The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces by William H. Whyte (book exerpt and film) I found Whyte’s study of common urban spaces to be fascinating, and provided great insight into how people interact with each other and the outdoors, as well as how public spaces should be allotted. One important insight from the reading […]
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October 10, 2010
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My Weekend
By Tami in Fall 2010This afternoon I attended the opening Start-Up sessions of the hackNY student Hackathon at NYU. We heard from a great number of start-ups about their APIs and hacking. My favorites included foursquare, bit.ly (adding .qrcode to the end of your shortened url produces a qr code for the site), Kodingen online code editor, Twilio cloud […]
Tags: API, hackny, vimeo, web development
October 6, 2010
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Light & Time Process
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1For my project, I decided to prototype my Technology Timer idea because it is the most executable and falls in the realm of wearable technology, a topic I would like to explore further in the future. I started by designing a timer on the bread board. I wanted a series of lights to mark the […]
October 4, 2010
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Project Ideas
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1For this week’s Physical Computing assignment, we are challenged with using light to mark the passage of time. No sound, buttons, or sensors can be used, the “thing” has to be self contained in a container of our choosing/creation, and it cannot be connect to a computer while in use. Here are my preliminary ideas: […]
Tags: arduino, ideas, light/time project, pcomp
October 3, 2010
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Zone of the Impending final presentation
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceWe are wrapping up our Zone of the Impending project for Interface. It feels good to compile all of our work into a proper set of deliverables, including a project proposal, prototype, and process map.
Tags: ewaste, project, sustainability, zone of the impending
September 28, 2010
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Self Branding
By Tami in UncategorizedOne of the perks of living in Student Housing is getting to participate in activities run by the Resident Assistants. While most of the programs are less than relevant for a graduate student, tonight there was a program on resume building and self-branding that I decided to check out. And if I am being completely […]
Tags: arts & crafts, branding, design, stamp
September 25, 2010
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Maker Faire 2010
By Tami in Fall 2010I spent the better part of today [Saturday] at Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science in Queens. The hundreds of displays provided great examples of what is being done in technology today, as well as inspiration for future projects. Stay tuned for pictures, videos, and thoughts from the event. And if you […]
Tags: inspiration, maker faire, pcomp
September 24, 2010
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Code: A Response
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1For this week, I read chapters 1 through 6 of Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software, by Charles Petzold. The first three chapters tell the history and implications of Morse Code and Braille and how a simple circuit can be used to communicate remotely using the code. I am not sure if […]
September 23, 2010
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PComp – HW 3
By Tami in Fall 2010, Physical Computing 1This week’s assignment: Make a thing that outputs light and sound. Use the PWM output with the analogWrite() command, and make tones with the tone() command. Use multiple LEDs and mix the colors of the light. Find some material that the light will diffuse through to help blend the colors.” I began by setting up […]
September 20, 2010
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4×4 Wrap-Up
By Tami in Fall 2010, Major Studio: InterfaceAfter presenting my 4 Projects in 4 Days (4×4) in class today, I have more ideas and inspiration to move forward with some of my projects: Craft and market the recycled-packaging notebooks. Create some sort of closing mechanism for notebooks (rubberband? wire wrapper?). Design and implement repurpose.cc. Try to create a post-per-day or small community. […]
September 19, 2010
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Hello world!
By Tami in UncategorizedWelcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!