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January 22, 2008
Full-colour RGB monome clone (Trinome?)
JMG writes in -
Here it is, the first project that I designed and executed on my own. I'm thinking of calling it the Trinome, but that's still up in the air.Full-colour RGB monome clone (Trinome?) - Link.The monome is a gorgeous, minimalist, open-source light-and-button pad used primarily by musicians as a controller. The folks over at SparkFun Electronics, inspired by the monome, released their own button pads and circuit boards, only they designed theirs to be able to hold RGB LEDs. They made this nifty Tetris game with their parts. Looking at it, though, I noticed something: they only seemed to use a limited palette, in particular, they only appeared to have red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, and white, corresponding to channels being fully on or fully off. I wanted to see if I could get colour mixing, wherein channels were on partially in order to blend colours smoothly.
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Jan 22, 2008 01:00 PM
Arts, DIY Projects, Electronics, Music |
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Reconfigurable House allows visitors to create its interface
The "Reconfigurable House", an interactive art project by Usman Haque and Adam Somlai-Fischer is an environment constructed from thousands of low tech components that can be "rewired" by visitors. The project is a critique of ubiquitous computing "smart homes", which are based on the idea that technology should be invisible to prevent DIY. According to the artists: "Smart homes actually aren't very smart simply because they are pre-wired according to algorithms and decisions made by designers of the systems, rather than the people who occupy the houses." In contrast, the"Reconfigurable House" project can be reconnected endlessly as people change their minds so that the House can take on completely new behaviors.
Reconfigurable House - Link
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Jan 22, 2008 08:00 AM
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Meltdown rope chair
Lots of great DIY/artsy chairs today! Here's Tom Price's "Meltdown Chair" he writes -
This chair is created by heating and pressing a seat-shaped former into a ball of polypropylene rope. The rope begins to liquify as it comes into contact with the heated former and, as it cools, it sets in the shape of a seat creating a contrast in form and texture to the remaining rope. No additional material has been added to make the seat - it is all made from melted rope.Meltdown rope chair - [via] Link.
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Jan 22, 2008 07:00 AM
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Glowstick street graffiti
Clever use of glowsticks to make a space scene on an urban street a new "Urban intervention" by SpY - [via] Link.
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Jan 22, 2008 04:00 AM
Arts, Culture jamming |
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Crocheted dinosaur skull
Nice find over on Etsy! -
Hand-crocheted 12 1/2" x 9" (at top of snout) dinosaur skull. This piece was made using 100 percent acrylic yarn, but was also covered with some acrylic paint and plaster to give a bone-like texture. The skull was then sprayed with some matte medium to ensure that the plaster would not crumble too much. Still, this is a fairly fragile piece and should be handled carefully. Makes a stunning display piece stand or no-stand.Crocheted dinosaur skull - [via] Link.
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Jan 22, 2008 03:00 AM
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Mini Cloaca - Desktop digester
Great write up on Wim Delvoye's Cloaca @ we make money not art. It's a desktop sized machine that eats food and digests it...
The Casino de Luxembourg has recently held a retrospective exhibition of Delvoye's defecating machines.Wim Delvoye: Cloaca 2000-2007 - we make money not art - [via] Link.The whole family was there: Cloaca Original, Cloaca - New & Improved, Cloaca Turbo, Cloaca Quattro, Cloaca N° 5, Super Cloaca and Personal Cloaca. Plus original drawings, 3D and x-ray photographs, models of Cloaca Clinic gates, videos, sealed bags of Cloaca Faeces and other paraphernalia.
0aacloamini.jpgThe brand new 8th Cloaca, Mini Cloaca (on the left), was premiered at the Casino. The tubular structure is made of metal and glass, and composed of mechanical organs that swallow, grind, digest and defecate a given amount of food. While Super Cloaca consumes 300 kg of food and produces 80 kg of faeces per day, the quantity of food ingested by the dwarfed one is equivalent to that of a breakfast.
The idea of a mechanical reproduction of the human digestive system goes back to the Digesting Duck by 18th century engineer Jacques de Vaucanson and just like Piero Manzoni 's Merda d'artista [Artist's shit] Delvoye's machines can be regarded as an assault on the system of art.
