Designing With Light | Paper Circuit -II

Once you understand how a circuit works, what can you create with it? Apparently lots. 

In this design-led workshop, students use paper electronics as a creative medium — integrating light into paper to build interactive cards, illuminated illustrations, moving elements, and responsive paper-based designs.

The focus shifts from understanding the system to designing with it.

Students explore how engineering and aesthetics come together, learning how technology can support storytelling, composition, and interaction — and how something as simple as paper can become dynamic, expressive, and alive.

What Students Explore

• Designing with light as a medium
• Integrating circuits into visual compositions
• Interactive cards and illuminated illustrations
• Layering, paper engineering, and movement
• Prototyping and refining interactive designs

Tools & Materials Used

All materials are included.

Students work with:

* Copper foil tape
* LEDs and batteries
* Cardstock and craft paper
* Design and drawing materials
* Paper engineering and assembly tools

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Apply engineering concepts through creative design
• Explore light as a storytelling and design element
• Understand how systems support interactivity
• Create finished light-up paper projects to take home

Led By

Pratiksha Chauhan is a visual designer and creative educator whose practice explores storytelling through material, form, and spatial design. Her workshops encourage children to think visually, prototype boldly, and design with intention.

Recommended Prior Experience

Best experienced after completing
Paper Electronics — Part 1: Understanding Electricity Through Paper Circuits