Category Archives: children

one accessory per child

The brilliant Mike Lee invented a viewfinder for the OLPC‘s built-in digital camera (a perfect example of futurecraft) and has already made rapid prototypes – check them out below:

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pre-medialab

the risupia children’s museum at the panasonic center is a beautifully designed experience that explores math and science concepts through innovative social interfaces. my favorite are ‘big tangram’ and ‘prime number air hockey.’ in the first, children try to match a projected tangram by arranging foam shapes on the ground – which takes a lot […]

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sinister streetlight

i left out something about the solar and wind-powered streetlights at the panasonic center in tokyo: the company sells a modified version that contains a security camera, with the aim of tracking children on their way to and from school. the ‘Neighborhood Security Sensor Network System‘ detects children carrying an active RFID tag and takes […]

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font building blocks

yesterday i stopped by the bruno munari show in shiodome-italia and among all of the design classics one design stood out for me: alfabeto e fantasia, a set of tiles for children to write, but instead of using already-made letters, it relies on geometric primitives from which to compose – and invent – characters. of […]

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growing chair

children grow so fast that it’s a challenge to fit their bodies and their interests for more than a few months at a time. as a result a lot of toys and furniture are cheaply made and readily disposed of – all because of bad design. charlotte friis design studio conceived of this easel with […]

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paper laptops

these drawings are actually prototype laptops designed by seven-to-nine-year-old children as part of the “laptop club.” the use of paper prototyping for designing laptops and learning about what children use computers for is brilliant, it also makes me wish to do the same in the class i teach. on the other hand limiting the idea […]

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