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GoGo Toothbrush
THE RESULT
A proximity-sensing silicone-cast toothbrush.
This starts beeping and lights up an LED if the bristles get too close to something.…
ContinuePosted by Jessica Ji on January 27, 2012 at 3:00pm
CS 402L Twisted Object: Paint-by-Color
My original idea for this week's assignment of "an object with a twist" came from the Gogo magnetic sensors. If they can sense a magnetic field, I reasoned, then three of them can triangulate the position of a magnet in a plane. Then I can stick…
ContinuePosted by Stacey Svetlichnaya on January 27, 2012 at 2:00pm
We live in Silicone Valley
For this week we were asked to copy something, with a bit of a twist. I think I took it a bit too literally after Prof. Blikstein suggested that we could get extra points for fooling people into thinking they were actually using the thing that we…
ContinuePosted by Rio Akasaka on January 26, 2012 at 11:30pm
Assignment 2- Copy something, but with a twist
In our second assignment, we were supposed to copy something and add some robotics element to it. My room mate…
ContinuePosted by Aneeqa Ishaq on January 26, 2012 at 11:10pm
Assignment #1: Name Tag
Inspiration:
I'm a simple guy, and I wanted a simple name tag. For the last few years, I've really liked a Japanese graphic artist named Takeshi Murakami. Here is an example of his work: …
ContinuePosted by Keegan Cooke on January 21, 2012 at 1:52pm
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CS 402L Twisted Object: Paint-by-Color
My original idea for this week's assignment of "an object with a twist" came from the Gogo magnetic sensors. If they can sense a magnetic field, I reasoned, then three of them can triangulate the position of a magnet in a plane. Then I can stick a magnet on the end of my modified object (pen, paintbrush, conjurer's wand), track the position of the magnet via a Gogo board, and display the path of the pen/brush on a computer screen!!! The user could paint on a table top and have her/his movements…See More
Blog post by Stacey Svetlichnaya
We live in Silicone Valley
For this week we were asked to copy something, with a bit of a twist. I think I took it a bit too literally after Prof. Blikstein suggested that we could get extra points for fooling people into thinking they were actually using the thing that we had copied. I thought the humble mouse would be a great candidate, because it's one of those things we take for granted and don't really think about, so tricking people would be easy (as I later confirmed!)…See More
Blog post by Rio Akasaka
Assignment 2- Copy something, but with a twist
In our second assignment, we were supposed to copy something and add some robotics element to it. My room mate likes candles a lot so I decided to replace one of her candles with a rubber and led candle and later on surprise her. This is the candle which I decided to copy.…See More
Blog post by Aneeqa Ishaq
Assignment #1: Name Tag
Inspiration:I'm a simple guy, and I wanted a simple name tag. For the last few years, I've really liked a Japanese graphic artist named Takeshi Murakami. Here is an example of his work: As you can see, Murakami loves eyeballs. So I wanted I decided to have an eyeball-themed name tag. To go along with Murakami's clean…See More
Blog post by Keegan Cooke
CS 402L Nametag: Ansel Adams meets Andy Warhol
I don't feel particularly attached to "Stacey". Mainly because it is a convenient abbreviation of "Anastasia", which everyone insists (incorrectly) on pronouncing with a "z" instead of an "ss" at the end.However, I'm pretty attached to nature. Ansel Adams takes spectacular black & white pictures of it: Adding color to this image would make it more playful. The brighter areas would…See More
Blog post by Stacey Svetlichnaya
Flying Giraffe Name Tag
THE RESULTMy "Flying Giraffe" Art-Inspired Name Tag is Assignment 1 of Educ211X--Beyond Bits & Atoms at Stanford.THE INSPIRATIONMy favorite famous artist is M.C. Escher. His mind tricks and morphing animals have intrigued me since I first learned about him in elementary school. So, my name tag is inspired by one of his most…See More
Blog post by Jessica Ji
Bauhaus Inspired Name Tag
My name tag was inspired by Bauhaus art and the work of Moholy-Nagy. I like the and cleanness of simple geometric shapes and lines and basic color scheme. I sketched out some concepts for possible designs based on some examples I drew from after doing a Google search. I ended up embellishing on the second concept. The first one felt too busy and the last one seemed less bauhaus and more cubist.…See More
Blog post by Truc Nguyen
Assignment 1: Art-Inspired Nameplate
Step 1: Research As I considered my options for choosing the artistic inspiration for this assignment, I realised that the tools and materials available to me so far would automatically favour pieces with discrete colours (as opposed to the "fuzzy" colours typical of most paintings, modern art notwithstanding). This, unfortunately, meant I could not refer to impressionism or any vaguely related artistic movement, which tend to speak to me the most. After some deliberation, I came to the…See More
Blog post by Alicja Z
Name Tag inspired by Ismail Gulgee, famous Pakistani artist
For this assignment, our task was to design our name tag which should be inspired by an artist. I started by brainstorming about Pakistani artists and their paintings. I decided to use Ismail Gulgee as my inspiration. Ismail Gulgee is one of the finest Pakistani artists who is known all over the world for his abstract works inpired by Islamic calligraphy. His paintings are bright, colourful and full of intense feelings. Here are two of his works: …See More
Blog post by Aneeqa Ishaq
Inspired by Oscar Niemeyer
When I lived in Brazil I had always wanted to Brasilia to check out the fantastic architecture that Oscar Niemeyer had designed. Primarily this was because Brasilia seemed so planned - its layout to look like an airplane, located geographically central to the country, and with a variety of other aspects meticulously thought out. I never did get the chance, but I've used it as inspiration for my own assignment, where we were tasked with creating a name tag that uses some 3D elements, uses…See More
Blog post by Rio Akasaka
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