CreativeTechs in conjunction with O’Reilly are offering a free 5-week course on Processing and Arduino. The course instructor is Joseph Gray of Grauwald Creative.
Check it out here: http://training.oreilly.com/arduino
In addition, you can purchase a projBox Kit that includes everything you need to follow along for $75. A decent price for what the kit includes. You can find the kit for sale on the aforementioned link.
TRAILER Arduino: The Documentary (available on HD) from gnd on Vimeo.
The trailer for the Arduino documentary looks pretty sweet.
Below you’ll find the link to a well-written post on getting started with Flash AS3 and Phidgets by Mike Chambers. Phidgets are similar to the much hyped Arduino. Both are a set of boards and sensors that allow a developer to program for external interactions. Very cool stuff with seemingly limitless possibilities.
Ben Fry, co-creator of Processing, announced today that he has a new company, Fathom. Along with Teri Schindler, Chris Brown, and Lynn Kiang, the group will focus on data visualization. “Fathom Information Design helps clients understand complex data through information graphics, interactive tools, and software for the installations, the web and mobile devices,” the website states.
Check out the site at Fathom.info for more, well, info.
impress – flexible display from Sillenet on Vimeo.
It’s shit like this, and siftables among others that make me think we are getting somewhere. Find out more at http://www.silkehilsing.de/impress/
via Changethethought
DJ Skeet Skeet Interview on Joyengine.com from AntHull.com on Vimeo.
Real good interview of DJ Skeet Skeet from our friends at Joy Engine. Hopefully there will be more of this type of stuff coming down the pipe.
Lots of cool stuff going on at Ted this year. Siftables, however, have been the best thing I’ve seen so far. Presented by MIT grad student David Merrill, these bad boys are part of the ever growing evolution of digital technology that will lead to bigger and better and cooler. Check out the video, and be inspired.
from reas.com
Serana Williams is wearing a dress at the Australian Open that is the result of a collaboration between C.E.B. REAS, 1 of 1 studio, and Nike. The final print was created with Protean Image software. Check out the original post at http://reas.com/blog/archives/70.
One of my favorites things at the beginning of every year is the release of Nicholas Felton’s Annual Report. It is always an extremely well-designed presentation of Felton’s year as a collection of Data. You can catch the report online here: http://feltron.com/index.php?/content/2008_annual_report. Or order yourself a print copy here: http://feltron.bigcartel.com/.
Also hitting the tubes recently was the release of the “State of the Web” survey results. Collected and compile by the fine folks who bring you the Web Directions conferences, and “Scroll” magazine. You can catch the summary here: http://www.webdirections.org/blog/the-state-of-the-web-survey-results/. And the full results here: http://www.webdirections.org/the-state-of-the-web-2008/.
I meant to post this before the holidays, but got wrapped up (no pun intended, but that’s pretty damn funny). Here is some really good work by Chicago-based artist Jeremiah Ketner. Check out the site, store, and blog. Looks like Jeremiah will be showing in LA, Chicago, Seattle and Georgia this year. Be sure to catch him if you can.