[Steve] is in the MFA design and technology program at parsons, and as part of his studies, has developed a couple really interesting projects. First, the beat boxxx, as seen in the video above, is an 80’s retro looking portable beat looper. You create and loop your beats at the time of playing using simple hand gestures. The look is great, for those who enjoy cardboard and magic marker, though we think some tonal variation and possibly a larger pitch variation would really make this fun.
His second project is speak to Me/Breathe. This project was meant to be a commentary on security in our daily information. He is visually showing the braille symbols to spell out his emails. If any person were to spend the effort, they could decipher his emails. The finish on this project is quite nice, you can see a video of the display after the break.