Panasonic decided to kick off the first-ever Tokyo Hotaru (fireflies) festival by sending 100,000 EVERLED light bulbs down the river, both to mimic fireflies as well as to pay homage to a Japanese tradition of floating candles on the water.
June 9–10, 2012
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Based on the results of an independent survey, the economic impact of Scotiabank Nuit Blanche 2011 is calculated at $37.2 million, with an additional $4.5-million spillover impact for Ontario beyond Toronto. The October 1 event attracted local and out-of-town audiences. An estimated one million people attended, including more than 120,000 out-of-town visitors.
The Hammer Museum (of art), which is not to be confused with the Hammer Museum (of hammers), is introducing an $100,000 award as part of its “Made in L.A. 2012” biennial.
Mark Read, one of the guys behind the Bat Signal, has since unveiled the Illuminator, a van with a roof-mounted projector array that’s a combination library and movie house. It was built by the zombie-proofing Brooklyn maker Chris Hackett and the crew at Madagascar Institute
Marcos Zotes, winner of the Reykjavik Winter Lights Festival 2012, and Chris Jordan presented Rafmögnuð Náttúra in Reykjavik, Iceland, as the main event for the festival in February. The work consists of a temporary, site-specific installation that appropriates the facade of Hallgrímskirkja church with a large video-mapping projection. The aim is to transform the static condition of this iconic landmark into a dynamic, engaging and participatory visual experience, and to intervene by socially activating its surrounding public space.
Just sent off the PCB design to Gold Phoenix for the initial prototype run of 25 bike lights. The schematic, board design, and all the files needed to produce your own board are now on the project GitHub site. I used the free version of Eagle to design the schematic and boards.
