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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