Library of Missing Parts (2018)
The Library of Missing Parts is an ongoing and ever-expanding effort to represent real-world phenomena in a symbolic language compatible with the flow of electricity.
The field of electronics sorely lacks symbolic representations for some of the most relevant parts of any electronic circuit. These missing parts include humans, animals, nature and the built environment – including all objects and artifacts that make up the everyday reality of our lives and the circuits that inhabit it.
This lack of common symbols to represent the full spectrum of inter-dependencies in which each electronic circuit is embedded has lead electrical engineering to develop an extremely narrow perspective. As a result, the electronic devices in our lives are becoming less and less nuanced, more and more bland.
Time’s Up circuit diagram:
PIFcamp 2018circuit diagram:
Making Sense Together circuit diagram:
Sense Yourself Making circuit diagram:
// At some point I would love to provide a footprints and schematic symbols library for KICAD and other PCB design tools.