15.12.2009
Browsing posts tagged with: General stuff
9.12.2009
By accident I stumbled upon this inspiring story. Tony Quan is a famous graffiti artist in LA however tragedy struck hard when he discovered that he got ALS. Since his body is failing on him he could not follow his passion anymore. A group of talented hackers did something truly amazing. First they build a low-cost eyetracker which allows Tony to draw by only using his eyes. After he used the device for the first time he said:
Learn more about the project here.
"That was the first time i’ve drawn anything since 2003! It feels like taking a breath after being held underwater for 5 minutes.”
After they built the eyetracker they took the whole idea to an even higher level. Since Tony can not leave his bedroom, the group used a high performance beamer to project his art live onto walls in the city.
For me the story shows two things. First it is amazing what kind of possibilities technology offers for people with disabilities. Secondly it is interesting to see how the falling prizes for complex hardware are leading to a true democratization of high-end technologies. Nowadays in order to accomplish something all you need is a dedicated group of hackers since the hardware is getting cheaper and cheaper every day.
Learn more about the project here.
19.4.2009
One of the things I liked about my favourite Italian restaurant in Sydney is the fact that they put there pizza plates on the wall. So if you ask the waiters how large the small pizza is they just turn around and point to the plates hanging on the wall.
Situations like the one I just described always remind me that in a lot of cases information can be represented much more effectively by using images instead of text. Since strong images convey information in a universal language which everybody understands immediately.
21.3.2009
By accident I stumbled upon these rather hilarious posters which can be found in the Tokyo metro.
Apparently each month they come up with a new one. Click here to see all of them.
17.3.2009
I like things which challenge me to see the world from a different perspective, for example photography. Lately I found something else which provided that challenge: Street Art.
Have a look at this trailer for the documentary "Roadsworth: Crossing the line" to see what I mean and if you like it make sure to have a look at Banksy's book "Wall and Piece".
(via boing boing)
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