February 2013
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Hilarious Letterpress Notes →
These letterpress cards are the product of a collaboration between Sapling Press and the Dear Blank, Please Blank project. Dear Blank, Please Blank is a site which asks visitors to write short “letters” written in a dear…, please…, sincerely, … style. The letters on … Continue reading →
July 2012
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October 2011
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Finger Fencing! (Special thanks to Ben L. for being my opponent and Amelia for filming.)
-Kim Ash
Door lock device against inconvenient roommates.
By Guilherme Costa
Strips of RGB LEDs triggered by a piezo inside a bass drum.
by Mark Kleback
His name is Bob.
By Lisa Lokshin
Medusa’s Warning..
By Dollee Bhatia
I think tapes are cool
Adrià Navarro
3 Wagging Modes depending on squeeze pressure —
1. Wide & Lilting 2. Tight & Deliberate 3. Fast & Frantic
In honor of Halloween, I mechanized a baby doll’s eyes.
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Frustration Tweeter: Slam your fist/project against your desk and the Frustration Tweeter will broadcast your rage.
Stupid Hand Shake: Mimi Onuoha & Alessandra Villaamil
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by Sarah K Hallacher
PetMusic consists of a touch-sensitive white fur, which, when caressed by an actor, plays a Beethoven song, until the caressing is over. Yes. Kaitlin Till-Landry & Engin Ayaz
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A new generation of music boxes …
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everyone does it…there’s nothing to be ashamed of.
Do you believe? … A scene from Peter Pan. When you clap… tinkerbell comes back to life.
[Made by Elena Parker — More here… and here.]
a doorbell that illuminates the gentle phrase, “stop bothering me, JERK.” when pressed one too many times. needs some refinement but you get the idea.
for more info: roopa’s itp blog
Presenting… my Stupid Pet Trick! My goal for this assignment was to play with the classical elements to create a puzzle, like something you’d find in The 5th Element or a role-playing game. You have to fill a glass of water to turn on a series of LEDs, and then light a candle, which is detected by a photocell, which lights another series of LEDs and opens the lid of my puzzle box.
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This is a stupid pet-owner’s trick. I’m a dog lover, but in order to accomodate my cat-loving friends, I can change the picture to a cat picture as easily as changing the caption. (Matt Richardson, Scott Fitzgerald’s class, ITP Class of 2013) More info…
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A Michael Jackson glove that screams ‘OWWWW!” when a switch is pressed?! Totally stupid. Used Minim for Processing to turn digital input on the Arduino to sound clip output in Processing. More info…
(Amelia Hancock, Dan O’Sullivan’s class— ITP Class of 2013)
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I took the blinking LED’s thing a little literal. Laser cut eyes, a couple of super bright LED’s, and a lot of wire. Wish I knew about common ground before I started.
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