Tami Evnin http://tami.ev9.org Tami Evnin Design Tue, 01 May 2012 15:26:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 MFADT Thesis Show Public Relations http://tami.ev9.org/archives/1680 http://tami.ev9.org/archives/1680#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 12:26:52 +0000 admin http://tami.ev9.org/?p=1680 I coordinated the Public Relations and Marketing efforts of the Parsons MFA Design and Technology Thesis Show 2012 as part of the student-lead Thesis Organizing committee and with co-coordinator Hirumi Nanayakkara. We managed the creation of dynamic press assets, public outreach, and the planning of a VIP + Press Preview event. See the assets below and check out the dynamic press kit.

VIP + Press Preview Invitations

front

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the making of

Video by Hirumi Nanayakkara

dynamic press kit microsite

promo video


Video created by Francisco Zamorano

]]> http://tami.ev9.org/archives/1680/feed 0 #FEEDmixer http://tami.ev9.org/archives/1477 http://tami.ev9.org/archives/1477#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:56:57 +0000 admin http://tami.ev9.org/?p=1477 #FEEDmixer is an interactive mash-up of real-time Twitter data, video and audio. In passive mode, viewers watch a data visualization of the number of Tweets based on the current top trending topics on Twitter. In active mode, users live-mash Tweets, video, and audio at a DJ console, and their work is displayed on 6 large LCD-screens in front of them.

Passive mode:

Active mode: screens and console
FEEDmixer installed

FEEDmixer controls

#FEEDmixer was built using openFrameworks, Open Sound Control (OSC), Max, the Mass Relevance API, the Twitter API, custom video and audio samples, and custom-fabricated wood casing.

The project was installed at #FEED, an interactive-art exhibition at the 2012 SXSW Festival in Austin, TX, sponsored by Samsung and Twitter.


Collaborators: Hirumi Nanayakkara, Maya Weinstein, Nidhi Malhotra, Matt Davis (of [namethemachine]), Jonny Wilson (of Eclectic Method) and Alejandro Crawford, with support from Learned Evolution and Parsons The New School for Design.

Press:
FEEDmixer was mentioned on Forbes! (we are the “Parsons Team” mentioned in the second video)