Flatholm Project Journey
E-ink interface
We have started to look at E-ink… electronic paper display technology. Fun times ahead in exploring what we can display.
We have started to look at E-ink… electronic paper display technology. Fun times ahead in exploring what we can display.
Spot the difference. We are looking at what aesthetically works better.. a sharp clean line/ division between the colours or a slightly more blurred division. Either way, we are delighted to see some really vibrant colours coming through.
Draft 1 of the farmhouse design. The plan is to etch out some of the shapes in low relief and then to cut out other shapes (i.e. circles on the bath) and back them up with LEDs. The idea is that the house will come to life with the energy Read more…
A successful day spent programming the servos to do different types of animation. Take a look at what we achieved below:
This week we have started to map out the farmhouse and to think about how the we will etch the farmhouse into a wooden structure. The plan is to have areas of wood totally cut-out as well as areas etched into the wood. We even fitted in a trip to Read more…
More testing of the map but take a look at some of the vibrant colours we are achieving.
This week we have started to think about the actual scale of the exhibit. It was important for us to get a feel of how this would look on the wall. Take a look at some of the projections below.
We met up with Andrzej Bak this week… Andrzej is doing a great job developing the data collection tool which will enable us/ the warden on Flat Holm island to digitally collect data on some of the Flora & Fauna on the island. As you can see from the version Read more…
Our first day back on campus and in a socially distanced environment we covered a lot of ground. Take a look at some of the prototypes that we were playing with.
A new front page has been added to the touchscreen application. The main aim of this is to set the context for the touchscreen experience. See below for the first draft of this: In addition to these further designs, we have started to consider the bilingual nature of this touchscreen Read more…