Jun Murakoshi Design
Stacked stools evoke sculpture, stored chairs double as a clever bookcase. Nice, simple design.
Use a paint-roller like interface to apply digital art to a real world analog surface.
Incredible project from the Royal College of Art - new large scale digital output device.
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Blowing “Windows”
Cool project. Check out the video. “By blowing into the hose the user can clear their cluttered desktop or breeze icons to new positions. Playing on our spatial instincts learned in the physical world, by blowing in one end and angling the other they ca
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RGB_Player
A music making instrument where colored objects are arranged on a turntable and are “played” depending on their color and proximity to the center.
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MacBS2
OS X programming environment for Parallax Basic Stamp microcontrollers (BS2 included.) Awesome!
Piano Cubes
Predecessor of the “loop qubes” (from Konar of the Royal College of Art), Piano Cubes was created as a simple physical interface with added musical interaction. By tilting the jars different ways, each jar plays a recording of a piano arpeggio at varying
Weight sensing furniture from the “Equator” research project
I like the “History Tablecloth” that shows the imprints of objects (through glowing el wire) based on how long and how long ago the object was placed on the table.
Sock puppet MIDI controller
Fun project that uses a flex sensor and potentiometer to help a sock puppet sing! The videos are pretty amusing.
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Broadcast Busker Project - Tasmin Fulton
The project created a way for street buskers to offer ring tone versions of their music available for purchase by SMS. Buskers get small fee for ringtone download, increased exposure.
Minimal comfy shoes with soles that zipper-off when they need to be replaced!
Alexander Technique inspired, designed for natural walking. Designed by RCA grad. Recommended on Kevin Kelly’s Cool Tools list.
Hello
John is currently thinking and designing in San Francisco.
Projects
Message Muni
A simple and forgiving text messaging service for San Francisco Muni arrival times.
DSButtons.com
DS Buttons are an invitation to play.
Collaborators
Adam DuVander
of WifiPDX and Simplicity Rules fame.
Josh Heumann
Polaroid alchemist extraordinaire.
Sean Madden
The Pixelnomad.
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Qué mysterioso.
Tom Watson
Stays up late over at 110am.