Play pieces

I decided to make the play pieces after the crit to see if they would stand and balance. I printed the characters on paper first and spray mounted it onto mount board to give it a bit of strength and to make it more sturdy. I decided to try cutting around the characters myself with a scalpel however, I found that cutting a smooth curve was quite hard and also affected the neatness of the edges. 

I decided to go down to woodwork to ask about the laser cut machine that they have so that I wouldn't have to do it manually. I asked if it was possible to laser cut through the stock that I used and how I would need to set up the document for laser cutting. I was told what to do, but I wouldn't be able to do it anyway because I was told that I needed an induction for it first before I could even work the machine - and there is literally no time left as deadline is nearing.

I decided to try using straight lines instead to cut around the characters - this was much neater and easier to do. I actually quite like the outcome - the straight edges give it a bit of energy but might not be suitable if for young children because the corners might be a bit of a hazard.

I think when in industry production this would be die cut using the proper machine and printed straight onto the appropriate stock. But for the purpose of this module, I am leaving it like this to show how the play pieces would look and interact in real life.

Also I was going to make background etc, to add to the play pieces, however, I have decided not to because I'm running out of time and I want to make the packaging for my product.