Material,Manufacture and Prototypologies

Andrew Millar

Exercise 1Wire Door Handle

Barbed Wire “Barbed wire” twisted to create handle,

creating a hazardous handle.

SpringTakes shape when a solid wood handle

is inserted and used as a “key”.

CoilDouble twisted wire strength, coiled to

create a strong structure handle.

Twist, twist, twistLengthy length of wire.. twisted.. and twisted.. and twisted.. creating heavy

quality, sculptural handle.

Exercise 2Push / Pull - Clay, Foam, Other

Push or Pull?Foam model using subtle signals to

imply push or pull action. Depending on way it is displayed will

imply push or pull actions.

PushOne side encourages “pushing” by

using imprinted finger tips.

PullOther side contains “scores” to

encourage “grabbing” action, when offset from the door surface.

Push or Pull?Foam surfaces subtly suggesting

push or pull actions. Final suggested to be made from

memory foam material.

PushSoft, impressionable flat surface leaves

handprints from previous “pusher”.

PullOffset handle, with soft impressionable

surface, leaves fist prints from previous “puller”.

Push or Pull?Foam cut to create bending action.

Used for both push AND pull to tease users, creating fun or frustration.

PushOffset, simply bends with pushing

motion from user.

PullOffset, simply bends with pulling

motion from user.

Push or Pull?Clay surfaces subtly suggesting

push or pull actions. Final suggested to be made from

memory foam material.

Push or Pull?Offset soft impressionable door knob,

leaves previous grab marks.

Coffee FlatCoffee cup - cut lengthways, invites

push motion when base faces upwards.Cup fully flattens out under pressure

when pushed against with palm.Provides users with a satisfying

feedback to their action.

Coffee TwistCoffee cup - cut lengthways and

twisted, creating door knob style, inviting twisting dynamic action.

Exercise 3Prototyping for a Service

Service PrototypingIllustate users.

Designing an experience.HUMANS rather than abstract answer.

Mapping user experiences.Identifying touch points.

Role playing.Creating a storyboard.

User scenarios.Prototyping idea.

Smoking in DoorwaysMake smokers aware.

Smoke clouds in front area.Stay at entrance to be close to inside.

Creates a focal point.Smokers excluded by floor markings.

Smoking in Doorways1. Good possible location for smokers.

2. Through doors in to smoke clouds.3. Smokers in front of the building.

4. Smokers following areas with sun.

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Exercise 4Preserving for the Future

MemoryOrganism’s mental ability to store,

retain and recall information.

MnemonicMemory aid, artificially enhancing

memory, which can be verbal, kinetic, visual, auditory.

Art of MemoryVisual and spacial orientation, ordering and positioning images for recollecting.

Architectural MnemonicPlces words and images in allocated

“rooms,” recollecting by “walking” through the building.

Graphical MnemonicUse of signs and icons to enhance the

recollection of memory.

Textural MnemonicImages functioning like text to enhance

memory. Bit like shorthand, therefore not really memory - cheating!

Everything is Illuminated“The Collector” catalogues things in

“sandwich bags” and pins to walls.Collects tokens, documenting existence

of corresponding family members.“During the war, Jews used to hide

things in jars, and bury them”.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindTwo lovers can’t let go, therefore wipe

their memories clean of eachother. Regretting the descision, they hide in

other memories to try and combat the process, and remember.

Personal Memories...I store treasured things in a shoebox.

To anyone, the contents are worthless, however for me they are priceless.

The shoebox contains treasured items: small heilooms from grandparents;

home made gifts; “smells” - half smoked cigar and t-shirt;

letters from lovers; packages;

random token items.

Sensory Technologies: ArduinoProgrammable device, allowing you

to utilize digital and analog sensors to map various received information.

Digital - on / off (1/0).Analog - variable voltage (0 to 1024).

Actuators - for example can include LEDs, motors, relays, etc.

Serial Communication - for example can include GPS, bluetooth, Vmusic2, iPod,

USB, Wii, LCD, Blink M light, etc.

www.freeduino.orgwww.arduino.cc

Usman Haque - HauntTo give the feeling of a haunted house.

Uses no sensors other than the room space around the user.

Actuators - infrasound, humidity, temperature, air movement and

electro-magnets.

James Auger - People Blind Dates“Rent-a-body” concept, allowing users

to borrow an alternative body.A contract is drawn up between the user and the rented body, regarding

liability for any crimes committed.

