ITP
Jabberwookie
For Programming A to Z this week we were asked to use Java to create a text: Create a program (using, e.g., the tools presented in class) that behaves like a UNIX text processing program (such as cat, grep, tr, etc.). Your program should take text as input (any text, or a particular text of [...]
Character Study: Ole, Great Horned Owl
For Animals, People, and Those In Between this week we were asked to create a character study for the animal we sketched last week. I’m happier with the idea of Ole as a silhouette, but trying out the Wacom tablet and creating a few line drawings in Illustrator was a fun challenge. Here are a [...]
Data Scentualization (Thursday Project for 4in4)
My fourth project for 4in4 was inspired by an article from Make magazine. My goal was to create an aromatherapeutic ambient information awareness device (Wow! It smells like lavender! My stocks must be tanking! But I sure do feel relaxed…), but a headache induced by lingering too long in the air freshener aisles at multiple [...]
Working Paper Circuits! (Tuesday Project for 4in4)
Our paper is dry, and the lights are working! Most of the paper curled as it dried, and much of the thread came loose, but I’m very happy with this experiment.
Empanadas (Wednesday Project for 4in4)
Today I stayed home and made empanadas. The idea behind doing this project for 4in4 was to make something that would freeze well and be easy to take to school with me during the semester. I used Mark Bittman’s recipe for empanada dough from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, and I improvised on the fillings: [...]
Paper Circuits (Tuesday Project for 4in4)
Today Kate Hartman and I made recycled paper with simple circuits embedded in it. We created a slurry by blending shredded paper and water. Then we pressed circuits we made from conductive thread and surface mount LEDs into the slurry between two screens. Here’s what one of the circuits looked like when we tested it [...]
tube:sock (Monday project for 4in4)
Today I made a tube out of 22 cashmere socks. I cut the feet and top edges off and sewed the remaining sections end to end. Sadly, I’m out of stuffing, and the tube is only about 3/4 full. This pillow just didn’t have enough batting: Hopefully I’ll find some t-shirts at home so that [...]
Projects for 4in4
Next week I’ll be participating in 4in4 by completing four projects in four days. Here are the projects I’ll be working on: Data Scentualization– Hacking an array of electric air fresheners to work with Arduino, based on an article from Make. I have loose plans to trigger them with some sort of information event (e.g. [...]
4in4
4in4 is underway! Steven, Rob, and I hosted a DriveBy last night to get things started. For those who couldn’t make it to the meeting: 4in4 is an event during which ITP students, resident researchers, and faculty are invited to create four projects in four days. This event is based on two previous events: 5-in-5 [...]
Velas Photos
I need to add a layer behind the screen to diffuse the LEDs, but the glowing looks amazing in a darkened room.
Music for Public Restrooms
For the last week of CommLab our assignment was to take an earlier project and improve it. I decided to work on the audio project I made with Paul Paradiso: Music for Public Restrooms. We were inspired by Brian Eno’s intention in making Music for Airports: namely, to make a rotten experience better. So, we [...]
PComp Final– Velas Code
The Arduino code for Velas is here. It includes Alex Leone’s notes on the TLC5940 Library. I tried to comment as thoroughly as possible, but please contact me if you have any questions.
Pcomp Final– Velas Presentation
This is a short summary presentation I made to accompany my final project for PComp and ICM. Please download the PowerPoint file in order to view this presentation as it is intended. Unfortunately, SlideShare does not support slide animations, and it has some problems with formatting. I will upload images and code in the next [...]
My Application to ITP
I was talking to a few classmates the other day about the applications process to ITP. We were all curious to hear about each other’s approaches– What did everyone write about? What did they focus on as the reason they wanted to be here? What did their portfolios look like? Had their work changed since [...]
PComp Final– Parents, Children, and Triggers
I got my paper screen back from the AMS last Wednesday, and the laser cutting looks great. I also got multiple LED drivers daisy-chained together and lighting multiple LEDs. My code was starting to get unwieldy, though, so I met with Rory again to get some help organizing it. We ended up scrapping a bunch [...]
PComp Final– Preparation for laser cutting
I finally have a draft of my design for laser cutting, and I have an appointment at the AMS on Wednesday. After digging around and failing to find wood that seemed appropriate for the project, I’ve decided to prototype the screen with heavy paper. I’m excited (and a little nervous) to see how it will [...]
PComp Final– more progress
This week I’ve gotten help from lots of people. I met with Rory to talk about light sources, and he referred me to Bryan and Aly, who helped me figure out what kind of LED drivers to use in order to dim multiple LEDs in groups and pointed me to the Arduino library for the [...]
PComp Final– progress
Working on a such a personal project is pretty difficult, but it’s been totally worth it so far. After class the other day I was completely frustrated with my idea, convinced it was destined to be a failure, but a few of the comments I got in class were extremely helpful. Angela mentioned hearing the [...]
PComp Final– Possibilities
Possible input methods: Mudra to acknowledge grief/acceptance/letting go– fingers touching either closes switch or uses fsr. Sleeves touched closes switch– based on tendency to pull my sleeves down over my knuckles, especially if I’m sad or stressed out. Necklace to tug on– just got a phone call from a friend, Patrick, who just returned from [...]
PComp Final– Inspiration
What I want it to feel like when you’re inside the hut (click on the images to view full size):