Year: 2008

Really illegal soapbox derby

Really illegal soapbox derby

Image by Telstar Logistics Slapping a baby into your Illegal Soapbox Derby car: Makes the baby the luckiest kid in the world (or, is he crying?) Will come back to haunt you when aforementioned baby reaches driving age And probably lessens your chances of getting arrested Here’s a good account of what conspired. An excerpt: […]

Record your heatbeat for the neighborhood to see

“Pulse Park” is an installation in New York City’s Madison Square Park by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano Hemmer that attempts to visualize the collective heartbeats of pedestrians around the park. You “register” at a kiosk by holding a sensor to record your heartbeat which is then translated into light into one of 200 individual lights […]

Tell time with color samples

Tell time with color samples

“Pantime” is a clock by James Beattie that uses the Pantone colors to visualize the sun’s luminance in the sky over the course of a 12 hour period. Interesting way to visualize time and reminds me a bit of the Last Clock project that uses video feeds to visualize time over the course of a […]