Soft Circuit WorkshopITP Summer 2008

Why do circuits need to be soft?

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What is a soft circuit?

Face Mask

Q Beta

Clutch

BlinkCam

Urban Sonar

Soft Circuits at ITP

The Soft Electric

Felt Resistor

Soft Circuits at ITP

International Fashion MachinesPOM POM Wall Dimmer

Extrasoft LabsSpaceships

Leah BuechleyWearable LED Display

embrace-meStudio5050

General Soft Circuit Examples

textiles | craft

electronics

SoftCircuitWorkshop

tech

body

Wearables

investigatingresearchingdiscoveringinventing

[introductions]

Basic Conductive Materials - Fabric/Thread

• EMF shielding - often used for creating homemade solutions for protecting against electromagnetic fields

• Anti-static - used in carpeting and other commercial products to prevent static

• Medical - certain types of silver conductive fabric are used for dressing wounds because of their minimal adhering and antimicrobial properties

Commercial & Industrial Applications

Repurposed Materials

Advanced Materials

Basic Techniques - Sewing/Construction

Advanced Techniques: Hard/Soft Connections

Durability/Washability Tests

Power: supply, management, integration

Laser Cut / Razor Cut Circuits

Logic:Arduino Lilypad

& other microcontroller

solutions

Imagining New Materials:What’s missing?

ASSIGNMENTS:

“Sketches”ReadingsMaterial ReportTechnique ReportFinal Project

ALSO:

Material ConnexionGuest speakers

Your favorite shopping buddy

Fashion Center Info Kiosk:39th St & 7th Ave

creativityagility

resourcefulnessimagination

Soft Circuit WorkshopITP Summer 2008