http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:04:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/interactive-light-installation-inspired-by-sir-isaac-newton-video.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:55:57 +0000 Prisma 1666 lets users experience the light refraction properties of prisms.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/fast-light-installations-at-the-mit-campus-pics.html Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:03:46 +0000 Over 20 artworks, sculptures and other projects were created by the faculty and students.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/the-electric-sunflower-garden.html Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:06:19 +0000 Located between Highway I-35 and Mueller, an LEED certified, mixed-use urban village, “Sunflowers: An Electric Garden” is the largest public art project in Austin, Texas. The permanent installation, which is meant to be a symbol of Austin’s energy consciousness, consists of 15 flower shaped photovoltaic solar collector panels that generate solar energy for evening illumination. The additional energy produced by the sunflowers is diverted to the electrical grid for credit. [via Inhabitat]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/moodwall-deters-crime-and-visually-mimics-pedestrians-with-2500-leds.html Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:12:29 +0000 Urban Alliance, a media architecture collective, recently unveiled the Moodwall, an eighty foot interactive LED installation that mimics the actions of passing objects or people.  Sensors pick up on moving objects and project an “infrared-like image” on the wallpaper made up of 2500 LEDs.  The lights are situated behind a ribbed semi-transparent wall which enable those outside of the tunnel from seeing the projections and make it less vulnerable to graffiti. The goal is to create a space that greets pedestrians with a playful light while deterring crime in public spaces.  The project won a competition for ideas in unsafeRead more...]]>