FAB NIGHTS: Make a Metal Business Card! (UNCA Student/Faculty/Staff)

For UNCA students, faculty, & staff only!
(No experience required)

Fab Nights are a series of weekly 3-hour workshops provided by the UNCA STEAM Studio. In each session, participants will receive our general safety orientation, a tour of the space, and an in-depth tutorial for the processes and tools required for each weeks' project. The instructors may be STEAM Studio staff or our well-trained student workers! Fab Nights are an especially great way for UNCA students to learn tools and machines at STEAM Studio without taking a for-credit class. All levels and disciplines are welcome to join!

Do you need some help getting employers' attentions at the Career Fair? Make some highly professional, sturdy metal business cards to hand out next time! This class will introduce you to some digital design software (Inkscape or Adobe Illustrator) to modify and adapt a business card template, then we will prepare the file to laser-etch it onto blank metal business cards. We will have a limited supply of blank cards during the event, but more will be available for purchase at a later date, and your pre-made files will make it easy to cut out more in the future!

Before you attend, please familiarize yourself with our rules and procedures:

1. Please wear closed-toe, closed-heel shoes to the workshop. If you arrive in any other footwear, we will not be allowed into the work space.
   
2. You must wear safety glasses in the work space. These will be provided by the STEAM Studio, and must remain on at all times while you are in the work space.
   
3. You must complete a safety contract before using tools and equipment. You may use this link (Self-Enroll in STEAM Safety Contract) to self-enroll in our Safety Contract course on Canvas using your UNCA email. Please follow the instructions, watch the video, complete the quiz, download/fill out the contract, and upload it to the assignment page. If this is not completed when you arrive, you will need to complete it on-site and may miss valuable work time during the workshop.
   
4. The STEAM Studio is located at 821 Riverside Dr, Suite 140, Asheville NC 28801. Directions to get here (walking or taking the shuttle) and where to park (if you are driving yourself) can be found in the Canvas Safety Contract page, linked above.
   

If you have any questions, reach out to our STEAM Studio Technician (Jacob Misch, jmisch@unca.edu) or to STEAM Studio directly (steamstudio@unca.edu).