This Tech Dress Is Best Seen With a Computer #WearableWednesday #Arduino #Wearabletech
Michelle Vossen was motivated to combine wearables and technology in a meaningful way, not only because she had to create a project for her creative programming class, but because she wanted something more aligned with her philosophy.
I believe too often technology and clothing are merged in a very unnatural way, as if the technology is just added for the sake of adding it. In those cases, the technology does not add any value at all and I really dislike that.
Her resulting project is a magnificent diptych, which means her LED dress is meant to be seen precisely next to her computer. Notice the streaming rays of light that streak the desert sands of the dress leading to the pyramid on screen. The dress utilizes a Lilypad Arduino with LEDs stitched with conductive thread, while the computer art uses Processing. Michelle decided to add an app on her phone to make controlling the programming even easier. I think the most important takeaway is how simplistic images make room for the sparkle of LEDs, without looking overdone. Also, Michelle has the right idea of viewing wearables with other objects since people are always viewing others within their environments. I hope she continues this study of art and design as it may lead to some interesting creations.
Would you like to control LEDs in your wearable? Check out our learning guide on the FLORA Bluefruit LE module. It’s a tiny piece of magic that when paired with a FLORA microcontroller allows you to connect with your smartphone or tablet. Make LEDs change color with our IOS or Android app. Feel like a chameleon and have fun learning about tech.
Every Wednesday is Wearable Wednesday here at Adafruit! We’re bringing you the blinkiest, most fashionable, innovative, and useful wearables from around the web and in our own original projects featuring our wearable Arduino-compatible platform, FLORA. Be sure to post up your wearables projects in the forums or send us a link and you might be featured here on Wearable Wednesday!
Adafruit publishes a wide range of writing and video content, including interviews and reporting on the maker market and the wider technology world. Our standards page is intended as a guide to best practices that Adafruit uses, as well as an outline of the ethical standards Adafruit aspires to. While Adafruit is not an independent journalistic institution, Adafruit strives to be a fair, informative, and positive voice within the community – check it out here: adafruit.com/editorialstandards
Stop breadboarding and soldering – start making immediately! Adafruit’s Circuit Playground is jam-packed with LEDs, sensors, buttons, alligator clip pads and more. Build projects with Circuit Playground in a few minutes with the drag-and-drop MakeCode programming site, learn computer science using the CS Discoveries class on code.org, jump into CircuitPython to learn Python and hardware together, TinyGO, or even use the Arduino IDE. Circuit Playground Express is the newest and best Circuit Playground board, with support for CircuitPython, MakeCode, and Arduino. It has a powerful processor, 10 NeoPixels, mini speaker, InfraRed receive and transmit, two buttons, a switch, 14 alligator clip pads, and lots of sensors: capacitive touch, IR proximity, temperature, light, motion and sound. A whole wide world of electronics and coding is waiting for you, and it fits in the palm of your hand.
Have an amazing project to share? The Electronics Show and Tell is every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET! To join, head over to YouTube and check out the show’s live chat and our Discord!
Python for Microcontrollers – Adafruit Daily — Select Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: PyCon AU 2024 Talks, New Raspberry Pi Gear Available and More! #CircuitPython #Python #micropython @ThePSF @Raspberry_Pi
EYE on NPI – Adafruit Daily — EYE on NPI Maxim’s Himalaya uSLIC Step-Down Power Module #EyeOnNPI @maximintegrated @digikey
Every Wednesday is Wearable Wednesday here at Adafruit! We’re bringing you the blinkiest, most fashionable, innovative, and useful wearables from around the web and in our own original projects featuring our wearable Arduino-compatible platform, FLORA. Be sure to post up your wearables projects in the forums or send us a link and you might be featured here on Wearable Wednesday!