Concept 1: “Google Walks”Users contribute their favourite walks

for others to see and follow. Using GPS or tracking mobile IMEI number, shows

where the user is situated, and can record / start the journey accompanied

with a podcast tour for path followers. Audio can be uploaded - music for

specific areas, or audio commentary of a memory, GPS / bluetooth prompted.

Mood can be caught, as the walk can be made visible at only specific times.

For example, my walk on the right is for winter evenings only, helping set the

scenery as it was during my memory. The project can also provide historical

information as well as personal.

Millenium Wheel:“Remember being taken up it for my 16th birthday... it was a dark January evening, and seeing London all lit up at night was totally breathtaking..”

“Was walking along here with an old girlfriend on a dead cold evening, and we shared a passionate kiss, over hearing remarks from passers-by..”

Great view of the “West End”

Embankment looks amazing at night...

View of the “City” - my father always mentions his “part” in building the Natwest tower...

Great relaxing spot here... basque in the glow of tblue lights...

Feel cultured, skip along to:Yann Tiersen:Les Jeurs Tristes

Give it “the bowl”: The Jam:Along the Riverfront

Hungry? Tas - yummy Turkish restaurant..

Champagne cork from my 18th birthday.

My grandfather’s ghastly “chav” ring!

Hated this job but it was a means to an end.

All I have left from my car, which I had to sell.Concept 2: Memory Box

Playing on the common method of storing items in shoe boxes.

User stores items individually, helping to retain hidden attributes,

such as smell. User’s can record information for

playback, giving personal insight into each individual item’s value.

Boxes can come in different sizes, and stack up for storage.

Could possibly be made of a strong plastic such as Polycarbonate, with a

tranluscent finish.

Concept 3: Haunted HouseMy own home has been around for

approximately 80 years.Many families have lived here, yet I

know nothing of any previous owners. Many new families will also reside in

my home, yet they will nothing of me. I would like to change this by working on

a way each family can document their stay in home, allowing future residents

to learn about previous habitants.This could be done photographically,

or could be more complex, resembling temperatures, smells, sounds, etc.

Walks

Requires:GPS technology

Internet connectioniTunes / podcast software

Google Walks SoftwareUser’s can upload and map routes or

tours of locations with personal or historic value with various media forms.

GPS traces user’s path through city, allowing them the opportunity to follow

the mapped route.

WalksWalksWalks

How to Google Walk

Uploading WalksUser starts the Google Walks software.

GPS technology tracks their route.Images / audio from exact position.

Walk is synced with music software.

Finding WalksUser accesses software for a route.

Prompted when near possible routes.Simply choose walk to follow.

“From a very young age my parents would take me to this exact spot to feed the ducks.. I always remember seeing the ducklings in the spring time...”

Walks

“Jack The Ripper” - Francis TumbletyLocated in Whitechapel

Available October - NovemberStarting after 7pm

Walks

Walks

“Where I Grew Up” - Andrew MillarLocated in South Park

Available all year roundStarting all day

“Where I Grew Up” - Podcast Test

“Cricklefield stadium, home of Ilford FC.. I used to catch the odd

Saturday game with my dad.. They once played Barcalona in 1923..”

“This was my school, South Park.. Making children’s lives miserable

since 1905..”

“This is the Ashgrove pub, where I first learnt pool.. Used to come here

with my dad when I was young.. He used to bribe me with pool games so

I would not tell mum..”

“Didn’t even know we had a football team! I would try out, but I am too good!”

“Wow... Did any famous people come here?!?!”

“Can’t believe your dad dragged you to this shit hole.. At least the GP is opposite for all the drunks..”

Photographic FilmPlastic sheet made of either

polyester, nitrocellulose or cellulose acetate, coated with an emulsion

containing light-sensitive silver halide salts, which form a latent image when

exposed to light, revealed by chemical processes, applied in filmdeveloping.

Magnetic TapeElectrical signal fed to the recording

head, inducing a pattern of magnetization similar to the signal.

A playback head can then pick up the changes in magnetic field from the tape

and convert it into an electrical signal.

Image sample... perhaps print this page on acetate...?

How it works

Recording ImagesWalls are coated in silver halides with an extremely SLOW speed, recording

stationary objects clear, and movement as a blur over a period of time.

Recording SoundMagnetic tape is fed into the walls,

recording occation split seconds of sound, with random playback.

Prototyping Concept

ImagesUsing an SLR film camera, set to Bulb (long exposure) in which the shutter is held down manually for desired length of time, recording movement as a blur.

Sound

Using garage band to record random sounds whilst I am at my desk, giving impression of magnetic tape in walls.