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		<title>Saxo-synth</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p></p> <p>I am doing a few workshops with <a title="nod-a" href="http://nod-a.com" target="_blank">nod-A</a> at the Cité Des Sciences (Paris&#8217; science museum) to help them set up their FabLab. For the first workshop, we built a blinking sign for the FabLab. For the second one, we chose to build an instrument with Matthieu Metzger, from ONJ (Orchestre [...]]]></description>
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<p>I am doing a few workshops with <a title="nod-a" href="http://nod-a.com" target="_blank">nod-A</a> at the Cité Des Sciences (Paris&#8217; science museum) to help them set up their FabLab. For the first workshop, we built a blinking sign for the FabLab. For the second one, we chose to build an instrument with Matthieu Metzger, from ONJ (Orchestre National de Jazz).</p>
<p>He had hacked a kid&#8217;s saxophone to use it as a synthetiser and connect it to a talk-box. We chose to make it with a laser cutter and standard components so other people could make it too.</p>
<p>The main idea was to use the base of <a title="Jelle Decker" href="http://www.thingiverse.com/JelleDekker" target="_blank">Jelle Decker</a>&#8216;s <a title="Curve case" href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:29456#" target="_blank">curve case for Raspberry Pi</a>, add keys to play the notes and just use the flexibility of the material to make the keys move.</p>
<p>There is no speaker inside the instrument.<br />
It is made to have 4 main uses:</p>
<ul>
<li>connected to headphones</li>
<li>connected to speaker</li>
<li>connected to talk-box</li>
<li>connected to computer via MIDI</li>
</ul>
<p>The number, position and functionality of the keys is all made to make it feel like a real saxophone.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-399" title="keys" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/P1170812-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="915" height="609" /></p>
<p>(we&#8217;ve used wood glue to stick the parts together, but I usually prefer to use tight-fit)</p>
<p>The insides:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-397" title="saxo-synth open 2" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/P1170825-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="915" height="609" /></p>
<p>The switches at the top make it change mode (not quite coded yet):</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-392" title="saxo-synth top" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/P1170845-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="915" height="609" /></p>
<p>Here&#8217;s Matthieu playing the instrument:</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55108420?badge=0" frameborder="0" width="915" height="480"></iframe></p>
<p>And here, he is playing the saxo-synth connected to a talk-box:</p>
<p><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/55123764?badge=0" frameborder="0" width="915" height="480"></iframe></p>
<p>Download the Ai file and the code on <a title="saxo-synth" href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:36997" target="_blank">thingiverse</a>.</p>
<p>The layout of all the parts:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-400" title="parts layout" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/instrument_case_3-516x440.jpg" alt="" width="516" height="440" /></p>
<p>Main developments:</p>
<ul>
<li>make it stronger. I&#8217;ve changed the file on thingiverse and added long bits inside on the sides but I haven&#8217;t tested yet</li>
<li>make a drawing showing the way it&#8217;s wired</li>
<li>make buttons feel nicer</li>
<li>find a way to open it more easily</li>
<li>make it play less &#8216;bippy&#8217; sounds</li>
<li>make the LED change color according to the sounds played (it only shows a random color at the moment)</li>
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		<title>Generation iPhone case</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2012/10/04/generation-iphone-case/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>At the first <a title="artgame weekend site" href="http://artgameweekend.com" target="_blank">ArtGame WeekEnd</a>, we created a game that could be passed over from generation to generation. The game got a fair bit of attention. The project has been going on since, in the hands of the team at <a title="OLR" href="http://www.oneliferemains.com/?game=pale" target="_blank">One Life Remains</a>.</p> <p>It will be exhibited [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the first <a title="artgame weekend site" href="http://artgameweekend.com" target="_blank">ArtGame WeekEnd</a>, we created a game that could be passed over from generation to generation. The game got a fair bit of attention. The project has been going on since, in the hands of the team at <a title="OLR" href="http://www.oneliferemains.com/?game=pale" target="_blank">One Life Remains</a>.</p>
