My tiny mind is easily blown, but the latest series from 3D printing design studio Nervous System is pretty darn impressive. The duo that makes up Nervous System has created a variety of 3D printed zoetropes, taking that 19th century animating toy into the 21st century and the 3rd dimension.
The series, titled “Growing Objects”, is made up of a number kinetic sculptures depicting the growth of structures in nature. The pieces are modern versions of the phenakistoscope, zoetrope, and praxinoscope, 19th century toys that acted as early demonstrations of animation. As you’ll see in the video below, 3D printed iterations of these natural structures at each stage in the growing process are quickly spun in front of a strobe light to animate their development. Like their 19th century counterparts, the “Growing Objects” sculptures are interactive, so that the viewer can see the individual steps that make up the animation.…
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