#eyewriter

•Communication design studies/Week 11

WHAT”S NEXT FOR DESIGN?

No machines can never replace human beings.

Human beings may not be perfect in everything but humans are the ones who make machines. Naturally, that makes them more efficient than machines as the vice versa is not possible.

Human beings take decisions based on memories of events which have occurred in the past, in other words they make decision on the basis of the experiences they have had. Machines are incapable of this quality which makes human beings unique and at the same time superior to them.

Other things is adaptability n response to sudden unknown outcome which humans with the use ot their intelligence n wisdom can do but machine will do for what it is prepared for and that is too by us..and number of sudden unknown outcomes nobody can predict.. For that human mind is required.

(https://www.quora.com/Will-machines-replace-humans-If-yes-when)

The Eyewriter is a low-cost, creative technology which enables Graffiti writers and artists with paralysis to draw using only their eyes. It is a free open source software for commercially available eye-tracking devices. 

(Eyewriter Project; worn by Tempt1, Free Art & Technology, Openframeworks, Ebelling Group.)

This week’s lecture asked the question what's next for design, particularly how communication design is transforming through emerging technologies (artificial intelligence). 

Andy and Karen also touched on how can design help humanity, which is a valueable asset to our practice, looking beyond building a business and just simply doing good for another person/people ! 

Temptone testing the EyeWriter

The EyeWriter by Free Art and Technology (FAT) is a solution to a problem with ALS patients who are unable to perform and express their creative passions. FAT has collaborated with OpenFrameworks, the Graffiti Research Lab, and The Ebeling Group communities to create a low-cost eye-tracking system for those diagnosed with ALS, so that they can draw with their eye movements. 

It was quite sad to see the vimeo short on TEMPTONE (LA graffiti writer, publisher and activist) trialling the EyeWriter, yet it was empowering to see how with such limitations, he can still create. I reflected on the idea that we have no excuses and no more waiting! We shouldn’t let minor inconveniences stop us from completing our creative projects, because if ALS patients can do it with JUST THEIR EYES, then we can too.

I’ve struggled with fulfilling past and current passions due to fear on top of small excuses including lack of time but this product and paired video has inspired me to really engage more with my side work and build a name for myself during the time we have on break! 

Movie Barcodes 

Another aspect of the lecture that I found incredibly interesting was the use of colour, shown in much detail in these Movie barcodes, a composition depicting every frame reduced to its average colour in a film.

The example that Andy and Karen showed us was from Kung Fu Panda 3, showcasing a use of greens and purples, potentially reflective of the architecture in the film? (I haven’t actually seen it) I looked at some more online and found this Entourage movie barcode. This whole concept started to make more sense to me when seeing this code as this film is framed around the idea of lots of people and a group of men trying to take off their careers, more specifically Vince, establishing a film career in Los Angeles, California.

The vast amount of neutral tones in the code evidently represent the frames of the people in the film!

Movie barcode - Entourage (2015) 

SOURCES

http://www.eyewriter.org/

https://moviebarcode.tumblr.com/

IMAGE SOURCES

http://www.eyewriter.org/siteImg/p1060131.JPG

http://eyewriter.org/images/data/P1060726.JPG

THE EYE WRITER AND TEMPT1 

(TUESDAY 2ND JUNE 2020)

The concept of the Eye Writer is just so fascinating to me. 

Of course, I’ve seen machines controlled through eye movement before, mainly for communication purposes, but drawing....this is just a whole other thing!

The Eye Writer is an invention that uses inexpensive cameras and freely-available software to track the wearer’s eye movements. It was developed by Mick Ebeling as well as artists, engineers and hackers from the Free Art Technology Lab, Graffiti Research Lab and OpenFrameworks teams, including Evan Roth, James Powderly, Theo Watson, Chris Sugre and Zachary Lieberman. The project was originally designed to allow the paralysed graffiti artist, Tempt1, to draw again. 

The team behind the Eye Writer’s, were also able to project his images on to the side of buildings, not only allowing Tempt the ability to draw, but to see his work once again on the street’s canvas. In a later email, Tempt wrote to Ebeling saying, 

“That was the first time I’ve drawn anything in seven years. I feel like I had been held underwater, and someone finally reached down and pulled my head up so I could take a breath.”

The invention has been recognised internationally and has received numerous awards including the 2010 Prix Ars Electronica and the 2010 FutureEverything Award. TIME also listed the Eye Writer as one of the Top 50 inventions of 2010, and was featured in the CREAM International Festival for Arts and Media in Yokohama in 2009 and the ‘Talk to Me’ exhibit at MoMA in 2011. Mick Ebeling presented a TED talk in 2013 about the product, but has appeared on other occasions discussing other projects by his Not Impossible group. 

I don’t even know what to say about this. I’m just so happy that this is where both people and technology has gotten us. 

Images References:

https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/eye-writer-a-creative-solution-for-people-suffering-from-als/2010/01/25

https://www.instructables.com/id/The-EyeWriter/ 

Video References: 

Today I learned: Episode 12

“We live in a hybrid between a material world and a digitised world” - Karen

This post is in response to one of my recent lectures on the future of design and I will be sharing with you some exciting design technologies/artforms that are progressive and new!

1. The Eyewriter

The Eyewriter combines design with technology to help paralysed draw into a program using their eyes. It was created to allow a paralysed graffiti artist continue to work, his artwork was also projected onto buildings in real time. 

You can watch a video here > https://vimeo.com/70932989

2.  Jason Salavon 

Jason Salavon’s work comprises of digitally layering multiple images to collect their overall essence. Above is a piece of work that collates 4 decades of playboy magazine covers to show how they have progressed over time. 

You can view Salavon’s work here > http://www.salavon.com/

3. Metapolator

An open source program (not for profit) that allows users to modify and create fonts, creating a large database of user made typefaces. 

You can try it here > http://metapolator.com/home/ 

4. This person does not exist

An adversarial network that generates a human face using only pixels. This is my personal favourite on the list and quite freaky.  

You can try it here > https://www.thispersondoesnotexist.com/

Overall I feel that with the progression of technology, design will progress as well. This list makes me excited for the future and where it may lead. 

Editor’s Note: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual America’s Small Business Summit starts next week in Washington. Check back each day this week for summit previews and speaker interviews, and follow along next week via the ASBS homepage and the Twitter hashtag #IAmSmallBiz for updates and live-stream events.

Editor’s Note: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s annual America’s Small Business Summit starts next week in Washington. Check back each day this week for summit previews and speaker interviews, and follow along next week via the ASBS homepage and the Twitter hashtag #IAmSmallBiz for updates and live-stream events.