Posts with «art & design» label

Step into Light and Sound in Interactive Synesthesia Experience

"Blue-Yellow-Red" is a transmedia installation created by Nashville, Tennessee, interdisciplinary artist and transmedia performer, Robbie Lynn Hunsinger. The exhibit was created for the Frist Center as part its 2014 Kandinsky exhibit.

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Tech and Dance Unite to Tell a Story with Light

On a cold winter night in Kongsberg Norway, dancers draped in white sheets stand in a warm auditorium waiting to hear their mark. As the mark arrives, each dancer hits a button and is instantly lit up with 136 RGB LEDs. The dancers move fluidly across the stage in sync […]

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MAKE » Arduino 27 Feb 14:01

Adorable, Interactive Nixie Tube “Pet” Performs Simple Math

  Nixie tubes (or cold cathode displays) are awesome and although the technology isn’t new (they hit the market back in 1955) they are making a strong comeback in the 21st century thanks to the maker community. Ron Soyland has been making vacuum tubes for years and his love for […]

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12 Tools We Can’t Live Without for Making Wearables

At the Social Body Lab we’re always on the hunt for the best tools for prototyping wearable electronics projects. Here are some of our favorites from 2014. LilyTiny + LED Strings A great shortcut for those who want some dynamic light patterns but don’t want to fuss with programming, Sparkfun’s LilyTiny board […]

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Circular Knitic: An Open Hardware Knitting Machine

Artist duo Varvara Guljajeva & Mar Canet designed and built an open hardware automated knitting machine called Circular Knitic.

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New Project: Cyberpunk Spikes

3D-print these soft, flexible spikes and light them up with full-color programmable LEDs

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Eric Huebsch’s Humorous Blinking Rock Sculpture

This blinking rock sculpture by artist Eric Huebsch just can't help but look a little sentimental

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Chameleon Jacket Project Aims to Let People Experience The World Like An Animal

A group in Oslo have created an interactive jacket that changes color based upon what the wearer touches. It is based upon Chameleons' ability to blend into their environment.

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How-To: Hocus Pocus Book Replica

Remember the spell book from Hocus Pocus with the creepy moving eyeball? Since it is the season of Halloween-movie-replica-prop-making, I’ve found a great DIY tutorial that covers the steps required to make a pretty accurate copy! This tutorial doesn’t include how to make the eyeball actually move, but I would […]

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Flora-Powered TARDIS Dog Costume

How To: Doctor Who TARDIS costume for dogs complete with TARDIS sounds and lights

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