MaKey MaKey: An Invention Kit for Everyone (Official Site) Typogami: A Free Animated Typeface Inspired By Origami If you like typography and origami, this should set your heart ablaze: Typogami has letters that look like they’re made from folded paper. Still not smitten? It’s customizable and animated. For those who aren’t keen on animation, the Dutch studio has also created a static version--both are free for download on Facebook--consisting of three styles (the frontside, backside, and shadow) that can be layered on top of one another to form the entire alphabet. These letters don’t conform to the strict rules of origami purists, who insist that paper shouldn’t be cut, but we’re willing to overlook such formal transgressions for the love of creative type. For how to use the typeface, click here. Click here to download the animated and static versions of Typogrami.
sparrow Geste et interaction - Une playlist sur Dailymotion Dailymotion Sign in Geste et interaction Playlist created by Ircam-CGP | 9 videos Mogees, un curieux instrument de musique Create a Videozap Create a Videowall Create a Jukebox Grid List Geecos. By Ircam-CGP Mogees présenté au TEDx Brussels 2012 MO : Modular Musical Objects La Science des gestes. La Science des gestes. La Science des gestes. Objets-interfaces "Mo" Urban Musical Game now playing Mogees, un curieux instrument de musique Added by Ircam-CGP September Olpe, Manta & Tursiope : Lorenzo Pagliei et le luthier Ludovic Barrier ont imaginé non pas un, mais trois instruments, appelés Geecos (pour Gestural Control Surface). 848 views Added by Ircam-CGP last year Mogees est un projet qui vise à transformer n’importe quelle surface en instrument de musique à reconnaissance gestuelle, et cela à partir d’un simple microphone positionné sur le support à analyser. 1,467 views Added by Ircam-CGP 2 years ago Interfaces modulaires pour la musique numérique." 1,939 views Added by Ircam-CGP 3 years ago
Interactive plants react and convey emotions A research group at Keio University are creating interactive plants, enabling them to display emotions and communicate with people. "The purpose of this system is to make living plants seem even more alive, and give them a greater presence. To do this, we're attaching actuators to plants, so they have a more physical aspect, which could encourage communication between plants and people." "This plant is moved by pulling cords from two stepping motors. The researchers have developed a wide range of movements to convey emotions. "Previous research has indicated that if plants are stroked once a day, their growth is suppressed. "We'd like to have plants moving freely in places where people go about their lives. Quatre artistes spécialisés en gifs animés à découvrir Les artistes d’aujourd’hui savent investir les nouveaux médias. Voici quelques belles personnes qui font du GIF leur art ! Le GIF, ou Graphics Interchange Format, existe depuis 1987, mais ça n’est que depuis quelques années que des artistes ont décidé de se tourner vers cette forme d’expression visuelle, avec des résultats souvent épatants. De la photo, du dessin, il y a de tout pour plaire ! Rebecca Mock, calme et volupté Si on devait n’utiliser qu’un seul mot pour décrire l’univers de Rebecca Mock, ce mot serait « calme ». Mock est une illustratrice au talent inouï, et le GIF est un format qui lui sied terriblement bien. Allez baver sur son Tumblr, où elle poste les GIF les plus beaux du monde, mais également des illustrations commandées par des boîtes ou des magazines. Of Sparrows, univers fantastiques Vous voyez à quoi ressemble la pièce commune des Gryffondor ? Son Tumblr Flux Machine, quand l’Histoire se réveille Romain Laurent, hipster du GIF Son Tumblr
Geste et interaction - Une playlist sur Dailymotion Dailymotion Sign in Geste et interaction Playlist created by Ircam-CGP | 9 videos Mogees présenté au TEDx Brussels 2012 Create a Videozap Create a Videowall Create a Jukebox Grid List Geecos. By Ircam-CGP now playing Mogees présenté au TEDx Brussels 2012 MO : Modular Musical Objects La Science des gestes. La Science des gestes. La Science des gestes. Objets-interfaces "Mo" Urban Musical Game Mogees, un curieux instrument de musique Added by Ircam-CGP September Olpe, Manta & Tursiope : Lorenzo Pagliei et le luthier Ludovic Barrier ont imaginé non pas un, mais trois instruments, appelés Geecos (pour Gestural Control Surface). 848 views Added by Ircam-CGP last year Mogees est un projet qui vise à transformer n’importe quelle surface en instrument de musique à reconnaissance gestuelle, et cela à partir d’un simple microphone positionné sur le support à analyser. 1,467 views Added by Ircam-CGP 2 years ago Interfaces modulaires pour la musique numérique." 1,939 views Added by Ircam-CGP 3 years ago 412 views
Transform Your iPhone Into a Microscope: Just Add Water | Compound Eye A droplet of water suspended on an iPhone camera acts as a magnifying lens. I’ve engineered a fair number of inexpensive DIY camera hacks. This one is by far the cheapest: it’s free! Simply place a drop of water on the phone’s lens, carefully turn the device over, and the suspended droplet serves as a liquid lens. Crocus flower as seen by an iPhone 4s through a water droplet. Droplet images are dreamy, blurred at the periphery, and just a little bit…wet. After spending a few hours this weekend with a slightly moist iPhone, I am pleased to report the following: It works! Below are my attempts at iPhone water-graphs. Odorous house ant, backlit with an LED array under the leaf. Give me liberty, or give me 10 cents The water lens has sufficient power to resolve a honey bee's hairs! A printed image from a book, up close Fingerprint Tipping the phone slightly distorts the droplet lens into yielding a tilt-shift/lensbaby effect. If you try the technique, I’d love to see your results!
