here are a few photos of the boxes i’ve been working on for my 2d design class. eventually, i’d like to make them into light boxes so that the light shines through the characters and asterisks. i’m thinking of using red led lights and wiring them to a battery. the chinese characters literally translate to contemporary design china. they are inspired by the china design now show at the portland art museum.

i’d like think of this project as an experiment in process and figuring out the laser cutter. if i were to laser cut these boxes again, i’d account more for paper thickness because opening and closing these boxes can be quite difficult since the tab is a very snug fit.