CV Dazzle™ is camouflage from computer vision (CV). It is a form of expressive interference that combines makeup and hair styling (or other modifications) with face-detection thwarting designs. The name is derived from a type of camouflage used during WWI, called Dazzle, which was used to break apart the gestalt-image of warships, making it hard to discern their directionality, size, and orientation. Likewise, the goal of CV Dazzle™ is to break apart the gestalt of a face, or object, and make it undetectable to computer vision algorithms, in particular face detection.

A knitting machine that uses voice recordings to create its patterns.

Past campaign slogans turned into ski sweaters.

The a-z smock is a simple double wraparound garment designed by Andrea Zittel. The simple design is both attractive and utilitarian - it is intended to blur the lines between durable-working-wear and dress-up-finery. The smocks are sewn by a …

Someone at the craft fair said I might like this (because I had crocheted wire bracelets).

I need about a dozen of these.

The first in a set of articles on photography.