PCB Artwork: Make your own business card

Printed circuit boards aren't just for electronics. Their layered structure, copper traces, soldermask colors, and silkscreen printing make them a surprisingly expressive artistic medium.

In this workshop, you'll use PCBs to design your own business card (or any other kind of card), ready to fabricate in real fiberglass and copper.

You'll edit and manipulate vector art in **Inkscape**, convert your artwork into a **KiCAD** footprint, and place it on a board ready to be fabricated. Along the way, you'll learn how PCB fabricators interpret computer graphics: how vector paths become physical primitives, how colors map to fabrication layers, and how artwork gets distributed across copper, soldermask, and silkscreen to create the final board.

No electronics background required — this workshop is about graphic design and fabrication, not circuit theory or soldering. If you have a computer, you can make a graphic PCB! If you already know how to design a PCB, this can help you level up their visual appeal. Background in working with SVG is helpful but not required.

To bring:

• Laptop

This workshop is lead by Alex Tait.

There are 4 spots reserved for people who cannot access the class at the full price, so please make use of one of these half-off need-based tickets if that is your situation. Checkout Code: ACCESSTIXPCB

This is a masks optional workshop.

As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.

Please note that refunds must be requested 24 hours in advance. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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