Wednesday, October 15, 2008

"I am a prototype, not a smiley face."

Here is  a prototype possibility for a barometer that is portable, novel and easy to decipher.  It would have a simple hook device at the back, with which it could be attached to a bicycle, bag, jacket etc. I used a glue on the "meter" (smiley-face) part to diffuse the light a little bit, but I think further diffusion is necessary to get a sort of continuity with the light, so i think i'll try cotton.  

2 comments:

gourav said...

its a nice prototype but i think the LEDs should be prominently visible- i mean we could make small holes so that the led is visible prominently..the lights are now getting diverse which makes it wage and blurry..

aliya said...

the reason why I decided to go with a line instead of individual lights, is that I think it would be neat if we represented air pressure as something continuous and not discrete. I think (even though it's hard to see in the picture because of light reflection) that we can control light a little more with cotton or some other material