Design

June 8, 2016

Animated Light Projections of Tiny People Seem to Play the Piano with Every Step

In classical music, the word “adante”—which means “walking” in Italian—describes a moderately slow tempo, like an average walking pace. MIT's Tangible Media Group has created a clever visual interpretation of the term, presented in a short film by the same name. In Adante, tiny digitized figures are projected just above an automated piano's keyboard, seeming to scale the keys—literally. Each animated step, skip, and stride sounds a new note.

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June 1, 2016

Striking Geometric Tattoos Inspired by Nature’s Microscopic World

The tattooist known simply as Roxx adorns clients with minimalist geometric designs that sprawl across their arms, chests, and legs. Created using only black ink, the Los Angeles-based artist incorporates bold lines and complex shapes—resembling wire or machinery—that contour a person’s body, making them seem like they’re a partial cyborg. Roxx started her tattoo career 30 years ago, and like any artist, her style has evolved over time.

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May 20, 2016

Hidden Poetry on Boston’s Sidewalks Is Revealed Only When It Rains

When it rains, it pours poetry on the streets of Boston. Nonprofit Mass Poetry is collaborating with Boston's Mayor's Office on an ongoing project called Raining Poetry, gradually spraying the sidewalks with secret sonnets and rhymes that reveal themselves only when the showers start. Danielle Georges, the city's Poet Laureate, picked the first four poems for the series.

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