ProposalsProposal 277
ProposalsProposal 277
The Noggles LED Keychain circuit video blew up on Twitter with lots of excitement! This is an opportunity to create a low-cost, yet highly sought after and unique piece of hardware that fits in your pocket and carried daily with you. From conversation starters in person to unboxings and showing off on social media, this device is sleek, a standout, and an instant proliferator.
My speciality is creating exceptional and memorable digital and physical experiences through a variety of mediums (i.e. installations, hardware, web, 3D, etc.) working with notable brands such as my ongoing partnerships with Arduino; building conceptual prototypes, fashion brands such as Christopher Kane and Selfridges, and most recently, creating an exclusive audio-reactive hardware for Zora (under Lychee, Inc - company I cofounded).
With 58k followers across my socials where 90% are avid hardware enthusiasts, there’s an exciting opportunity to introduce and build a new branch of applicability to Nouns via the Noggles LED hardware device and its CC0 files, giving them a new tool to develop firmware, create physical nounish projects and iterate further.
Explorer Grants has led me here and I think there’s a lot more that Nouns and I can do together to create beautiful nounish objects, art pieces, experiences and more! Having a shared vision to build in the public domain; to open source for more creativity, collaboration and innovation – I think by embracing Nouns and my unique pov as an artist, we can produce captivating nounish creations that showcase the best of both our perspectives and amplify our collective creativity. To leave not only lasting impressions, but the foundational blocks to build upon further and allow other people’s creativity to flourish!
I was first funded by Explorer Grants (prop 178) and took the opportunity to create 6 experimental hardware pieces: a Nouns Governance Wallet, USB E-Ink Displaying Daily Nouns & Props, Etch-A-Sketch, Noggles LED Keychain, Noggles Speakers, and the Nouns Camera.
One of these objects stood apart from the rest and got a lot of attention on Twitter. The desire to own a unique Noggles LED Keychain led me directly to create this proposal.
Nouns has the opportunity to lead the way in creating unique hardware-based artwork that many people want to own; setting new standards for innovation and creativity, that aren’t only visually stunning by highly coveted by collectors and enthusiasts alike.
With my strong social presence and commitment to open-source content, I believe I can help reinforce the Nouns brand beyond crypto. Directly through my own brand; in addition of building conceptual hardware and art installations I document videos of those builds that reach over 58,000 followers and have amassed a combined total of +10.7 million video views with a 39.9% engagement rate.
Why the Noggles LED Keychain?
Hardware Specs:
I have a high niche community of hardware enthusiasts (Instagram + TikTok) and people in Crypto (Twitter) – I think these Noggle LED Keychains will perfectly hit both demographics, especially as it will all be open-source.
The proposal includes the development to build, design and prototype the Noggles LED Keychain with a production run of 600 units- working with manufacturers and liaising with suppliers to meet industry standards and construct the PCB circuit from scratch, complete with a custom software and firmware that will be open-sourced, and a designed enclosure with custom packaging - all to go into production with a custom website for purchasing.
To bring the Noggles LED Keychain to market, the project will be divided into 6 stages over a 6 month period, with a total cost of 75Ξ to cover production, design costs, prototyping iterations, hardware components, material costs, material sourcing, labour, etc.
PCB Circuit Design: This involves R&D for components, block diagrams, MCUs, preliminary design, schematic design, and PCB layout design. I'll also create multiple prototypes for testing
Software / Firmware: This includes coding the firmware to run the circuit, integrating the firmware with the hardware, and testing and debugging the product
Enclosure Design: Create mockup sketches, conduct research and ideation, develop 3D models and CAD designs, and source materials and manufacturers for the enclosure. We'll also create and test three prototypes
Manufacturers: Liaise with suppliers and vendors to source the necessary components
Packaging: Design, prototype, and source packaging materials for the product.
Website – an Overview of Purchase Strategy (Crypto and Non-Crypto natives)
Access open-source files, code, schematics + guides to “hack / tinker” with the Nouns LED Keychain to create custom pattern colours → CC0
To purchase a Nounish Hardware
Mockup Designs(initial ideas → 3 different concepts; to be developed further):
I’m very grateful for the opportunity and support the past few months as I’ve been exploring Nouns, as a thank you I’d like to supply 50 units of the Noggles LED Keychain as NFTs which can be redeemable at a later time.