<p>It will be exhibited at a show in Dublin and we needed a case to put an iPhone into. We used the laser cutter at <a title="nod-A site" href="http://nod-a.com" target="_blank">nod-A</a> to build a quick and dirty one.</p>
<p>The main idea was to protect the phone and prevent people from pressing the iPhone button and escape the game.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s what we came up with:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-369" title="iPhone case" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P1170589-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="915" height="609" /></p>
<p>You can <a title="laser cut iphone case" href="http://fart2000.com/arthurschmitt/iphone_génération_laser.ai" target="_blank">download the blueprints</a> in Illustrator, modify it, do what you want with it&#8230;</p>
<p>You can also find it on <a title="thingiverse" href="http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:31816" target="_blank">Thingiverse</a>.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-370" title="back" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P1170588-1024x682.jpg" alt="" width="915" height="609" /></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-371" title="freshly baked" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CAM00178-1024x768.jpg" alt="" width="915" height="686" /></p>
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		<title>Vector isometric Arduino drawing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting to play with the isometric 3D mode in Illustrator for quite a long time.</p> <p>So I made this Arduino drawing:</p> <p></p> <p>Download it as an image, as a <a title="arduino isometric vector pdf" href="http://tart2000.com/arthurschmitt/Arduino%20vector%20isometric.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> or an <a title="Arduino isometric vector illustrator" href="http://http://tart2000.com/arthurschmitt/Arduino%20vector%20isometric.ai" target="_blank">Illustrator file</a> and use it for your projects!</p> <p>Don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting to play with the isometric 3D mode in Illustrator for quite a long time.</p>
<p>So I made this Arduino drawing:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-365" title="Arduino-vector-isometric" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Arduino-vector-isometric.png" alt="" width="1000" height="655" /></p>
<p>Download it as an image, as a <a title="arduino isometric vector pdf" href="http://tart2000.com/arthurschmitt/Arduino%20vector%20isometric.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> or an <a title="Arduino isometric vector  illustrator" href="http://http://tart2000.com/arthurschmitt/Arduino%20vector%20isometric.ai" target="_blank">Illustrator file</a> and use it for your projects!</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget to show me what you&#8217;ve done with it!</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll try and make an Instructables on how to make it at some point&#8230;</p>
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		<title>BikeFurious is go!</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2012/04/02/bikefurious-is-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>So yeah, you like bikes? You like Ts?</p> <p>Check out the brand new <a title="BikeFurious shop" href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/" target="_blank">Bikefurious shop</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"></a></p> <p>It&#8217;s version 0 and we&#8217;re hoping to make it better as we go.</p> <p>For example, we&#8217;re having trouble showing bigger images. Check out the designs below:<br /> And go <a title="BikeFurious" href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/" target="_blank">buy yourself [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So yeah, you like bikes? You like Ts?</p>
<p>Check out the brand new <a title="BikeFurious shop" href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/" target="_blank">Bikefurious shop</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-347" title="bikefurious Shop" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bikefurious-Shop-1024x557.png" alt="" width="915" height="497" /></a></p>
<p>It&#8217;s version 0 and we&#8217;re hoping to make it better as we go.</p>
<p>For example, we&#8217;re having trouble showing bigger images. Check out the designs below:<br />
