Ross Lovegrove valence << ben fry valence Valence is a set of software sketches about building representations that explore the structures and relationships inside very large sets of information. Genome Valence is the most recent incarnation of this software. A simplified online version of the text-analyzing valence was built with Processing. This project makes an appearance in the movie Minority Report thanks to John Underkoffler, the film's Science & Technology Advisor. Another edition of valence compares two German books, for a 2001 installation at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria. This page primarily covers the original version of Valence (first developed in early 1999), which was developed as part of my Master's Thesis titled Organic Information Design. View a QuickTime movie of Valence.
Design Science "The function of what I call design science is to solve problems by introducing into the environment new artifacts, the availability of which will induce their spontaneous employment by humans and thus, coincidentally, cause humans to abandon their previous problem-producing behaviors and devices. For example, when humans have a vital need to cross the roaring rapids of a river, as a design scientist I would design them a bridge, causing them, I am sure, to abandon spontaneously and forever the risking of their lives by trying to swim to the other shore." - R. Buckminster Fuller, from Cosmography Design Science is a problem solving approach which entails a rigorous, systematic study of the deliberate ordering of the components in our Universe. Fuller believed that this study needs to be comprehensive in order to gain a global perspective when pursuing solutions to problems humanity is facing.
Self-Promo Likes (and Pet Peeves)… From the People You’re Sending Them To (Part 1 of 3) | Jasmine DeFoore | Photo Editor & Marketing Consultant Posted: December 12, 2010 Just to drive everyone nuts, I've been talking to photo editors and creative directors about what sort of promos they like enough to keep. As you hopefully know, most of the print promos they receive go straight into the recycling bin (and most e-promos aren't opened). What makes a promo stand out enough to get pinned up on the wall of chosen ones? And why should this drive you nuts? Over the next three days I'll be posting creatives' thoughts. Today's panel: Rebecca Crumley, Director of Photography, TheKnot.com and The Knot Magazine Sacha Lecca, Senior Photo Editor, Rolling Stone Brenda Milis, Director of Photography, Men’s Health Molly Roberts, Photography Editor, Smithsonian Allyson Torrisi, Director of Photography, Popular MechanicsRebecca Crumley, Director of Photography, The Knot "I’ll peek at the promos as I walk from my mailbox to my desk. Sacha Lecca, Senior Photo Editor, Rolling Stone [nggallery id=1] Brenda Milis, Director of Photography, Men's Health
John's Phone | The World's Simplest Cell Phone Processing 1.0 (BETA) Researchers Hack Brainwaves to Reveal PINs, Other Personal Data | Threat Level Don’t you dare even think about your banking account password when you slap on those fancy new brainwave headsets. Or at least that seems to be the lesson of a new study which found that sensitive personal information, such as PIN numbers and credit card data, can be gleaned from the brainwave data of users wearing popular consumer-grade EEG headsets. A team of security researchers from Oxford, UC Berkeley, and the University of Geneva say that they were able to deduce digits of PIN numbers, birth months, areas of residence and other personal information by presenting 30 headset-wearing subjects with images of ATM machines, debit cards, maps, people, and random numbers in a series of experiments. The paper, titled “On the Feasibility of Side-Channel Attacks with Brain Computer Interfaces,” represents the first major attempt to uncover potential security risks in the use of the headsets. Go Back to Top.