Twitter Heart

lighting installation in San francisco, ca

C++ Graphics Application + Node.js backend+ gnip api

role: implemented data integration + graphics sampling infrastructure

Sosolimited created an enormous heart sculpture to commemorate Twitter's re-designed 'like' button. In addition to the iPad interface, the speed of the heart beat shows the amount of Twitter activity for one of several topics.

The sculpture debuted at CES and currently resides at Twitter HQ in San Francisco.

Two women stand in front of a large heart made of frosted acrylic tubes, each glowing with a red light.

An iPad with a beating heart graphic shows the Twitter activity about fashion and beauty topics.

A finger taps "Technology" to select a new topic for the visualization.