Creative Switch Project LED backpack Today I will be showing you how I added LEDs to the pocket of my Herschel backpack, and used the magnetic snaps as the switch to light them up. Not only does this light you up as a pedestrian and make you more visible at night, but it also allows…
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Slow Designs Principles + Artists
Reveal Keith Obidake’s African Metropole: Sonic City Lagos reveals the sounds of Lagos, Nigeria, a bustling city full of commerce and soul. We often overlook the ambient sound of our own cities. Obidake reveals that there is beauty in the ambient sound of a city, and even of the unheard. He also records the acoustics…
Slow Design Project Ideas
Lucy McDonald 1. Reveal- My idea for the reveal aspect of the slow design principles is a project that calls attention to the degree that people use their technology to get by. At first, I was thinking that this project would mostly apply to a younger demographic, then I realized it isn’t that only younger…
Slow Design Principles and Artists
Lucy McDonald The first artist that I chose to research was Christopher Bribach. Bribach is a bio-mimitec architect who is heavily involved with the Slow movement. His work ranges from installation-based pieces to designs for larger scale projects and buildings. His work mainly falls into the Evolve category of the slow design principles as he uses…
Slow Design Principles Project Ideas
Slow Design Principles Project Ideas 1. Reveal The concept for a piece that I came up with for Reveal is a tea party set. Withing the tea cups there is a image of a cityscape. When filling up the teacups or pot with water, the cityscape would change colors. I decided to use this idea…
Creative Switch Project DIY (Light Up Skirt)
For this project you will need: 1 9 volt battery Flat Leds Clip leads Fabric that you can wrap around yourself twice Tape or conductive thread Conductive fabric 1. First fold the fabric in the way that is depicted in the picture. 2. Put the left flap of the fabric under the right flap, fold…
Creative Switch Jelly Fish
Making Jellyfish Switches Materials Needed: Foam Wrapping Metal Wire Tape LED lights 3 Volt Batteries Ribbons Transparent Plastic Ball Copper tape Tools Needed: Wire Cutters Wire Strippers (Optional) Pliers 1. Start of with cutting the ball in half with a pair of scissors. After cutting the ball, cut a circle out of the foam wrap,…
Documentation for Light Up Headband
Drew’s Documentation This is some of the process of my creating my headband. My goal is to make the headband light up when you touch different points on it. For instance, when I touch the headband sensor next to my temples, I want it to turn blue to represent a calm feeling. Right in front…
Thirsty plant sensor
Thirsty plant sensor This creative switch is turned on when you water your plant. When the plant is thirsty and needs water, the red LED will let you know you need to care for your plant. After watering, the green LED lets your know your plant is watered. What you’ll need: → a plant → green LED (+/-…
LED Gloves with Pressure Switch
I am making gloves to light up to reveal the numbers 1989 when held up by two people. The idea for this came from my friend and I discussing what to do for the Taylor Swift concert we are attending this Summer. Each glove has a different number on it corresponding with the way they…
Super Awesome Butt-Activated Pressure Switch
**This project is for all the cyclists who are really into safety, but also want to keep it stylish** For this project, you will need: (1) 9 volt battery (5) 3 volt LEDs (1) 1 ohm resistor (1) 150 ohm resistor about 6 inches of 12 gauge copper wire (2) different colored 22 gauge copper…
Friendship Gloves!
Friendship Gloves are a pair of gloves that will help you harness the power of the mighty “High Five” between two pals to bring forth light in the darkness! (Briefly.) Skills required: hand-sewing (rudimentary) and soldering (also rudimentary) materials: -gloves (should be two of the same side, or one reversible pair) -2 3V coin batteries…