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Dec 072014
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May 082014
Figure 1. Stop Telling Women to Smile is the public art project addressing gender based street harassment by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh.
When saying, “I’m not interested,” is no longer a clear enough signal to leave someone alone. Continue reading »
Mar 112014
Figure 1. Kanye West
One of the exciting aims I can think of for this rising of fusion of technology and fashion is the social solutions it can provide to world. Recently one of hip-hop’s fashion Icons, Kanye West became a topic of many conversations due to his wearing of masks during his Yeezus tour. The masks were designed by Maison Martin Margiela. The masks made their way to the couture runway in the fall of 2013. I was attracted to the idea of wearing a mask as a form of expression through apparel after the current topic. Throughout history, I believe the “Bourgeoisie” has played with this idea of concealed identity especially within in a taboo setting, so therefore I can understand how this form of expression can make it to the world of couture. The wearing of masks can be interpreted in so many ways, but what if the reason for wearing masks became more of a necessity rather than an expression? Continue reading »
Dec 192013
If you are in class, teaching a class, or in a business meeting, everyone has had the awkward experience off their phone going off at the wrong times. My project doesn’t make people think about what’s changing or trending. It adds the affordance of having another option to receiving a text or phone call other than ring tone, vibrate, or silent. A simple pattern would light up if are getting a phone call and flashing light if have received a text. You could also remove the board and light and place into a different sleeve allowing a person to choose what design they want to wear on any given day. Continue reading »
Dec 172013
Figure 1. Right Light
If you have been around children for any length of time, then you know that the journey towards learning which shoe goes on which foot can be quite a grueling one. For some reason, it seems that some kids insist on ignoring your directions and patient explanations in order to put their shoes on their way (most often the wrong way). This is a problem that I have seen time and time again, which is why I created the Right Light shoes. This handy pair of kicks is designed specifically for those children who struggle in the area of putting on their shoes correctly. The concept is that the child will put on the shoes and, if they put them on the right feet, they can touch their toes together and watch a bright display of LEDs blink on their shoe. If, however, the shoes go on the wrong feet, no amount of toe-touching will make those LEDs light up. Continue reading »
Oct 282013
Figure 1. Exmobaby Pajamas Track Baby Vitals
If there is one thing that all new parents have in common, it is the desire to understand exactly what their little bundle of joy is thinking and feeling. There are dozens of products in circulation that try to bridge the gap between the mind of the infant and their parents which include audio/video baby monitors and millions of insightful baby-interpretation books. Stepping far beyond these devices, however, is the Exmobaby technology. The company, Exmovere, has created a device that actually has the ability to easily, safely, and accurately read your baby’s moods, vitals, and physical state. Continue reading »
Dec 152011
Technology and fashion are evoloving and intersecting in multiple fascinating and unexpected ways. From clothing that moves to garments that offer healing properties for the skin, techno fashion applications are literally turning the contemporary fashion aesthetic on it’s well dressed head. Below I have compiled a few examples of recent developments in the techno fashion space. From the exceedingly cool to the just plain weird, the innovations detailed below explore designers and developements on the very cutting edge of the genre. Continue reading »
Oct 222011
Figure 1. Screenshot of SparkFun Home Page
There are so many interesting things on this website that I admit I start browsing and quickly feel overwhelmed. For the purposes of Fashioning Circuits, I find the “E-textiles” section very interesting. Continue reading »
Sep 102011
http://www.coolneon.com/
Lots and lots of neon wire and LED options for adding some glow to your projects. Their service is fast and friendly, but my absolute favorite thing is that before they ship, they check your order to make sure that your pieces are compatible and you have everything you need to make stuff glow.