« Pourquoi le viol, c'est vraiment hilarant », la vidéo qui brise le coeur Pourquoi le viol, c’est vraiment hilarant, voilà un titre de vidéo qui m’a mise en rage en deux secondes et demi. Bien joué. Le viol, ce n’est pas drôle, ce n’est pas un sujet de blagues, ce n’est pas… Attendez. Venez, on regarde la vidéo, et après, on en parle, ok ? Salut, je m’appelle Will, et je pense très sincèrement que le viol, c’est hilarant.QUAND ÇA ARRIVE À DES MECS ! Voilà. Andrew Bailey est un auteur et acteur comique ; ce monologue a été donné pour la première fois sur scène en juin 2012 à l’Atomic Vaudeville Cabaret, au Canada, le lieu de travail principal d’Andrew. Le viol des hommes, un sujet encore tabou Le viol des hommes, surtout par des femmes, est encore considéré comme un mythe par certain-e-s, pour diverses raisons (toutes assez puantes). Selon la loi française, un viol implique, par défaut, une pénétration, comme le dit l’article 222-23 du Code Pénal : En France, selon le Haut Conseil à l’Égalité entre les Femmes et les Hommes : Cependant, il ne faut pas oublier que :
Solar Winds Desert Power Plant to harness clean energy for local grids Solar Winds Desert Power Plant to harness clean energy for local grids In the realm of design and architectural innovation, recent trends show an inclination toward going green, sustainable and versatile. A few days back we had covered the design concept of the Solar Vineyard Winery, conceptualized by Michael Jantzen. Designed for arid climates, the Solar Winds Desert Power Plant is proposed for large public gathering places, located amidst public parks. The structure is designed like the leaves of a plant that have been deliberately upturned. For making it people friendly, a circular bench has been placed along the axis and visitors can enjoy a comfortable recess, shaded away from the heat of the desert sun. Thanks: Michael Jantzen Enjoyed this post? Categories: Architecture Tags:
CNC Mill Kits - Shapeoko Product Details IMPORTANT NOTE REGARDING SHIPPING: Mechanical Kits have a 1 week lead time, Full Kits have an estimated lead time of 4-5 weeks Shapeoko 2 is a simple, low cost, open source CNC milling machine kit that can be built over a weekend. Assembly is required before you can use it. This is version 2 of the fastest selling CNC machine in the history of the world. Note: There is also further information about the machine, kits, and detailed kit contents and other things on this blog post. The community has also put together build instructions Updated features: Larger work area Dual motors on the Y axis, standard Dual Maker Slide on the X gantry improves stiffness Completely redesigned Z axis makes changing bits easier and improves stiffness Open front and back for larger materials. Mechanical Kit – $299 The Mechanical kit is designed for experts that are interested in adding their own electronics and the corresponding pulleys, belts, and M3 hardware. Full Kit – $649 – $685 Open Source
Self-sculpting sand Imagine that you have a big box of sand in which you bury a tiny model of a footstool. A few seconds later, you reach into the box and pull out a full-size footstool: The sand has assembled itself into a large-scale replica of the model. That may sound like a scene from a Harry Potter novel, but it’s the vision animating a research project at the Distributed Robotics Laboratory (DRL) at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Unlike many other approaches to reconfigurable robots, smart sand uses a subtractive method, akin to stone carving, rather than an additive method, akin to snapping LEGO blocks together. Distributed intelligence Algorithmically, the main challenge in developing smart sand is that the individual grains would have very few computational resources. To attach to each other, to communicate and to share power, the cubes use 'electropermanent magnets,' materials whose magnetism can be switched on and off with jolts of electricity. Rapid prototyping
Hacker Grants: Supporting Women in Technology | Etsy News Marc Hedlund is VP of Engineering at Etsy. He has managed engineers in Internet companies from coast to coast, and is currently writing a book for O’Reilly Media on engineering management. Today, in conjunction with Hacker School, Etsy is announcing a new scholarship and sponsorship program for women in technology: we’ll be hosting the summer 2012 session of Hacker School in the Etsy headquarters, and we’re providing ten Etsy Hacker Grants of $5,000 each — a total of $50,000 — to women who want to join but need financial support to do so. Our goal is to bring 20 women to New York to participate, and we hope this will be the first of many steps to encourage more women into engineering at Etsy and across the industry. Women in Engineering I’ve been an engineering manager in the Internet industry for 17 years, in the Bay Area and now in New York City. Last September, three out of 96 employees in Engineering and Operations at Etsy were women, and none of them were managers. Hacker School