Slow Design Principles Applied to Other Artists

Kathryn Franks Art 150 Slow Design Principles Applied to Other Artists One such example of the use of design principles is right in our own backyard, so-to-speak.  James Turrell – an artist known for using the medium of light to allow the viewer to explore the surrounding sky, land, and culture built the UIC Skyspace which…

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: Book Lamp

Materials: Hardcover Book Utility Knife Glue 9 Volt battery and battery cap Two strips of copper wire LED strip (long enough to wrap around interior of book) Photo resistor Soldering iron and solder 1. Use the utility knife to score a 1/2 inch border around the interior of the book. Carefully remove the title page…

Creative Switch By Ishta Bhagat

Creative Switch Project Instructable Flower and Vase Creation By Ishta Bhagat Materials: 1 battery (9 V) Battery cap Fake Flowers 2 or more LEDs Wires Single wire (Perhaps Green and some other color) Wires that contains many wires Resistor with correct ohm value in parallel circuit Circular Cardboard cutout A vase Scotch Tape and Copper…

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,…

Kathryn Franks ART 150 Creative Switch Project and Directions The directions to make this creative switch are as follows: 1. Gather two different colors of wire – one will be the ground, the other will be the power.  A battery, battery cap, two LEDs, and a resistor will also be needed. If using flashing LEDs,…

Numero Uno

I realized that New Media Art really spans many mediums and forms. I feel that this art form is much more freeing when compared to others such as painting or sketch. However, I realize I’m incredibly naive about art in general and don’t deny that I could be terribly wrong. Wrong Schmong anyways let’s talk…

SIR KUT-BENN THE MUSIKAL KITTY :3

FINAL PROJECT: sir kut-benn the musikal kitty :3 components; Kitty Keyboard (Donated by Ms. Raaf) WirePushbutton ALTERNATIVEWireArduinoComputer(Hacking buttons code, variable times) HELLO FELLOW HUMAN. DO YOU LIKE NOISE?DO YOU LIVE ON ANNOYING OTHERS WITH YOUR HYPER-ANALYTICAL ANTI-MUSIC? WELCOME, ID LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY COMRADE SIR-KUT BENN, HE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE. (Arduino Board…

Final Project Documentation

       So as you all know, my final project did not function the way it was intended to.  With this outcom, though, I am not discouraged.  I want to continue my work with muscle wire and create project that work and amaze people.  During the summer, I am going to make this piece…

Code for Final Project

#include “LPD8806.h” #include “SPI.h” #include <Adafruit_NeoPixel.h> // Number of RGB LEDs in strand: int nLEDs = 12; // Chose 2 pins for output; can be any valid output pins: int dataPin  = 2; int clockPin = 3; int inputPin = 4; // choose input pin (for FRONT Infrared sensor) int inputPin2 = 5; // choose…

Final Project – Network Music

Joseph Burnitz “Network-Music” Creates audible ‘music’ based off of what your computer is doing online Programmed in C and C++ Using the Qt framework for graphical elements Uses the pcap library produced by tcpdump for packet capturing Code stored on Github at github.com/jburnitz/Network-music/ Code documented with Doxygen,  jburnitz.github.io/Network-Music/html Compiled on Debian “wheezy” with gcc 4.7.2…