When working with electronics we most often think about sensors as parts or components with clearly defined size, shape, and tactile properties. But what happens when we as designers start to consider sensors as materials rather than objects? How do we design with sensors that can be squishy, sticky, or slippery? And how do our designs change when we can sprinkle a sensor like fairly dust, spread it like paint, or knit it like yarn? This course will explore the softness of sensors both in physical form as well as in concept. Leveraging practices and research from the world of electronic textiles and material science, students in this course will learn to identify and utilize the conductive and resistive properties of materials that can be used for sensing. Sa 12:00pm – 6:00pm (09/29) Su 12:00pm – 3:00pm (09/30)

ITPG-GT.2455.1 (22544) | Instructor: Kate Hartman | Sat 12:00pm to 6:00pm / Sun 12:00pm to 3:00pm | Meeting Pattern: 2-2 | Start Date