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      • Gelance Cushion - Andrei Motian
      • Landscapes for Warhammer - Dusanka Prvulovic
      • Bioplastic Filters: An Analogue Photoshop - DaniĆ«l van Kesteren
      • Hyperdisposables - Anoush Mazloumian
      • Project Stop Touching - Summer Danoe
      • Foam For Material Activists - Laura Velgersdijk
      • DateKleed - Duncan van Norden
      • One Size Hurts All - Kaz Bison
      • Biodegradable Packaging Bags - Kim Sinke
      • DIY Faceguards - Thijs Uffen
      • Bioplastics on a Rainbow Spectrum - Desiree van Dam
      • Beyond Humanity - Britt de Heer
  • Coursework
    • Britt
      • research zine text
      • Week 11
      • Week 12 / 13
      • Week 14
      • 1 ) Kick-Off
        • Grafische Werkplaats Amsterdam
        • Safetyzine
      • 2 ) Electronics: Connecting Materials
      • 4 ) Cutting Supersurfaces
        • Zine: Art Approach
        • Furry Sample Book
      • 5 ) Additive Manufacturing
      • 6 ) Untoolkit: Electronic Inputs
      • 7 ) Transforming: Moulding and Casting with Bioplastics
      • 8 ) Untoolkit: Electronic Outputs
    • Andrei
      • Week 1
        • GWA
        • Textielmuseum
        • Safetyzine
      • Week 2
        • Ohm's Law & circuits
        • Speaker on denim
      • Week 4
        • Inflatables 2D to 3D
        • Smooth to sharp with polypropylene
      • Week 5
        • Making a switch for the laser cutter in Fusion360
        • Designing and 3D printing molds
      • Week 6
        • Wearable switch for sound
        • Analog Sensor
      • Week 7
        • Home materials
        • Making bioplastics
        • Material properties
      • Week 8
        • Virtual Swatch
        • Processing
        • RGB LED
      • Project weeks 11 - ?
        • Week 11: Kick-off
          • Brainstorm Session
          • 5 min pitch
          • Trail of Evidence
          • Proposal
        • Week 12: Experimenting
          • Research workout materials
          • First Experiment
          • Trail of Evidence
        • Week 13: Project Work
          • Insights
          • Reframing session with Laura
          • Trail of Evidence
        • Week 14: Reframing
          • Reflective design method
          • Going bigger
          • Trail of Evidence
        • Week 15
          • Highlights photo's
          • Reframing, research & insights
          • Trail of Evidence
        • Week 16
          • Going even bigger
          • Trail of Evidence
        • Week 17
          • Trail of Evidence
        • Project
    • Anoush
      • Week 11-19
        • Week 11 | project kick-off
        • Week 14 | First experiments
        • Week 15 | Progress presentation
        • Last reframing session
        • Trail of Evidence
      • Week 1-8
        • Overall Reflection
        • Week 8 | Untoolkit - Electronic Outputs
        • Week 7 | Transforming bioplastics
        • Week 6 | Untoolkit - Electronic inputs
        • Week 5 | Additive Manufacturing
        • Week 4 | Cutting Supersurfaces
        • Week 3 | Reading Week
        • Week 2 | Electronics: Connecting Materials
        • Week 1 | Kick-off
    • DaniĆ«l
      • Week 20: Expo Week
      • Week 19: Project Week 9
      • Week 18: Project Week 8
      • Week 17: Project Week 7
      • Week 1: Kick-Off
      • Week 2: Electronics and Connecting Materials
        • Part I: The Basics and Recreating Circuits
        • Part II: The Making of the Speaker
        • Part III: Testing the speaker
      • Week 3: Reading Week
      • Week 4: Processes & Collaboration
        • Part I: exploring the words
        • Part II: experimenting with the laser cutter
      • Week 5: Critical Making 3D
        • Part I: Creating the injection mold
        • Part II: Creating the two-part mold
        • Part III: Printing the designs
      • Week 6: Electronics & Open Design
      • Week 7: Bioplastics
        • Material Properties Sheet
        • The Ma2E4 Toolkit
        • The Ma2E4 Toolkit (second bioplastic)
        • An application for the bioplastic
      • Week 8: Interfaces & Algorithmic Bias
      • Week 9: Documentation Week
      • Week 10: Assessments
      • Week 11: Project Kick-Off
      • Week 12: Recess
      • Week 13: Project Week 2
      • Week 14: Project Week 3
      • Week 15: Project Week 4
      • Week 16: Project Week 5
        • Presentation Preparation
    • Desiree
      • Summaries
      • Kick-off
      • Week 1 - Safety Zine
      • Week 2-3 Electromagnets
      • Week 4 - Cutting Supersurfaces
      • Week 5 - Additive Manufacturing
      • Week 6 - Untoolkit: Electronic Inputs
      • Week 7 - Transforming: Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
      • Week 8 - Untoolkit: Electronic Outputs
      • Trail of Evidence
      • Website
      • Material Archive
      • Week 11 - Choose a project
      • Week 12 - 13
      • Week 14
      • Week 15
      • Week 16
      • Week 17
      • Week 18
      • Week 19
    • Duncan
      • Week 1: Kick-Off
        • Masterclass Studio Overvelde
        • Workshop letterpress
        • Textielmuseum Tilburg
        • Meet the Makers - introduce yourself
        • Safetyzine
        • extraĀ“s
      • Week 2: Electronics: Connecting Materials
        • Zine: Kits & Open sources
      • Week 3: Reading week
      • Week 4: Cutting Supersurfaces
        • Zine:
      • Week 5: Additive Manufacturing
        • Workshop Amstelstation
        • Zine: 3D-printers & Being editors
        • Overall conclusion
      • Week 6: Untoolkit (Inputs)
        • Together w/ Loes
        • Zine: week 6
        • ExtraĀ“s
      • Week 7: Transforming
        • Zine: Social issues
        • extra's
      • Week 8: Untoolkit (Outputs)
        • Zine: Does being a 'maker' makes you a better civilian?
        • extraĀ“s: week 8
      • Week 9: Reflection
        • Zine:
        • extra's (week 9)
      • Week 10: Assessments
        • Zine:
      • Week 11
        • Makers skills & attitude
        • Design research skills
        • Collaborative learning
      • Week 12
        • Maker skills & attitude
        • Design research skills
        • Collaborative learning
      • Week 13
        • Scenario
        • Maker skills & attitude
        • Design research skills
        • Collaborative learning
      • Week 14
      • Week 15
        • Materialen lijst
        • Lijst met verschillende manier van connecten
