[sudoroom] Art Murmur

Sat Jun 23 01:08:18 CEST 2012

Here's the svg's, if you prefer a vector-based version.

Patrik

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Jehan Tremback <jehan.tremback at gmail.com>wrote:

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> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Christopher T Palmer <ctp at ctpdesign.com>wrote:
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>>  That sounds like it's a good setup to not get swamped. And the rear exit
>> will keep the OFD happier. I have to admit that my advice is of a general
>> nature, since I haven't had a chance to come by the space yet.
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>> Which reminds me, if someone will send me a file with the logo I will
>> make us some buttons with it, and drop them off...just sayin :)
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>> ctp
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>> At 01:42 PM 6/22/2012, Matthew Senate wrote:
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>> Thanks for the insight Christopher,
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>> I will note, however, that last month's art murmur saw an art
>> installation in one of the adjacent storefronts in this very same building.
>> It didn't get too overfilled while I was there, and seemed like the person
>> at the door kept pretty good tabs on flow.
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>> There is a rear exit already, and the space happens to be just a bit
>> outside of the main art murmur areas, so there could be fewer people merely
>> by geography.
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>> // Matt
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>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Christopher T Palmer <ctp at ctpdesign.com>
>> wrote:
>>  Hi there,
>>
>> I am brand new here, so please excuse my jumping in and speaking to this,
>> but Art Mumur and crowds I know a lot about.
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>> Besides the art and techy and teaching things I do, I also run a button
>> company in the back of Warehouse 416, on 26th Street.
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>> If you open up for first friday, and get people's attention, you could be
>> completely swamped with visitors - inundated to the point of impassability.
>> The fire department has already been cracking down on venues with no back
>> door exits, and limiting their capacity...and coming around on first friday
>> to see if people are complying. It might not happen the first night the
>> space is open, but word spreads fast.
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>> If there is a way to set up on the sidewalk, with info papers, blinky
>> stuff, noisy stuff, anything to catch people's interest I think you will be
>> much happier. If you have people who can lead tours on the spot for those
>> who show a genuine interest then the space inside will be much more
>> manageable for you, and much more meaningful for your visitors.
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>> Hope this helps :)
>> CTP
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>> At 01:12 PM 6/22/2012, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
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>> May want to check whether the landlord is OK with inviting the general
>> public inside during Art Murmur. Organizing a class for a dozen people is
>> one thing, but having a few hundred people file through is quite another...
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>> Inviting people inside would also be a significantly larger commitment on
>> our part.
>>
>> Patrik
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>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com >
>> wrote: great ideas from everyone regarding the art murmur! sounds like
>> there are some really exciting plans. i am sure that we can have multiple
>> things going on as well in the box office space - something in the window
>> and other items in the room itself. having walked past the space during the
>> last art murmur, there are definitely large numbers of people who will walk
>> past and enter anything that has open doors and "cool ass stuff" inside.
>> was there a date/time set to meet for the folks who are interested in
>> working on art murmur projects?
>> best, marina
>> ps - i wonder if we can go ahead and reserve the classroom space for the
>> night of the art murmur if it's not already reserved? i am sure we can come
>> up with a creative way (involving blinking lights i should hope) to lead
>> people down the hallway into the classroom where we can display more stuff,
>> or have people working on stuff, or or or...etc
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>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>
>> wrote: Hi all,
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>> Any more ideas for the upcoming First Friday / Art Murmur?
>> Did anyone contact them to put us officially on the list?
>> One idea I had was to make a giant 3D version of our logo. Suspend a
>> large cube covered in almost transparent red cloth by one corner to the
>> ceiling. Then use EL wire or LED strips to trace the connections inside the
>> cube, maybe animating them to look like nerve impulses.
>> This is something that could be made very large yet lightweight and
