Welcome to day 35 of the 100 Days in the news project. For 65 more days I will be pulling news stories from my Google reader and making artwork about it!
Today’s inspirations are drawn from:
Gizmodo’s
ECO Showerdrop Guilts You Into Taking Shorter Showers
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 12:00 PM on October 28, 2008
and
E-Charkha Spinning Wheel Generates Electricity While Making Yarn
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 1:00 PM on October 28, 2008
and
KeyRight’s Look & Learning Typing Solution = If Colouring Books and Twister Had a Tech Baby
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 11:47 AM on October 28, 2008
All of today’s inspirations are flowing from one continually wonderful feed: Gizmodo! Hats off to the people who continually dredge up great inventions.
Today’s project is a design. In reading the news I think of lots of things to make in response and then filter based on what I can actually make. The process of taking an invention from idea to creation, especially when one comes up with an idea that they cannot accomplish on their own, never ceases to stump and amaze me at the same time. I have had some humbling experiences in the past week that have reminded me that I have to focus on learning if I’m to achieve my goals, but that a short cut to some of my goals can emerge through collaboration.
A few people I know manage create with immediate fabrication abilities in mind. One of those people, Johnny Lee, continues to see success in his work and takes an amazing approach to collaboration. Johnny crates cool wii tools ( along with many other things) and makes instructions on how to make what he made open to all at no cost. Very simply his approach has been described to me as: Put great ideas out into the world, great ideas will come back, and creativity/innovation will multiply more quickly- for you and everyone else.
I wonder how many great ideas have been held back because of the fabrication obstacles?
Today I send a general request to the world:
Will you make a Hydration Bracelet for me?
This bracelet would be made of a water sensitive material that absorbs perspiration from your skin and senses whether or not you are dehydrated. You would have a quick visual prompt to remind you to drink water. If this bracelet were popular people around you would also see if you were dehydrated. They could encourage or remind you to drink water. There presence could also serve as a motivation simply because people like to project a message that they are healthy and caring for themselves. A person wearing the bracelet would feel silly ordering coffee instead of juice or water.
I am waiting for my bracelet or some better version of it. The sketches are below. Contact me for my mailing address.
Total cost of materials: $0
Amount of time spent: 1 hr.
amount of fun had: 4
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