Tag Archives: glow
13Dec/11No comments
It’s hard to take pictures in the dark…
Posted by Ryan
…unless you are a pro like Exploratorium staff photographer Gayle. We had a lot of activities going down in the tinkering studio for last week’s After Dark, but the glow theme highlighted my photo taking limitations. Check out these beautiful … Continue reading
5Dec/11No comments
After Dark Afterglow
Posted by Ryan
Last Thursday, as a part of a glow-themed adult night, we brought out a bunch of florescent and glow-in-the-dark activities, environmental elements and art pieces that we have been working on for the past few weeks in the learning studio. … Continue reading
Tagged as: adult night, after dark, bear skin rug, bling, candy corn, cardboard, cosmic, florescent, glow, highlighter, LED, marble machines, neon, no shoes on bear, pes, stop motion, tattoos, UV lights
25Nov/111 comment
Moment of Zen – Glow Birthday
Posted by Ryan
Inspired by the recent experiments for After Dark, Nicole added quinine (tonic water) to Lianna’s birthday cupcake frosting for a UV surprise!
16Nov/11No comments
Cosmic Marble Machines Test
Posted by Ryan
Inspired by cosmic bowling with elements of Tron and the aesthetic of a Tinkerer’s Rave, we’ve been experimenting with the idea of “one night only” debut of glow-in-the-dark marble machines at the next after dark event. Once we discovered that … Continue reading
Tagged as: after dark, cosmic, glow, marble machines, neon, tracks, tube, UV light
9Nov/11No comments
Glow Prototyping
Posted by Ryan
On Tuesday, we tested out some new and old activities to try at the After Dark: Glow event on the first Thursday of December. Digital Bling seemed like a good starting point for our explorations with the additions of UV … Continue reading
Tagged as: after dark, black light, bling, circuits, glow, highlighter, marbles, tattoos, UV light
