SID LEE COLLECTIVE

Knitterstream

MAKING LOST TWEETS A THING OF THE PAST

Tasked with creating a data visualisation display for a creativity conference in 2012 we ditched the idea of touch screens and slick interfaces and instead went old school with a hacked 1990’s knitting machine and plenty of yarn. A custom built Python script allowed attendees to tweet messages which were converted into designs and then knitted out onto a giant scarf. We even got a quote from Francis Ford Coppola to start off the conversation.

Awards
One Show Design Merit

Role

Executive Creative Director/Creative Director


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