Tuesday, December 23, 2008
I have a small collection of tin-toys. Those type of toys, for me, represent a the starting point of technology-enabled toys. All items in my tiny collection use a power cord to perform a certain movement. It isn’t a direct response to my actions, but it definitely brings some magic element. A hidden engine that makes them [...]
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
In 1974, almost 100 years after its building was finished, the MoC had its direction dedicated to the subject of childhood. Alongside the Museum’s existing toy collection, the space features collections of children’s costume, books, nursery items, art and furniture. Searching for toys references and history I found their very complete website. There I found, between [...]
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
via: Let’s Evo
I met Henrinque Monnerat — a Brazilian visionary designer and friend — a year ago. Through some beer-meetings I realize that we share some points regarding design and its potential to change the world (Yes, we are idealists when talking about design). And simple ideas can do the job. Even better, everyone can [...]
Kevin Kelly has a particular way of presenting his complex views on technology matters without being oversimplified. I saw his talk before, via TED. I even have used his talk on “How does technology evolve” when I gave a presentation at ECA/USP (http://www.eca.usp.br/ in Portuguese). His last talk published by TED (The next 5,000 days [...]
via: Update or Die (in portuguese)
This photographer caught my attention. By looking to his work you can see that the images are well planned, carefully built, but it also involves a good exploratory pattern. In his own words:
The artwork I create combines my scientific curiosity with a constructive approach to making pictures.
WHY: Again its another [...]
The Inventables guys, Zach Kaplan and Keith Schacht, demo some amazing new materials and how we might use them. Look for squishy magnets, odor-detecting ink, “dry” liquid and a very surprising 10-foot pole.
Great video: you can see it here. The video is originally from 2005 (It is sad that TED took so long to put [...]