Hello, I’m Angela.
I'm a maker, a visual artist, and a big fan of building cool stuff.
I've loved LED screens since I first saw them at big festivals and raves; there is something about the glowing, pulsating light that immediately sets the tone of a space, locking in an audience.
I was lucky enough to be able to chat with Dan LEDsAkimbo about his panels during a party, a conversation that would be the start of quite a journey.
After being pointed in the right direction, I started down a path of trying to figure out how to make some sturdy, easy to set up and take down, transportable, and slick looking panels from the parts and information I had available.
I had very limited knowledge of electronics or electrics, of fabrication, or really of most of the skills it turned out I needed! I'll often fall into the trap of deciding to build on a scale that is way too big for a first go at something, and my foray into LED panel making has been no exception!
It took me a good amount of trial & error, of scouring the internet trying to figure out what a particular connector was called, trying to work out unintuitive software, working out how to make a frame; such a huge amount of learning about things I had not needed to go into any depth about before.
It has been fun, I love a learning experience, but it has taken a while. I'd have been massively appreciative to find a full build guide during this process, so I wanted to share my knowledge and bring LEDs into the lives of more people.
Getting started with this can be daunting, the information available is limited, there is a lot to learn and plenty of pitfalls along the way.
Whether you are a visual artist, musician, live streamer VJ, promoter, venue owner, DJ, or any of the many people who's performance or event would benefit from a set of LED panels, you want to be getting on with your main practise, not spending months to years of your time trying to figure out how to build a frame or scratching your head over Ohm's Law!
I'll be sharing build guides, DXF files for laser cutting, and creating kits to go along side them. Follow along on the blog, join the mailing list, or check out our socials to be kept up to date.