Contextual Electronics highlights stories of people using electronics to solve their problems. Listeners will hear how to use electronics in their own projects, by learning about new technologies and techniques. Tune in each week to hear a different guest and how they are using electronics to solve a problem in their life. Contextual Electronics is also an online education program. Started in 2014, CE pairs theory and practice for learning electronics. In 2020, we started the podcast to highlight stories of using electronics in real world contexts.
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CEP012 – Mixed Media with Becky Stern
Welcome, Becky Stern!
Becky is an artist and content producer who works electronics into projects using a wide variety of media and construction techniques. Becky also teaches a class on electronics at SVA in NYC. She is a product manager at Instructables.
Show Notes- Her most recent project: Zodiac Embroidery
- Slack status updater
- Collaboration with Esetfanie and Naomi
- 13 ideas for LED diffusion
- Raspberry Pi peephole camera
- Becky’s recording setup
- Knitting
- How a sewing machine (bobbin) works
- Tools page
- Becky’s favoite knife
- All of the electronics posts on BeckyStern.com
- Becky Stern YouTube
Time tags:
- 0:00 Introduction
- 1:47 Becky Stern bio
- 3:34 Building out ideas
- 4:57 Learning new things
- 6:36 Collaborations
- 8:46 LEDs and light in projects
- 13:20 #SampleCode
- 14:30 What is a neopixel (WS2812)
- 16:15 Teaching students
- 19:55 Getting started programming
- 21:20 Higher level programming projects
- 24:20 Troubleshooting remotely
- 27:00 Best practices for documentation
- 29:20 Camera tips
- 33:10 Creating documentation from photos
- 36:30 Getting started crafting
- 40:05 “Getting to blinky” for crafts
- 42:15 Finishing projects
- 45:40 Setting a schedule for projects
- 48:30 Making things easy for your future self
- 49:30 Tools
- 53:25 Small workspaces
- 54:00 Future projects
- 58:40 Where to find Becky’s work
- 59:20 Wrap up
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