Jamie Park – LO – 11

Kate Hartman is a professor and lab director at OCAD (Ontario College of Art and Design) and a designer of computational wearables. In 2014, she published a book called Make: Wearable Electronics — Design, prototype, and wear your own interactive garments. 

This book provides a thorough knowledge of how to create a garment while incorporating electronics. Hartman kindly explains the science and technology behind each tool or concept, such as circuit or conductive thread, at the start of the book for the beginners. By having a circuit inside clothing, one can manipulate the clothing to make sound, record information, or emit light. The possibility of electronic clothing is endless. Although I am unsure if I will ever make my own electric clothing, as I suck at even making conventional clothing, I was entertained by this new concept. I would like to see how people can use this concept to potentially help people who are in needs.

Link to the book on Amazon