Sabine Seymour: Functional Aesthetics: Visions in Fashionable Technology (2010)
Filed under book | Tags: · aesthetics, design, fashion, fashion design, technology, wearable computing
Functional Aesthetics is a sequel to Seymour’s highly acclaimed book “Fashionable Technology” (Springer 2008) and contains new state-of-the-art and revealing artistic and design examples focusing on the aesthetic and functional aspects. Chapters like Contextual Prerequisite, Body Sculpture, or Transparent Sustainability provide in-depth studies of often visionary projects seen as stimulation for new developments in the matured field of “Fashionable Technology“. The book presents inspiring projects between the poles of fashion, design, technology, and sciences. It includes a list of relevant information on DIY resources, publications, inspirations, etc.
Publisher Springer, 2010
ISBN 3709103118, 9783709103111
232 pages
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Comment (0)V2_: The Era of Objects (2011)
Filed under book | Tags: · art, design, internet of things, object, technology
This e-Book, the third in the series of Blowup Readers released by V2_, explores the future of objects, beyond the clichéd fantasy of the flying car.
Blowup is a series of events and exhibitions that explore contemporary questions from multiple viewpoints. Blowup zooms in on ideas, bringing into focus clear pictures of how art, design, philosophy, and technology are transforming our lives — or reinforcing the status quo.
Contributions by Anab Jain, Jon Ardern, and Justin Pickard; Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino; Rob van Kranenburg; Julian Bleecker; Ilona Gaynor; Ana Serrano and Tim Warner; Bruce Sterling
Introduction by Michelle Kasprzak
Publisher: V2_, Rotterdam, September 2011
Blowup Reader #3
53 pages
IdN v18n3: Glitch Issue — Making the Perfect Accidents (2011)
Filed under magazine | Tags: · code, design, glitch, graphic design, software, typography
It started out as a software malfunction – now it is a design genre. Instead of holding their hands up in horror and crying: “Oh, oh, we have a glitch!”, the artists featured in this article say: “Whoopee! We have a glitch!” – and proceed to make the most of it.
The corruption of a binary code can produce some surprisingly attractive effects, so why turn your back on them? Here, 12 creatives from a range of design fields explain how they incorporate these happy accidents into their work – and we show you the remarkable results. It may change your mind forever about the meaning of the word “mistake”.
Featuring: Benjamin Gaulon | Chris Seddon | Clement Valla | Justin Blyth | Kim Asendorf | Misha Shyukin | Olivier Ratsi | Quayola | Rob Sheridan | Rogier de Boevé | Sebastian Onufszak | Tokyo22
section of the magazine, July 2011
30 of 108 pages