Architec Tradure

Author: Julie Knight

  • 12MarDocumentary: last in class!

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    Via my research lab, I heard about this ongoing documentary-making on the “last in class!”. The documentary will be a light-hearted look at our culture’s growing obsession with achievement as explored through the profiles of several people who finished at the bottom of their college (and in some cases, also high school) class and the somewhat unexpected, often ironic, lives they have lived since.

    Check out the web site as they are looking for these exceptional low profiles!

    The call:

    1. We already have a number of possible people to profile for the film

    (from a country music star to a serial entrepreneur and beyond) but are

    always interested in hearing from, and about, more. If you know of anyone

    who might fit the bill, please send them our way (info [at] lastinclass [.] com).

    2. As you will see from the website, as part of this project, we are also

    putting together a companion piece of truly memorable report cards and

    report card comments, in particular. If you have any you would like to

    share, please do.

    3. Finally, please pass this email along to your friends and colleagues.

    We know that those who finished last are just as rare as those who finished

    first but we know that they are out there and probably the source of far

    better stories to be told.

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure

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  • 11MarDIY: A latte art printing machine!

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    I posted on bread laser printing, fruit printing, computer etching, 3d printing your own guitar, printing your clothing (a next step for TUI), and also about the secret-spying marks left by your printer as you print!

    Today, I found this wacky and so cooool tutorial on how to make your own latte art printing machine. Oleskiy Pikalo wanted art work on his latte, so he bought a x-y flatbed plotter (Philips 8155) on eBay and a great book by Matt Gilliland: “Inkjet Applications”!

    Here is the result, see the video!

    He offers a tutorial on how to build something like this, here you go, so you need (I quote him):

    1) An old flatbed plotter (in my case it was Philips 8155) – make sure it has real x-y translation stage. Your best bet is to perform a search on eBay for flatbed plotter. On a good day, you may get a decent fully working plotter for under 100$. I got mine for 175$ with shipping, because I wanted A3 format for later use, and a bunch of pens.

    2) Most old plotters connect through GPIB/Serial interface -mine connected through GPIB interface, so I needed a GPIB card, which I also got on eBay. I got my card for around 30$, because the one I purchased was not a popular kind (LTP1 – GPIB).

    3) Matt Gilliland’s book Inkjet Applications. It looks like Parallax has this fabulous kit on 40% sale for 59.95$

    4) A small 12V relay (my plotter lowers pen by applying 12V to the solenoid). This relay will enable the stream of ink from the inkjet cartridge.

    5 ) Edible ink – preferably brown. You can work with coffee directly instead of ink, but the contrast is not as good as wwith ink. Again, I got mine on eBay.

    Good luck!



    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure

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  • 11MarDIY: A latte art printing machine!

    If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed to receive the latest Architectradure’s articles in your reader or via email. Thanks for visiting!

    I posted on bread laser printing, fruit printing, computer etching, 3d printing your own guitar, printing your clothing (a next step for TUI), and also about the secret-spying marks left by your printer as you print!

    Today, I found this wacky and so cooool tutorial on how to make your own latte art printing machine. Oleskiy Pikalo wanted art work on his latte, so he bought a x-y flatbed plotter (Philips 8155) on eBay and a great book by Matt Gilliland: “Inkjet Applications”!

    Here is the result, see the video!

    He offers a tutorial on how to build something like this, here you go, so you need (I quote him):

    1) An old flatbed plotter (in my case it was Philips 8155) – make sure it has real x-y translation stage. Your best bet is to perform a search on eBay for flatbed plotter. On a good day, you may get a decent fully working plotter for under 100$. I got mine for 175$ with shipping, because I wanted A3 format for later use, and a bunch of pens.

    2) Most old plotters connect through GPIB/Serial interface -mine connected through GPIB interface, so I needed a GPIB card, which I also got on eBay. I got my card for around 30$, because the one I purchased was not a popular kind (LTP1 – GPIB).

