Industrial + Interaction Design
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3DS: Animated Pixel Block Sign

3DS & KPU Richmond
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Animated Pixel Block Sign

CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
TECHNICAL & ELECTRICAL DESIGN
DRAFTING FOR FABRICATION
ELECTRONICS FABRICATION & SOFTWARE

Dynamic Brightness

Ambient light levels influence block activity and intensity.

Within constraints, blocks are animated randomly.

4x WS2812

Each block is lit with four individually addressable RGBW LEDs.

134 blocks, 536 LEDs with a maximum potential draw of 215 watts the system is wired for 120 watts and limited in software to 50 watts total output.

An additional acrylic diffuser is used below the frosted acrylic blocks to ensure each block appears uniformly lit.