        • Scenarios
        • Inspiratie voor vormen
        • Concrete voorbeelden tekenen
        • Samples / plan schrijven om te MAKEN!!
        • Kleuren inspiratie
      • Week 16
      • Week 18
        • Samples
        • The making of Samples
        • Inspiratie
        • Benodigdheden Woensdag 03/06/20
        • Inspiratie foto serie
        • Digitale tekeningen
      • Week 19
      • Week 20
    • DuÅ”anka
      • Week 1 - 8
        • 1 | Kick-Off
          • 2 | Electronics: Connecting Materials
            • Assignment 0 - Zine
            • Assignment 1 - Paper circuit
            • Assignment 2 - Soft speaker
          • Assignment 1
          • Assignment 2
        • 4 | Cutting Supersurfaces
          • Assignment 0 - Zine
          • Assignment 1 - Sample Book
        • 5 | Additive Manufacturing
          • Assignment 0 - Zine
          • Assignment 1 - Mold documentation
          • Assignment 2 - Molds
        • 6 | Untoolkit: Electronic Inputs
          • Assignment 0 - Zine
          • Assignment 1 - Antiprimadonna's
          • Assignment 2 - Working circuit
        • 7 | Transforming: Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
          • Assignment 0 - Zine
          • Assignment 1 - Intro
            • Bioplastics
            • Experiential toolkit
            • Material properties sheet
            • Future applications
            • Reflection
        • 8 | Untoolkit: Eelectronic Outputs
          • Assignment 0 - Zine
          • Assignment 1 - Working circuit
      • 11 | Projects Kick-Off
        • Trail of Evidence
      • 12 | First experiments
        • Trail of Evidence
        • Building the board
      • 13 | Project Work
        • Trail of Evidence
        • Building scenery
      • 14 | Reframing
        • Trail of Evidence
        • Game ideation
      • 15 | Making fake water
        • Trail of Evidence
      • 16 | Making a cherry blossom tree
        • Trail of Evidence
      • 17 | Expo plan & Clouds
        • Trail of Evidence
      • 18 | Research zine & Coffee soil
        • Research zine
      • 19 | Research zine 2.0
    • Kaz
      • 1 | Kick-Off
      • 2 | Electronics: Connecting Materials
        • Assignment 0 - Zine
        • Assignment 1 - Paper circuits
        • Assignment 2 - Building a speaker
      • 4 | Cutting Supersurfaces
      • 5 | Additive Manufacturing
      • 6 | Untoolkit: Electronic Inputs
      • 7 | Transforming: Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
      • 8 | Untoolkit: Electronic Outputs
      • 11 - 20 | Project: Face Mask Strap
        • 11 | Kick-Off / Pitch
        • Trail of Evidence
        • 15 | Midterm presentation
    • Kim
      • 1 - Introweek
        • Discussion notes
        • Try out zine - Week 1
      • 2 - Electronics: Connecting Materials
        • Zine - Week 2
      • Zine - Week 3
      • 4 - Cutting Supersurfaces
        • The making of: The Sample Book
        • Dense - Clear final sample book
        • Zine - Week 4
      • 5 - Additive Manufacturing
        • Understanding Fusion 360
        • Understanding Cura
        • Understanding the 3D Printer
        • Zine - Week 5
      • 6 - Coronaweek Untoolkit: Electronic Inputs
        • LDR LED connection with Arduino
        • Zine - Week 6
      • 7 - Coronaweek Transforming: Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
        • Material properties sheet + Experiential toolkit
        • Future Bioplastic concept
        • Zine - Week 7
      • 8 - Untoolkit: Electronic Outputs
        • Output swatch
        • Zine - Week 8
      • Project Page Biodegradable Packaging Bags
      • 11 - Project proposal week
        • Trial of evidence week 11
      • 12&13 - Project Bioplastic Consumables
        • Trial of evidence week 12&13
      • 14 - Reframing week
        • Trial of evidence week 14
      • 15 - Project work
        • Trial of evidence week 15
      • 16 - Reframing and expo prep
        • Trial of evidence week 16
        • 16 - The first test
      • Material Sample 1
      • 17 - Project work
        • 17 - Ironing a bioplastic bag
        • 17 - New method for sticking a bioplastic bag together
        • 17 - How to compost?
        • Trial of evidence week 17
      • 18 - Trial of Evidence
      • 19 - Trial Of Evidence
      • 20 - Trial Of Evidence
      • 21 - Final Expostion
    • Laura
      • Week 1: Kick off
      • Week 2: Electronics: connecting materials
      • Week 4: Cutting Supersurfaces
      • Week 5: Additive Manufacturing
      • Week 6: Untoolkit: Electronic inputs
      • Week 7: Transforming Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
      • Foam For Material Activists
        • How to protect?
        • To find a material
        • Foam
        • Trail of Evidence
        • Midterm presentations
    • Summer
      • Foto's
      • Midterm presentation
      • Project: Stop touching
        • Project Proposal
        • Inspirational projects
      • Cutting Supersurfaces
      • Additive Manufacturing
      • Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
        • Creating natural dyes
        • Created bioplastics
      • Electronic input
      • Electronic output
    • Thijs
      • Week 1 - Kickoff
      • Week 2 - Electronics : connecting materials
      • Week 2 - Workshop : debugging circuits
      • Week 2 - Making a speaker
      • Week 3 - Processes & Collaboration
      • Week 4 - Cutting supersurfaces
      • Week 4 - Zine editor
      • Week 5 - Additive manufacturing
      • Week 6 - Untoolkit: Electronic Inputs
      • Week 7 - Transforming: Molding and Casting with Bioplastics
        • Ma2E4 Toolkit
        • Future applications & reflection
      • Week 8 - Untoolkit : electronic outputs
      • Week 11 - Project kickoff
      • Week 12 - First experiments
      • Week 13 - Project work
      • Week 14 - Reframing & trail of evidence
        • Reframing : additional research
        • Shopping list
        • Testing bioplastic material
      • Week 15
      • Weeks 15 - 20
      • Expo prep
  • CLASS NOTES
    • Zine documentation (collaborative doc)
    • Discussions week 2-8
      • Week 02 - Connecting Materials
      • Week 04 - Cutting Supersurfaces
      • Week 05 - Additive Manufacturing
      • Week 06 - Untoolkit Electronics Inputs
      • Week 07 - Transforming Bioplastics
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  2. Thijs