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Jan 22, 2008 12:00 AM
Arts, Culture jamming, Made On Earth |
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January 21, 2008
Livingstones - stuffed stones
I really like these plushy yet hard looking stuffed stones, find some rock patterned fabric and you've got yourself a nice (re)make - [via] Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 07:00 PM
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Pens are utensils
Coming to a cubicle near you, utensil pens - part of the "Dining in 2015" contest... [via] Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 03:00 PM
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Message tape
I thought we posted this up up awhile back but it's didn't show up in the search so here it goes - color the white parts to make your own message with "message tape" - [via] Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 04:00 AM
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Car wrapped in leather
I really like Michelle Lopez's 3D objects made from animal hides, like this leather car - [via] Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 03:00 AM
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"I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can't fall in love…"
Here's my favorite talk from 243c "I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can't fall in love…" presented by Johannes Grenzfurthner. The presentation shows all the uses of computer in music, our fears and our hopes. If you have time to watch, it's definatley worth it -
Bourgeois culture was paralyzed and finally overrun by modern technologies which broke through the traditional class barriers. It went into a panic and produced these very stupid technophobic manifestos and images e.g. of "the computer". Pop music discovered and explored the computer not only as a musical instrument but also as something to sing and reflect about in a less aversive way. In doing so it influenced the conception people had of computers. The public image of computers was shaped by groups such as Kraftwerk as well as through obscure Schlager songs such as France Gall's "Computer No. 3". Not only was that image influenced by high culture computer panic but also by naïve technomania, and so it delivered the very dialectics of the computer as a means of cultural technology in capitalist society."I can count every star in the heavens above but I have no heart I can't fall in love…" - Link.
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Jan 21, 2008 01:00 AM
Arts, Computers, Music |
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A Moment of Scrap-Fu Zen
I'm absolutely convinced that if you spend enough time in scrapyards you will eventually see everything. You won't recognize most of it, and the stuff that you do recognize will more often than not have originated in a slightly surreal parallel universe and have some completely unexpected characteristics attached an otherwise familiar form.
Scrapyards are like that. It can be crazymakin' if you're sourcing very specific components for a very specific build; I've talked to guys wandering around NorthStar with parts list printouts and confused looks on their faces who just couldn't understand why we didn't also stock the 1/8 hp version of the motor they'd just pulled of a scoop of breakage. If you're shopping to spec, stick to a specialty outlet: It's as simple as that.
On the other hand, If you embrace the philosophy of improvisational fabrication , a scrapyard is the best possible place to fritter away an afternoon looking for...whatever. 'Whatever' can manifest itself in unexpected ways, provided you a) pay attention, b) avoid over-focusing and c) recognize opportunities.
Case in point, the stuff I found this week in a bin of what's called 'New Aluminum' in the scrap metal trade. They looked like 12"x12" pieces of 3/8" aluminum plate until I flipped one over to reveal...
The StarGate. In absolutely jawdropping detail. Really. Take a moment to scope these detail images and fantasize about what you could make if you had a cnc mill with this kind of resolution:
Un-freakin'-believable... and there was a pair of 'em! Both sides of a mold made specifically to crank out weensy little StarGates about 9" across. Personally, I'd always thought Richard Dean Anderson was taller than that, but whatever...
These things had come into the yard in a load of stuff from one of the movie industry prop shops...they'd seen some use (there were a few stray bits of resin visible), but were nearly new. I've done a fair bit of casting and mold-making over the years, but I experienced a complete WTF moment when I realized that this particular mold had no sprues.
Heh? No fill hole? No vent hole(s)? So how did they get the resin into the damned thing?
I haven't got a clue. But finding out is gonna enlarge my skillset and make me a better Maker.
...Which is the entire point of this post: I left the yard with a couple of chunks of intricately engraved aluminum, but the really valuable thing that I came away with was 'a reason to learn new stuff'.
I also haven't got a clue as to what I'm gonna do with the mold (which I paid 6 clams for, BTW). I'm sure I'll thing of something, even if it's just making big-assed StarGate ice cubes to float in the punchbowl at the next Eccentric Manors soire.
Your suggestions/input / lore is welcomed: post a comment, or ping me at kaden@eccentricgenius.ca
Humongous TIFs of the related images here, here and here
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Jan 21, 2008 12:00 AM
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January 19, 2008
Leather measuring bracelet
Here's a nice "doubled centimitre bracelet" good (re)mkae potential - [via] Link.
Related:
Gun shaped ruler - Link.
Magnifying ruler - Link.
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Jan 19, 2008 08:30 AM
Arts, Remake |
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January 18, 2008
Card-playing hamster
From v*i*d*a lab:
This project proposes to incorporate more meaningfully the life of hamsters, a pet usually kept marginalized in a cage, with the life of the family by making it play a significant role during a card game. Every time the hamster gives a spin in her wheel a random number is generated. This number is then used as a triggering event in the card game. According to certain rules defined in the game the hamster can also win a hand, in this case every participant must give her a peanut. The project leaves open the question either the hamster will learn by conditioning and will eventually alter the dynamic of the game. More information about the game and the whole process followed in this project can be seen in Maria Helena's blog. Programmed using the Arduino microcontroller.
