Technology Poster Presentation

I thought this project was pretty cool. I really liked the technology I had come up with. It was a talk from TED that a friend of mine told me about. It is an idea to turn sand into sandstone to create walls to stop desertification. I thought it was very innovative. I didn't really know what was expected of us as far as the actual posters were concerned, because when I got to the room in the morning and everyone's looked a lot better than mine! Ah! So I wasn't sure if I had been mistaken or what. I was also pretty nervous, I am not great with talking to people, I get very self- conscious. It was really interesting to hear what other people had chosen to do their poster on. I really liked this one which was about vertical farming. I thought that was a great idea. The tweeting went very smoothly. It was nice to have computers in the room to use, because I can't get online with my phone. I think everyone in the class put in a lot effort into their projects.
Overall it was a good experience.



TED TALK:

http://www.ted.com/talks/magnus_larsson_turning_dunes_into_architecture.html

Idea Paint

Dry Erase boards are not just for schools and offices anymore! YAY!! Because I love dry erase boards. I love the way it is so easy and smooth to write. So when I came across this company that has made it so you can paint your entire walls to become dry erase I thought it was awesome! I've also heard of paint that can make your walls magnetic and into chalk boards...I think when I have a house of my own, I'll have a room where every wall is each of these things...that would be great!





HERE IS THE WEBSITE!:

http://www.ideapaint.com/site/ideapaint_home.html

PS 22 Chorus

Okay so this doesn't really have anything to do with technology, but I love these kids! They are a choir from a New York innercity school who have become a youtube sensation! They have sung for many celebrities, even the president!!! They have even helped out on an album with the band Passion Pit.
I could listen to them all day! The songs the teacher chooses to have them sing are genius!

The have sung:
Lady Gaga
Beyonce
Jay-Z
The Cure
Stevie Nicks
Alicia Keys
Tori Amos
Journey
Regina Spektor
Coldplay
and Many more!!!
You have to check these guys out!
Here are a few of my favorites:

Fashion and Technology

I love fashion. It is pretty shallow, and maybe meanless when you get right down to the important things in life, but never the less, I still admire it. Some things that I see when looking at certain fashion sites are outrageous and stupid, and also they can make you think. Like the legs worn by Aimee Mullins, which were designed by Alexander McQueen, which I had seen on a fashion site long before I saw her TED talk.
Fashion and Technology go hand in hand I think. You can not have advancements in fashion without technology. I saw on one website a pair of shoes that had a nintendo game boy in the heel, so you could just pop it out and theoretically play anytime. Whether this is a viable thing to do, who knows, but the fact that someone thought of it is cool.


Another cool cross between fashion and tech is light up dresses. I've seen light up dresses before but none like the one at the Chicago Science and Industry Museum.


Here is another pair of shoes that is amazing by Christian Louboutin