Comments for themattlondon's blog: ITP and ME http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog Giving my brain a workout. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:13:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on First Class by Phys-Comp: The Design of Everyday Things / Emotion and Design | themattlondon's blog: ITP and ME http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-44 Phys-Comp: The Design of Everyday Things / Emotion and Design | themattlondon's blog: ITP and ME Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:13:09 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-44 [...] Emotion and Design article had a lot of resonance with me. As I mentioned in an earlier post, there was a time when scientific instruments were things of great beauty, but that now they all [...] [...] Emotion and Design article had a lot of resonance with me. As I mentioned in an earlier post, there was a time when scientific instruments were things of great beauty, but that now they all [...]

]]> Comment on Phys-Comp Week 01 Homework 02 FARMER GAME by admin http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=57#comment-16 admin Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:43:49 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=57#comment-16 Thanks! I appreciate your thoughts. Thanks! I appreciate your thoughts.

]]> Comment on Phys-Comp Week 01 Homework 02 FARMER GAME by Ben Turner http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=57#comment-15 Ben Turner Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:02:54 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=57#comment-15 This was a pretty badass idea, Matt. Especially turning that classic puzzle game into Arduino interaction. Well-played, sir. This was a pretty badass idea, Matt. Especially turning that classic puzzle game into Arduino interaction. Well-played, sir.

]]> Comment on First Class by admin http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-7 admin Sat, 10 Sep 2011 00:56:54 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-7 Yes, yes, what makes good aesthetics is a matter of taste, and times change, but I think things can be practical and still beautiful. And yes, those boxes are ugly. <3 Yes, yes, what makes good aesthetics is a matter of taste, and times change, but I think things can be practical and still beautiful.

And yes, those boxes are ugly.

<3

]]> Comment on First Class by Thoughts on Whatever… | James Borda http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-6 Thoughts on Whatever… | James Borda Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:18:20 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-6 [...] night’s first session with Vito Acconci, which spawned a discussion on Facebook and elsewhere around the ITP [...] [...] night’s first session with Vito Acconci, which spawned a discussion on Facebook and elsewhere around the ITP [...]

]]> Comment on First Class by Brian London http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-5 Brian London Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:54:22 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-5 "Scientific instruments were works of art. Why not now?" I find it rather presumptuous to suggest that they are not. http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k533/brian_london/CIMG0162.jpg?t=1315514523 (sorry for the terrible photo quality) Are these too functional, too utilitarian? I mean, they didn't HAVE to put the black powdercoat on them. What's changed is the esthetic style, not an attitude towards building something beautiful as well as functional. Just as in architecture, ornate carved stone has been replaced by hard lines of steel and glass, scientific instruments made of blown glass and hammered bronze have been replaced with semiconductors and painted, machined aluminum. I would also point out that the 1960's were a failure for music as evidenced by the lack of any memorable big band hits. “Scientific instruments were works of art. Why not now?”

I find it rather presumptuous to suggest that they are not.

http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k533/brian_london/CIMG0162.jpg?t=1315514523 (sorry for the terrible photo quality)

Are these too functional, too utilitarian? I mean, they didn’t HAVE to put the black powdercoat on them. What’s changed is the esthetic style, not an attitude towards building something beautiful as well as functional. Just as in architecture, ornate carved stone has been replaced by hard lines of steel and glass, scientific instruments made of blown glass and hammered bronze have been replaced with semiconductors and painted, machined aluminum.

I would also point out that the 1960′s were a failure for music as evidenced by the lack of any memorable big band hits.

]]> Comment on First Class by Sarah Hallacher http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-4 Sarah Hallacher Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:44:30 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-4 My thoughts here: http://sarahkhallacher.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/vito-acconci-and-the-music-of-his-time/ My thoughts here:
http://sarahkhallacher.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/vito-acconci-and-the-music-of-his-time/

]]> Comment on First Class by Vito Acconci and the music of his time « Sarah K Hallacher http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-3 Vito Acconci and the music of his time « Sarah K Hallacher Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:43:14 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=16#comment-3 [...] “It’s true, we have our Britney Spears and Justin Biebers, but for every Bob Dylan there was... [...] [...] “It’s true, we have our Britney Spears and Justin Biebers, but for every Bob Dylan there was… [...]

]]> Comment on Brainstorm #1 by admin http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=8#comment-2 admin Wed, 07 Sep 2011 02:48:37 +0000 http://itp.nyu.edu/~mll331/themattlondonblog/?p=8#comment-2 The practical applications of this exercise are manifold. Sure, a medieval castle or a spaceship may not seem like useful places to solve puzzles in the 21st century, but what if it was a hospital room, or a crime scene? The practical applications of this exercise are manifold. Sure, a medieval castle or a spaceship may not seem like useful places to solve puzzles in the 21st century, but what if it was a hospital room, or a crime scene?

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