Man paper

I’m not just an interactive designer I’m a man as well (well.. lad). I enjoy beer, episodes of top gear and and the occasional scratch of of my manhood. This being said and already with too much information i should get to the point. I am working on a project at the moment based upon the passing of time. While researching clocks and other mechanisms i came across the ultimate in man origami and here it is…

behold the Origami V12 four stroke engine

for more images of this manly wonder go here or check out the video below to see the v8 version of the paper engine in action.

The engine was designed by a canadian artist named Yee. If you are interested in the rest of Yee’s portfolio check out his website here. There are some amazing papercraft examples including two other engines; a V8 and  a v twin engine.

Any spare time on your hands?

Just found a really nice blog on automata which documents some fantastic and ingenious mechanisms. There are some beautiful diagrams and clear explanations of how the mechanisms work.

heres the link

Tactile time

I found this watch for the visually impaired while stumbling through vast content found at neatorama.com. The watch was designed by Matthew Wagnerfield. The first thing that grabbed me about this watch is the beautiful craftsmanship; its well designed and well made. The second thing that really impressed me was that the watch can be read by the blind or visually impaired. The clock face is based around a standard 7 segment digital character display but instead of using light to communicate the message this watch uses mechanically animated segments to convey the time. The segments lower and raise by a difference of 1mm so the time can be both seen and touched.