New Body-Technology Interfaces

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I recently went to the Participatory Design Conference in Bloomington, Indiana, to present my Body-Technology Interfaces project and to get participants to make their own socially-aware, purposeful knitted technology “cozies.” Some of them were just fantastic, including the above pictured “I Am Talking on the Phone” by Yvonne Dittrich which draws attention to your hands-free devices as well as holds your phone around your neck in a beautiful manner. Check out the site for all the interesting creations.

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4 thoughts on “New Body-Technology Interfaces

  1. Benedita says:

    or does that phone cozy look like a grotesque external organ?

  2. Fuzzy Interface says:

    Is it me or does the laptop sweater just say “I want to be alone?”. Another thought reverse heat sink? How about trying to wear the laptop when your done?

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Becky Stern is a Content Creator at Autodesk/Instructables, and part time faculty at New York’s School of Visual Arts Products of Design grad program. Making and sharing are her two biggest passions, and she's created hundreds of free online DIY tutorials and videos, mostly about technology and its intersection with crafts. Find her @bekathwia on YouTube/Twitter/Instagram.

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