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Underwater LED graffiti

koibito — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:06:01 +0000

Solar garden lights (normally used to adorn a path) are simple devices which use solar panels to charge a rechargeable battery in the day, then they automatically switch an LED on at night. Since they are now very cheap, and are even often thrown away, so we can use these to create self-sufficient (EVER LIVING!) glowing graffiti to adorn your garden or neighbourhood.

Inspired by nature, this art project re-creates beautiful, mysterious, bio-luminescent creatures from the deep sea in your urban canal, pond or river environment. In the initial test phase of this project, It’s built 2 creatures, one based loosely on a jellyfish and the other on a sea slug.

You can also use cheap solar LED garden lights and re-hack them into creatures shapes, using mostly hot glue. The solar panels float on the surface of the water like lily pads and the LED creatures are submerged a few inches below the surface so that their glow is visible from the bank, pondside, or canal towpath.

Read this tutorial at instructables.

Project Guerrilla Lighting

koibito — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 00:32:01 +0000

The concept of Guerrilla Lighting was created by Martin Lupton, director of BDP Lighting, for the purpose of raising awareness of the power of lighting. Under the guidance of a team leader, each member will take part in creating transient lighting designs by using high powered torches, battery powered LED projectors, luminous dot lights and an array of gels and filters. Instructed to be in a specific position and at a given distance from their target, the teams will simultaneously light up various aspects of the Pool of London’s architecture on cue at the sound of an air horn, creating a dramatic spectacle. The installation will photographed, the lighting turned off and then the team move on to the next site.

The teams will be made up of local lighting designers, architects, interior designers and manufacturers, all of whom are keen to draw attention to the possibilities, and importance of, lighting in the urban environment.
via interactive architecture

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Night Writer

koibito — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:15:17 +0000

One more great “How To” is comming from The Graffiti Research Lab. The Graffiti Research Lab is dedicated to outfitting graffiti writers, artist and protestors with open source technologies for urban communication.

The night writer extends the functionality of LED throwies by allowing a writer to catch a tag in lights. Itâ€™s cheap, easy to make and writes 12-inch glowing letters 25-feet in the air on any iron or steel surfaceâ€¦if you stand on a turned over garbage can.

Graffiti Research Lab could introduce you in multimedia street art, animation on walls, larger projections etc, but the night writer could show you a way and tools to create your own wall animation.
via: Makezine

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Geek Graffiti Takes on New York

koibito — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 08:39:38 +0000

NEW YORK — The group of 12 graffiti artists surrounds its target, a sculpture in Manhattan known as The Cube, and waits for the signal to begin tagging it up. It’s a daunting task — the 15-foot sculpture in Astor Place was recently coated with anti-graffiti paint.

But within seconds, The Cube is covered in LED Throwies, the latest innovation from the Graffiti Research Lab, or GRL, an open-source think tank dedicated to developing new methods and tools for street artists.

LED Throwies, which cost only 75 cents to make and stay bright for two weeks, are one of several DIY, street-ready technologies that the GRL has dreamed up since its inception in February.

Another development is the Electro-Graf, a technique that lets street artists embed LEDs, motors, solar panels or other electrical objects into a wall using conductive spray paint. Electro-Graf techniques give traditional tags a vibrant shine or even moving parts.
via: wired & makezine