Assignment 3C - Black Box

The Black Box is about creating a box to light up our White Box. The trick to this task is that wires and other electrical component are not supposed to be seen. The Black Box is a box which can illuminate the White Box all by itself.

I decided to make my Black Box (from now onwards is referred to as BB) as small as possible. So, i settled on using LEDs, connected to a switch and power source (four AA-sized batteries), all fitted inside the BB. The only electrical components protruding from my BB is the 2 LEDs and the switch to turn it on and off.

[My Black Box and its holder for the White Box]

[Black Box on White Box]

Since the BB is supposed to illuminate the White Box and project the shaped we have cut out, the light source must be bright. At first, I was a little worried about my BB being not bright enough to reveal the pattern which I have painstakingly cut out. Thankfully, it worked and I'm actually quite proud to say that the end product is surprisingly impressive.

[White Box illuminated by Black Box]