Language of Flowers
Arduino
TouchDesigner
An interactive installation that connects users with the meaning of flowers
A solo project for the Master Digital Design at Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Tulip
Declaration
of Love
Lavender
Mistrust
Daffodil
New Beginnings
The idea was to have the animations show flowers growing and blooming, with the meaning of each flower appearing next to it once it blossoms.
Screenshots of each frame of the Daffodil animation sketch
This was my first time trying hand-drawn animation. I used an app called FlipaClip and drew the animations frame by frame.
Animation
The circuit was built using an Arduino Nano connected to four Light Sensors (LDR).
The project shows 4 flowers and their meanings
Lily
Majesty
This image shows my TouchDesigner environment for the project. I used a Firmata component to connect the Arduino to the program without writing custom code. It was my first time exploring the software in depth, and it took several experiments to get it to work as intented.
The goal for this project was to learn new skills and explore meidums
TouchDesigner
Arduino
Animation
Physical Installation
The physical components of the project were laser-cut from MDF, including the oval box and the flowers, and then were painted and glued together.
A cable opening to allow the Arduino to connect to the computer
laser cutting the elements
assembling
painting
The Building Process
Video Introduction to the Project
User Test