This week’s reading of the “Makers Mindset” was quite interesting. It gave us a different perspective on how the way kids learn, how they can express those ideas and how it affects him/her in the work force. They mainly focused on two types of mindsets fixed and growth. Fixed mindsets think that they can’t develop or improve their capabilities while growth thinks otherwise. It made me start thinking about which side I fall under, and honestly I couldn’t figure it out. I love to be creative when it comes to art and crafts. However, I do have moments where I just can’t think outside and the box and think everything has been thought of already. I will most likely read the book now to get a better understanding.

Aside from all that though this week we finally dove into the world of 3D printing by printing our first objects! It took me more time than it probably should have to decide on what to print. I saw myself using a lot of the daily use objects around my home. I ended up choosing a cellphone holder because I always just throw my phone anywhere in my room!

After hearing the presentation about all the different types of printers and websites we can look at my mind began to wonder. I wondered what I could print that could solve some of my daily dilemmas, for example, my phone flying out of my cup holder in my car or a customized tray for all my jewelry so I don’t lose my earrings.  I ended up spending quite some time looking through all the websites and also wanting to learn how to actually make the designs for the 3D objects. It’s a lot of numbers because it is a 3D graph, but I do love a challenge!

Now going back to the objects I wanted to print last week. The first one that caught my eye was these Harry Potter themed bookmark, http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1154832. It looks great, it’s practical, and they have two different types depending on the thickness of the pages. I would only change the writing, instead of having the initials of HP I might have a short quote the deathly hollows symbol.

The second item I found was this cup holder with a spout where water can come out of, which can be used for drying utensils or holding toothbrushes. I thought it was a great idea especially for the toothbrushes because the regular holders keep the water and it looks all murky and dirty after a couple days.  I really loved the idea, but I am not a huge fan of the design shape. It looks too bulky for me I would give it a sleeker look.  http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:583217

The third item I found to my surprise is what I actually need which is a cellphone cup holder that is snug so my phone can’t move around. It’s a simple, custom made for an IPhone with a case and cord access. I would definitely have to change the design since first I have a different car so the size of the cup will differ and I own a Galaxy S5 instead of an IPhone 4.   http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1278745

The last item that I found that I would love to print is a laptop stand that I would customize for my Kindle Fire since it is a smaller scale. Sometimes when I’m reading at night I get tired of holding it and want to rest it on my bed but the angles usually don’t work. So it would be very useful, I think I would make it into various parts so I can actually change the angel it holds the kindle for best viewing.  http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1196030