Chris Cummings @ ITP
Current
  • Web Development
  • Writing
poxod : Tools for Sketching

During my time at ITP, I was able to work on various facets of large interdisciplinary design projects, from graphic design to fabrication to programming to physical computing. While working on those projects I searched for software and hardware tools that would enable me to express and idea or test a theory, without requiring a 4 year degree to master. I began this blog to catalogue some of the many tools-- past, present and future, that empower a creative person to express themselves intuitively, with an emphasis on screen- and physical- interaction design.

Fall 2004-2005
  • Project Management
  • Physical Design
  • Fabrication
Rapid Prototyping Service

I was the student manager at the NYU Advanced Media Studio's Rapid Prototyping Service. I helped develop and run a drop-off service for laser cutting and 3D printing jobs for the NYU Fine Arts community. I also did some of my own projects using the machines.

  • Shelly Smith
Fall 2004
  • Graphic Design
  • Writing
Belvedere Castle Weather Kiosk Redesign

A updated screen design that highlights and celebrates this weather observatory's historical significance by allowing visitors to casually browse over  temperature data collected at that location since January 1, 1920.

  • David Reinfurt
  • Concept
  • Design
  • Fabrication
  • Firmware
Sweep

An input device built onto a Swiffer duster. A mouse re-imagined in broom form, it reads the unique motion of a common cleaning tool and communicates its motion to a PC.

  • Jeff Fedderson
Spring 2005
  • Exhibit Planning
  • Industrial Design
  • Exhibit Design
  • Illustration
Mobile Mapping Museum

A travelling exhibit that maps its own journey. In addition to educational mapping activities and experiences, visitors contribute to an evolving online mapping and storytelling piece that connects people who visit the exhibit in different places.

  • Frank Migliorelli
  • Videography
  • Programming
  • Writing
Browse-Video

A system for quickly authoring and displaying dynamic, database-driven multichannel video works.

  • Douglas Rushkoff
Fall 2005
  • Concept Design
  • Illustration
  • Storyboarding
L Magazine Box Redesign

In this concept design for an events listing publication's streetside boxes, low-cost wireless technology is used to make a smart beacon out of an obstacle.

  • Masamichi Udagawa
  • Concept Design
  • Storyboarding
  • Scenario Planning
Turno

A consignment vending machine that facilitates the exchange of new and used goods between people in a location- or interest-specific community.

  • Masamichi Udagawa
  • Concept Design
  • Fabrication
  • Videography
  • Programming
Smoke

An interactive window display where your cigarette smoke renders meaningless a solo dance performance.

  • Masamichi Udagawa