my beloved designers, here's a link to a very interesting article about typography on screen... surely françois rappo gonna learn css a bit ;) Toward a standard font size interval system
enjoy + *best from paris
bye

Gabriel Walt and Pierre-Abraham Rochat
"Phone box"

Best example of mixing low-tech and hi-tech. Rather complex project for one week workshop which came out fully working. Although further tuning would be needed, the basic principle is there and the result is both engaging and ambiguos, analog and digital.

PDF documentation (coming soon)
VIDEO presentation
VIDEO making of

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Low tech vs High tech workshop
Roger Ibars / Victor Vina
MID ECAL
November 2004 (Switzerland)

Patricia Armada
"Wizard object"

Carefully crafted, both in terms of shapes, electronics and behaviors. First steps towards use of basic stamp and code to generate complexity. Nice development of a simple concept iterating thinking and making.

PDF documentation (coming soon)
VIDEO presentation (coming soon)
VIDEO making of

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Low tech vs High tech workshop
Roger Ibars / Victor Vina
MID ECAL
November 2004 (Switzerland)

Mathias Forbach
"Blow communication"

This project is simple, fun and magic, gets a smile out from everyone. This kind of magic is difficult to achieve, so well done!

PDF documentation (coming soon)
VIDEO presentation
VIDEO making of

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Low tech vs High tech workshop
Roger Ibars / Victor Vina
MID ECAL
November 2004 (Switzerland)

Valentin Kissling
"sound aggression"

Great performance, quite intense effect. This is one of those projects that you should experience to feel how it sounds like... You would expect aggression to your ears but it is not.... a speaker vibrating in your belly, your nose and your eyeballs.

PDF documentation (coming soon)
VIDEO presentation
VIDEO making of

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Low tech vs High tech workshop
Roger Ibars / Victor Vina
MID ECAL
November 2004 (Switzerland)

Some links Victor Vina previous work, shown on the presentation on Monday:

Main projects + bio + info (xonline from december 1st)
netObjects
Box (rather outdated)
Course site
Thesis
RCA old work

low tech vs High Tech Workshop
Roger Ibars vs Victor Vina
November 2004
MID Ecal (Switzerland)

Here are some basic links to get you started in electronics...

Michael Field´s Legendary Electronic Introduction. For the begginers
link
Tom Igoe´s Physical Computing Blog. The best resource for academic use of microcontrollers, sensors, actuators, networked objects, etc.:
link
... the book "Physical Computing" by Dan O'Sullivan, Tom Igoe is highly recomended
link
Parallax, manufacturers of the basic stamp:
link
Software, documentation, projects, exercises, and anything needed to start:
link
Microchip. manufacturers of the pic chip:
link
Farnell. Suppliers of all material related to electronics and more
link
App to program stamp chip with Mac OS X (10.2.8 or newer) developed by Murat Konar. ( thanks Murat!)
link
… take a look to his amazing work!)
link

low tech vs High Tech Workshop
Roger Ibars vs Victor Vina
November 2004
MID Ecal (Switzerland)

cours avec Zai / A.Bellet 28.11.04 / 3 cv / M&id / semestre 1




Le seul Point de depart de ce projet est une boite en bois (type boite de transport) d’une dimension de 70x70x70 cm que chaque etudiant recevra. Cette boite sera l’espace du projet (virtuel ou physique) ainsi que le l’emballage du projet(pour l’envoyer dans une exposition plus tard. l’exterieur de la boite ne doit pas etre manipule d’une maniere qui lui oterait sa fonction de boite de transport. La boite doit resterreconnaissable car elle sera le seul point commun entre les differents travaux lors d’une exposition. Si ces signes disparaissent elle n’a plus de sens dans notre contexte.Garder a l’esprit que votre role est de faire vivre au spectateur de votre « objet » une experience qui l’inspire, le provoque, l’interesse, le fascine le fait reagir...
-Exemples (liste non exhaustive !)
La boite peut-etre utilisee comme contenant pour un dispositif, un objet, de l’eau, un logiciel, de la musique, une poubelle, un serpent, un poisson rouge, un robot, un moniteur, des livres...

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kerry - edwards blog
bush blog