PROJECT LINKS
- bouncing ideas – emerging design ideas of biomimicry, critical creativity, sustainability, and strategic thinking
- zygote quarterly really beautiful bio-inspired journal
- Next Nature philosopy and design blog about humankind cultivating nature
- Tim Morton’s Blog, Ecology Without Nature: http://ecologywithoutnature.blogspot.com/
- Janine Benyus’ TED Talk, General Introduction to Biomimicry: http://www.ted.com/talks/janine_benyus_biomimicry_in_action.html
- asknature.org
- http://formandcode.com/
- http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/tuning-place
- http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/35251.wss
- http://issuu.com/ani.arzumanyan/docs/the_new_structuralism__design__engineering_and_arc)
- Examples of Biomimicry: http://biomimicry.net/about/biomimicry/case-examples/
- http://www.designboom.com/contemporary/biomimicry.html – some good examples
- http://www.rapiro.com/ – humanoid robot kit for raspberry pi
- http://www.looksfeelsworks.com/biomimetic-pushpins-by-toshi-fukaya/
- Biomimetics: using nature to inspire human innovation
- Agent based system modeling
DESIGN THINKING LINKS
HARDWARE / SOFTWARE TUTORIALS & RESOURCES
- arduino serial potentiometer to processing graph
- sensor wiki
- Arduino playground
- Adafruit tutorials
- instructables : how to do almost anything
- Ultimate GPS shield tutorial
- Nature of Code: modeling biology and physics with code, in Processing
- DIY drones
Intro Physical Comp Labs & Tutorials
- Components Some of the basic components
- Breadboard Setting up a breadboard
- Soldering Begining soldering exercise — soldering a power connector
- Electronics Introduction to electronics
- Switches Switches
- Digital input and output on the Arduino Module
- Analog input and output on the Arduino Module
- ToneOutput – Introduction to Tone output using the Tone library
- Servomotor control
- Serial Communication – an introduction to microcontroller-to-PC communication using Processing
- Serial Communication – More on serial
- DC Motor Control using an H-bridge
- MIDIOutput – Introduction to MIDI output
- Arduino to DAW – Sending MIDI from Arduino to Music Software
READINGS
o Benyus, Janine M. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired By Nature. Harper, 1998
o International Conference of Biodigital Architecture and Genetics: http://www.bubok.es/libros/209894/Internacional-Conference-Of-Biodigital-Architecture-amp-Genetics
o Coyne, Richard. (2010) The Tuning of Place: Sociable Spaces and Pervasive Digital Media. The MIT Press. Cambridge, MA.
o Reas, Casey. McWilliams, Chandler, LUST. (2010) Form + Code in Design, Art, and Architecture. Princeton Architectural Press. Princeton.
o Oxman, R. and Oxman, R. (2010), New Structuralism: Design, Engineering and Architectural Technologies. Archit Design, 80: 14–23. doi: 10.1002/ad.1101
o Barabasi: LINKED: http://www.amazon.com/Linked-Everything-Connected-Else-Means/dp/0452284392/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1