Goodyear’s Illuminated Tyres
In the 60s Goodyear produced an experimental set of translucent tyres, illuminated from within by filament lamps. Sadly they never made it to production.
– Aidan…
Winter nights in front of the Letterpress machine
Throw away that ancient log fire VHS, Jukebox Print have got the perfect background video for you. 53 minutes of autofeeding letterpress goodness.
If you haven’t already dropped by the Jukebox Print channel you should take a look – it’s relatively new but it has fantastic print-related content.…
Cave illuminated by string
It’s like the string project at Trinity, but with added trippyness.
- Aidan
Plotter made out of cardboard
Helicopter Time Exposure – LIFE Magazine
…Slinky like light pattern in the blackness of moonlight sky produced by a time exposure of the light tipped rotor blades of a grounded helicopter as it takes off into the dark sky, Anacostia, MD, US, 1949
Photo by Andreas Feininger – LIFE archive
See more LIFE posts here.
Imagined Heights – A Blindfolded Art Experience
One of the students I have been critiquing at LCA over the past year just held a blindfolded event – Imagined Heights – at a local gallery. It was perceptionally intense, full of curious little wonders and was all deep fried in mystery.…
It Was This Big – Robb Godshaw, 2013
“Computer Vision constantly measures a red Siamese Fighting Fish, displaying its dimensions on a tablet.
Completed for a short assignment in Golan Levin’s Interactive Art and Computational Design course at Carnegie Mellon.
Betta Fish, Pyrex Tupperware, Webcam, Ironwood, Tablet, Processing
Dimensions variable, that is the point.”…
Reactive Paint Keeps Drivers Informed
Daan Roosegaarde plans to work with Dutch civil engineers to implement a bunch of new, creative safety devices on the country’s roads – including LED lights powered by the wind created by passing cars and glow in the dark paint that tells you when the road is icy.…
Drive It Like You Stole It
Comments recommend using a smaller, stubby screw driver to put less strain on the lock mechanism, lacking a car though. Maybe Adam would like to try it? (link) (via)
– Aidan…
Organic CNC Cut Plywood
Built up of 741 slices of CNC cut plywood and then finished by hand, the brain child of Jeroen Verhoeven. (link) (via)
– Aidan…