This pin-up system uses light not only for visual perception; it also encourages us to undertake some emotional reflection.

Light Up Your Memories intends to do just that. This system for illuminated drawing pins aims to focus on the emotional aspect of human experience – something that is easily forgotten in today’s fast-paced world. Light Up Your Memories encourages the user to pause and reflect on the memories attached to the photograph or note they are pinning up.

Along with the light-up pins, the system incorporates a pin-up board of insulating cork, aluminium, and acrylic (for ease of mounting). The sandwiched aluminium panel is charged with an electric current, which lights up the drawing pin when contact is made. Only the pin’s stem is able to conduct electricity; its head is non-conducting. A switch on the board controls power provision and intensity.