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“The text here is in the center when in reality it should be on the left side,” Harte said while showing one of the many problems with the old classroom signs in his school. The project seemed simple enough. Harte agreed to design new, correct signs, make them, and replace the old one. A freshman student with visual impairment inspired the project, and Harte was happy to help.
“There was a lot of trial and error when it came to the design process and the manufacturing process to try to create the best possible finish,” Harte said.“I made use of some open source programs and software,” he explained.“Our 3D printer did not have the capabilities to print the full size plaques for the names of the teachers,” he said. “What we decided to do was to come up with a system to make that so that they could fit together in multiple parts.