Electronics for artists

Electronics for artists Adding light, motion, and sound to your artwork

Simon Field

Book - 2015

"With today's modern technology--LEDs, servomotors, motion sensors, speakers, and more--artwork can incorporate elements of light, sound, and motion for dramatic effects. Author and educator Simon Quellen Field has developed a primer for creative individuals looking for new ways to express themselves though electronically enhanced art"--

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Subjects
Art and electronics.
Art > Technique.
Published
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press [2015]
Language
English
Main Author
Simon Field (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
196 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781613730140
  • Introduction
  • 1. Creating Light
  • Color Codes
  • Project: Electric Flowers
  • 2. Controlling Electrical Current
  • How Bright Is That?
  • Resistors in Parallel
  • 3. Flashing, Dimming, And Oscillating
  • Project: Build a Slow Switch
  • Project: Flashing LEDs with an Integrated Circuit
  • Project: A More Efficient Light Dimmer
  • 4. Creating Motion and Sound
  • Project: Controlling a Servomotor
  • Beeps and Squeaks
  • 5. Computer-Controlled Leds
  • Tools for Programming
  • Your First Program
  • Numbers and Constants
  • Ports
  • Patterns
  • Dimming
  • Controlling 120-Volt Lamps
  • Project: Metronome
  • Serial Control of U Dimmable LEDs
  • Project: Randomly Twinkling LEDs
  • 6. Computer-Controlled Motors
  • More Power
  • Controlling Servomotors
  • Controlling Stepper Motors
  • Project: Making Music with Your Computer
  • Project: Making the Computer Speak
  • 7. Sensing The World
  • Using LEDs as Light Sensors
  • Proximity Switch
  • Sonar
  • Piezoelectric Tap Sensor
  • Project: Cecil, a Sessile Robot
  • Project: Rover, a Simple Wheeled Robot
  • 8. Communication
  • Buttons
  • An LCD Text Display
  • Communicating Between a LaunchPad and Another MSP430 Chip
  • Synchronous Communication
  • Bluetooth
  • Infrared
  • 9. Programming
  • Data Types
  • Constants
  • Assignment
  • Expressions
  • Control Flow
  • Library Functions
  • Slightly More Complex Issues
  • Index
Review by Library Journal Review

This unusual guide might suit artists looking to introduce a new element or two to their pictures or sculptures. Field (Gonzo Gizmos; Why There's Antifreeze in Your Toothpaste) writes it for an audience that is educated in art but not necessarily in math, science, or engineering. Though the reader may need to do a bit of outside research to learn how to solder or to determine where to buy materials, the included projects and lessons do not require any prior knowledge of electronics, for the most part. The author does a solid job of breaking complex electronic processes down into simpler steps, explaining how and why things work along the way. Readers can learn how to control electric current; create light, making it flash or dim; produce motion and sound; control LEDs (light-emitting diodes) and motors with computers; and even build simple robots. VERDICT High school and college art students, crafts enthusiasts, and DIY makers all can find something to spark their interest here. (c) Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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