Tag Archives for wearables
Wearables, Wk 7: Construction, Cont.
Continuing exploring construction. I bought a couple of paper lanterns and used their design as inspiration. I took some of the 20 gauge wire and taped it in a spiral to the muslin mockup. The effect was more hoop skirt … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 5: First Prototype
Went to mood, got fabric swatches of black fleece, reflective and this lilac mesh I liked. Then I went to PS fabric and got some muslin, silver lamé and black microfleece to experiment with. Started by playing around with different draping … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 3: Deeper into Brainstorming and Concept Building
What do you want to happen to the human beings that use the objects you make? 1. What is the purpose of the artifact you are designing? It’s purposes is to create a private experience for someone, even when within … Continue reading
Wearables, Wk 3: Objects and Their Lives Assignment
What is your anchor? Hiding in Plain Sight Describe in 1 paragraph your project. [note: I realize this is not one paragraph. sry.] – what are its key qualities – what does it do? who is it for? – how … Continue reading
Wearables, Week 2: Readings
Reading “Design For All-Life” reminded me of Rosi Braidotti’s text, The Post-Human. Moving away from human-centered thinking to considering our relationship with the rest of the world, but also acknowledging that the way we’ve often thought about the human as … Continue reading
Wearables, Week 2: Forming an Idea
Ok, so Doing a 180 I was struggling with my previous ideas…while I liked them in certain ways, nothing was really sticking. I started thinking back to other projects I’ve been working on and realized I’ve been very interested in … Continue reading
Wearables, Week 1: Mood Board
https://www.are.na/zoe-bachman/wearables-inspo *forgot to link to my mood board last week* I’ve been toying around with this idea of non-verbal communication via wearables since I made the Semaphore Jacket last semester. There are many ways to send messages without speaking, from … Continue reading
Wearables, Week 1: Soft Circuit
I wanted to try my hand a soft switch that involved some kind of social interaction, allowing another person to complete the circuit. Thought about this interest in embroidery, kind of painting with thread…thought of imagery that could look nice, … Continue reading
PComp, Wk 14: Semaphore Jacket – First Complete Prototype!
Now that I got one of my flag circuits to work, I went to work on the code. I used some of Adafruit’s StrandTest code and the neopixel library and the digital switch. I struggled with the code and got … Continue reading
PComp, Wk 13: Semaphore Jacket – Progress, Pt. 3
ok before I get started I’ve been watching the “Great British Bake Off” as I work on my soft circuits and JUST as I was typing the title of this post I hear the word “semaphore” and I’m like, am … Continue reading