Quantified Self and Fabrication

Instructor: Joëlle Bitton, DDes & Kevin Hinz, MArch
Max Enrollment: 10
Date/Time: Jan 14 – 16 / 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Gund 112
Description:
We produce increasing quantities of data in our daily activities, text messages, email, exercise data loggers, commute records, each could be opportunities for data-driven design and digital fabrication, a characteristic connection. We investigate in this course whether this set of data can have real effect on the physical reality of our lives. Have you ever thought of making a chair using a text message? How can your email exchanges shape the lamp in your bedroom?
The 3-day course that will look at modes of creativity using data for fabrication and inform processes for collecting the data, manipulating it and structuring it.
 Join a practical session discussing the relationship between the machine, material, data and design.
Class hours are 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. with afternoon homework assignments.
Requirements:
Prior GSD shop training required for access to fabrication machines. Basic coding experience notably in Processing or Grasshopper will be helpful. Physical representations of final projects are encouraged.
Cost/Materials:
$0-100 ranging from graphic representation of work -to- fabrication materials (laser cutting, milling, 3D printing, etc).