Now you just have to translate this servo movement into a Detour Guy moving a flag. Next tech: Elmer's glue, foam board, and an X-acto knife.  

First: you have to print out Anad's collage and his Detour Guy. 

A lesson learned in the process: Since Kinko's has been taken over by FedEx, printing expertise is in short supply.

On your first two visits to a Kinkos/FedEx you have to instruct the guy at the counter how to work the machines.

Both times, you have strong suspicions that the guy is really a delivery guy, not a printing guy. You suspect this because both times the guys are wearing their delivery uniforms. 

After that you seek out a dedicated printer guy: the kind of person who does business cards, and tabletop tents FULL TIME. 

Your guy: Matt at PostNet, which is a PRINTING chain. As far as I know, they don't do anything else. His assistant Dave is also a printing guy. 

For them printing out versions of Adan's work: easy. 

Your next stop: Micheal's, for some foamboard (also known as foamcore). 

Lesson Learned #2. Never go to Michael's without a coupon. You'll be the only one in line without one.

Go online first: they will shower you with coupons. If you forget, the person at the cash register usually has some kind of coupon she can share with you. 

Here's what you pick up at Michael's: 

Foamboard

Standing at the foamcore bin, you have to remind yourself that you are not shopping for a science fair project. No. You are prototyping. Just ask Make:, which asserts that, "Foamcore is a great choice for quick prototyping."

Why?

"It is light and stiff, and can be easily adapted as you iteratively work out features of your design. Using simple tools such as a matte knife, a pencil, and a straight edge, you can easily score, fold, and cut foamcore."

Thank you Make:.

An X-acto knife

Elegant and cheap. And the only tool to make foamcore do your bidding. 

Elmer's glue

You remind myself again: you are not working on a Science Fair project. You are prototyping. 

A self-healing mat

This was new to you, but it looks familiar from Maker videos you've watched. A good companion to the X-acto knife. Not cheap but your work surface will thank you. 

Here it is at Amazon, below.

Full disclosure: This is an Amazon affiliate link, so Placemaking Report earns some fraction of the price if you buy it, and don't return it. In fact this is your first affiliate link, ever.

So here goes...

This kind of project should be prescribed as an antidote to excessive computer/virtual activity. It's messy, but soothingly tactile. And no one expects slickness in foamcore, do they?

The Detour Flag guy, so far: