carla diana sketching11

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Making objects expressive: MAD Residency Sketching ‘11, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA

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Intro

Hi! I’m Carla. Education: Cooper Union, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Pratt Client work: Associate Director, Interaction Design at Smart Design + Smart Interaction Lab Studio practice: Understanding form in an increasingly digital society Teaching: SVA, Georgia Tech, SCAD, Parsons Writing: Interactions, Core77.com, Good Housekeeping

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Intro

Some previous related projects

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The value of open-ended exploration

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About MAD Formerly the American Crafts Museum, it is now has a new building and a revised vision.

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About the residency program 6 people each quarter are invited to use the museum’s studio as their own personal work space.

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About the residency program 6 people each quarter are invited to use the museum’s studio as their own personal work space.

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My proposal The craft of interactive objects.

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Physical experience

Why interactive objects? Going from this… We are at a moment in time when the designer’s palette has exploded with options for interaction.

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To this. We are at a moment in time when the designer’s palette has exploded with options for interaction.

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Making time to tinker Thinking with one’s hands can lead to new discoveries.

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The open studio audience

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The actual experience: intense The Open Studio was really a wide open studio.

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The actual experience: intense The Open Studio was really a wide open studio.

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The actual experience: intense The Open Studio was really a wide open studio.

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The actual experience: intense The Open Studio was really a wide open studio.

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The actual experience: intense The Open Studio was really a wide open studio.

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Physical experience

The actual experience: intense The Open Studio was really a wide open studio.

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The work

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A starting place Repercussion.org is a translation of musical forms into objects.

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Tilting, bending, squeezing, and so on…

Some initial ideas

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Volume box

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Volume box Refers to repercussion. Would need to build a whole bunch to get it to be exciting.

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Tilt lamp

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Tilt lamp: sketch Elicited an “AHA” response. The interface as object was really clear. People could imagine using it and envisioned it at their bedsides or hallway entrances.

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Tilt lamp: variation Elicited an “AHA” response. The interface as object was really clear. People could imagine using it and envisioned it at their bedsides or hallway entrances.

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Tilt lamp: variation Elicited an “AHA” response. The interface as object was really clear. People could imagine using it and envisioned it at their bedsides or hallway entrances.

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Tilt lamp: sketch Elicited an “AHA” response. The interface as object was really clear. People could imagine using it and envisioned it at their bedsides or hallway entrances.

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Tilt lamp: refinement Curved bottom, tapered front to the fit a hand grip.

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Tilt lamp: refinement Curved bottom, tapered front to the fit a hand grip.

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Squeeze shape

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Squeeze shape

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Squeeze shape

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Squeeze shape

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Rhythm Bowl

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Rhythm Bowl take 1 Using a circular form to represent circular rhythm.

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Rhythm Bowl take 1 Using a circular form to represent circular rhythm.

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Rhythm Bowl take 1 Using a circular form to represent circular rhythm.

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Rhythm Bowl take 1 Using a circular form to represent circular rhythm.

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Rhythm Bowl take 1 Using a circular form to represent circular rhythm.

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Physical experience

Rhythm Bowl take 2 Exploring the grid

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Rhythm Bowl take 2 Exploring the grid

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Rhythm Bowl take 3 Exploring the grid

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Physical experience

Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Rhythm Bowl characters Exploring the grid

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Matrix Mask

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Matrix Mask Something fun for a busy Thursday night.

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Matrix Mask Something fun for a busy Thursday night.

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Matrix Mask Something fun for a busy Thursday night.

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Robots

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Physical experience

Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Robots Minimal robot character forms illuminated from within

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Melody Man Continued refinement

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Melody Man Continued refinement

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Upcoming FastCo design online piece Sketching-y article about technology and gender

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smartinteractionlab.com Smart Interaction Lab debuting right here at Sketching 2011!

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Thank You

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