The piece Chronos XXI (2017) by Joachim Sauter depicts the God of Time, Chronos, in a time interactive piece. A pendulum swings in front of a monitor which then creates the image of Chronos from Renaissance art; with each pass of the pendulum, a different portrayal of Chronos appears. This piece exemplifies the slow design…
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Slow Design Research
The principles of Slow Design can be applied in many facets of life, from artworks to large computer systems. The first project which displays some principles of Slow Design is the Philips Tea Maker (pictured above). This tea maker is a water kettle and tea pot in one. Once the water is done boiling, the…
Creative Switch
Light Up Coin Bank Materials: – Coin Bank (in this case a wooden box with a slit on the top) – 2 jumper leads – 2 thin strips of 4″ wire – AgIC Silver Ink Marker – Epson Photo Paper – 3 3V LEDs – 1 9V Battery – Copper Tape – 1 1k Resistor…
Creative Switch Project: By Magdalena Wnek
Light-Up Book Creative Switch Project Step 1) Collect Materials -1 Book-shaped Wooden Box (with Removable Drawer) -1 Button Coin Cell Battery Socket Holder Case with On/Off Switch -1 3V Coin Battery -1 ft. of 1/4″ Width Conductive Copper Tape -1 ft. of 1/2″ Width Conductive Copper Tape -3 M3 x 7mm Flat Head Screws -Approx. 1-2…
Slow Design and Fantasy Project
The figure shown above are a sculptures of a tree made out of an overabundance of discarded clothing by Alain Guerra and Neraldo de la Paz. The sculptures would fall under the REVEAL category because they are made out of one of our very important daily uses… clothing. When it comes…
Ewelina Rusek – Creative Switch
Light-up Toy Car For my Creative Switch Project, I made a toy car that has light-up LED headlights. As the car moves forward, the circuit becomes closed and the LEDs turn on. 1. First, design the shape of the toy car you want to make (or, you can find some toy wooden cars online). Then,…
ShanaTS – Light-up Chopsticks!
For my creative switch, I decided to turn on two LEDs by touching chopsticks together. In Korean culture, often metal chopsticks are used which is where I got the idea. Each LED was attached to the non-eating end of a chopstick. Follow these steps to make Light-up Chopsticks! The circuit that we will be constructing…
Slow Design Project Ideas: Jonathan Strong
3D printed vases http://www.designboom.com/design/libero-rutilo-3d-printed-vases-water-bottles-01-22-2017/ The designer Libero Rutilo created 3D printed ornamental vases that wraps around recycled water bottles for floral arrangements.Rutilio combines beauty with utility found in everyday objects.Water bottles are consumed and thrown away into our environment such as trashcans which travels into our landfills. We look at water bottles as practical tools…
Slow Design
Anthony Howe Anthony is a kinetic sculptor whom uses stainless steel, that is otherwise taken for granted for creative use, to create and build rather big sculptures that carry a lot of weight. However, because of its weight it is able to attract an audience. He shows off his artwork by posting Youtube videos that…
Slow Design and Fantasy Project
This work is a sculpture made out of aluminum cans. This sculpture I think would fall under the REVEAL category, because it’s made out of materials we all recognize but would overlook when you think of making a sculpture. When you think duck , you don’t immediately think soda can.The duck brings up the images…
Slow Design Principles & Fantasy Projects
Florentijn Hofman In this piece, Florentijn Hofman constructed two slugs, each with 20,000 plastic bags. The slugs were slowly pulled toward a cathedral in Angers, France, and pulled in a large crowd to witness the event. Hofman’s purpose for this work was to make one be reminded of “religion, mortality, natural decay and the slow…
Slow Design
Anthony M Jones 1/17/17 One of the slow designers I decided to research was Monika Honikis. In 2005 she used a traditional timepiece and transformed it into a slow design. Two of the slow design principles she used in this project were reveal and participate. She is using the reveal principle by using something as…