Upping my laptop sticker game

Week 1

Vinyl cutting a laptop sticker was easier than expected thanks to the helpful instructions on the printer in SC102 and the mods from the class site. Using an online png file of an outline of New York City's skyline, not to scale, I was able to upload it to the mods, pick the proper resolution, and then send it to the printer to make a laptop sticker.

There were a couple of problems encountered. First, the force on the vinyl cutter was too small. I had to raise it to 100 from 50. With 50 there was an indent but not a cut, and with 100 there was a clean cut. The second issue came from the transfer paper which did not stick to the vinyl well. Finally, the design itself offered practical problems for peeling. The small spaces between the buildings