UPDATE / assignement: Love You, Gentleman.

Subject: Shopping Bag

look & feel:

In dependence to the images linked under “aesthetics ” , the style of the bag should be classified between the 1920s and 1955; the bag should look elegant; in addition it has to be robust (maybe waterproof);

Gentlemen + Golden Twenties = the style we need

…by the way…

links:

• the (all american) history of shopping (carts)
• The 20-2-40-Style-Syndicate
• The Costumer’s Manifesto – a historical overview
• DIY! Label design: #1 #2 #3

techique:

…display, some already existing solutions:

French Uranium-Jeans, allow customers to customize their jeans, thanks to embedded flexible micro screens that display scrolling text messages. The small screen comes in different colors and displays customized messages that can either be downloaded from the brand’s website or from the customer’s cell phone by text messaging.

DIY! make your own wearable LED display
tutorial by Leah Buechley;
You´ll also find this tutorial in the Craftzine.

.dot.dot.dot – another wearable display

Philips Lumalive – watch out on YouTube #1 and #2

Philips Photonic Textiles

…trigger:

I have three different states:

1. empty bag – nothing is displayed (maybe “I love Shopping”)
2. full bag – “Be a gentleman” is displayed
3. when a gentleman comes around and takes the bag – “a gentleman”, the word “Be” disappears

In order to differentiate the 1st from the 2nd state I could use a Force-sensitive resistor (FSR); but untill now I can´t figure out how to “recognize a gentleman”

Another solution could be a remote control for the bag. I have to figure this out.

resources

Simple Fonts & Electronic Solutions

conrad electronics

references:

• bYOB [build your own bag]
• interactive pillows – new communications through everyday objects
• urbanhermes. – urbanhermes applies a layer of information upon a bag, an object already infused with social meaning
• Xiao Li Tan ’s Storytelling Wearables
• Alison Lewis, Shiny Purse It lights up upon opening the bag and simultaniously reaveals a cusomizable message.