Ernesto Arroyo

Visualizing Technical Debt

:: “Mark Hissink Muller’s Complexity Map creates a tree map that helps Java and J2EE/JEE developers keep unintended complexity to a minimum–effectively monitoring what Ward Cunningham described as “technical debt.”  The visualization allows users to trace the effects of early des ...” Creative Synthesis | May 12

Destroyed Landscapes

:: “ Terranova Vision uses landscape art as a tool for both saving communities affected by large-scale resource extraction or political conflict and creating works that encourage awareness of environmental issues and the contextuality of art.  Working to restore “destroyed landscapes,” the p ...” Creative Synthesis | May 9

Perception Mapping

:: “ A current project by artist and designer Christian Nold explores non-visual and non-aural perceptions of space and landscape. The Sensory Deprivation Map reflects the experiences of pairs of participants--one of whom is blindfolded and equipped with heavy ear protectors. The traveler relates his or ...” Creative Synthesis | May 7

Regenerative Development

:: “Sante Fe-based planning and design consults the Regenesis Group approach sustainable development in a way that fully integrates place into the processes of restoration, growth, and ecologically-friendly use.  Rather than viewing sustainable development as an end in its own right–quantifiably d ...” Creative Synthesis | May 6

busting out

:: “ The hundreds of millions of electronics thrown out each year are depleting precious resources and creating vast deposits of toxic materials, most of which are difficult or impossible to isolate almost by design. Active Disassembly is a promising technique for recycling electronics that relies on sh ...” Creative Synthesis | May 5

homeless polluters

:: “ Despite the plethora of personal footprint calculators out there, I have always had the nagging feeling that personal choices make almost no difference on the environment - that the shift of responsibility for environmental woes to individuals is a corporate strategy meant to reduce pressure on pro ...” Creative Synthesis | May 2

open source threads

:: “ We’ve seen do-it-yourself kits for wearable technology; now Studio 5050 has released the first open-source modular wearable technology collection, a series of hardware components that can be used to create computational clothes such as the temperature sweater which contains a discrete luminou ...” Creative Synthesis | May 1

Collaborative Water Solutions

:: “ Following a cross-country trip and a series of works in which she explored the nature of public space, performance artist Betsy Damon realized the importance of social networks in the creation of art and the development of programs that blended performance, philosophy, and politics.  This insight t ...” Creative Synthesis | Apr 30

mesh and re-mesh

:: “ A the Lexus installation at the Salone del Mobile there was an interesting installation about generation of mesh structures which provided hints for their eventual re-generation and re-use. The chair above was manufactured using a 3D printer from 2kg of fused Nylon powder. As part of the exhibition ...” Creative Synthesis | Apr 30