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Colourful low-poly cardboard whale sculpture with makers on a floating grassy island
Fab Academy 2023 · Singapore

How to make (almost) anything

A field journal of cardboard structures, digital fabrication, electronics, community workshops, and one whale-sized final project.

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What this site holds

Small hands. Big builds.

The archive keeps the process visible: sketches, machines, electronics, failures, public installations, and the decisions that connect a classroom exercise to a life-size cardboard whale.

01 Plan the spiral

Start with project management, documentation, and the habit of making progress visible.

 → 02 Cut, fold, and test

Move from drawings to physical cardboard systems, laser cutting, and repeatable templates.

 → 03 Give objects behavior

Use boards, sensors, outputs, networking, and interfaces to make physical work respond.

 → 04 Bring the whale to life

Combine structure, electronics, fabrication, logistics, and public interaction into one final build.

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Project Map

A visual trail of things made

Large-scale cardboard installations, playful maker kits, public workshops, machines, and Fab Academy experiments gathered into one navigable field.

Large cardboard whale final project Cardboard Whale Final project · interaction · sustainability Cardboard Blokies building blocks Blokies System Reusable cardboard building blocks Family of large cardboard bears Cardboard Bears Community-scale fabrication Maker Faire project participation Maker Faires Public making across cities Lofi robot project Lofi Robot Microbit exercise and teaching tool Completed F1 car project F1 Car Build Fabrication, finishing, and display Business cluster tree design project Tree Design Spatial build and installation planning Dragon coin bank project Dragon Coinbank Festive product and fabrication study
Weekly Assignments

The Fab Academy archive

Each week keeps its video-thumbnail card treatment, so the archive remains visual while the full documentation stays one click away.

  1. Spiral project management modelWeek 1. Project management
  2. Week 2. Computer aided design
  3. Week 3. Computer controlled cutting
  4. Week 4. Embedded programming
  5. Week 5. 3D scanning and printing
  6. Week 6. Electronics design
  7. Week 7. Computer controlled machining
  8. Week 8. Electronics production
  9. Week 9. Output devices
  10. Week 10. Mechanical and machine design
  11. Week 11. Input devices
  12. Week 12. Molding and casting
  13. Week 13. Networking and communications
  14. Week 14. Interface and application programming
  15. Week 15. Wildcard week
  16. Applications and implications timelineWeek 16. Applications and implications
  17. Week 17. Invention, IP, and income
  18. Week 18. Project development