Make: Wearable Electronics: Design, prototype, and wear your own interactive garments

ISBN: 1680457209

Author: Hartman, Kate

Condition: New

Enhance Your Style with Wearable Electronics!Welcome to the amazing world of wearable electronics, where tech and fashion combine to explore art, style, utility, and new forms of human interaction. Social Body Lab Founding Director and OCAD University Associate Professor Kate Hartman teaches the concepts and techniques behind wearables electronics, from choosing the right materials for a project to explaining how components can be combined to create dynamic costumes and couture.This updated edition of Make: Wearable Electronics is a comprehensive guide to everything you need to dive right in, including how to:Set up an ideal workspace with key supplies Build basic and advanced electronic circuits Construct projects with conductive thread and conductive fabric Work with LilyPad, Flora, and other e-textile toolkits Integrate sensors to respond to the world around you Express yourself through colorful LEDs, fiber optics, buzzers, speakers, and servos Design, prototype, and test your original creations . . . and more!Artists, designers, and researchers also share their inspiring wearable-electronics inventions from around the world, including a futuristic textile that changes color when the International Space Station passes overhead, a jacket that senses and displays noise levels in loud environments, and sound-controlled LED jewelry worn on tour by Grammy-winning musician Imogen Heap.With more than 300 full-color images to complement step-by-step instructions and explanations, let Make: Wearable Electronics help you express your creativity to the world!