Grid-based displays are fun. You can cut the strips and re-arrange them in a "zig-zag" pattern if you don't mind soldering a few wires. Lately, I was also thin

Grid-based displays are fun. You can cut the strips and re-arrange them in a "zig-zag" pattern if you don't mind soldering a few wires. Lately, I was also thinking it could be fun to try 3d-printing some little spherical diffusers for individual 5050 LEDs and arranging individual ones of those in a larger area like a window.