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thread of alt calendars and new time machines
people are experimenting with unusual ways of keeping time as the one-size-fits-all industrial schedule loses steam
people are experimenting with unusual ways of keeping time as the one-size-fits-all industrial schedule loses steam
Circa Solar by @_ted_hunt â a watch that fluctuates with the rhythm of the sun and seasons, includes a clever Mystery of Night feature where the hour hand disappears into the darkness to âenhance an appreciation of unknowingâ
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1289884842/circasolar
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1289884842/circasolar
When Am I? â thesis project in which @AbolTaabol designed a clock replacement using the smart lamp in his room
he mapped the color change to the time of his rituals instead of the sunâs position in the sky
e.g. yellow â purple = âstop work & readâ
https://itp.nyu.edu/thesis2020/students/arnab-chakravarty
he mapped the color change to the time of his rituals instead of the sunâs position in the sky
e.g. yellow â purple = âstop work & readâ
https://itp.nyu.edu/thesis2020/students/arnab-chakravarty
In Search of Personal Time â a group of artists built personal timekeepers that are initialized by users pressing down a button for how long they think a minute lasts
your âperceptual minuteâ could be way longer or shorter than 1 minute in Universal Time
http://i-s-o-p-t.com/
your âperceptual minuteâ could be way longer or shorter than 1 minute in Universal Time
http://i-s-o-p-t.com/
time maps designed by @elzr â worksheets that help people annotate and reflect on larger blocks of time, a cross between a calendar and a journal https://twitter.com/elzr/status/1174753806774652928
calendars as tools 4 thought â @devonzuegelâs system for using her schedule as a lightweight diary and âscaffolding for a memory palaceâ. events create anchors in your mind that help you recall other deets https://twitter.com/devonzuegel/status/1148997443574480898
Calendar Collective by @kalyani21 â a series of alt calendars + a playlist of voicemails that demonstrate what it sounds like to reference new clocks in conversation
e.g. âmy vacation lasted a waxing crescentâ or âi should be there before it turns greenâ
https://parsons.edu/dt/calendar-collective/
e.g. âmy vacation lasted a waxing crescentâ or âi should be there before it turns greenâ
https://parsons.edu/dt/calendar-collective/
a proposal to replace calendar grids with circular ringsâreminds me of my fav quote about time:
âTime is one spreading ring wrapped around another, outward and outward until the thinnest skin of Now depends for its being on the enormous mass of everything that has already diedâ https://twitter.com/aardvarsk/status/1194757687247982592
âTime is one spreading ring wrapped around another, outward and outward until the thinnest skin of Now depends for its being on the enormous mass of everything that has already diedâ https://twitter.com/aardvarsk/status/1194757687247982592
New Time Machines Working Group â a collective created by @keikreutler that treats time design as a political project
âPerhaps one theory of change lies in a transformation of the quality of time: not whether, but which, and whose, watches we consultâ
https://www.ourmachine.net/writing/new-time-machines/
âPerhaps one theory of change lies in a transformation of the quality of time: not whether, but which, and whose, watches we consultâ
https://www.ourmachine.net/writing/new-time-machines/
