I chose a quote from one of my favorite comic strips, Mafalda:

I chose my favorite scene from the strip, which was the last scene. I wanted the audience to have an interactive experience with the scene, so that when they pressed onto the comic, it would light up and can be read in the dark as well.

I began the process by tracing the drawing onto rice paper (I wanted a material that was relatively translucent but not enough to see through). Then I cut the foam board into a small box.

Then I made a parallel circuit with copper tape underneath to light up 3 LEDs.

One of the difficulties I encountered was getting the pressure to work as the foam was too hard to press onto. To solve this I had to use a combination of cotton pads and cardboards to fix underneath the pressure point. Once it worked, I sealed the box.

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