Seeing is beliving

One of the most inspirational videos I've seen in a long time, such a nice cause and use of open source technology

 

The Eyewriter from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

Members of Free Art and Technology (FAT), OpenFrameworks, the Graffiti Research Lab, and The Ebeling Group communities have teamed-up with a legendary LA graffiti writer, publisher and activist, named Tony Quan, aka TEMPTONE. Tony was diagnosed with ALS in 2003, a disease which has left him almost completely physically paralyzed… except for his eyes. This international team is working together to create a low-cost, open source eye-tracking system that will allow ALS patients to draw using just their eyes. The long-term goal is to create a professional/social network of software developers, hardware hackers, urban projection artists and ALS patients from around the world who are using local materials and open source research to creatively connect and make eye art.

This week the team behind the EyeWriter project released all the Source code, free software, DIY instructions, and eye tags by Tempt1 to the public at eyewriter.org

[From EyeWriter Source Code Released To The Public]

 

Block

A little something to help combat creative block. http://creativeblock.monomoda.com/

A fun idea even if they are well known statements.

Cub Issue 519

A little sneak peek of the new issue for everyone - click the picture to view

Fast Approaching

I feel the time is fast approaching where I will have to face facts. I shall be consulting my little book of ideas and actually having to pick ones to continue or finish. It's strange after 2 years of having time spare now I wish I'd done a bit more, oh well good ideas will last.

Cub Issue 519 (my 3rd issue) has just gone to print, off to check the proof of that later today. My 360degree project is going strong with almost 500 views in about 2 weeks if you havn't already have a look at www.360at3.blogspot.com. I'm beginning work on a project to address the number of people wearing bike helmets with Jenny Rice as well as weighing up which RSA brief to have a go at. Oh and that lovely thing called a dissertation is looming its head still.

As not to leave it on a downer look at these amazing photos I found from a new york photographer called Weegee here

The Art of Juggling

I have to admit I've never been much of a juggler. I never thought it would be much of a problem, I wasn't planning to join the circus and its not that great a party trick. However I have discovered that its a key part to a graphic design degree.

Issue 3 of CUB magazine is almost ready for print and in talks with a paper mill to get some different paper for certain parts of the magazine which could be fun.

My 360degree project is going strong, over 400 views and a couple of blog posts in 2 weeks isn't bad.

Uni wise It's a bit strange getting back into it all and balancing dissertation with project work and allowing myself to have a resemblance of a life. Oh well I'm sure it'll all come together soon enough.

Oh and to make it worse, I've had to start thinking about what happens after uni, anyone want to offer me a job?

If a tree falls does anyone listen?

A really interesting art piece replacing the places logged trees used to be, with the sound they used to make. I really like how these are not just done digitally and that they are painstakingly made in order to fill the gap, I think it adds move value to the lost trees life.

"The white forms in these photographs are the sculptural manifestations of audio footage that was recorded along the border between Russia and Finland. Here the unique old-growth forests stand, The Green Belt of Fennoscandia. Recently these ancient trees are being logged for their valuable timber. There are only few remaining areas of ancient forest in Europe with the vast majority of the vanishing old-growth forests remaining are in the North of European Russia.

The soundwaves are actual objects, each is 6 metres high, reminiscent of the height of a tree, despite looking like digital intervention. I recorded them when the forest was still there. Then, when the trees had gone, I put the ‘sounds’ back to where they used to exist, sounds that look like trees that will never be heard again."

check out the rest of the pieces on the soundstills page at www.iratviga.com/

Darkness

The initial solution to our recent project set by Mark Bonner from GHB Design

This is a poster that is designed to be put up over ad-shells, phone boxes or any other area that obscures the darkness during the night, to encourages people to embrace creativity and journey through the darkness.

During the day when the item causing the light is not lit up it appears at first glance to be a black poster but for those that choose to give into curiosity and have a closer look the words 'JOURNEY INTO DARKNESS' can be made out.

The poster is printed on both sides and when the light comes on from behind the poster the light can only shine through the bit that hasn't been printed so it reveals its hidden message encouraging people who are out in the darkness to consider its possibilities.