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Description: Page from a guide to the New York Point System. Title: "Key to the New York Point System of Tangible Writing and Printing for Literature, Instrumental and Vocal Music, and Mathematics, Designed for the Use of the Blind", by William B. Wait, Superintendent of the New York Institution for the Blind.
Creator: William B. Wait
Date: 1893
Publisher: The Bradstreet Press, New York
Format: book
Digital Identifier: NYPIMG_2378
Rights: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Lost&Found™ Embroidered Furniture, The Making Of Lost&Found™ Embroidered Furniture, Handmade, Craft, Tangible Interfaces, Visual Perceptions, Decoration, Surface Texture, PC Boards, Woodwork, Spray Room, Preparation, Analogue, Digital, Artisanal Techniques, Handmade Elements, Jewels, Re-Worked Objects, Assembled Objects, Found Objects, Eleanor-Jayne Browne, The D/sign Lounge
Found a photo of my photos inside a book, which was blogged by Tiny Haus.
(I guess by now "blogging" and "being blogged" should be proper expressions:P)
tinyhaus.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html
...and here a link to the book: www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceaea7651d42fcca011db07...
The theme of the evening was "tactile" and it featured several Digital Design students and grads presenting their projects. Alex Beim, CEO/Creative Director from Tangible Interactions presented a special talk about projects that are both multi-touch in their behaviour and "touching" in the way they connect with audiences.
Find out more about VFS's one-year Digital Design program at www.vfs.com/digitaldesign.
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This, the most precise scientific instrument made in America in the 18th century, serves as tangible evidence that Americans could achieve the same level of technological sophistication and scientific accuracy as did their European counterparts.
The story of this telescope (or sector, as it was often called) began on May 8, 1785, when David Rittenhouse wrote to Pennsylvania Gov. John Dickinson about the projected survey of the boundary between Pennsylvania and New York: "I believe there is no Instrument fit for the purpose in this part of America excepting the 6 feet Sector belonging to Mr. Penn. But I have been for some time employed in making one which will be much more portable than that of Mr. Penn, and, I doubt not, equally accurate." The reference here is to the sector that had been made by John Bird in London, which Thomas Penn had purchased in 1763 for Mason and Dixon's survey of the boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania. Rittenhouse was familiar with this instrument, having used it to establish the boundary between New York and New Jersey in 1769, and for another Pennsylvania survey in 1774.
Andrew Ellicott provided further information about the origins of the American telescope in a letter to Albert Gallatin dated August 7, 1803: "Mr. Rittenhouse, and myself" undertook to make this instrument for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, "but being called down to our Mills in Maryland myself the principal part of the work was done by Mr. Rittenhouse." Ellicott then noted that the objective lens was an achromat of 5.5 feet focal length that belonged to Thomas Pryor of Philadelphia. It was probably the only suitable lens available in America, and explains why the American instrument was slightly smaller than the English one.
The American telescope was inaugurated in the summer of 1786. As Ellicott explained in a letter to Robert Patterson: "We commenced our operations by running a guide line west, with a surveying compass from the point mentioned on the Delaware, 20½ miles, and there corrected by the following zenith distances taken at its western termination, with a most excellent sector, constructed, and executed, by Dr. Rittenhouse." At the end of the observing season, Ellicott noted that "from the excellency of the Sector, and the stability of the Triangle which I had set up on this occasion, the Latitude may be depended on, within 2" and perhaps less." Ellicott used the zenith sector again the following year, as he continued the New York-Pennsylvania line to the shore of Lake Erie, and he used it to survey the western boundary of New York in 1789.
Ellicott used the telescope again in 1796-1800 when he surveyed the southern boundary of the United States between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River. In his report on this work, Ellicott noted that the zenith sector was "principally executed by my late worthy and ingenious friend Mr. Rittenhouse, except some additions which I have made myself." This instrument, he said, was "similar to the one made by Mr. Graham for Dr. Bradley and Mr. Molyneux, with which the aberration of the stars, and nutation of the earth's axis were discovered and the quantities determined." And its plumb line was "suspended from a notch above the axis of the instrument, in the manner described by the Rev. Dr. Maskelyne the present Astronomer Royal at Greenwich, in the introduction to the first volume of his Astronomical Observations." Ellicott went on to say that the sector "is of all instruments the best calculated for measuring zenith distances which come within its arch."
