For the final presentation tomorrow, boards have to be prepared to the specification of the RSA brief. In the case of the postage stamp brief this means four A3 boards and supporting documentation explaining the ‘big idea’. Two of the boards must show the stamps at actual size and enlarged size, the other two must… Read more →
Something I cooked up following a tutorial from abduzeedo.com Download the 1920 x 1200 file here.
The permanent thermic ink is not suitable for the needs of the concept as they are unable to be activated by body temperature and are limited to grey or pink. A different approach was needed to allow the stamp to perform it’s function without compromising the concept and restarting from scratch. The direction was to… Read more →
New interaction between computer and instruments, for use with audio processing or synthesis. http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/11/07/mcmillen.string.interfaces/
New mix preparing for possibly DJing on my birthday. Download the mix directly here, listen online here and subscribe to my podcast in iTunes here. Tracklisting Sound Access – I Like A Mario (Ft. DJ Maximo) Eddy Wata – I Love My People [DJ Starleev Remix] Spencer & Hill – Most Wanted Oliveros Bunito –… Read more →
After re-reading various pieces of information provided by Augustus Martin, the previous designs are null and void. If thermic ink were to be used then it would appear and not disappear, unlike the designs shown that have the opaque layer disappear when heat is applied. This means two things, firstly the colours of the stamps… Read more →
The final presentation boards were coming along just fine today, matching the criteria to the RSA brief that needed to be fulfilled. That was until a small and yet glaringly obvious flaw in the most recent design came to light. As the user is now supposed to have ‘tools’ to complete the task of cusomizing… Read more →
The final presentation board showing the stamps currently has the text on the stamp’s natural state and nothin underneath the colour layer. So when it goes transparent it shows a white mark, still problematic with the yellow but the look seems to be ok.
Robert Andre recommended contacting a printing company he has used as they deal in thermochromics. He brought in a tester pack to experiment with and so an email was sent. The reply was very helpful but exposed a few problems with the underlying principle of the design. The biggest problem is that it is not… Read more →
Two months ago I pre-ordered Gears of War 2 from Play.com knowing full well that I wanted that game on release day and knew how many other people would too. The pre-order came a day late so there was really very little point because I could have just gone down to the shops and picked… Read more →