Art Grid Project

I decided to do my art grid using pearler beads. In my first attempt I tried to recreate the image of an elephant but it didn't really go my way, so I settled on a sunset. The hardest part was to recreate the sun as it was difficult to make it into a round shape. I was actually surprised of how time consuming this was, especially considering the many times I had re-do it and how small the pearls are. What was mostly frustrating, was that a slight movement or hit to the board could ruin the entire image. I learned this the hard way when I had about 4 rows left and dropped my phone on the board. I was very close to crying.

21st Century Technology

 During the 1990s, Bluetooth was invented by a Swedish team who worked for a networking and telecommunication company called Ericsson. I chose this technology specifically because I was born and raised in Sweden, and my first phone was actually an Ericsson phone. I also didn't know that Bluetooth was a Swedish invention. The idea behind Bluetooth was to find a way for devices, such as iMacs and mobile phones to be connected and to be able to transfer information between devices without having to use any sort of cable or USB drive. I've always had a hard time understanding how Bluetooth even works, but based on its massive use, it is safe to say that bluetooth is only going to get bigger and more advanced. Just look at a company such as Apple, who is moving towards making all their devices connected through bluetooth. Within the next couple of years, I believe that Bluetooth will make it possible to connect an unlimited amount of devices, and we will be able to control our everyday necessities using Bluetooth.
 The technology that influenced what is today known as Bluetooth, was the spread spectrum radio. It produced the same idea of transmitting information wirelessly. It was invented by Hedy Lamarr and George Anthelo in 1937 during World War II, in which they used piano rolls to generate radio frequencies (Skillful Blue Team). The purpose of the spread spectrum radio was to communicate information wirelessly, which is really a simpler version of what bluetooth does today. Since the spread spectrum radio was invented during World War II, it is no wonder that it was used as an advantage when passing on information about locations and other facts during the war. It is pretty fascinating that the same technology is used today in not only Bluetooth, but also Wi-Fi.  
 Even more interesting is the meaning behind the name "Bluetooth". Scandinavia is a part of northern Europe that consist of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. During the 10th century the Danish King Harald Blåtand was responsible for uniting these three countries (Nguyen). The English translation for "Blåtand" is bluetooth. One can definitely see the correlation as Bluetooth is of course meant to "unite" devices together. 
 As mentioned before, Bluetooth is becoming a huge part of the technical world we live in today. We want everything to be wireless and as simple as possible. The fact that we already have self driven cars means that we are moving towards a technology that will require less from us as the operators. As Bluetooth advances, we will be able to connect more devices together such as lights and air conditioning in our homes, where you can control the devices through Bluetooth. One thing that Bluetooth hasn't been able to improve on yet is its range from where it can be connected. Close range seem to be very important if you want a good connection between your devices. As bluetooth advances, I'm sure that you will be able to be further from your device and still be able to connect to it. 

Resources:

Skillful Blue Team, “Who Invented Bluetooth? The Interesting Tale of Our Frequently Used Technology.” SkillfulBlue, skillfulblue.com/who-invented-bluetooth/.

Nguyen, Tuan C. “Who Invented Bluetooth?” ThoughtCo, ThoughtCo, 28 Feb. 2019, www.thoughtco.com/who-invented-bluetooth-4038864.

Flip book

I chose to draw my flip book on one of what used to be, my favorite book series, City of Bones by Cassandra Claire. The book follows a young girl who discovers that she is a shadowhunter, which is a warrior that fights demons. Other than the basis of the story, there's a lot of interesting symbols, or what the book calls "runes", which have different meanings and powers. For my flip book, I wanted to pick a rune, and make the story off of what that rune meant. What's interesting about these runes, is that their meaning can be very broad, so it really makes you play with your own imagination. I decided to go with the rune that stands for "creation". 

The story starts off with a cube that grows larger and larger, then it shrinks, and forms into the actual "creation" rune, which then turns into a sun, which makes a flower grow. The idea is to imagine a continuous creations of things, where one thing turns into another, or one thing creates another thing.