Week 12 - First experiments

Use this week to execute your first experiments. Make sure you know WHY you're doing them. What do you want to find out with this first probe?

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Last updated 5 years ago

Because of my interest in bioplastics, and the will to make the COVID-19 situation more bearable, I am going to focus on a bioplastic product to battle COVID-19.

From my personal work experience, I come in touch with a lot of elderly people. I've worked as a household support in Amsterdam for elderly and handicapped residents of Amsterdam. I also worked as taxi driver for RMC Amsterdam, a public transport taxi service for the elderly and handicapped.

I still have contact with some old clients, and I know their fear and inconviences during these trying times. That's why I decided to imply my bioplastics solution in this field.

I called my contacts and asked them about the problems and inconvienences they are facing at the moment. I combined their input in a word cloud:

Now that I've looked into the problem and spoke with my target group, I am going decide what direction I am heading for my project. Because a lot of my clients depent on transport, but they are too scared to travel at this time, I want to create a solution that eases this specific problem.

To come up with new ideas for the transport problem, I did a brainstorm session.

I came up with some fun ideas, but most of them are very hard to make in the current situation. That's why I decided to make a bioplastic screen for in cars. This screen blocks vapour dispersed by breathing, coughing and sneezing. The screen guarantees the clean air and safety for the driver and passenger of the car/taxi. The screen needs te be cleanable, otherwise the goal of the screen is overlooked. I have to take this in consideration when I am going to select the material of the screen.

Wordcloud with input of my clients - Thijs Uffen
Brainstorm session - Thijs Uffen