Week1 : Make a ‘thing’
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007Many gadgets such as iPhone, PDAs, or compact digital cameras require a protection which is commonly named ‘pouch’, or ’sheild’.
It transforms to be a container for my iBook charger. I’ve noticed that many electronics products share similar dimensions, which means there could be ‘one fits for all’ solutions when it comes to container(or protective pouch).
DIY pouch that costs almost nothing but 1 or 2 hours of crafting work - this was my initial idea to make a ‘useful’ thing.
A combination of duct tape and wires. All are supplied from shop at ITP.
By using of a different color duct tape, I decorated the outline with thick stroke. The implanted wires show the structure and pattern inside.
When it’s widely open, it reminds me of a diaper.
I am writing this blog because all my past entries in ITP’s wordpress have gone for no reason.
It is good to recall what I have done ‘before’ even though that’s only just three weeks ago.
I skipped the very first class because of all hassle for enrolling/waiving classes, then realized I was supposed to create a ‘thing’ that communicates what I am interested exploring in the class.
Within a very short amount of time, the first thing occurred in my mind was making a something useful and cheap. Cheap should mean almost zero dollar to me. Looking around the place (shop at ITP) I was sitting, it didn’t take me too long to come up with the idea of making a thing out of very accessible, common, cheap, and even friendly: a duct tape.
- Pros: almost ‘zero’ cost to make. light weight. soft. doesn’t take much space.
- Cons: tape pills off. not durable. cannot provide maximum protection.