We spoke with Charlyn Gonda about making things glow, dealing with imposter syndrome, and using origami.
Charlyn’s website is charlyn.codes, the projects we talked about are documented there. You can find her on Instagram (@chardane) and Mastodon (https://leds.social/@charlyn).
Adafruit came up a lot in this episode.
NeoPixel Jewel
DotStar High Density 8x8 Grid
SAMD21 QT Py and RP2040 QT Py
Adafruit IO
Jason Koon’s Fibonacci displays are mesmerizing. Check them out on Jason’s website www.evilgeniuslabs.org or acquire them on Tindie. It can be controlled with the Pixelblaze.
Sonobe modules in origami
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