Precedents ← JK

Personal Record Record

Nov

21

2012

Awesome project by Brian House that converts a year of his geolocation data into music data on a vinyl record: More info ›

Embodied Artifacts: Memory, Nostalgia and Mid-Century Objects

Nov

4

2012

This thesis project by Nicola Waugh is a great precedent for me in the domain of nostalgia + objects: Embodied Artifacts: Memory, Nostalgia and Mid-Century Objects from Nicola Waugh on Vimeo. Notes: post-war technology was about optimism; about bettering the American experience grandma’s kitchen = comfortable space imagined memories vs. lived memories high-quality products vs. ...

Flow

Oct

17

2012

This is a project that embodies a lot of the things I’ve been researching: mechanical energy, low-tech materials, environmental sensing, and online data aggregation. Here’s a description from the website: “~Flow, by Owl Project and Ed Carter, was a tidemill – a floating building on the River Tyne that generated its own power using a ...

Graphing Calculator Hacks

Sep

30

2012

One of my favorite projects at Maker Faire ’12–various graphing calculator hacks by Cemetech My TI-83 should be very afraid…

Old Tech + New Tech

Sep

30

2012

Update Twitter in Morse Code with the Tworsekey by Martin Kaltenbrummer Mintpass Cube concept brings analog back to digital music by Mintpass Decopunk iPod rig by Winged Fist Steampunk Laptop by Admiral Aaron Ravensdale Steampunk incandescent USB lamp by Winged Fist High voltage power supply for Nixies, CFL, Neon-Glow-Bulbs etc. for my steampunk ...

Wind and Clock-Powered Knitting Machines

Sep

27

2012

Wind-Powered Knitting Machine This project was mentioned by Kris de Decker in his talk at Lift. It’s a wind-powered knitting machine that knits a scarf. Read the Tech Crunch feature › More on the artist Merel Karhof › Clock-Powered Knitting Machine A project by Siren Elise Wilhelmsen. Read the PSFK article › Pedal-Powered Un-Knitting ...

The Steampunk Workshop

Sep

27

2012

The Steampunk Workshop, a blog run by Jake von Slatt, posts a lot of content on Steampunk culture. I’m particularly interested in the (very well documented!) projects that combine new technology with old technology. Here are some of my favorite: Putting Old Lenses on a Cannon DSLR Feature: The Oomphalapompatronium! Cross-Stitch Made ...