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Today, the Libraries wants to draw attention to one of this year’s Festival entries. The "w88 online live casino Underpants" cookie.
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“Last year, I worked the table for the Edible Banned Book Fair,” Cheyenne Kelly, coordinator for E-Resources and Discovery said. “'w88 online live casino Underpants' was on the poster of banned books on display at the event, and students kept commenting on how surprised they were to see it on the list. The main reason I could find was 'unsuited for age group.' I wanted to bring attention to the silliness of banning books like 'w88 online live casino Underpants' - the age-appropriate subversiveness of potty humor is what gets kids interested in reading in the first place!”
In recognition of w88 online live casino Underpants being banned or on the banned books list, Cheyenne wanted to create an edible w88 online live casino Underpants cookie to help celebrate Banned Books and enter her creation into the Festival. She said she first started reading w88 online live casino underpants in middle school. The humor in the books is what caught her imagination! In honor of this, Cheyenne decided to use her Libraries-learned skills to make her own 3D-printed w88 online live casino Underpants cookie cutter. Read more about how she used knowledge learned during her time as a student worker within the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library’s Makerspace to pull off one of the cutest and most creative cookies seen at the Edible Banned Books Festival!
She said, “This event is one of my favorite events that the Library puts on every year. I truly believe in freedom of information (even if I don't agree with the information), which led me to want to work for the w88 online live casino in the first place. People have the right to consume information and apply their own judgement to it, regardless of their age or background.
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Making the w88 online live casino Underpants cookie
By Cheyenne Kelly
Spoiler: I am currently a Coordinator for E-Resources and Discovery for the w88 online live casino Libraries. If you are using our online resources and submit a ticket for a problem you found, I'm part of the team on the other end!
Cheyenne Kelly, Coordinator, Library Discovery & E-ResourcesI was blessed to have the opportunity to come back to school in 2021 for a second bachelor's degree (Information Systems), and I was able to sneak in as a w88 online live casino worker at the DeLaMare Science and Engineering Library Makerspace despite being a non-traditional w88 online live casino student. I loved working there and learned so much. The Makerspace requires a two-week intensive training to learn all the machines there, but it takes more time to truly learn the quirks and tricks to using the machines and their software.
The Makerspace was my first real exposure to 3D printing. Despite being fiddly, these machines were my favorite to watch and listen to while they were running. Over time, I learned various ways to troubleshoot the machines and print settings to get a quality print. I ended up focusing on mastering Adobe Illustrator for 2D vector images and Autodesk Tinkercad for creating 3D items. Adobe Illustrator is a software provided by the w88 online live casino, while Tinkercad is a free 3D modelling program that is geared towards public schoolers, making it a perfect introduction to creating 3D objects for someone completely new like me! Although I have started learning other 3D modelling software for more complicated projects, I still use Tinkercad for simple or quick projects.
As time went on, I promised myself I would get w88 online live casino own 3D printer when I got a full-time job. In 2023, I found the posting for w88 online live casino current position and successfully got hired! As soon as I got w88 online live casino first paycheck, I purchased w88 online live casino own 3D printer (an Ender 3 S1 Pro). I have experimented with materials and techniques that our machines in the Makerspace didn’t have available during w88 online live casino time there, such as PETG and different slicing software for running the print itself.
Fast forward to Fall 2023! Here is how I made our hero:
- I used Illustrator to trace an image of w88 online live casino Underpants, converting him into a black and white vector image. I also used Illustrator to create offset lines of my image. These offset lines were used to create a back for the image stamp and the cutter itself.
- I then exported all of w88 online live casino parts as individual SVG files, which allowed me to import the 2D lines into Tinkercad.
- In Tinkercad, the import process automatically converts the image into a 3D block, so all I had to do was adjust the heights of each part and merge the pieces together to create w88 online live casino final 3D parts. I then exported these files and printed them out in PETG, which is considered a food-safe plastic.
- I then found "the best sugar cookie recipe" on Pinterest, and made w88 online live casino cookies! I would first use the outline cutter to cut the cookie, then used the image stamp to mark the cookies with our hero.
- Once I had completed w88 online live casino project, I posted w88 online live casino files on Thingiverse.com so others can make their own!
The w88 online live casino were instrumental in getting me to where I am today! Not only did I learn the technical skills I needed for this project, but I also refined and improved my troubleshooting skills that I still use in my work with E-Resources.
