October 2009

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10.20.09

[BKPK] a parking community New Yawk, Social Activism & Mobile Tech | (0)
BKPK is a parking space swapping service. Using text messaging, social networking or our website, users will be able to offer and take. BKPK as a cause on facebook. @BKLNPK Background Brooklyn Heights is one of the highest ticketed districts in New York and therefor in the nation. I've had a car in the neighborhood for a little more than three months and have already accrued over $300 in parking tickets. In most cases my car was ticketed within 15 minutes of the parking law going into effect. Scarcity of parking space means drivers are forced to park in zones designated for daily street ...

Tagged: bklnpk, bkpk, brooklyn, cell, community, gps, imified, nyc, parking, phone, sms, space, swap, text, twitter
10.14.09

Urban Screen inspiration, site specific | (0)
Hey All. I was just researching urban projection and I stumbled upon a website. I posted my two faves below. The first one is the facade Hamburg Kunsthalle. The second is projected on a building, I believe in Sydney. Beforehand, the artists filmed acrobatics on a replica of the building (their projection surface). Pretty amazing stuff. 555 KUBIK_ extended version from urbanscreen on Vimeo. JUMP | media facade | urban screening from urbanscreen on Vimeo.

Tagged: art, hamburg, inspiration, kunsthalle, mapping, projection, projector mapping, site specific, street art, urban screen, video
10.13.09

#freeparkBK New Yawk, Social Activism & Mobile Tech | (0)
Summary: Tired of parking tickets? Dreading that half hour drive around the neighborhood for a spot only good 'til morning? Let me introduce BKPK. Free parking in Brooklyn. I am proposing a parking-space swapping community. How will this work? There are a few systems we plan to enact. 1. Public Message Board - Users opt in to receive updates via Twitter or SMS for parking spaces in their zip code. 2. Karma System - This is an iteration of the message board with a points system. Points awarded if user posts free space [1 pt] or when he takes a posted space ...

Tagged: bloomberg, brooklyn, brooklyn heights, cobble hill, dot, free, free parking, meter, meter maids, nyc, park slope, parking, space swap, ticketing, transportation
10.12.09

Site Specific: Progress Uncategorized | (0)
The content is intended for use at the Bronx Museum to complement Acconci Studio's pieces in corean. This was a test to see how the projection lends itself to curved surfaces, since we had only seen it on our screens until now. Notice how the image seems to wrap around the model when it's actually going off screen. Site Specific : Hands in model from mike k on Vimeo.
10.12.09

Proposal for Bronx Museum Part 2 site specific | (0)
Upon experiencing new video content against the Acconci wall, it became obvious that the two dimensional patterns we projected onto a curved surface did not flatter the shape. The somewhat dense pattern visually flattened the architectural features (maybe if the weave had more negative space). Our last visit to the Bronx Museum revealed an important constraint - projection edges. Rectangular edges of a light source on the wall proved the its greatest disservice. Spandex Overview: Our first proposal is content that convinces the eye that the wall is not fully rigid. The wall itself maybe be solid but with visuals becomes ...

Tagged: high-speed, ink, site specific, spandex, water