Related:
- Hamster hacks on Make: Blog - Link
Posted by Gareth Branwyn |
Jan 18, 2008 02:00 PM
Arts, Gaming |
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Matrix II installation makes physical space expand
Erwin Redl, known for his large-scale LED installations, has created "MATRIX II", a room-size piece of phosphor green LEDs, that creates a physical space that fools the viewer into thinking the space is receding in all directions. The result is similar to the "infinite" mirror effect you get when placing two mirrors across from each other and looking through a two way mirror. Pretty cool effect to see in person.
Matrix II @ LaMoca - Link, [via]
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Jan 18, 2008 07:00 AM
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January 17, 2008
RJ45 connector & Mac RS422-plug his and her rings
Jana's RJ45 connector & Mac RS422-plug his and her rings. Thanks WisePig! - Link.
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Ring round up - Link.
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Jan 17, 2008 08:00 AM
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Sci-Fi objects and more made with a Spectrum Z510 3D printer (photo gallery)
RoboGeek sent in this great set of photos of Spectrum Z510 3D printer objects he made.
First, I love Make! I saw your Christmas wish (a Spectrum Z510 3D printer) and smiled. I had the job/privilege to work with one of these at a previous job. I am an AutoCad and MicroStation drafter and the company used it to rapid prototype parts for bath accessories. I named or Z510 "Gwyneth" because, like Ms. Paltrow, the results of her work were visually stunning, but she's kind of high maintenance. :-D I don't suppose I have to tell you about the costs of the materials, but I will say that I felt, after using and cleaning one for 2 years, that there was some room for design improvements in the areas of maintenance and overall robustness of the device. Please don't get me wrong - if I win the lottery tomorrow, I'm buying one of these right away!Whenever we had to reset the system or replace the print heads, we would run a test file through. My boss at the time, a science fiction fan like me and a general all around cool guy, let me run some .stl files of my own as tests.
One of the objects is a "metatron" by Bathsheba Grossman. The red polyhedral sphere is the work of George Hart (http://www.georgehart.com/rp/rp.html) and is actually 7(!) nesting spheres, I assigned a different color to each one. I hope one day to print that one out of plastic. When you take an object out of the "build tray", you place it in a dust cabinet and blow off ant excess powder with a needle tipped airbrush. Then you CAREFULLY "infiltrate" it with cyanoacrylate. I did this by dipping one of those little red coffee stirrers you find in office kitchenettes, and applying it one drop at a time. Having a touch of OCD helps this procedure. ;-) We used Loctite 408, as it was less expensive than buying replacements from ZCorp. MicroMark sells little paint/glue brushes that are small plastic handles with fuzzy flocking on one end. The Serenity is from a poly mesh sent to me by Sean Kennedy, aka Treybor in the 3d computer modeling community. I don't recall where I got the Hawk Mark IX mesh from. The Z510 can print from vrml models. None of these are painted; the Z510 prints in color. Good joke: the software comes with a jpg of the IniTech (Office Space) logo! Note the logo on the command cabin of the Hawk Mark IX. The Lego gears I designed in AutoCad 2002. The yellow one is a replica of a 40-tooth Lego Technic gear, the largest they make. The others are 56 & 96-tooth, I designed for use as parts in an all-Lego clock.
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Jan 17, 2008 06:00 AM
Arts, Gadgets, News from the Future |
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Art made from plastic bags
Artist Virginia Fleck has an incredible portfolio of work made from plastic bags. Thanks Dan! - Link.
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Plastic Bag Crafts - Link.
Crochet Necklace from Recycled Plastic Bags - Link.
Plastic Bag Tiaras - Link.
Plastic bag fabric - Link.
HOW TO - Welding plastic bags - Link.
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Jan 17, 2008 03:00 AM
Arts, Crafts, Green |
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The future of science...Is art?
Seed magazine has a great article about the future of science... It's writes -
In the early 1920s, Niels Bohr was struggling to reimagine the structure of matter. Previous generations of physicists had thought the inner space of an atom looked like a miniature solar system with the atomic nucleus as the sun and the whirring electrons as planets in orbit. This was the classical model.Seed: The future of science...Is art? Link.But Bohr had spent time analyzing the radiation emitted by electrons, and he realized that science needed a new metaphor. The behavior of electrons seemed to defy every conventional explanation. As Bohr said, "When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry." Ordinary words couldn't capture the data.
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Jan 17, 2008 01:00 AM
Arts, Science |
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January 15, 2008
Paper cuts that smart in a good way
Mind-blowing paper cut art from Brooklyn-based artist Kako Ueda.
Kako Euda, Artist - [Thanks, Patti!] Link
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- Plasma-cut lace art - Link
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Jan 15, 2008 05:00 PM
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