this is a re-hash, i know, but you can’t teach a florentine new tricks…perspective! as alberti’s story goes, brunelleschi stood in front of santa maria del fiore in florence with an easel and a mirror through which he could see the baptistry, and copied the mirrored image onto the canvas. by flattening the image in […]
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passive touch
one problem with designing for RFID is communicating the invisible – how do you know where to hold your tag, how long, when it’s read… an interesting study by timo arnall classifies the icon language that has evolved to do just that, with a neat collage combining solutions for rfid, mobile and wireless communication. via […]
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rail art
ever since the fab five painted an entire redbird subway train in the late 70s, anyone who manages to paint an entire train deserves respect: http://www.lost.art.br/124_wholetrain.htm via wooster collective
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petting coop
this little vest allows a chicken to be petted remotely by an operator touching a rubber replica – good concept, but the big idea is allowing allergic people to interact with pets – but they are working on a suit to allow people to hug remotely, not bad… from wired news
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nice gait
these resources have been amassed by lorelei pepi my animation prof and they are a rich source for learning about motion: an early attempt to observe motion through chronophotography by Jules-Etienne Marey biomotionlab offers a simple demo showing how we walk differently based on size, sex, mood and nervousness – useful for motion capture and […]
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heavy blankets
therapro makes sensory therapy products, including the very effective heavy blanket – it makes me fall asleep instantly – and this cooperative blanket, all targeted at soothing social anxieties by stimulating the touch sense.
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robot rites
sure i love my roomba, but iRobots are also liberating us from chores like going to mars, bombing other countries, finding bin laden and maybe even going to church. from we-make-money-not-art.com
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foof chair
this thing is awesome – i have one in camouflage – instead of polystyrene pellets, it’s filled with shredded foam and it comes in fur and a whole bunch of other finishes. great for use as a stunt mat, temporary bed or romantic couch http://www.poofchairs.com/poof-chairs/XXL.htm target also sells them>
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