And go <a title="BikeFurious" href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/" target="_blank">buy yourself a T!</a></p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-348" title="Cols_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cols_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-350" title="Illusion_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Illusion_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-351" title="in-bike-we-trust_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/in-bike-we-trust_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-352" title="Paris_by_bike_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Paris_by_bike_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></a></p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-353" title="race-face_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/race-face_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-354" title="saucage-roll_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/saucage-roll_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-355" title="velo-ciratpor_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/velo-ciratpor_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-356" title="Wheel-way_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Wheel-way_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://shop.bikefurious.com/"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-357" title="Winter_BF_large" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Winter_BF_large.jpg" alt="" width="490" height="490" /></a></p>
<p>We&#8217;re already working on the next version, much simpler and cleaner:</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-349" title="Bike Furious V1" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Bike-Furious-V1-1024x557.png" alt="" width="915" height="497" /></p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>Unboxing my SketchChair educator kit</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2011/09/23/unboxing-my-sketchchair-educator-kit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s not to love about <a href="http://diatom.cc/sketchchair">SketchChair</a>?</p> <p>It&#8217;s got Open-source, parametric design, digital fabrication and it was crowd-funded on <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/">KickStarter</a>!</p> <p></p> So what is it? <p>SketchChair is an application that aims to allow anyone to design a chair and make it (or have it made). You can just draw the profile of the chair [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What&#8217;s not to love about <a href="http://diatom.cc/sketchchair">SketchChair</a>?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s got Open-source, parametric design, digital fabrication and it was crowd-funded on <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/">KickStarter</a>!</p>
<p><img title="P1120612.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1120612.jpg" alt="P1120612" width="640" height="426" border="0" /></p>
<h1>So what is it?</h1>
<p>SketchChair is an application that aims to allow anyone to design a chair and make it (or have it made). You can just draw the profile of the chair and it generates all the profile sections for you. You can then have it CNC cut in your nearest FabLab or using an online service. The application even has some physics in it that checks if the chair you designed is actually stable (I haven&#8217;t seen the application yet).</p>
<p>Check out their <a href="http://www.sketchchair.cc/">website</a> and <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/diatom/sketchchair-furniture-designed-by-you?ref=live">video</a>.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;">Anyways,</span></p>
<p>as soon as I heard the project was going to be crowd-funded on KickStarter, I went to check it out. As always with KickStarter, there were different &#8216;pledge&#8217; levels. I was really tempted to go for the full size Antler chair (their flagship chair) but it was a bit too expensive and I went for the &#8216;educator kit&#8217;. I think that kit is interesting because the project says a lot about future trends in digital fabrication and design. I&#8217;m sure the kit will get useful in workshops some day.</p>
<p>For some reasons, there were a few hick-ups with Amazon payments (we got refunded and had to pay again) but the SketchChair team sent us regular project updates and we followed the evolution of the project.</p>
<p>But there we go, 5 months after backing it up on KickStarter, I received my eductor kit!</p>
<p><img title="kit.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/kit.jpg" alt="kit" width="640" height="426" border="0" /></p>
<h1>So what&#8217;s in it?</h1>
<p>2 posters and 5 laser cut chair models.</p>
<p>It was all carefully wrapped in soft paper.</p>
<p><img title="antler chair.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/antler-chair.jpg" alt="antler chair" width="640" height="426" border="0" /></p>
<p>Each chair is laser-cut in a thin A5 sheet of plywood (although the &#8216;real&#8217; chairs would be CNC cut).<br />
Each comes with some instructions one a piece of paper.</p>
<p><img title="brush chair.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/brush-chair.jpg" alt="brush chair" width="640" height="426" border="0" /></p>
<p>I used a sharp cutter to take the pieces off the board.</p>
