Category Archives: Alejandro Puentes Amezquita

Invisible Cities

Alejandro Puentes Amezquita, Yiyang Liang

Sculpting text into a city.

http://itping.wordpress.com/scupting-data-into-everyday-objects/

Description

Cities are alive. They are vessels for people’s thoughts and emotions. Unlike cities, city models tend to be cold and technical. We are aiming to fabricate a city model full of life and expression. A model that can express the emotions that we experienced when reading the book through a changing atmosphere. Sadness can be rain, anger can be a thunder and happiness can be a sunny day. It is a conceptual project about adding behaviors and interactivity to architectural representations.

The installation consists of two parts. The first one is the actual model, a static representation of an imaginary data-generated city. We are using natural language processing, sentiment analysis and urban design techniques to produce a 3D printed miniature of a city inspired by Italo Calvino’s book “Invisible Cities.” The second part is about creating an interactive atmosphere that responds to human emotions. Using the Pepper's Ghost technique—an illusion from theater, light and sound, we generate different atmospheres that respond to the mood of the authors when reading the book. It is a theatrical dialogue between users and an Calvino's book, using the city model as media to express emotions.

Classes

Coding for Emotional Impact, Sculpting Data into Everyday Objects, Spatial Media

Parenthook

Alon Chitayat, Alejandro Puentes Amezquita, Maximo Sica, Rodrigo Derteano

A location based mobile app that connects a parent to other parents <br />
close-by when you need it.

http://vimeo.com/93091029

Description

A kid is the greatest gift in the world. It changes how we live, what we do and where we go. It changes who we are and fills our hearts with joy and laughter. Parenting on the other hand, can be hard. We feel lonely, scared at times, and very, very tired. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to share our truths about it? To provide insight and encouragement to others?

Parenthook is a mobile app for building local parents networks. A place to connect, share local insights about parenting, and build a sense of belonging. The perfect app for mothers and fathers to find out about local activities for children, babysitters, childcare, or to hang out and meet other parents. It doesn’t matter if you are new in town, a longtime resident or just visiting, there will always be a network around you.

Classes

Lean Launchpad

Sculpting Data into Everyday Objects

Esther Cheung, Amanda Gelb, Alejandro Puentes Amezquita, Alexander Whitehurst, Andrew Cerrito, Batu Sayici, Danqing Wang, Inpyo Chang, Jacob Wilkinson, Jinyi Fu, JungHyun Moon, Kate Godwin, Nevena Kocic, Pamela Liou, Qingyuan Chen, Tan Ma, WoonYung Choi, Xinyi Deng, Yiyang Liang, Yu Ji

This course challenges students to combine three technologies – object-oriented programming, 3D modeling and digital fabrication – toward making an everyday data object.

http://escdesign.net/index.php?/ongoing/video-test/

Description

Sculpting Data into Everyday Objects is designed, on the one hand, as pure creative experimentation with technical tools, and on the other hand, as exercise in critical thinking and conceptual strategy. The ultimate goal of this course for each student, in attempting to converge these two processes, to develop a dual attitude towards technology that will empower them to master any tool as a vehicle for expression.

Classes

Sculpting Data into Everyday Objects

Selections from Comics

Clio Davis, Sharang Biswas, Chinazo Rena Anakwe, Devin Curry, Sharon De La Cruz, Allen Yu, Elyssa Dole, Joelle Fleurantin, Marcelo Esteban Espinoza Bravo, Alejandro Puentes Amezquita, Caroline Sinders

A diverse collection of works created by students with wildly different styles in this spring's Comics class.

Description

This exhibition of works produced in Tracy White’s Comics class features pieces created by students using a wide range of artistic and storytelling techniques. Over seven weeks students explored different approaches to telling stories using pictures and words, and by the end each completed several short comics in their own unique styles that they had honed during the course. The collection gathered for the showcase contains everything from epic wars fought both on the battlefield and within the minds of soul-wracked characters, journeys into the underworld, as well as into the depths of the supermarket, and tales of betrayal, suspense, and children befriending monsters through the power of candy. Some of the works were drawn by hand using pen and paper while others were created with tablets and Photoshop. The students submitting works are from ITP, the Game Center, Steinhardt, and Stern and include Sharon De La Cruz, Devin Curry, Sharang Biswas, Marcelo Bravo, Elyssa Dole, Rena Anakwe, Alejandro Puentes, Clio Davis, Joelle Fleurantin, Allen Yu, and Caroline Sinders. Comics will be displayed as posters, some in black and white and others in color.

Classes

Comics