Archive for March, 2010

signage/wheelchair (ongoing series)

signage/wheelchair (ongoing series)

I rarely see this second image in use, but I was gratified to see it near the entrances and restrooms at MOMA when I visited this summer. 03/28/10: Found the newer image in use at Marshalls, in a shopping plaza here in Cambridge. Bargain-basement prices AND evolved design sense:

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“Detectair” smart vest responds to air quality

“Detectair” smart vest responds to air quality

Genevieve Mateyko and Pamela Troyer‘s “Detectair” vest “contains sensors that detect the ambient air quality and displays the data on the garment itself by illuminating a pattern of embedded LEDs across the chest.” via Fashioning Technology.

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signage/wheelchair (ongoing series)

signage/wheelchair (ongoing series)

A first intervention:

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LED eyelashes!

LED eyelashes!

Soomi Park’s light-up lashes, via Eyebeam.

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