<p><img title="antler cut.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/antler-cut.jpg" alt="antler cut" width="640" height="426" border="0" /></p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t very hard to put together, but it isn&#8217;t very stable either (who cares?).</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a picture next to something familiar, so you get an idea of its size:</p>
<p><img title="antler playmo.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/antler-playmo.jpg" alt="antler playmo" width="640" height="426" border="0" /></p>
<p>The result is really cute. I can&#8217;t wait to put together the other chairs&#8230;</p>
<p><img title="Antler zoom.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Antler-zoom.jpg" alt="antler zoom" width="640" height="426" border="0" /></p>
<p>And here is the poster with the other chair models:</p>
<p><img title="sketchchair poster.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sketchchair-poster.jpg" alt="sketchchair poster" width="400" height="600" border="0" /></p>
<h1>So?</h1>
<p>I really like this project and I&#8217;m glad I helped make it happen.</p>
<p>By the way, here are some other projects I have backed-up on KickStarter:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danprovost/the-cosmonaut-a-wide-grip-stylus-for-touch-screens?ref=live">The Cosmonau</a>t &#8211; a fat iPad stylus (which is being produced),</li>
<li>and <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/860423879/makeshift-magazine?ref=live">MakeShift magazine</a> &#8211; a publication about DIY solutions from around the world (that you can still help here &#8211; although, they&#8217;ve reached their funding goal).</li>
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		<title>Salon du cycle 2011</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2011/09/18/salon-du-cycle-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:44:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>J&#8217;ai visité le <a href="http://www.lesalonducycle.com/">salon du cycle</a> samedi dernier et voici un résumé de mes impressions.</p> <p>Vous pouvez trouver toutes mes photos <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/107924850883858611464/SalonDuVelo2011">ici</a>.</p> Les deux héros du salon: le fixie et le vélo électrique <p></p> <p>Bien sûr, les fixies étaient bien représentés ce Week-End. GQ présentait une sélection de vélos de designers (presque que [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>J&#8217;ai visité le <a href="http://www.lesalonducycle.com/">salon du cycle</a> samedi dernier et voici un résumé de mes impressions.</p>
<p>Vous pouvez trouver toutes mes photos <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/107924850883858611464/SalonDuVelo2011">ici</a>.</p>
<h1>Les deux héros du salon: le fixie et le vélo électrique</h1>
<p><img class="alignnone" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="fixie.JPG" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/fixie.jpg" border="0" alt="P1120557" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p>Bien sûr, les fixies étaient bien représentés ce Week-End. GQ présentait une sélection de vélos de designers (presque que des fixies) ainsi qu&#8217;une sélection de vélos de ces lecteurs (uniquement des fixies). A voir aussi, les fixies &#8216;custom&#8217; pour grandes marques, comme le Lacoste par Look. Le stand CreateBike, bondé, offrait aussi une réduction de 100€ sur ces vélos d&#8217;exposition.</p>
<p>Les vélos électriques étaient aussi à l&#8217;honneur, chaque marque présentant le sien. Il y avait même une piste pour les essayer. C&#8217;est en fait les seuls vélos qu&#8217;on pouvait tester &#8216;réellement&#8217;, sans avoir à slalomer entre les visiteurs dans un couloir du salon&#8230; Si on en voit encore peu, préparez-vous car ils préparent une offensive aggressive! C&#8217;est vrai qu&#8217;ils permettent de convaincre des utilisateurs qui n&#8217;utiliseraient autrement pas forcément le vélo.</p>
<p>La seule chose qui me chagrine dans ces deux tendances, c&#8217;est la manière dont elles font monter le prix d&#8217;accès au vélo. Le fixie et le vélo électrique poussent à croire que 1000€ est un prix normal pour un vélo&#8230;</p>
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<h1>Mes deux coups de coeur: Mixie et BigFish</h1>
<p><img class="alignnone" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="P1120566.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1120566.jpg" border="0" alt="P1120566" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p>Mixie (comme son nom tente de l&#8217;indiquer) est un mélange entre un BMX et un fixie. Il a des roues de 20 pouces plutôt fines et une roue flip flop à l&#8217;arrière pour pouvoir l&#8217;utiliser en roue-libre ou en pignon fixe.</p>
<p>Il existe en deux styles différents (Crisscross / Straight Edge), et en plusieurs couleurs flashies, mais aussi en noir. J&#8217;ai une petite préférence pour le modèle Crisscross (cf. au dessus).</p>
