“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 […]
“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 […]
This evolving mouse by Jose E. Rivera is a hybrid between a normal computer mouse and dragonfly-like creature with a seperated shell. Interesting way to transform this ubiquitous technological object into a natural artefect. José E. Rivera’s Videos via Next Nature
This umbrella stand by Beligan designer Vandenhecke Mélanie would be a pretty easy weekend project. Simply attach half of a metal frame to the bottom of a planter. When you come in from the rain, deposit your umbrella on the stand and its drips will water your plants. via Design Spotter
Rakesh Reddy gives an old toy a modern twist – it records your works of art… One of the frustrations of the Etch A Sketch is its temporary nature. You put in all that time learning to draw and your little brother (or spouse) bumps you and it’s all gone — your great art is […]
LEMUR fall classes are starting off soon… Have you ever wanted to build a robot or an interactive art installation? Have you ever wondered how LEDs, sensors and motors work? Through collaborative exercises and the development of in-class projects, you will learn how to program and prototype with an Arduino microcontroller. This class is geared […]
From the MAKE Flickr photo pool Lorier painted “Old Man Shifty” here and then added animated eyes recreating a classic haunted house prop. She employed a Parallax board plus sensors to track movement and trigger the animation – spot-on perfect! – Painting with moving eyes
