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Google Poster Maker is a project developed by small creative agency, Deeplocal, and it is able to create unique posters based of off voice commands. It was featured in the annual Google I/O event. The creative team and Deeplocal collaborated with Google to showcase the versatility of the Google Assistant SDK function which allows you to embed Google Assistant in projects and customize them through something called ‘Actions’. The best thing about the Poster Maker is that the software was developed in Github, and since it is open-sourced, it gives anyone an opportunity to develop their own version. As for the hardware of this project, the developers have also considered the accessibility of all the parts which include a Raspberry Pi, a machined aluminium marker changer and a Corian Drawing Surface, to create the frame of the machine.
The inspiration behind this piece of design technology was to find a balance between the precision of a robot and the creativity of a human, which is established by the how the Google Assistant SDK receives the voice request of the user and creates a poster that is generated through the users customization of the API. This project is only one of many that showcases the potential of how Google Assistant’s voice control API can be used to create, build and share based off individuality.