, I wanted to challenge myself to tackle a medium I wasn’t very familiar with. I had a concrete goal to learn woodworking and installation design.
Process
Every design project’s process differs, but the my framework for the creation of Fetti was as follows: Ideation, Research, Building, Testing and Launching
Please reach out to me for a more in-depth walkthrough of my process.
Role
Product Designer, Installation Designer, Sales Person
In addition to actual working with my partner to build out these installations, I also hard to market them to potential customers
Timeline
3 Months (Fall 2019)
I had a lot to learn complete this project. We also made a lot of mistakes/test versions along the way.
Tool-Kit
Birchwood, LED Strips, Paint, X Code, Music Adapter
We wanted to challenge ourselves to have the Eclipse Installations being music reactive and have custom LED patterns.
Project Reflection
This was a really rewarding experience. I learned a lot and stepped out my comfort zone to create something that was really memorable. I loved watching picture taking pictures and react in from our the Eclipse Installations — photos that will live forever.
Next Steps
I definitely want to revisit the architecture of the Eclipse. We ran into challenges with handing the installations without potentially harming the wall. I also want to experiment with new materials to make the installations less heavy.
Special Thanks
Nothing great was every built by one person. I’m super grateful for my partner Obehi who brought a huge physical design sense to the project.