<p>Les vélos d&#8217;exposition étaient vendus 250€ sur le salon (contre 450€ en magasin). J&#8217;ai vraiment failli reparti avec un modèle noir et blanc, mais le représentant était vraiment trop insupportable&#8230; Je me suis donc échappé pour ne plus avoir à l&#8217;écouter.</p>
<p>Vous pouvez en voir un peu plus sur le site <a href="http://mixiebike.com/">Mixie</a>.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="bigfish.jpg" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bigfish.jpg" border="0" alt="P1120553" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p>BigFish est un vélo pliable dans la lignée du <a href="http://www.brompton.co.uk/">Brompton</a> (mais deux fois moins cher).</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-right: 10px; border: 0px initial initial;" title="bigfish2.JPG" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bigfish2.jpg" border="0" alt="P1120554" width="166" height="250" /></p>
<p>Une fois plié, il est beaucoup moins compact qu&#8217;un Brompton, mais sa forme permet de le pousser en le faisant rouler sur sa roue arrière.</p>
<p>Il a 3 vitesses dans le moyeu et un système de freinage en rétropédalage, ce qui en fait un vélo de ville assez agréable à conduire (en tous cas sur 20m dans le couloir du salon).</p>
<p>Plus d&#8217;infos sur le site du <a href="http://bigfishbike.fr/index.asp">BigFish</a>.</p>
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<h1>Quoi d&#8217;autre?</h1>
<p>Je reste attiré par le <a href="http://www.moultonbicycles.co.uk/">Moulton</a>, magnifique vélo reconnaissable à son cadre en structure métallique. C&#8217;est, parait-il, un vélo idéal pour les longs voyages et j&#8217;aimerais le vérifier, mais il reste encore cher (~1000€).</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" style="border: 0px initial initial;" title="Moulton" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1120552.jpg" border="0" alt="P1120552" width="600" height="400" /></p>
<p>On a pu voir beaucoup de vélos &#8216;à l&#8217;ancienne&#8217;.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-327" title="ancienne" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P11205711-632x421.jpg" alt="" width="632" height="421" /><br />
Un petit mot aussi sur le<a title="innovbike" href="http://innovbike.org/" target="_blank"> innovbike</a> (ci-dessous).</p>
<p><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-328" style="margin-right: 10px;" title="innovBike" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1120581-306x200.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="200" />Forcément, avec un nom comme ça, j&#8217;étais curieux&#8230;</p>
<p>Son inventeur me l&#8217;a présenté comme un vélo &#8216;pour les femmes, car elles ne savent pas passer les vitesses&#8217;. Sacrée entrée en matière&#8230; Il s&#8217;appuie tout simplement sur le système de changement de vitesse NuVinci 360, qui permet une variation de vitesse linéaire plutôt que par palier (une vidéo expliquant le système <a title="video nuvinci" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7od0uv1TdBE" target="_blank">ici</a>). Impossible de le tester sur le salon, donc impossible de dire si c&#8217;est intéressant. <img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-329" title="vitesses" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1120580-306x200.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="200" />Mais pour aller encore plus loin sur ce principe un peu débilisant, l&#8217;illustration sur le changement de vitesse montre un petit personnage sur une courbe qui s&#8217;accentue ou s&#8217;aplanit selon le sens dans lequel on tourne la poignée&#8230;</p>
<h1 style="font-size: 2em;">Vélos inhabituels</h1>
<p>J&#8217;aime les vélos sous toutes leurs formes et je ne désespère pas de les avoir tous un jour <img src='http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-right: 10px;" title="cargo bike.JPG" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cargo-bike.jpg" border="0" alt="P1120558" width="166" height="250" /></p>
<p>En tous cas, j&#8217;aime beaucoup les vélos hollandais &#8216;cargo-bikes&#8217;. Le modèle de base, à 7 vitesses, est à ~2500€. Il pèse 30kg mais est assez agréable à conduire. On ne sent pas son poids. De plus, la caisse avant est assez basse, donc le centre de gravité du vélo aussi. Il est donc assez stable.</p>
<p>Je me vois assez bien conduire une petite famille là dedans. Encore faut-il avoir la place de le garer&#8230;</p>
<p>Plus d&#8217;infos sur leur <a href="http://nihola.fr/">site</a>.</p>
<p>Difficile aussi de passer à côté du vélo couché.</p>
<p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-322 alignright" style="margin-right: 10px;" title="vélo couché" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1120577-306x200.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="200" /></p>
