Arduino Workshop #1

We had the first in a series of Arduino workshops yesterday.  It was good.
The next one will focus on looking at a range of switches and sensors.

Digital by Design – Troika

Back cover showing contents from Troika’s new book Digital by Design.  Apart from the “usual suspects” of interaction design, also includes a range of artists working with technology, including Brian “Modified Toy Orchestra” Duffy and a particular favourite of mine, Peter Vogel.
This is in my office and you’re welcome to borrow it so long as [...]

Icon Podcasts: Dunne & Raby, Jurgen Bey, more…

Icon’s website has a few recent podcasts online, including Dunne & Raby talking about the Wouldn’t it be Nice exhibition currently on at Somerset House in London.  Also Jurgen Bey, Luke Pearson, Tony Dunne and Sebastian Bergne debating for and against the position “Industrial design is defunct”.

Mass Customisation

The idea of Mass Customisation has cropped up in a few conversations recently… Ponoko recently blogged on MIT’s Mass Customization Seminar, which is obviously relevant to their core business of selling on-line designs which then get laser-cut or otherwise fabbed, ideally somewhere local before they’re shipped to you.