The Maker Faire Mosaic

I've been a little quiet the last few weeks because since April I've been hard at work on the Windows Presentation Foundation primarily and the Microsoft Kinect secondly; on a kiosk for Maker Faire Detroit called the Maker Faire Mosaic. The mosaic allows people to take their pictures during the event and on the fly generates a massive ultra-high resolution mosaic of all of the submissions.

I'm happy to have launched the Maker Faire Mosaic website early this week. It's where I'll be synchronizing the mosaics periodically as they are generated. I'm thinking about synchronizing each half hour, but testing will determine the final duration. If you can't make the event on the 28th or 29th, I'd encourage you to check the mosaic periodically as it should provide some fun entertainment.

I figured it would be fun to post the concept sketches for the website and badge. Typically I'll do concept sketches, a design in Illustrator or Photoshop, then do the programming; but I just went straight to it in this case due to time constraints. Im not an expert designer, but I always relish the chance to step into that role. When doing work for clients, typically a professional designer is involved, but not this time.

If you are in the Michigan area, I would highly recommend taking a trip to the Maker Faire on July 28th and 29th. It is in my opinion one of the most important events in the state each year, and proves a commitment to revitalize one of the most depressed states in the union. It's also a family friendly event dedicated to building, teaching and learning.