Ben de Silva

Subversion

bendesilva — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:13:09 +0000

A small userscript extension for Chrome and Firefox which injects itself into YouTube video pages when viewed. The script disrupts the viewing experience, ‘shutting down’ the page and redirecting the user to a live stream of Al Jazeera news. The project is a response to the overwhelming amount of pointless and banal videos which have taken over the internet and are viewed millions of times a day.

Control

bendesilva — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:55:12 +0000

Crowdsourcing 101

bendesilva — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:32:20 +0000

Wheeler’s Firebrand

bendesilva — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:20:23 +0000

Fishing in the Broads

bendesilva — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:33:16 +0000

SweeneyPinedo

bendesilva — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:39:45 +0000

Beginners Book of Cryptozoology

bendesilva — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:15:20 +0000

Brighton Ale Expedition

bendesilva — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 08:00:32 +0000

I developed a system for mapping a pub crawl through beer mats. The concept is that the route is not known to the participant before hand, upon reaching the first pub they are given a beer mat with a drink purchase. The beer mat is designed to a house style but is specific to that pub. The reverse displays the next pub on the route, the drinks (in this case ale) available at the next pub and where abouts the pub is located. The beer mats tessellate to form a map relative to location on the reverse.

Supercollider

bendesilva — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 10:57:19 +0000

A set of GUI elements were designed for the open-source audio synthesis software SuperCollider. Programs are built through SuperCollider's own programming language and environment. GUI elements can be generated and placed, leaving the user interface design purely up to the end-user. I had to design a set of cohesive elements which could be used to define SuperCollider's own visual identity in the audio software world. The elements had to have a certain degree of control by the user such as colour coding. I also introduced new potential for programmable customisation such as background grids (e.g. 2D slider) and rounded corners; which were met with acclaim by the developers.

Open Days 2010

bendesilva — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:47:04 +0000

As part of the second year programme at the University of Brighton, students are set the task of designing the poster to advertise the Open Days for the Faculty of the Arts. The chosen poster is distributed digitally and through print to art colleges throughout the country. This is a response to that brief produced in collaboration with Ed Harrison and Max Smith with the concept behind the poster to symbolise the journey through university.