Ellicott took the zenith telescope with him to West Point in 1813 when he became professor of mathematics at the U.S. Military Academy. In 1817, in conjunction with the survey of the boundary between the United States and Canada following the Treaty of Ghent, he used it to determine the latitude of St. Regis Island in the St. Lawrence River. A descendant, Andrew Ellicott Douglass, deposited it with the Smithsonian in 1898.
Ref: Andrew Ellicott, "Astronomical and Thermometrical Observations, made on the Boundary between the United States and His Catholic Majesty," Transactions of the American Philosophical Society 5 (1802): 204-205; and "Observations for Determining the Latitude and Longitude of the Town of Natchez," Transaction of the American Philosophical Society 4 (1799): 447-450.
Andrew Ellicott astronomical notebooks, Political History Collection, National Museum of American History.
LOCATION
Currently not on view
OBJECT NAME
zenith telescope
MAKER
Rittenhouse, David
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 5 1/2 ft; 1.6764 m
ID NUMBER
PH*152078
CATALOG NUMBER
152078
ACCESSION NUMBER
116914
SUBJECT
Measuring & Mapping
Surveying and Geodesy
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Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
Surveying and Geodesy
DATA SOURCE
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
CITED
American Philosophical Society. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
American Philosophical Society. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Description: Page from a guide to the New York Point System. Title: "Key to the New York Point System of Tangible Writing and Printing for Literature, Instrumental and Vocal Music, and Mathematics, Designed for the Use of the Blind", by William B. Wait, Superintendent of the New York Institution for the Blind.
Creator: William B. Wait
Date: 1893
Publisher: The Bradstreet Press, New York
Format: book
Digital Identifier: NYPIMG_2377
Rights: Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
Luciana Haill: IBVA. Symposium on EEG (and biofeedback for the Arts. 16 Sept 2011, iMAL, Brussels. imal.org/activity/tangible-feelings
Amani Okafor had always believed that history was more than just stories in textbooks—it was something built, something tangible, something meant to stand the test of time.
So when she was chosen to lead the construction of the Legacy Museum, she knew this wasn’t just another job. It was a mission.
A museum dedicated to Black history, resilience, and achievement, built by Black hands, standing in the heart of the city, where future generations could walk through and feel the past—not just read about it.
The Challenges
Building the museum wasn’t easy.
•Funding battles with corporate donors who wanted to sanitize the narrative.
•City officials stalling permits, dragging their feet when it came to approving the space.
•Unspoken resistance—whispers that “maybe this isn’t necessary,” the same way history itself had been dismissed for centuries.
But Amani and her crew weren’t here to ask permission.
They were here to build.
The Construction Crew: Women at the Helm
Amani made sure her team reflected the legacy they were preserving.
•Architects, welders, electricians, historians—all women, all from different backgrounds, all committed to making this happen.
•Every steel beam, every glass panel, every brick laid was a statement: We built this. We are still building.
She wore her safety harness like armor, standing alongside her crew, pushing forward through delays, budget cuts, and every obstacle thrown their way.
The Grand Opening: A Monument to Strength
Years of sweat, struggle, and triumph led to this moment.
As the doors to the Legacy Museum opened, the city gathered—elders who had fought for civil rights, children who would one day carry the torch, families seeing their ancestors honored in a way textbooks never did.
Amani stood at the entrance, watching as people stepped inside for the first time.
She smiled.
Because long after she was gone, this place would still stand. A testament to history. A testament to the future.
Nuance. Holding this journal, the difference is tangible. Not a perfect book, but perfect for someone. The Zerkall Frankfurt paper is truly lovely.
9.75" x 7" 96 sheets (192 pages, both sides)
Materials
>About the leather: Kodiak Oil-Tanned Leather, dark brown.
Here is a leather as rugged as its name implies. This oil-tanned leather has pronounced grain that gives character to the soft hide that is durable and moisture resistant. 4 oz.
The leather detail on front cover flap is a bit of green nubuck cowhide (an old favorite).
>About the paper: Frankfurt, Ivory, by Zerkall
Characterized by irregular 'wavy' laid lines and the sexy Zerkall watermark, Frankfurt is a delight to handle. Writing on this artisan paper versus commercial paper is a world of difference. But don't take my word for it!