I’m most keen and excited about getting this hardware to as many hands as possible and proliferate Nouns in a new tangible format, which I wouldn’t be able to do at such a scale without the support of Nouns.
So simply being paid for my time to build, experiment and co-create with Nouns is massively rewarding! With that, I’d like for the DAO to have a return on this project so 100% profit / mint revenue will go to the DAO and my hopes are to continue developing a series of Nounish Hardware and pieces after the completion of this first prop.
Manufacturing – 14 ETH
Prototyping — 6.5 ETH
Shipping & Delivery – 6.5 ETH
Labour + Time – 48 ETH across 6 months
Nounish Hardware → 600 Noggles LED Keychains
Website to Purchase Hardware + Access Open Source Files
NFT for Noggles Keychain
TikTok / Instagram Videos showing the making of:
https://tigris.li
Instagram / TikTok / Twitter – @tigrisli
Born and raised in Montréal, Canada. Tigris is a Creative Technologist and 3D Motion Designer based in London with an experimental approach to the concept of love. Particularly, designing experiences and interactive installations that examine the relationship between humans and technology to foster emotional intelligence.
Formerly a national figure skater turned Minecraft Youtuber with 1 million+ video views at the age of 12. She now shares her practice to millions via Instagram & TikTok to educate and empower the next generation of innovators in electronic engineering and experience design.
In 2022, Tigris released a limited edition book to accompany her exhibition ‘Data Romantics’ at 180 The Strand’s Reference Point on February 14. Data Romantics was an experimental dating lab / exhibition challenging the conventions of modern dating to investigate the concept of love in a society desensitized and infiltrated by digital culture.
After founding Lychee, Inc. in 2022 – a cultural technology company, alongside Eugene Angelo. Tigris is focused on building open experiences in the form of hardware to capture memories, emotions, and moments in time; new cultural primitives.
Selected Features, Talks, & Press
Dazed, Vice Media, Samsung Home of Innovation, Tate Britain, Arduino, Zora, 180 Studios, New Currency, Cybr Magazine, Selfridges, BuzzFeed and Sunday Times.
The Noggles LED Keychain circuit video blew up on Twitter with lots of excitement! This is an opportunity to create a low-cost, yet highly sought after and unique piece of hardware that fits in your pocket and carried daily with you. From conversation starters in person to unboxings and showing off on social media, this device is sleek, a standout, and an instant proliferator.
My speciality is creating exceptional and memorable digital and physical experiences through a variety of mediums (i.e. installations, hardware, web, 3D, etc.) working with notable brands such as my ongoing partnerships with Arduino; building conceptual prototypes, fashion brands such as Christopher Kane and Selfridges, and most recently, creating an exclusive audio-reactive hardware for Zora (under Lychee, Inc - company I cofounded).
With 58k followers across my socials where 90% are avid hardware enthusiasts, there’s an exciting opportunity to introduce and build a new branch of applicability to Nouns via the Noggles LED hardware device and its CC0 files, giving them a new tool to develop firmware, create physical nounish projects and iterate further.
Explorer Grants has led me here and I think there’s a lot more that Nouns and I can do together to create beautiful nounish objects, art pieces, experiences and more! Having a shared vision to build in the public domain; to open source for more creativity, collaboration and innovation – I think by embracing Nouns and my unique pov as an artist, we can produce captivating nounish creations that showcase the best of both our perspectives and amplify our collective creativity. To leave not only lasting impressions, but the foundational blocks to build upon further and allow other people’s creativity to flourish!
I was first funded by Explorer Grants (prop 178) and took the opportunity to create 6 experimental hardware pieces: a Nouns Governance Wallet, USB E-Ink Displaying Daily Nouns & Props, Etch-A-Sketch, Noggles LED Keychain, Noggles Speakers, and the Nouns Camera.
One of these objects stood apart from the rest and got a lot of attention on Twitter. The desire to own a unique Noggles LED Keychain led me directly to create this proposal.
Nouns has the opportunity to lead the way in creating unique hardware-based artwork that many people want to own; setting new standards for innovation and creativity, that aren’t only visually stunning by highly coveted by collectors and enthusiasts alike.
