Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Monday, 8 December 2008
"Panik" - Mixing research with SWEDISH HIP HOP!
"Panik" Far & Son Musicvideo from Finsta on Vimeo.
Another Rube Goldberg/Der Lauf der Dinge.
Let me just say that Swedish Hip Hop is kind of amazing.
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Further interface development for the iPhone clock.
I'm getting closer to a final design, I think.
Looks a bit like a sonar screen, or the U.S.S. Enterprise!
Looks a bit like a sonar screen, or the U.S.S. Enterprise!
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
What a coincidence!
I just read that last night there was a rare conjunction between the Moon, Venus and Jupiter!
Monday, 1 December 2008
Presenting the iConjunction
iConjunction - Aligning your future.
iConjunction is an iPhone alarm clock application that utilizes a unique direct interaction for setting times and dates. Inspired by astronomical conjunctions, that is, when two celestial bodies seem to pass close to each other, times are set on a series of nested orbits. Each orbit represents a unit of time: seconds minutes, hours, etc. Even lunar cycles and the zodiac can be represented.
The alarm is set by pressing on each ring or orbit, in the location that corresponds to your desired date, time, etc. This sets a marker at the desired time. As the rings continue to spin at their respective paces, (each ring completes one rotation for every unit of time) eventually the markers will align, signalling the event.
The user can customize how the iConjunction looks and functions. The user can choose from a number of different skins. Below are a few examples:
Minimalist:
Solar System:
Antique:
Below is a sped up capture of the Antique version:
iConjunction - iPhone Orrery-inspired alarm clock. from Gabriel Aronson on Vimeo.
As one can see, there are a whole variety of options in terms of the visual interface. Different rings can be interchanged, depending if one wants to focus on a calendar feel, or more of a day to day feel. Also, additional markers can be added on each ring to signal repeating events, such as weekly meetings, or daily wake up calls.
Below is another alternative minimalist design, which has more detail:
By choosing your settings, the iConjunction can function as anything from a fully readable clock, to a more abstract "visualizer of time".
iConjunction is an iPhone alarm clock application that utilizes a unique direct interaction for setting times and dates. Inspired by astronomical conjunctions, that is, when two celestial bodies seem to pass close to each other, times are set on a series of nested orbits. Each orbit represents a unit of time: seconds minutes, hours, etc. Even lunar cycles and the zodiac can be represented.
The alarm is set by pressing on each ring or orbit, in the location that corresponds to your desired date, time, etc. This sets a marker at the desired time. As the rings continue to spin at their respective paces, (each ring completes one rotation for every unit of time) eventually the markers will align, signalling the event.
The user can customize how the iConjunction looks and functions. The user can choose from a number of different skins. Below are a few examples:
Minimalist:
Solar System:
Antique:
Below is a sped up capture of the Antique version:
iConjunction - iPhone Orrery-inspired alarm clock. from Gabriel Aronson on Vimeo.
As one can see, there are a whole variety of options in terms of the visual interface. Different rings can be interchanged, depending if one wants to focus on a calendar feel, or more of a day to day feel. Also, additional markers can be added on each ring to signal repeating events, such as weekly meetings, or daily wake up calls.
Below is another alternative minimalist design, which has more detail:
By choosing your settings, the iConjunction can function as anything from a fully readable clock, to a more abstract "visualizer of time".
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