{"id":49,"date":"2014-12-12T14:20:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T19:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/automatic-ad-lib\/"},"modified":"2015-10-28T16:07:20","modified_gmt":"2015-10-28T20:07:20","slug":"automatic-ad-lib","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/automatic-ad-lib\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Ad Lib"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><em>Tom Arthur<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>An array of mechanical split-flap displays present seemingly straightforward informational icons that in combination invite individual interpretation and wonder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/portfolio.howtomworks.com\/automatic-ad-lib\/\">http:\/\/portfolio.howtomworks.com\/automatic-ad-lib\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-49 gallery-columns-0 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1416871878_adlib-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1416871878_adlib-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"autmatic ad lib poster\" srcset=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1416871878_adlib-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2014\/12\/1416871878_adlib-1.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Description<\/h3>\n<p>The mesmerizing mechanical movement and sound of a split-flap display has been lost due to the mechanical complexity and decreasing price of digital display tools. Automatic Ad Lib repurposes the precise movements to precisely display random symbols. This project explores how utilitarian communication tools can be tools for open ended storytelling and how the method in which a message is transmitted impacts how it is perceived. The symbols on the flaps are part of a practical but incredibly powerful visual language. Although the icons are designed for rapid and universal understanding, they often have unintentional meaning depending on the adjacent environment.<\/p>\n<h3>Classes<\/h3>\n<p>Automata: Telling Stories with Machines<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Arthur An array of mechanical split-flap displays present seemingly straightforward informational icons that in combination invite individual interpretation and wonder. http:\/\/portfolio.howtomworks.com\/automatic-ad-lib\/ Description The mesmerizing mechanical movement and sound of a split-flap display has been lost due to the mechanical complexity and decreasing price of digital display tools. Automatic Ad Lib repurposes the precise movements &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/automatic-ad-lib\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Automatic Ad Lib<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10277,1619,462,8729],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-automata-telling-stories-with-machines","category-nick-yulman","category-projects","category-tom-arthur"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3620,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49\/revisions\/3620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/shows\/winter2014\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}