Wherefore, Inspiration?

The world’s smallest movie ~ IBM Research explores the...

jackandmatilda — Sat, 04 May 2013 11:59:00 -0400

The world’s smallest movie ~ IBM Research explores the manipulation of atoms, the cutting edge of data storage, to make a stop motion animation.

Possible? A day made of glass…

jackandmatilda — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:41:03 -0400

Possible? A day made of glass…

“Cell Phone Disco is a surface that visualizes the...

jackandmatilda — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:52:45 -0400

“Cell Phone Disco is a surface that visualizes the electromagnetic field of an active mobile phone. Several thousand lights illuminate when you make or receive a phone call in the vicinity of the installation.”

Maya Lin's portfolio website

jackandmatilda — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:30:34 -0400

Maya Lin's portfolio website:

Strokes of color, sound tones and simple filters visualize the scope of Maya Lin’s elegant work.

Best in show ~ ITP Winter Show 2012. Immersive, responsive...

jackandmatilda — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:40:52 -0400

Best in show ~ ITP Winter Show 2012. Immersive, responsive instrument.

The Johnny Cash Project

jackandmatilda — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:27:07 -0400

The Johnny Cash Project:

Making something new out of something old, together.

Charity Miles ~ Social media campaign uses the language of...

jackandmatilda — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:55:55 -0400

Charity Miles ~ Social media campaign uses the language of sponsorship to motivate runners to stay fit and give back.

Stanley Piano ~ Crowdsourced music requests sent as tweets are...

jackandmatilda — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 11:31:13 -0400

Stanley Piano ~ Crowdsourced music requests sent as tweets are played back on a real piano. Made with MAX, MIDI, Twitter, microcontrollers, and real people, behind-the-scenes, who worked the crowd to add that human touch. Finalist for the 2013 SXSW Interactive Awards.

Collective storytelling, collective pixel-building ~ My Morning...

jackandmatilda — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:34:13 -0400

Collective storytelling, collective pixel-building ~ My Morning Jacket (2008)

“Submergence,” Oslo ~ A volumetric sound and light...

jackandmatilda — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:27:06 -0400

“Submergence,” Oslo ~ A volumetric sound and light installation by Squid Soup

Low resolution light and shadow ~ “Scattered Light”...

jackandmatilda — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:20:00 -0400

Low resolution light and shadow ~ “Scattered Light” ~ Jim Campbell, Madison Square Park (2010)

Touchscreen interactives map the NYC subway

jackandmatilda — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:25:17 -0400

Touchscreen interactives map the NYC subway:

Everything touchscreen ~ NYC’s touchscreen-based pay phones are in the concept stage, interactive, large-scale touchscreens are unveiled in the subway system; is this the next widespread information delivery canvas of choice?

Impressionistic projection augments live-action storytelling.

jackandmatilda — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:35:37 -0400

Impressionistic projection augments live-action storytelling.

Gallery of Lost Art

jackandmatilda — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:41:05 -0400

Gallery of Lost Art:

“Exploring the stories behind the loss of works of art” ~ An online exhibition presented by the TATE.

Kysa Johnson ~ “blow up 160 - subatomic decay patterns...

jackandmatilda — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:58:23 -0500

Kysa Johnson ~ “blow up 160 - subatomic decay patterns after a picture of a village of the future”

Chalk and Chinese White on Vinyl and Walls/Ceiling

At the Park Avenue Armory

“In the video, my parents and I struggle to hear and...

jackandmatilda — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:06:53 -0500

“In the video, my parents and I struggle to hear and imitate what is so close at hand and yet so difficult to access. The accent is treated very literally, like an heirloom, and the project illustrates the very awkward attempt to concretely transfer this elusive, and ultimately culturally determined, attribute.” ~Nina Katchadourian, “Accent Elimination”

Sculpture, in book form. By Olafur Eliasson.

jackandmatilda — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:05:00 -0500

Sculpture, in book form. By Olafur Eliasson.

Ruby goes MAD

jackandmatilda — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:37:43 -0500

Ruby goes MAD:

This software integrates with the museum’s content management system to manage a new building-wide wayfinding system and interactive video and collection displays for the Museum of Arts and Design.

Bloom by Anna Schuleit

jackandmatilda — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:37:32 -0500

Bloom by Anna Schuleit

Using the hallways and rooms of the abandoned historic structure...

jackandmatilda — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:36:23 -0500

Using the hallways and rooms of the abandoned historic structure like the insides of an instrument, the architecture was made to sound in a single performance of J. S. Bach’s “Magnificat”, a choral piece in twelve movements. ~Habeas Corpus by Anna Schuleit at the Northampton State Hospital, MA