<p>J&#8217;aimerais beaucoup les essayer. Celui-ci est un tricycle à assistance électrique avec un carénage textile amovible. Petit détail intéressant sur le site du constructeur:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hase travaille déjà au développement d’un KLIMAX de grande puissance : moyennant une immatriculation, le cycliste durable bénéficiera d’une assistance de 500 W disponible jusqu’à 45 km/h</p></blockquote>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-324" title="tandem" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/P1120576-306x200.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="200" />Ils proposent aussi un tandem assez sympa, puisque la personne de devant est en position couchée alors que la personne à l&#8217;arrière est assise comme sur un vélo normal. Il est donc plus facile pour les deux personnes de parler ensemble et la personne arrière n&#8217;a pas la vue bloquée par la personne de devant&#8230;</p>
<p>Plus d&#8217;infos sur le site de <a title="hase" href="http://hasebikes.com/" target="_blank">Hase</a>.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<h1>Conclusion</h1>
<p>C&#8217;était la première fois que je visitais un salon comme celui-là. Je le referai avec plaisir, mais il est vrai que je m&#8217;attendais à quelque chose de plus participatif. Je pensais pouvoir essayer plus de vélos.</p>
<p>Difficile aussi de trouver un vélo pour moins de 600€&#8230;</p>
<p>Enfin, ce qui manquait un peu aussi: des choses associées à la culture du vélo (T-shirts, affiches, etc.). Je m&#8217;attendais à être tenté par tout et à repartir avec plein de trucs, mais je n&#8217;ai rien dépensé!</p>
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		<title>1&amp;1 ouvre enfin les URL en .con</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2011/08/23/11-ouvre-enfin-les-url-en-con/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>En faisant des recherches pour un nom de projet sur <a href="http://commander.1and1.fr/">1&#38;1,</a> j&#8217;ai vu qu&#8217;ils avaient enfin mis à disposition l&#8217;extension en &#8216;.con&#8217;.</p> <p>Bien sûr, c&#8217;est le menu dropdown qui n&#8217;est pas assez large, mais c&#8217;est plutôt une belle boulette (surtout quand on est fan de Groland)&#8230;</p> <p>Garanti sans Photoshop!</p>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="alignleft" style="margin-right: 10px; border: 0px initial initial;" title="groland.con.png" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/groland.con_.png" alt="Groland con" width="387" height="259" border="0" />En faisant des recherches pour un nom de projet sur <a href="http://commander.1and1.fr/">1&amp;1,</a> j&#8217;ai vu qu&#8217;ils avaient enfin mis à disposition l&#8217;extension en &#8216;.con&#8217;.</p>
<p>Bien sûr, c&#8217;est le menu dropdown qui n&#8217;est pas assez large, mais c&#8217;est plutôt une belle boulette (surtout quand on est fan de Groland)&#8230;</p>
<p>Garanti sans Photoshop!</p>
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		<title>Bike tatts yeah!</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2011/08/22/bike-tatts-yeah/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been thinking about bike tattoos (as in &#8216;tattoos for your bike&#8217;) for a while. We&#8217;ve got a vinyl cutter at the office at the moment, so I thought I&#8217;d give it a shot.</p> <p></p> <p>The machine gave me a bit of trouble because it&#8217;s a bit old and grumpy.</p> <p>The sticker is glossy black and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-287 alignleft" title="bike tatts" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1120216-632x355.jpg" alt="" width="632" height="355" />I&#8217;ve been thinking about bike tattoos (as in &#8216;tattoos for your bike&#8217;) for a while. We&#8217;ve got a vinyl cutter at the office at the moment, so I thought I&#8217;d give it a shot.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-294" title="bike tattoos" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1120212-632x355.jpg" alt="" width="632" height="355" /></p>
<p>The machine gave me a bit of trouble because it&#8217;s a bit old and grumpy.</p>
<p>The sticker is glossy black and the bike is matt black, so it works out pretty well (it&#8217;s tricky to show in a picture though, but you get the idea).</p>
<p>Like it or what?</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-288" title="bike_tatts" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bike_tatts.jpg" alt="" width="960" height="134" /></p>
