View allAll Photos Tagged active
In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.
We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.
This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.
If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?
This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.
Learn more at activemattersummit.com
All photos ©L. Barry Hetherington
lbarryhetherington.com/
Please ask before use
Photo of a happy active senior couple. The man is wearing a blue and white striped shirt with pens in the pocket and glasses. The woman is wearing a blue shirt with white stripes and red stars. The womans jewerly consists of a Star of David necklace and fancy blue jeweled earrings.
Active Assignment Weekly: Reenactment of a Commercial Ad
This month I want you to take a commercial ad (print, TV, probably not radio) and reenact it.
Restriction: I do not want to see the original product in your shot and yet it should be clear what you are tributing to.
Dare: Make it even better than the original.
After finding the correct adapter to plug the lights into the cigarette lighter, we drove down to the beach and setup the Jeep and reindeer. I ran around like an idiot, snapping as many shots as possible before the battery was drained on the Jeep. It was difficult to find the original tv ad from the 1980's but here it is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xSrXpYGXCg
Altamont skate demo @ Active Long Beach:
Check out more here:
and here:
altamontapparel.com/blog/2010/03/15/altamont-active-demo-...
L-R: Keith Stringer, Craig Foster, Timmy Cocks,Trevor Luttrell, Pip Harris.
ActivePlus at Helston Community Fire Station
Active Assignment Weekly: April 9-16: Body Language
The communication of thoughts and emotions are often accomplished through written and spoken words. But there is also a silent and often effective means of communication that comes through just by body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. According to the all-knowing wikipedia, 60-70% of communicative meaning comes through nonverbal behavior. Let's see what your subjects are trying to say.
Restriction: No sign language
Dare: The person's face cannot be in the shot.
wit: was out looking for some ducks (with no luck) and saw some fishermen accross the pond, two looked like i've felt fishing, the other seemed to still have some determination. adjusted some levels in lightroom. oh look, a duck
In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.
We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.
This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.
If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?
This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.
Learn more at activemattersummit.com
All photos ©L. Barry Hetherington
lbarryhetherington.com/
Please ask before use
We went to West Virginia to see Sofi compete in the Miss Teen International Pageant. While we weren't happy with how she placed, it seemed to us that there wasn't necessarily much valuation in diversity based on the results we saw. Either way Sofi did great.
Oakland Active Orchestra performing at the Oakland Active Music series at The Uptown in Oakland, California on December 8, 2009
sportscotland has announced a further four-year investment into its successful Active Schools Network, a decision which has been backed by Team Scotland’s Eilidh Child.
The national agency for sport will invest up to £50 million into the Network across all 32 of Scotland’s local authorities from 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2019, and will continue to develop opportunities available to children and young people to participate in sport and physical activity before school, during lunch, and after school.
Find out more www.legacy2014.co.uk/news/four-year-investment-for-active...
Taken for Active Assignment Weekly: Clouds
First of all, let me thank gfpeck for coming up with this assignment idea. I would have to say that prior to Saturday morning when it had either been completely overcasted or completely clear skys that I was not very happy with this assignment.
Saturday morning, however, turned into one of my best picture taking learning experiences ever. Bare with me, this is going to get a little wordy, but hpping you can relate to it as a fellow picture taker.
It all started at 6:30am. Went out in hopes of catching some interesting clouds only to see blankets of cloud overhead. Not hopeful. At around 6:45am, I noticed that the wind picked up to around 30 miles per hour which started to stir the clouds a bit. At the same time, I could tell that the sunrise was trying to fight it's way through the think sheets of clouds. Before I knew it, the wind started to break up the clouds significantly causing the scenery to change all around me. On the one hand, the sun rays were beaming through the clouds, on the other hand, the clouds behind and to the side of me were receiving pinkish light from the sunrise. We had our share of dark clouds too. It became a cloud wonderland.
I had my tripod set up (for a change) and found myself turning everywhich way to catch a picture. I'm learning about RAW images and exposure, so with every scene, I experimented with different shutter speeds and just thoroughly enjoyed how the results differed with every exposure change. With the wind blowing hard, the scenery, lighting, and colors, even changed between exposure adjustments. Nothing stayed still for me to shoot for more than a minute (crazy, but fun). In under 60 minutes, I got to watch the clouds dance between the sun and the light that it produced. Magnificent.
I couldn't believe I ended up snapping over 250 shots in raw (luckily I have a large memory card). I struggled with which 2 pictures to submit. There were other pictures that I took which were more focused on light. I ended up submitting to AAW pictures that emphsized the clouds. I've posted a mosaic of those pictures to share here (if interested).
Mosaic Link CLICK HERE
WIT: Converted from RAW to Jpeg with light contrast adjustments.