industrial-style lighting >link<

available in any diy chain. put this here as the odd item will get the industrial touch. A suggestion has been made to put the two plasmas on a thick plywood base and use large wheels with locks on with cables all flying to ceiling.

folio alternatives >link<

just looking at alternative folio holders on the market as we may have to build everything away from the workshop now, although this is also a starting point for designing a shelving system in the round

to do list 1.0 plus... >link to projects blog<

an xl file will be posted to the group, also another blog details to be emailed has been started to communicate with geoff re. final projects.

finalprojects.blogspot.com

led scrolling badge video demo >link<

led message badge in action

led tubes video... http://youtube.com/watch?v=S-x3acSDU0s

led disco bar >link<

some good basic led electronics happening in this setup - not sure about the application though! pixel wall?
also.. http://thediscobar.blogspot.com/
http://www.betterthaneveryone.com/gallery/main.php
http://www.dropoutdesign.com/products/ddf.html

electro graff >link<

baffling link to a video that shows you how to apply leds to stencil art, not sure if it helps us though

folio 2001 style

just had a discussion re. folios lit ala 2001 this is just reference, and not really what we are going for exactly.

wood finishes for ply objects in exhib.

1st lot - stains for birch ply - if we use wood.

logo arrived!

andreas has made the logo with a few colourways here based on the agreed citrus-based colour system. although the 3d version is a mockup the plan is to make a large 3d wood logo (painted) with perhaps a glowing er.

domain name bought! >link< (inactive)

gdcomm students just bought the domain www.bright-er.com
we wanted so very much to get www.bright.er but .er suffixes (eritrea in africa) are hard to register: check the following reply to someone else trying...

Thanks for your inquiry about registering a domain under the ER top level domain.

The current policy is that domain names are limited to businesses or persons actually in Eritrea and application for a domain name must be made to Zerai. currently there are only two domains under `.com.er', a single `.edu.er' domain, and a bunch of `.gov.er' domains. there are actually over 100 subdomains under these domains, but domains directly underneath ER are fairly tightly controlled.

To register new domain names under ER, you must talk to the administrative contact. Here is the contact information:

Zerai Araham
E.I.S.A.
Government Building
Asmara, 1141
ERITREA
Tel: (++291) 1-114.480
FAX: (++291) 1-120.650
Email: teweldeg@GEMEL.COM.ER


Eritrea does not yet have a direct internet connection. domain names are currently being used for the delivery of email.

For more information about the domain look at http://www.punchdown.org/rvb/email/index.html


thanks,

craig harmer

technical contact
ER top level domain


david: still if anyone wants to try...

found the chelsea fine art show blog >link<

'catablog' seems to major around the fine art catalogue

zettle'z by ingo maurer lamp >link<

lamp where you can leave comments - nice idea but the original costs a bit. also below ron arad chandelier for swarovski

how apple display their own computers >link<

see link above for good pic of natural wood flexi ply curvy apple low table

show '06 ins & outs

1. postacrds out ... catalogue mailer (spin style) in
2. folio stand out ... motor driven rotating folio carousel in
3. name 'crash' out ... name 'brighter' in
4. ambient media banners out ... graphic wall in
5. mini champagne bar out(ish) ... bottled bar waitress service in
6. after show industry schmooze out ... after show drink up in
7. bizarre email adresses out ... student business cards in
8. showreel on plasmas still in
9. mdf imacg5 bar out ... birch/oak finish imacg5 bar in
10. all white plynths out ... acid coloured (and white) blocks in
11. predesigned website out ... evolving work-based and text blog in
12. tshirts out ... l.e.d. name and statement badges in
13. all graphic surface out ... concept/image/text/theory in
14. muji folio A3 out ... new guardian 'midi' sized muji folios in

david lachapelle - scale/signage? >link<

see selfridges slideshow..possible signage outside triangle neon etc..
http://www.0lll.com/architecture-exhibitions/?gal=41

also his layouts for large exhibition walls above at the barbican

sketch - ideas in circulation

1. graphic wall:instead of banners, students' signature images blended
2. slowly revolving wooden folio library
3. pixel wall text display on entry/can be seen from the outside clearly
4. folio display ala gameshow (now dropped)

graphics on walls - scale

not looking at content here just scale - will post a previz of our graphic wall when I have knocked heads with andreas over easter.

palais de tokyo: paris >link<

palais de tokyo was the main influence for last years show banners, but check out the graphics and text on walls and coloured objects - ideas we are talking about now still. (click image to expand)

led throwies >link<

led throwies - pence to make and then you throw them at metal walls where they clump together and last for weeks sort of electronic graffiti.

pov - persistence of vision - applications >link<

a few led's can write out anything if the subject is spinning or moving. pov is being used to make animated text and pictures on fans in nightclubs, keyfobs and now bikes! click the link for full instructions of how to buy and make one cheaply. just add a muji silver bike (geoff's idea)

element labs, best large-scale commercial led >link<

coldplay, o2 etc etc element labs have a scalable solution for large scale events. checkout some of the videos on their site. comes at a price but if you have a decent budget..

ingo maurer and ron arad 'pixel birds' >link<

scrolling text reduced to its most reduced but recognizable form. leds or lights can be stretched out to any distance or put into boxes.