>> collapsible: mostly thin cloth with a few internal rods to give the cube
>> its shape. Not what we originally had in mind in terms of a window display,
>> but worth considering, if only because of its simplicity in construction.
>> If we do go with the window installation, I put a pack of six suction
>> cups in our locker at Techliminal. Feel free to use any of the motors,
>> gears, and switches in the bag in the plastic bag in the locker too. We've
>> got at least 5 little DC motors, which I think run on 4V and could be used
>> to power some light-weight pieces.
>> Did anyone attend the Make:SF meetup on building automata out of
>> paperclips at Techliminal or TechShop? Filling the entire window with
>> moving paperclip automata powered by a few hidden DC motors could be really
>> cool (and quite modular - everyone can build a little piece). I believe
>> they have another one coming up next week:
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>>  http://www.meetup.com/makesf/events/67790022/ http://blog.dugnorth.com/2012/01/how-to-build-simple-machines-with-paper.html
>> Last random thought: it would be great if we could do something with the
>> slot in the window as well - maybe an arm reaching out through the slot
>> towards the viewer?
>> Patrik
>> </procrastination>
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>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 9:51 PM, Felicia Betancourt <
>> fmbetancourt at gmail.com > wrote: my 2 cents...some interactivity would be
>> great, either in the display window or inside.  Something as simple as a
>> projected TwitterWall, maybe?
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>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:39 PM, Erica Edmondson <kikilplus at gmail.com>
>> wrote: Oops, jumped the gun on sending this email. Here's try #2.
>> I'd be interested in a group hack for the wall robot, as well as helping
>> to organize further events for Art Murmur. Unfortunately, I missed the
>> meeting yesterday, so I might be a bit out of the loop.
>> Has a logo for sudoroom been either drafted or finalized yet? If so, it
>> might be a good idea to incorporate it into the display. I've got some
>> sewing skills; I could piece together a wall banner or something of the
>> like. -Erica.
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Erica Edmondson <kikilplus at gmail.com>
>> wrote: I'd be interested in a group hack for the wall robot, as well as
>> helping to organize further events for Art Murmur. Unfortunately, I missed
>> the meeting yesterday, so I might be a bit out of the loop.
>> Has a logo for sudoroom been either drafted or finalized yet? If so, it
>> might be a good idea to incorporate it into the display. I've got some
>> sewing skills; I could piece together a wall banner or something of the
>> like. -Erica.
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>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 6:12 PM, Daniel Finlay <somniac at me.com> wrote: I'd
>> be happy to help make a wall drawing robot, of this general variety (dry
>> erase?  chalk spray?). Have wanted to anyway:
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>>  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0rrWFQKlQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
>> Would anyone else want to meet up on occasion to hack this together
>> Arduino-style?  Or come up with some group project completion strategy?
>> Probably make a wiki page for it if we try?
>> -Dan Finlay
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>> On Jun 14, 2012, at 5:46 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
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>>  Could someone take some pictures and measurements of the box office
>> window? That way we could start sketching some ideas online. I think we
>> need motion, lights and color, to attract people's attention from the
>> street. The whole thing can be hanging from the wall above the window,
>> attached to the window itself with suction cups, and/or sitting on the
>> window sill. Need some pics of window sill, and someone to check if we can
>> safely suspend some weight from above the window.
>> If we have anyone with artistic skills, keep in mind that painting part
>> of the window (with water soluble paints) from inside or outside is an
>> option as well.
>> Just having a cool art piece in the window would be much, much easier
>> than opening up the door an entertaining guests all evening...
>> Patrik
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Tracy Jacobs <kinetical at comcast.net>
>> wrote:  I'm really excited about our space being centered in the First
>> Friday Oakland Art Murmur main drag, and I wonder if we should form a
>> committee to prepare and publicize an event for July 6th?  We have had some
>> discussion about setting up a Bio lab and kinetic sculptures in the cool
>> glass box downstairs.  Other things that could happen are performance of
>> any kind, poetry reading or essay reading, really anything. And we should
>> let people and media know that we'll be a part of the art walk.   I am
>> terrible at promotion/marketing, so I am I hoping someone else might have
>> skills at that.  I think it would be a nice opportunity to draw community
>> attention to our evolving group.  I'd love to hear whatever ideas people
>> might have.
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