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Grafitti Research Lab: LED Throwies
LED Throwies is a project from Grafitti Research Lab, a division of the EyeBeam OpenLab. It involves hooking LEDs up to a small battery and using a strong but miniature magnet to make it stick to metallic surfaces. As the name suggests, the typical mode of application is simply to throw them at the target.
“Throwie” is a reference to graffiti “throwups”, quick and dirty pieces usually done with a single layer of paint and an outline. The LED Throwies could point the way to a new form of urban street art, adding color and magic to the hood. Look at the video on the Grafitti Research Lab site for a nice preview of a Throwie “party”.
There are no detailed credits on the Grafitti Research Lab page, but there is reason to believe that Evan Roth aka fi5e (who created the Grafitti Analysis piece) is involved somehow. Since the OpenLab is dedicated to public domain R&D, there is a publicly available detailed recipe published on instructables.com.
More images on flickr/tags/ledthrowies.
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Do it yourself LED Graffiti: Throwies
With these little glowing buggers all over the internet we might even have a chance to see some in the wild. Check out the video on the graffiti research lab and some more images on flicker. (via generator x and others)
LED Throwies
erinnert mich stark an vor fünfzehn jahren, als der conrad-katalog noch neben dem bett gelegen hat. eine hand voll Throwies aus LED, batterie und magnet. makes a perfect outdoor party …
“As the name suggests, the typical mode of appl…