Zerkall Renker & Sohne paper mill, run by the Renker family in its fourth generation, dates from 16th century in the valley of the river Kall between Cologne and Aachen in Germany. Although the mill now only manufactures mouldmade papers, their sheets mirror papers of the past while incorporating modern technology to insure stability and permanence. Zerkall mixes exacting amounts of cotton rag and high alpha cellulose to obtain sheets that are strong, yet able to absorb ink without bleeding. All their papers are acid free, neutral sized, alkaline buffered with calcium carbonate and contain no optical brighteners.
>About the endpaper: Egyptian Papyrus
Papyrus was, and continues today to be handmade from the papyrus reed that grows in freshwater marshes along the river Nile, though today this growth is rare and controlled. Egyptians considered it the "everlasting" paper because it has been found in perfect condition in tombs dating back to 2700 B.C.
Nuance Journals are handbound with 4-ply waxed Irish linen thread in New Orleans by Emily Renee.
The energy was tangible at this year's PMA Fresh Connections: Retail! Over 170 attendees gathered April 11-12 at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott to make new connections and gain new business solutions. From the cocktail reception and immersive UnConference to the optional Produce Rescue Glean and Produce Retail Tour, attendees were surrounded by peers and potential partners at every turn, and the buzz could be felt over the entire two days.
{Silica + Sand=GLASS}
Elemental, luminescent, durable yet pliable, glass occupies a place in our lives that lingers between the tangible natural environment and the intangible imagination. This documentary will explore various means by which we see and interact with glass and how it reflects our observed and unobserved selves through the eyes of fellow Montrealers across the city. Through this exploration I hope to capture new avenues and awaken a sense of curiosity, ingenuity, playfulness and beauty that glass can evoke and in so doing find out why this ancient material continues to hold such fascination for us in the modern age.
Our documentary story begins with an uphill trek along the Mont-Royal in the borough of Cote-des-Neiges for a series of photos that feature the scientific aspect of glassblowing. We speak with scientific glass blower and Université de Montréal instructor Cédric Ginart who gives us an up-close-and-personal look at how he transforms glass tubes into stemware with only flame and breath.
The next series of photos takes an industrial point of view with a visit to the École de technologie supérieure (ETS) laboratory to meet Infrastructure Engineering Professor Michel Vaillancourt. Vaillancourt and his research team are hard at work on the first phase of a pilot project using “glassphalt” to find out if post-consumer glass has any significant advantage in the durability and longevity of regular asphalt. If successful our pot-holed ridden streets could be a thing of the past.
Then we move on to the artistic aspect of glass and pay a visit to sculpture artist and glassblower Chloé Charette at Espace Verre. The glass-blowing school and studio sits in the heart of the South-West Quartier de Canal district. Charette shares with us how she became inspired to become a glassblower and gives us a sneak peek on her latest creations in progress and opens up on what ideas inspired them.
Next, things take a commercial turn as we spend some time with Jo-Ann Harding and her team at her company Glass Experts, an enterprise specializing in residential and commercial glass products. Harding and her husband talk about their love of all things glass, the range of services that their family-run business offers and grants us full access to their on-site workshop to see how custom glass orders are processed each day.
Finally we head downtown to toney Sherbrooke Street West at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for a leisurely tour of ornamental luxe glass art with Patricia Boyer our personal guide Educational Programs Officer. Boyer leads us on a visual journey from the historical to the contemporary, the practical to the whimsical, and the most simplistic to the fantastical. We end up at the storied Liliane and David M. Stewart Decorative Arts and Design Collection and the Glass Court which has earned Montreal the prestigious title as a designated UNESCO city of design.
(Marcelline Selman/JOUR 566)
Scientific glass blower Cédric Ginart torches a piece while blowing on it in his office/workshop at the Université de Montréal on March 15, 2016. Ginart is know nationally and teaches at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York.
Besides his scientific glassblowing projects, Ginart enjoys developing whimsical pieces with his partner and fellow artist Karina Guevin. According to Ginart, although there is a market in Canada for glass art, it is the U.S. that offers the best opportunity to market his work. (Marcelline Selman/JOUR 566)
Contact telephone 514-343-6111 #3929
Pav. PAVILLON ROGER-GAUDRY \ Ext. D709
cedric.ginart@umontreal.ca
Circular Silo story’s
of ignorance personified
provide proof in tangible
witnessed failing’s
for future generations
from inaction’s choice’s
of countries limited resources
greedy gobbling
minerals, materials
so shinny in digital age who became
bandits of basic brave abandonment
from Scientific discoveries
betrayed in re-elections
The EU must come together and deliver tangible results, with clear benefits for its citizens, to regain their confidence and fight growing populism and nationalism across the continent, agreed Slovak Prime Minister Róbert Fico and most MEPs in Wednesday morning’s debate on the priorities of the incoming Slovak Presidency in the EU Council of Ministers.
