Archive for the ‘art’ Category
Auto Smiley – Computer vision smile generator no comments
Auto Smiley – Computer vision smile generator @ F.A.T.
Auto Smiley is a computer vision application that runs in the background while you work. The software analyzes your face while you are working and if it detects a smile it sends the the ascii smiley face letters “: )” as keyboard presses to the front most application. Auto Smiley has many uses from just straight up convenience to enforcing honesty in your online communication
Paralyzed Graffiti Artist Draws With His Eyes no comments
Paralyzed Graffiti Artist Draws With His Eyes @NPR…
A group of artists and hackers have crafted a gadget that lets a paralyzed graffiti artist continue making art using only his eyes. And it costs about as much as an iPod shuffle.
Zach Lieberman of the Graffiti Research Lab started working on the EyeWriter with one man in mind: Los Angeles-based graffiti artist Tony Quan. In 2003, Quan was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease, leaving virtually every muscle in his body paralyzed except for his eyes. Lieberman and developers from Free Art and Technology, OpenFrameworks and the Ebeling Group were inspired to create low-cost, open-source hardware and software for eye-tracking to help Quan draw again.
Eye-tracking technology, where computers and small cameras harness eye movements for writing, highlighting Web site text and other tasks, has lead to digital tools for disabled users. However, as Lieberman tells NPR’s Liane Hansen, those devices usually have hefty price tags.
An open source hardware project.
Dancing Stands by Cory Arcangel no comments
This was a crazy week, it’s now Friday, it’s time for modified Dancing Stands by Cory Arcangel…
Dancing Stands modified to rotate at slightly different speeds therefore going in and out of phase about every 4 minutes. Video shot at “The Sharper Image” @ Museum of Contemporary Art Miami.
Steampunk Professor Xavier Wheelchair Project – powered with an Adafruit Waveshield! no comments
INCREDIBLE PROJECT! Steampunk Professor Xavier Wheelchair Project – powered with an Adafruit Waveshield!
SMEEON writes…
Finally got around to adding together some video clips I took. I had a lot of people asking about what it does and how, so here is a little walk through.
This is exactly what we made the Waveshield for. And this is exactly vodka and cranberry juice was made for.
Wi-Fi synth no comments
“an analog synthesizer by Wireless activity in a space”…
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass no comments
Music videos for makers
Off the Roll Tape Sculpture Contest – vote for Evan Roth no comments
Off the Roll Tape Sculpture Contest – please vote for our pal Evan! He writes…
I am big Mark Jenkins fan. I often look at the photos on his website and wonder what it might be like to be made of quality 3M product. For my Off The Roll submission I wanted to create a sculpture which explores everyday life…. when you’re made of tape.
Fairytale Fashion show 2010 – Diana Eng (video) no comments
Adafruit attended the Fairytale Fashion show 2010 with Diana Eng, here’s our video – above in glorious HD (m4v here).
The Fairytale Fashion Collection uses technology to create magical clothing in real life. Electronics, mechanical engineering, and mathematics are used to create clothing with blooming flowers, changing colors and transforming shapes. Research and development for the Fairytale Fashion collection are shared online at FairytaleFashion.org as an educational tool that teaches about science, math, and technology through fashion. Fairytale Fashion was created with the support of Eyebeam Art and Technology Center nonprofit. Diana Eng is a fashion designer who specializes in technology, math, and science. Her designs range from inflatable clothing to fashions inspired by mechanical engineering. She is a designer from Bravo’s Emmy nominated TV show, Project Runway season 2 and author of Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech. Diana is cofounder of NYC Resistor hacker group. Diana is currently a resident artist at Eyebeam.
Great show, nice to see everyone from the maker scene in NYC at the show too!
A scarf to aid your search for terrestrial intelligence no comments
Scarf wars are heating up! A scarf to aid your search for terrestrial intelligence @ Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories
The Arecibo Message, one of the most famous messages transmitted as part of SETI, loosely translated, says: “Hi! We’re intelligent! We’re made of meat! Here’s where we live!”
Binary designs like the Arecibo message are popular with knitters and cross-stitchers since they can be pixelated easily. We found a pair of fingerless gloves, based on a muffler pattern. We think this type of binary pattern would be good for the message as well. It has also been made into a cross-stitched bookmark. We implemented the embroidered pixels as columns of satin stitching in a single color. The original binary message didn’t have any of the color coding that people have added to help explain it, and it seems more elegant to keep it this way. We machine embroidered the pattern on both ends of a piece of linen about 14″ x 76″. The linen is then sewn together on the back and at the ends, and turned right side out. The edges are stitched down to help it lie flat.
Pattern(s) included, make your own
Barnold ps2 no comments
This thing is freaking awesome.