Message Board Topic: Art School

What are the benefits of attending an art college? What are the downsides? Are you interested in attending an art college? Why or why not? What will be your major (even if you are not entering an art school)?

We have seen several presentations this year from schools - which ones impacted you the most? Why?

Message Board Topic: Smart Fabric

E-textiles, also known as electronic textiles or smart textiles, are fabrics that enable computing, digital components, and electronics to be embedded in them. Some are meant as fads (like incorporating LED lights in a sweater) where others are revolutionizing how we view "fabric." Some can control the temperature of the clothing, some are water resistant, and some are called "whereable computers."

Here are two sites which explore this idea:



http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/smart-fabrics-transistors-from-cotton/

http://www.ccm.ece.vt.edu/etextiles/

What are the implications of this technology? What could we use an e-fabric or e-textile for? What do you predict "they" will be able to do with this tech? How about in the fashion industry or other arts - where might we see this used?

Message Board Topic: Project Suggestions

As we enter the second semester, what sort of projects would you like to do? What types of digital media would you like to explore?

If you could do anything you want (school appropriate) what would you want to do?