A few days ago, Mr. Calvert announced that we would using an app called Vectornator. Here’s how it goes, first Mr. Calvert taught use how to use Vectornator. It is sort of like Notability — an app that you can draw on, but Vectornator was more complicated than that. It wasn’t just about drawing, typing, and writing, but you can use that to send a file to a laser cutter machine, that cuts wood to cut out designs that you want.

After Mr. Calvert taught us how to use it, I started making designs. You are supposed to send a file to Vectornator, and then you trace it over with a thick line, so the machine knows where to cut the wood.

The first one I made was a banner that said my first, middle, and last name (Lucy, Han, Zhou). You had to trace over the banner with a line, then you but the text on the banner. You can also change the font. My font was loopy and cursive.

I really like my banner — once it was cut out —, but I also wanted to make another one. But the problem was that I didn’t know what to make! I randomly went on my iPad to search for something, when I saw the Sora icon. It was a little thing that was soaring up. I really like the little figure, so I decided to make it. I traced over it very carefully, making the outside line red, so that the machine knows that it will cut it out there.

I also made the details carefully. Last (I wished I done this first), I checked the size. The size was pretty small, so I wanted it to be bigger, but when I made it bigger, the lines that I traced it over did not go with the size, so I made it the original size.

Once, it printed out, it was really cute! I thinking of coloring this thing now!

I’m probably going to cut a lot of wood, and I also enjoy doing this. The sad part is that Tech class only lasts a quarter for school, and then I will have to switch to a different one. I think all of the projects that we did in Tech class are fun! Thank you Mr. Calvert!