FAB LAB DC

FAB ACADEMY 2011

P. D. KLEIN

Hello from DC.

Phyllis, here. Thanks for tuning into my Fab Academy page.

I'm delving into the fab way of making things using the Mobile Fab Lab while working to set up a 'bricks and mortar' fab lab in the heart of Washington, DC. We have the community to be served, a building to house the lab, and we're seeking equipment and funding for operations and programming.

In my other hats, I work as an artist and designer, and serve as a consultant in both for-profit and non-profit sectors, aiding businesses and organizations with start up, administration, management, communications, research, development, due diligence, and creative problem-solving. Projects have included inter-professional planning and design, art and culture, real estate syndication, urban renewal, educational programming, teaching, exhibition and lecture programs, public relations, public health initiatives, and small business development. Presently, I direct education and outreach for Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, which provides education, legal services, and advocacy to DC's creative community.

 

 

 

 

Sessions and Assignments
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* principles and practices (Jan 19)

• draft final project concept (Jan 26)

* project management (Jan 26)

• fablabdc pages (Feb 2)

* computer-aided design (Feb 2):

• pdk: photoshop, indesign, imovie

* computer-controlled cutting (Feb 9)

• pdk: press-fit construction kit

* electronics production (Feb 16)

• pdk: fabisp

* computer-controlled machining (Feb 23)

• pdk: make something big

* electronics design (Mar 2)

• pdk: fabisp +

* molding, casting, and composites (Mar 9)
* embedded programming (Mar 16)
* 3D scanning and printing (Mar 23)
* input devices (Mar 30)
* interface and application programming (Apr 6)
* mechanical design (Apr 13)
* output devices (Apr 20)
* networking and communications (Apr 27)
* machine design Wed (May 4)
* applications and implications (May 11)
* project development (May 18)
* invention, intellectual property, and business models (May 25)
* final project presentations (June 1)