I have been making and posting daily creative coding experiments (on my Instagram) for almost 2 years now. One of the mathematical functions that keep coming back is a sine function (such as in the sketch below, which utilizes a combination of sine and cosine functions). As I have been studying fabrication techniques and mechanical movements recently, I had this idea of creating an automaton that visualizes a sine wave.

This week, we are studying the movements of our mechanical toys. The first step we were asked to do was to draw all components in Adobe Illustrator. Since I am fairly familiar with Adobe Illustrator, I challenged myself to practice drawing in Vectorworks, which I have little experience in.

This year, I am starting a new chapter of my life as a graduate student in the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at Tisch School of Arts, New York University. As I pursue my graduate studies here, I will be sharing lots of updates on this blog. One of the courses that I am taking is called Fabricating Mechanical Automatons *Batteries Not Included.