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		<title>New iteration on Verticulture</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2011/08/19/new-iteration-on-verticulture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>arthur</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>You might remember the <a title="verticulture" href="http://www.tart2000.com/2008/01/verticulture/" target="_blank">Verticulture project</a>, that I worked on during the RCA with Marek Bereza, Sian Smyth and Lucy Helme. It&#8217;s a vertical gardening system based on a modular stackable frame system. The frame works like a 2&#215;4 Lego brick and can be stacked to make all kinds of structures (walls, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="size-medium wp-image-261 alignleft" title="Verticulture" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1100449-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" />You might remember the <a title="verticulture" href="http://www.tart2000.com/2008/01/verticulture/" target="_blank">Verticulture project</a>, that I worked on during the RCA with Marek Bereza, Sian Smyth and Lucy Helme. It&#8217;s a vertical gardening system based on a modular stackable frame system. The frame works like a 2&#215;4 Lego brick and can be stacked to make all kinds of structures (walls, towers, Ls, etc.). I find this structure really interesting because you can build anything <img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-277 alignright" title="wall" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/71-306x200.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="200" /></p>
<p>I happened to be working with a laser cutter during the <a href="http://www.fablabsquared.org/" target="_blank">FabLab Squared</a> project and used it to work on a new version of the frame. The original prototype was water jet cut steel and then CNC bent and spray painted. Going with simple laser cutting could lower the price of each unit. Also, the units could be flatpacked and assembled by the user himself.</p>
<p>Using the etching capabilities of the laser, I wrote the name of each part to make it easier to assemble.</p>
<p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-269 alignright" title="cardboard verticulture" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1100346-306x200.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="200" /></p>
<p>I started with 3mm cardboard and then moved to 3mm MDF.</p>
<p><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-271 alignleft" title="verticulture lock-in system" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/P1100386-306x200.jpg" alt="" width="306" height="200" />The pieces slide in together, the last one locking the other ones in place. The pieces are 20 x 20 x 40 cm because I didn&#8217;t want to waste too much wood. But the idea would be to double the size and keep the locking system the same size.</p>
<p>I added a small dent so that the frames stay in place when stacked. It still isn&#8217;t perfect but it&#8217;s always nice to breath a bit of life in an old project&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/653193/Art/Verticulture_laser6.ai.zip"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-276 alignleft" title="verticulture laser" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Capture-d’écran-2011-08-19-à-17.35.36-306x200.png" alt="" width="306" height="200" /></a>So if you want to give it a shot, get the files <a title="link" href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/653193/Art/Verticulture_laser6.ai.zip">here</a>. Don&#8217;t forget to send me pictures of your project! They are under CC BY-NC-SA.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
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		<title>ninjaflex</title>
		<link>http://arthurschmitt.com/2011/07/11/ninjaflex/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:35:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Hey, I just bought yet another url: <a href="http://ninjaflex.com" target="_blank">ninjaflex.com</a>&#8230;</p> <p>If you use the Skype chat, you must be into emoticons too! Well, with my friend Spike, we kinda like them. Anyways,I&#8217;m not sure how we ended up associating those too but it sounds awesome. The short for those too are (ninja) and (flex). There&#8217;s lots [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, I just bought yet another url: <a href="http://ninjaflex.com" target="_blank">ninjaflex.com</a>&#8230;</p>
<p>If you use the Skype chat, you must be into emoticons too! Well, with my friend Spike, we kinda like them. Anyways,I&#8217;m not sure how we ended up associating those too but it sounds awesome. The short for those too are (ninja) and (flex). There&#8217;s lots of other ideas to come up with: (pizza)(mail), (devil)(hug), (fubar)(poolparty), etc.</p>
<p>Check out <a href="http://ninjaflex.com" target="_blank">ninjaflex.com</a>!</p>
<p>Any ideas what I can do with it?</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-240" href="http://arthurschmitt.com/2011/07/11/ninjaflex/ninjaflex/"><img class="size-full wp-image-240 alignleft" title="ninjaflex" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/ninjaflex.png" alt="" width="460" height="250" /></a></p>
<p>And just for the pleasure of it, here&#8217;s your must-have cheat-list of &#8216;secret Skype emoticons&#8217;:</p>
<p><img class="size-full wp-image-247 alignleft" title="Skype emoticons" src="http://arthurschmitt.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Capture-d’écran-2011-07-12-à-13.05.13.png" alt="" width="420" height="580" /></p>
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