No joke, no scare, I just saw this and wanted to animate it

and I demand to know WHY we can't get electroluminescent animating cards and posters, dammit!
Why do they only use that tech for clubbing T-shirts? We've had it for decades. Surely it can branch out into other areas?

From the B3ta Christmas cards challenge. See all 283 entries (closed)

( WiL can take it all!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:52, archived)

Loveliness.
Design one of your own! T shirt I mean. It can't be that hard if the smack addled 13 year olds at Cyberdog manage it.
( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:52, archived)

hello :)
did you get my photo?
( Earl Otterby Goodbye and no thanks for the fish, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:58, archived)

Probably, I can't check my email here.

( Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:59, archived)

ah, ok :)

( Earl Otterby Goodbye and no thanks for the fish, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:02, archived)

I have it all worked out in my head, you use one of those flat one use batteries as used in old Kodak instamatic cartridges,
you have an electroluminescent flexible panel with fairly large circles of 4 stage animated light, then a piece of printed acetate over it, folded as a normal card would be, but one side is all black save for 'holes' where the light needs to shine thru, then the other side is the actual scenic view. The light will shine thru the colours meaning it all just needs to be one near-white colour on the actual panel and the 'holes' and picture will always line up due to being printed together on one sheet.

It's be a bit weightier than a normal card and the electronics would have to be fairly solid (they'd add about 5 mil width so it'd be kinda like a thin digital picture frame), but otherwise, it would work, I'm sure!

SOMEONE MAKE ME THEM!!
( WiL can take it all!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:05, archived)

Well if they make cards that can play tunes they surely can make this!

( Barbarossa WTF is it with apples lately? My lips are on fire!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:11, archived)

did you see this
www.freepatentsonline.com/4363081.html
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:18, archived)

Ah but that is LED, we have those,
much simpler AND lighter than mine so that'd be why...
( WiL can take it all!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:29, archived)

Electroluminescent
Mrs Wormburn does that sort of thing from time to time... she made electroluminescent corsets, with angel wings and things appearing through them. Pretty fucking awesome tbh... she's on the Axis website somewhere if you're looking for someone.

Oh, and fucking woot with the image.
(wormburn, Tue 2 Dec 2008, 18:03, archived)

BUN!
Awwwwwww!
( J Peasemould Gruntfuttock our time is running out, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:53, archived)

that is lovely :)

( Earl Otterby Goodbye and no thanks for the fish, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:53, archived)

Ooh! Sparkly!


lovely
( Mstandot, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:54, archived)

u talented
fucker *click*
(roryrattlehead http://wormgurgles.blogspot.com/, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:54, archived)

this is lovely
i can almost feel the still, chilly night, hear the crisp sound of footsteps in the fresh snow, see my breath in front of my face...

i love winter nights.
( Smash Monkey do fuck off, davina, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:54, archived)

Footsteps?.....

( Mstandot, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:57, archived)

nice!

( Smash Monkey do fuck off, davina, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:07, archived)

YUP!nice
:D
( elvisweathercock, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:54, archived)

aww!
*dies of cute overdose*
( RiffRaff "Board Sig"? What's that?... Oh, I see...., Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:55, archived)

I'm with you on this one . . . gif a card for Chrispness !

( Valin Eschewing parts by the unit part . . ., Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:55, archived)

Lovely

( Bela Lugosi's Dad clueless egg cunt, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:55, archived)

you're going soft in your old age
lovely
edit/ slips in an old one


*also has rigidity issues, but here's not the place
( god save the queen hardly ever original, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:55, archived)

Pfffft!

( J Peasemould Gruntfuttock our time is running out, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:56, archived)

YAY!
I lieks this! :D
( WiL can take it all!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:08, archived)

christmas cards just aren't as important as clubbin'

( Shada TANGLE BUDDIES!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:55, archived)

awww
purdy
( Dixipoos Bye Bye Blackbird, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:58, archived)

Nice
I mst admit I was waiting for womething to happen
( The Twisted Omentum The only thing better than hairspray, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 16:59, archived)

Looks like there's an alien about to burst onto the scene from the left ;)
Very pretty!
( Barbarossa WTF is it with apples lately? My lips are on fire!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:04, archived)

bless!


argh skull tree !
( prodigy69 uncle 2.0, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:07, archived)

Yeh, I noticed that!
Was tempted to do something with it but resisted...
( WiL can take it all!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:09, archived)

Sweet as anything
that is!
( edjogs Gave up sigs but likes a wee drink, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:27, archived)

How lovely
And you should market that idea and make millions (and screw over Hallmark)
(Cloudane, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:30, archived)

I'd love to, unfortunately I don't have the first idea how,
and I'm pretty damn sure anyone on here who does just has.
( WiL can take it all!, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:44, archived)

I know the feeling
I'm always coming up with awesome* ideas that would make me filthy rich if I had the first idea how, too.

(*Most people disagree)
(Cloudane, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 17:49, archived)

pretty
:)
(Bobby Bob Bob also available on http://jbobw.deviantart.com/, Fri 28 Nov 2008, 19:07, archived)

BUNNY!
Awwwwwwww!
( Poisoned Al R Tape loading error, 0:1, Sat 29 Nov 2008, 1:02, archived)