Read more on the Slovak Presidency: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160701IPR34486...
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Fritzing Workshop at MIT Media Lab during TEI '10 (Conference on Tangible, Embodied and Embedded Interfaces)
"Tangible Cultural Property of Incheon Metropolitan City No. 15
The Location: 667, Unnam-dong, Jung-gu
It is said that Yonggungsa at the north-east foot of Mr. Baekun in Yeongjong Island was built by Wonhyo (a famous monk) in the 10th year of King Munmu's reign (670) in Silla dynasty. When Heungseon Daewongun (King Go-jong's father in the Joseon dynasty) rebuilt it in the year of King Cheol-jong's reign (1854), the present name, Yonggungsa, was given. Buildings such as Gwaneumjeon, Yonghwanggak, Chilseonggak, Yosachae and 11 metres high, Mireukbul (statue of Maitreya) were set up recently."
Lost & Found™ Embroidered Furniture, Embroidery, Art + Craft, Design, Lasercut Acrylic, Lasercut Sandpaper, Paisley Pattern, Circuit Board, 72dpi, Fibre Optics, Paisley Motif, Wire, Nails, Abandoned Objects, Desk, White Paint, Tools, Punched Pattern, Conductive Thread, Tangible Interfaces Project, Eleanor-Jayne Browne, The D/sign Lounge
Lost&Found™ Embroidered Furniture, The Making Of Lost&Found™ Embroidered Furniture, Handmade, Craft, Tangible Interfaces, Visual Perceptions, Decoration, Surface Texture, PC Boards, Woodwork, Spray Room, Preparation, Analogue, Digital, Artisanal Techniques, Handmade Elements, Jewels, Re-Worked Objects, Assembled Objects, Found Objects, Eleanor-Jayne Browne, The D/sign Lounge
Digital prints on metallic paper: original photos from he Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian institution, series of 70
[In]tangible Tangles (2021) is a series of found images of moccasins from the archives of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s anthropology department. The series began from pandemic scrolling through various museums’ archives, but these specific images grabbed her attention because the shoes are displayed with their soles facing the camera, instead of at an angle to show as much of the shoe as possible. “You really having this feeling there are bodies in them, like they’re lying down,” Myre said.
In addition to the visible wear and tear on the soles, the shoes are also photographed with tags stating their acquisition number and tribal affiliations. Some were acquired as early as the 1860s, while others are newer, having entered the museum’s holdings only a few decades ago. What the photographs don’t show is under what circumstances they were acquired. Many are shoes for children, reminding Myre of residential schools in both the US and Canada, which separated Indigenous children from their parents in order to assimilate them into the culture of their colonizers and have them forgot their cultural traditions and languages. Often, the children were routinely abused; many were killed there.
Lost & Found™ Embroidered Furniture, Embroidery, Art + Craft, Design, Lasercut Acrylic, Lasercut Sandpaper, Paisley Pattern, Circuit Board, 72dpi, Fibre Optics, Paisley Motif, Wire, Nails, Abandoned Objects, Desk, White Paint, Tools, Punched Pattern, Conductive Thread, Tangible Interfaces Project, Eleanor-Jayne Browne, The D/sign Lounge
3D Wallpaper, Prototype, R+D, Texture, Surface Design, Pattern, Shape, Form, Shadow, Space, Tangible Interfaces Project, Eleanor-Jayne Browne, The D/sign Lounge
Pretty Good Things: Thesis Edition! is one big, tangible amalgamation of the artist, designer and entrepreneur sides of Mary Pattavina.
Mary’s thesis project is essentially an exploration of escapism and fantasy as well as product development and brand diversification using the mediums of illustration, hats and e-commerce. Eight sculptural hats and 8 watercolor illustrations depict the odyssey of a female character through a natural world. The sculptural hats are textile concoctions engineered using traditional and unconventional methods of millinery constructed over the last four months.
