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Abstract
FabricatINK explores the personal fabrication of irregularly-shaped low-power displays using electronic ink (E ink). E ink is a programmable bicolour material used in traditional form-factors such as E readers. It has potential for more versatile use within the scope of personal fabrication of custom-shaped displays, and it has the promise to be the pre-eminent material choice for this purpose. We appraise technical literature to identify properties of E ink, suited to fabrication. We identify a key roadblock, universal access to E ink as a material, and we deliver a method to circumvent this by upcycling broken electronics. We subsequently present a novel fabrication method for irregularly-shaped E ink displays. We demonstrate our fabrication process and E ink's versatility through ten prototypes showing different applications and use cases. By addressing E ink as a material for display fabrication, we uncover the potential for users to create custom-shaped truly bistable displays.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | CHI 2022 - Proceedings of the 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Number of pages | 15 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450391573 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Apr 2022 |
Event | 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2022 - Virtual, Online, United States Duration: 30 Apr 2022 → 5 May 2022 |
Publication series
Name | Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings |
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Conference
Conference | 2022 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2022 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Virtual, Online |
Period | 30/04/22 → 5/05/22 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2022 ACM.
Research Groups and Themes
- Bristol Interaction Group
Keywords
- Display
- E ink
- E reader
- Electrophoretic
- Fabrication
- Free-Form Display
- Prototyping
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Interaction Design with Functional Plastics
Roudaut, A. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/15 → 31/07/21
Project: Research
Student theses
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The personal fabrication of irregularly shaped interactive displays
Hanton, O. P. (Author), Roudaut, A. (Supervisor) & Fraser, M. (Supervisor), 9 May 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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