Category Archives: design

A sliver of Kusama

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Ray

Yayoi Kusama exterior take over of Louie Vuitton midtown New York flashship store.

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Haring and Android

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Ray

Pre-dating the Android mascot by 20+ years is this Keith Haring work, currently on display at the Brooklyn Museum.

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I had the fortune in participating in the Find the Future event, which was part of the on-going Celebrating 100 Years exhibition and series of events marking the century-old Main Branch of the New York Public Library. I spent 12 … Continue reading →

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What I did today…

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Ray

Today was the second of three sessions of Introduction to Synthetic Biology, given at Genspace. Going great to so far, considering that I haven’t taken a biology class since high school. We’ve been learning how to create bacteria that smells like bananas. Seriously. There … Continue reading →

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Totally out of order, but the January Gowanus Grassroot Mapping pictures

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Ray

On a freezing 11 degree day, (January 22, 2011 to be precise) the Gowanus Grassroot Mapping crew hiked out to Gowanus Canal to document the Superfund site. These balloons were made out of Mylar emergency blankets, and filled with helium … Continue reading →

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More grassroots mapping on the Gowanus…

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Ray

I’m admittedly way behind on my grassroots mapping updates… but here some more photos from our grassroots mapping excursions. In our March 27th excursion, we also got immensely helpful assistance from Charles Stewart, who is a kite enthusiast / expert … Continue reading →

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What I did today: Grassroots Mapping

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Ray

Today, I worked with Jeff Warren, long time friend Liz Barry, and students from Parsons and the New School on Grassroots Mapping. With what amounts to DIY Satellite Imaging, a camera was attached to Mylar balloons, which was tied to … Continue reading →

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8-bit + Interactive Map of NYC = <3

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Ray

Brett Camper made a wonderful interactive map of New York with 8-bit graphics. http://8bitnyc.com/ (Thanks Vanessa!)

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US Census Maps Participation Results

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Ray

I hope that everyone’s mailed back their 2010 US Census forms, which are due April 1, National Census Day. While it’s a rather arcane approach to studying people’s location, it is still important because of its scale, use to allocate … Continue reading →

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