"Album art is an oft-overlooked creative form that can be incredibly subtle and bold in directly or indirectly expressing the intended emotion of the intangible music track playing. These carefully composed visuals are arguably more accessible and widespread than fine art. And yet, they can be abstract or representation, nostalgic in the embodiment of a bygone era, and visionary in the speculative suggesting a potential future."
"That all changes with the new 6.3 x 6.3 inch Tuneshine square LED display, designed by San Francisco entrepreneur Tobias Butler. The compact device seamlessly connects to music apps like Spotify, Apple Music, Sonos, etc. and existing speakers for direct image diffusion. The brightness can be controlled. When not playing music, one can even program Tuneshine to display other types of images."
"Seeming to distort the visuals, the vivid 64×64 extra-bright pixel screen animates them in an unexpected fashion. It borrows from the resampling technique used by graphic designers and photo editors to blow up low-resolution pictures. They essentially break down the pictures into grids of smaller circles. Though not a true replication, the overall effect is preserved. One can even use Shazam's new image search function to discover the music someone else is playing."
Album art often communicates emotion through photography, painting, drawing, collage, or mixes of techniques, but small handheld screens limit appreciation of composition and detail. Tuneshine is a compact 6.3 x 6.3 inch square LED display designed to enlarge and animate album art for clearer visual appreciation. The device connects seamlessly to Spotify, Apple Music, Sonos, and other music apps and speakers, offers brightness control, and can display other images when idle. A vivid 64×64 extra-bright pixel screen applies a resampling-like grid animation to preserve overall effect while adding a distinctive animated aesthetic, and Shazam image search can identify displayed music.
Read at Design Milk
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