Using the inspiration from the sculptural hats and illustrations Mary also designed a limited edition collection for Pretty Good Things (her e-business). These derivative hats and digital prints of the watercolor illustrations are available to purchase online at www.PrettyGoodThings.com.
Lines have several interesting characteristics from the perspective of interaction design: abstractness of data representation; a variety of inherent interactions; and constraints as boundaries or borderlines. Utilizig such aspects of lines together with the added capability of transformation, this project investigates the design space of line-based shape changing interfaces through presenting various applications such as shape changing cords, mobiles, body constraints, and data manipulation.
Credit: Ken Nakagaki
The portfolio interface with z depth switching and scaling image selection. Tonal sonic palette for haptic feedback
Lost&Found™ Embroidered Furniture, The Making Of Lost&Found™ Embroidered Furniture, Handmade, Craft, Tangible Interfaces, Visual Perceptions, Decoration, Surface Texture, PC Boards, Woodwork, Spray Room, Preparation, Analogue, Digital, Artisanal Techniques, Handmade Elements, Jewels, Re-Worked Objects, Assembled Objects, Found Objects, Eleanor-Jayne Browne, The D/sign Lounge
Our Maker Faire project was a 16x8 array of nylon lanterns suspended in two canopies that filled a 20x10 foot space. Half the space contained couches for weary Maker Faire guests to relax and admire the overhead patterns shifting to music. This year was the busiest Maker Faire ever, and the couches were always full, the aisle in front of the booth was always packed, and we were answering questions nonstop.
The lanterns were lit with our new RGB LED modules, controlled by our new 8-channel LED controller, the OctoBar. The concept was inspired by our customer Alex Beim at Tangible Interaction, who used our products to light a 10x10 grid of lanterns for a 2011 New Years party. We used a Processing sketch to send the pixel array to an Arduino at 25fps. Several video effects were contributed by the community.
EEG for the Arts, workshop by Mattia Casalegno and Enzo Varriale. 17-18th Sept 2011, iMAL, Brussels. imal.org/activity/tangible-feelings
Chairman Ting's digital graffiti art performances at the Salt Building inside the Athlete's Village were commissioned by The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) using Tangible Interaction's unique digital graffiti wall technology.
During one the 5 nights inside the Olympic Village Chairman Ting collaborated with U.S. Short Track Speed Skaters, Travis Jayner and Jordan Malone for a few digital graffiti sessions.
You can see a higher resolution version via Vimeo here:
Music:
Holy Fuck - "Frenchy's"
URLs:
The energy was tangible at this year's PMA Fresh Connections: Retail! Over 170 attendees gathered April 11-12 at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott to make new connections and gain new business solutions. From the cocktail reception and immersive UnConference to the optional Produce Rescue Glean and Produce Retail Tour, attendees were surrounded by peers and potential partners at every turn, and the buzz could be felt over the entire two days.
Want to a build better business?
Take your online conversations off-line, ASAP.
By that I mean do something tangible: meet for coffee (if local) or mail something (if distant).
Online "touches" are really nothing more than relationship starters.
Yes, tweets and emails are nice, but those have little value as relationship builders. Would you tweet "Happy Birthday!" to your mom ... and leave it at that?
If you want to build a solid business relationship -- whether it's with a prospective client, vendor, or strategic partner -- do something tangible.
Here's how one smart person did it with me ...
I'm smart enough (I think) to know when I'm being bribed with a gift or sent a one-size-fits-all card.
But this is not one of those times.
Because Dee took the time to include a nice note with her box of cookies. And her comments show that she did read my free Guaranteed Marketing report and the bi-weekly "Inside Marketing" newsletter that goes with it.
It may have taken her all of 10 minutes to read my materials, but that's 10 minutes more than most people spend.
Sending cookies doesn't hurt, either, but they're really not necessary. And a gift may offend some people ... or get dunked in a bucket of water (I hear Al-Qaeda is developing Semtex-chip cookies).
Bottom line: Go all out to go off-line with your online relationships. Dee did it right. You can, too.
More ideas like these on my blog -- www.ClientCloningSystems.com/blog
Located just 100 km east of Reykjavík at Hvolsvöllur, the new Lava Centre sits between five of Iceland's greatest volcanos. The main exhibition of the Centre reveals the epic forces of nature that shape our planet and created Iceland, and in addition visitors get a crash-course in Volcanology while experiencing the extreme forces associated with volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.
Exhibition design by Gagarin and Basalt architects.