Some progress photos

Yuri

Progress

I would like to upload my progress on my Flickr account.
It would be great if you can comment or give me opinion.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/yurisuzuki/


Yuri

Now we have three web sites.

http://www.platform-twelve.co.uk
http://www.designproductsrca.com/platforms/platform-12/
http://platform12.blogspot.com

Sometimes, we can remember our memories by traces. I believe that we can come back to the past for a moment through these traces. This clock's basic function is not only to tell the time but also so the user can make a note on the face of the clock, which is made of laminated white board. Also, a hand of the clock erase the written messages automatically by using the eraser which is behind the hand. The analog clock shows remaining time to the appointed time more intuitively compared to a digital clock. That is one of the reason why the analog clock exists until today although the digital clock advents.

Our Website (under constraction)

http://www.platform-twelve.co.uk/

Will finish before the intermshow.

Yuri

Project 04 - observation/inspiration

Mobile Agressive

The other day on the bus, in Helsinki...

There was this guy protected with heavy duty ear protection and armed with an old skool cassette player. He proceeded to wage a 20 minute war against the passengers speaking on their mobiles - so almost non-stop this being the Nokia home town. Every time somebody picked up a call or made one (his ear protection clearly wasn’t working), he played his mix tape on fast forward (you know the Mickey mouseish sound), pointing the player at the perpetrator. It made for fascinating viewing…and to be fair, no more disturbing than your average bus passenger yelling to his/her mobile and far more entertaining. I guess he had a point. The Unknown Soldier of a lost battle.

I tried to film this exchange, but he did not react well and the show had to go on. But when we left the bus, a Finnish mobile provider framed him with a massive AD. The slogan says ” Stay in talking terms”.

Project03 Brief

Sam's speech at Ars Electronica 2006

Sam's speech at simplicity symposium in Ars Electronica 2006 "Simplicity".

http://www.aec.at/podcasts/files/FE_20060901_02_hec_E.mp3

A Stroll with Richard.

"The artist Richard Wentworth is famous for his acute ability at reflecting back to us the very things that we do, yet cannot see. He has made a carrer out of breathtaking observations of life. Richard has kindly invited us to join him on a walk through Colindale. On this occasion we will be given the fantastic oppotunity to see him see what others cannot see."

We had great occasion to have a stroll with Richard Wentworth today , Richard introduced us a lot of points of view which provoke our creativity.

Some pictures from Sam and I added my photos as well.

the Radio Selective brief

Radio Active Presentation

20.11.07

Platform 12 tutors...

Brief and schedule for the first ever Platform 12 Project.

RADIO ACTIVE - the show

A different kind of an overlay for the project ;) A hit BBC Radio4 show from the 80's

Wire Locations

Radio gaga

exploded view

Production Overview

Production techniques: Plastic injection molding - Metal pressure forming - Metal cutting - Cardboard cutting and forming

Finishings: lacquering - screen printing - stickering - Offset printing

Materials: Plastics (PP/PS?) - Metal - Paper - Cardboard - Print Board

Standard pieces: PCB Electronics - Speaker - Electric Wiring - Battery connections - Screws - Bubble wrap plastic - Lint - Wrist strap

Assembly: Screwing - Double sided tape - Clicking - Adhesive - Soldering- Glueing Forcing

The Book Radio

Here's a interesting project about radio called "The Book Radio"
please check the website:
http://www.idnext.com/bookradio/

enjoy it!
Sushi

Images from first meeting.

7th of November, we had first meeting at Sam's Industrial Facility office.
These images from Sam.

Technical Support

Some our platform12 members asked me about the constraction of radio.
Here is suggestion of removable electrinic components on the our radio circuit board.

If you want to re-construct interface, don't have to make it up from zero.
Just try to alter it.

Red circles on the picture above is removable parts.

Speaker
Valuable condensor
Valuable resister
Switch
Anthena
Earphone jack

Yuri

Subtle movement on tuning

An interesting project by Japanese artist Seiichiro Matsumura.

Subtle movement on tuning
In old days we used the radio with tuning dial. For catching the wave and listening to the radio broadcast in clear sound we moved the dial little by little with very much attention. Remember how did we feel when we get it and suddenly the proper voice is coming out. In that era we might treat machine with more carefulness and did the densed communication with them.
Nowadays things get easier. For listening the radio broadcast you can just push the preset switch. It is convinient but don't we might lose some kind of feeling, gladness and concentration.
"Balance of Tuning Process" revives the old good days tuning way with the special interface, the "Balance".
The shaft of balance is connected to another shaft for controling tuning dial of the radio.
All of structure except the radio is hand-made of brass plate, sticks and wires.
If you want to listen to the broadcast you need to put the weights to plates carefully and adjust the tilt of the shaft. You can also enjoy noises between the broadcast channels
Please take a time and experience subtleness of catching the wave.

UC Berkley physicists have designed a radio out of a single carbon nanotube. The radio is roughly 10,000 times smaller than a human hair. The radio can also receive both FM and AM broadcasts.

Professor Alex Zettl said the first song they played through the radio was "Layla" by Derek & the Dominos. Zettl said the radio was the first one ever built within nanotechnology size ranges (no bigger than 100 billionths of a meter).

Practical applications for such a device include cell phones, climate-monitoring systems and human bloodstream diagnostic probes. Zettl said, "Maybe the kids will be wearing these instead of iPods, inside their ears".

Source: sfgate.com