New Websites

Please check out my two new websites.


The first is biologicalatelier.co.uk
Which is specifically about my current final masters project.




The second covers all of my other work. amycongdon.com

Bio inkjet printing - imagine the possibilities

This video if from the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine in America and below is what they have said about the technology.


"Printing organs and tissues may sound like science fiction. But, our laboratory is using modified ink-jet technology to do just that. We have utilized inkjet printing technology to build heart, bone, and blood vessel tissues.

Living tissues are composed of multiple cell types arranged in a very specific order in three-dimensional space. Maintaining this structure is important to ensure that engineered tissue and organs have normal function.

Inkjet printing technology offers a possible solution to this complex problem because it allows us to precisely arrange multiple cell types and other tissue components into pre-determined sites with high precision. Multiple cells types are placed in the wells of a sterilized ink cartridge and the printer is programmed to arrange these cells in a specific order.

For military applications, we will develop an adapted ink-jet printer to provide on-site "printing" of skin for soldiers with life-threatening burns. Skin cells will be placed in the print cartridge, along with a material to support them, and will be printed directly on the wound."

http://www.wfubmc.edu/Research/WFIRM/Bioprinting.htm

An exhibition to check out

I have not been yet but I've heard that this exhibition is definitely one to see; Decode at the V&A.

It is all about digital technology and how it is being utilised by designers today.


Weave Mirror
2007
Daniel Rozin


Tree
2005
Simon Heijdens

http://www.vam.ac.uk/microsites/decode/exhibition

Sentence Drawings

The entirety of 'On The Road' by Jack Kerouac



Elegant visual interpretation of all the sentences within "On The Road', after each sentence the line turns right.

Visual representation of data is something that has been introduced to me through unit 1 (critical studies element) at CSM and is also something that we will be looking at in our next projects work.

Paper Battery

Researchers lead by Yi Cui at the University of Standford have developed a paper battery using nanotechnology. Its always best to be skeptical of research labs that claim that their technologies will be ready for the market soon, as claims can be exaggerated however there are real possibilities for an ink that could store electricity. They suggest possible uses being in cars and inside cell batteries to make them lighter however what else could be coated or printed onto - fabric? Perhaps a dress that has both solar panels and a surface design that stores that energy?

For more information see the link below
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/december7/nanotubes-ink-paper-120709.html

Graphic Object Studio - Styling Workshop

This is an image that Graphic Object studio produced for a recent Viewpoint magazine.

Recently we were visited by Emma and Fabrizio from the Graphic Object Studio, who spent the day running a styling workshop. The whole idea was to get us to consider how we style and present our work and that to get beautiful imagery doesn't have to be high tech or expensive.

We spent the day working in groups of 4, each group was given a different word for which we were required to produce a visual. My group's word was 'obstruction'. Below are a couple of images from the day and my group's development of ideas






Below is my favorite image from our photo shoot. All made with folded paper, a card box and a few light sources - magic!



www.graphicobject.com

Very Designers Block

This organisation had its own section at 100% Design and works with designers from very early in their careers onwards, putting on excellent design shows that really demonstrate the breadth of design culture today. Any designer can apply to be selected join and show their work at the various shows and exhibitions Designers Block puts on including stands at events such as Interiors Birmingham.


Designers Block at 100% Design, Earls Court

http://www.verydesignersblock.com/