Artribune's Top 10 Art-Inspired Gadgets and Games
Artribune Magazine #39 features a roundup of ten playful art-related gadgets and games. Highlights include 'Guess the Artist' by Craig and Karl, a board game published by Laurence King Publishing featuring 60 artists; Ink Whiskey's conversion of old Nintendo cartridges into whiskey flasks, which raised nearly $40,000 on Kickstarter; the Chairs Game, a children's stacking game reminiscent of Doris Salcedo's work, available at the MoMA store; Cards Against Humanity, an adult card game with 550 cards; Atypyk's Mondrian Skill Game, a sliding puzzle; Yoni Alter's hand-painted globe with optical illusion; Jon-A-Tron's Zoetrope Fidget Spinner tutorial on Instructables; Trido, a magnetic construction set based on Platonic solids; Rob Hodgson's monster-themed Bingo; and Huzi Design's multifunctional ping-pong table that also serves as a coffee table and chalkboard. The article is written by Valentina Tanni, an art historian and curator specializing in art and technology.
Key facts
- Artribune Magazine #39 published a list of ten art-related gadgets and games.
- Craig and Karl designed 'Guess the Artist' board game published by Laurence King Publishing.
- Ink Whiskey raised nearly $40,000 on Kickstarter for whiskey flasks made from old Nintendo cartridges.
- Chairs Game is a children's stacking game available at the MoMA store.
- Cards Against Humanity contains 550 cards (460 black, 90 white).
- Atypyk created the Mondrian Skill Game, a sliding puzzle.
- Yoni Alter hand-painted a globe that appears to move but is stationary.
- Jon-A-Tron shared a Zoetrope Fidget Spinner tutorial on Instructables.
- Trido is a magnetic construction set based on Platonic solids.
- Rob Hodgson designed a monster-themed Bingo game.
- Huzi Design created a multifunctional ping-pong table that converts to a coffee table and chalkboard.
- Valentina Tanni wrote the article; she teaches Digital Art at Politecnico di Milano and Digital Cultures at NABA.
Entities
Artists
- Craig and Karl
- Doris Salcedo
- Yoni Alter
- Jon-A-Tron
- Rob Hodgson
- Valentina Tanni
Institutions
- Artribune
- Laurence King Publishing
- Ink Whiskey
- Kickstarter
- MoMA
- Cards Against Humanity
- Atypyk
- Instructables
- Trido
- Huzi Design
- Politecnico di Milano
- NABA
Locations
- Italy