    3) Matt Gilliland’s book Inkjet Applications. It looks like Parallax has this fabulous kit on 40% sale for 59.95$

    4) A small 12V relay (my plotter lowers pen by applying 12V to the solenoid). This relay will enable the stream of ink from the inkjet cartridge.

    5 ) Edible ink – preferably brown. You can work with coffee directly instead of ink, but the contrast is not as good as wwith ink. Again, I got mine on eBay.

    Good luck!

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure
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  • 10MarTransgenesis

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    Transgenesis

    In 2000 I had the chance to meet Pavel Smetana at Avignon Numrique, in France, and interact with his Room of Desires that he created in 1995. In this project I was connected to brainwave and heart-rate sensors in an empty room, with video projections of pretty relaxing pictures and music. As soon as I would become excited with an image, the system would generate new images and sounds, based on my biofeedback. The audience could witness these changes and understand what imagery would trigger a certain kind of emotions. After a while I would be able to control the system, in a way “controlling my emotions” and also what the audience would see as a result.

    Recently Pavel Smetana in collaboration with Ivor Diosi and Ivan Acher revisited this past work and created transgenesis, a set of virtual environments the audio and the visual parts of which are changing in real-time in dependence on data received form sensors capturing brain and heart activity of viewers. Each viewer enters those and only those virtual landscapes which his or her physical and mental states lead to. Landscapes vary in audiovisual styles ranging from horror-like hyper-realistic atmosphere up to geometric or organic abstractions.

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  • 10MarTechy flower

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    The Moonlit Flower is a DIY project that combines tech to sewing skills.

    As you close the flower’ snaps, the flower lights up! Proposed as part of the tech DIY web site, the project teaches basic knowledge of electricity and circuits and how to make a shiny and twinkle]y-twinkly “Moonlit Flower”! The site offers many other DIY tutorials combining technology to crafting. So everybody (including boys), enjoy!!!

    This work reminds me of Elisabeth Sylvan’s research in 2005 on Ejewels. Participants used a combination of basic electronics materials and basic craft materials to create jewelry with lights that glow, flash, and change color.

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure

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  • 08MarSpam drawing

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    When one finds spam inspiring … Drawing by Marian Bantjes

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure
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  • 08MarColoring book









    I love this coloring book and sticker kit idea by Sanithna Phansavanh.

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure

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  • 07MarSpam architecture

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    The images from the Spam Architecture series are generated by a computer program that accepts as input, junk email. Various patterns, keywords and rhythms found in the text are translated into three-dimensional modeling gestures. Created by Alex Dragulescu.

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure
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  • 07MarSound Candy

    “Sound Candy is a toy which makes public playground yours with sounds and gestures. Wear Sound Candy on your body, record your favorite sounds to it, and jump! Hop! Run! Sound candy mutates the recorded sound according to your movement. Play creatively.” By Shuichi Ishibashi, Daisuke Uriu and Professor Naohito Okude at the Okude Lab in Japan.

    Sound Candy is a device for anyone to create a personal playground with sound and movements. The main idea for Sound Candy is to offer the possibility to entertain and be entertained by using ordinary stones and wood sticks that surrounds us. Because of its small size, Sound Candy can be attached to any part of the human and animal body, artifacts and objects. Sound Candy has two function: a recording one, and the possibility to integrate the recorded sounds and the signals from the sensors, such as vibration or acceleration caused by a variety of movements. The recorded sounds are converted in various ways by selecting either Angle Mode, Vibration Mode, Speed Mode and Rotation Mode.

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure

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  • 07MarA ball-shaped camera that takes pictures while playing catch



    TosPom is a ball-shaped camera that takes pictures while playing catch created By Izumi Yagi and Mitsuyoshi Kimura.

    When the photographer throws TosPom to the object, the object’s face will be taken automatically as the object catches it, and the picture will be shown on the display. With TosPom, the act of taking pictures becomes a mutual, interactive activity that involves both the photographer and the object while both parties engage in a fun activity of playing catch. Moreover, the photographer can draw out a more natural and relaxed expression from the object.

    Video

    Posted by Cati Vaucelle @ Architectradure

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