With my strong social presence and commitment to open-source content, I believe I can help reinforce the Nouns brand beyond crypto. Directly through my own brand; in addition of building conceptual hardware and art installations I document videos of those builds that reach over 58,000 followers and have amassed a combined total of +10.7 million video views with a 39.9% engagement rate.
Why the Noggles LED Keychain?
Hardware Specs:
I have a high niche community of hardware enthusiasts (Instagram + TikTok) and people in Crypto (Twitter) – I think these Noggle LED Keychains will perfectly hit both demographics, especially as it will all be open-source.
The proposal includes the development to build, design and prototype the Noggles LED Keychain with a production run of 600 units- working with manufacturers and liaising with suppliers to meet industry standards and construct the PCB circuit from scratch, complete with a custom software and firmware that will be open-sourced, and a designed enclosure with custom packaging - all to go into production with a custom website for purchasing.
To bring the Noggles LED Keychain to market, the project will be divided into 6 stages over a 6 month period, with a total cost of 75Ξ to cover production, design costs, prototyping iterations, hardware components, material costs, material sourcing, labour, etc.
PCB Circuit Design: This involves R&D for components, block diagrams, MCUs, preliminary design, schematic design, and PCB layout design. I'll also create multiple prototypes for testing
Software / Firmware: This includes coding the firmware to run the circuit, integrating the firmware with the hardware, and testing and debugging the product
Enclosure Design: Create mockup sketches, conduct research and ideation, develop 3D models and CAD designs, and source materials and manufacturers for the enclosure. We'll also create and test three prototypes
Manufacturers: Liaise with suppliers and vendors to source the necessary components
Packaging: Design, prototype, and source packaging materials for the product.
Website – an Overview of Purchase Strategy (Crypto and Non-Crypto natives)
Access open-source files, code, schematics + guides to “hack / tinker” with the Nouns LED Keychain to create custom pattern colours → CC0
To purchase a Nounish Hardware
Mockup Designs(initial ideas → 3 different concepts; to be developed further):
I’m very grateful for the opportunity and support the past few months as I’ve been exploring Nouns, as a thank you I’d like to supply 50 units of the Noggles LED Keychain as NFTs which can be redeemable at a later time.
I’m most keen and excited about getting this hardware to as many hands as possible and proliferate Nouns in a new tangible format, which I wouldn’t be able to do at such a scale without the support of Nouns.
So simply being paid for my time to build, experiment and co-create with Nouns is massively rewarding! With that, I’d like for the DAO to have a return on this project so 100% profit / mint revenue will go to the DAO and my hopes are to continue developing a series of Nounish Hardware and pieces after the completion of this first prop.
Manufacturing – 14 ETH
Prototyping — 6.5 ETH
Shipping & Delivery – 6.5 ETH
Labour + Time – 48 ETH across 6 months
Nounish Hardware → 600 Noggles LED Keychains
Website to Purchase Hardware + Access Open Source Files
NFT for Noggles Keychain
TikTok / Instagram Videos showing the making of:
https://tigris.li
Instagram / TikTok / Twitter – @tigrisli
Born and raised in Montréal, Canada. Tigris is a Creative Technologist and 3D Motion Designer based in London with an experimental approach to the concept of love. Particularly, designing experiences and interactive installations that examine the relationship between humans and technology to foster emotional intelligence.
Formerly a national figure skater turned Minecraft Youtuber with 1 million+ video views at the age of 12. She now shares her practice to millions via Instagram & TikTok to educate and empower the next generation of innovators in electronic engineering and experience design.
In 2022, Tigris released a limited edition book to accompany her exhibition ‘Data Romantics’ at 180 The Strand’s Reference Point on February 14. Data Romantics was an experimental dating lab / exhibition challenging the conventions of modern dating to investigate the concept of love in a society desensitized and infiltrated by digital culture.
After founding Lychee, Inc. in 2022 – a cultural technology company, alongside Eugene Angelo. Tigris is focused on building open experiences in the form of hardware to capture memories, emotions, and moments in time; new cultural primitives.
Selected Features, Talks, & Press
Dazed, Vice Media, Samsung Home of Innovation, Tate Britain, Arduino, Zora, 180 Studios, New Currency, Cybr Magazine, Selfridges, BuzzFeed and Sunday Times.