Reference Project
Super Shape
Post Author: Spirograph SHR Project Year: 2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/DCAKo2jtpTA/
Brush Plot
Post Author: Florian Markus Project Year: 2024 https://www.instagram.com/p/DAsdOsZuhNk/
Neglected Backlog Series #7
Post Author: Antigoon Project Year: 2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0pxF0CAyw/
Machine-Drawn Suminagashi Cake
Post Author: Arnaud Pfeffer × Mâche&Maché Project Year: 2023 https://www.instagram.com/p/CwvVDK6LLmN/
Rotring Technical Pen on a Mutoh Scriber
Post Author: Britt Builds Project Year: N/A https://www.instagram.com/p/DPw0yOpEkLJ/
Map Compilation: Marathon, Topography and Cities
This project shows how street networks, terrain contours and running routes can become pen-plotted drawings. Students can compare how each type of map uses lines to communicate different features of a place, then explore how scale, line density and the selection of details affect readability. It provides a practical starting point for turning a familiar […]
Art Software — Vectors and 3D
Post Author: The Applied Craft Project Year: 2026 This project connects digital design operations with the paths a drawing machine follows. Its custom interface shows how editing vectors and working with 3D forms can produce layered plotting paths. Students can use it to consider how their software choices affect the physical drawing, then develop […]
Automatic Pen-Change Alignment Test
Post Author: Places Between Lines Project Year: 2026 This project demonstrates an automatic pen-changing mechanism and how alignment errors cause shifting marks in the physical drawing. If each pen tip sits in a slightly different position after a change, lines intended to align will appear offset. Students can examine how the mechanism holds and […]
Automatic Pen Pickup and Return Test
Post Author: Places Between Lines Project Year: 2026 This project shows how a drawing machine can automatically pick up a pen, draw and return it to a tool rack. Students can examine how the pen holder, storage slot and programmed movements work together to secure and release the pen. It provides a practical reference […]
Sacks Spiral / Prime Spiral
Post Author: Pen Plot Line Dot Project Year: 2026 This project shows how a mathematical rule can generate a physical drawing. By arranging whole numbers along a spiral and marking the primes, it makes numerical relationships visible as curved patterns. Students can explore how mapping numbers to positions changes what they see, while the […]