um..no not cheesy, very cool infact

@Daimyo Nintendo: I agree the project is awesome, or I wouldn't have written about it. The poetry needs work, though.

@Wilson Rothman: You be quiet Wilson! I'm still mad at you because that song from the blender videos yesterday is STILL stuck in my head.

This is pretty neat, I'd like to see the idea incorporated into a room with lights on rails behind the frame and interchangeable panels to stick different messages in. Also with lights on rails, it won't take 5 hours and a sunburn to read the message.

@Hiphopopotamus: Mmm, whatchoosay?

Digital sundials exist: [www.digitalsundial.com]

Interesting. This sounds just like something you'd stick in an RPG to test the patience of the player.

@Wilson Rothman: Perhaps future Gizmodo stories could be simultaneously released via similar dot-matrix sun-powered installations placed in sunny spots throughout the world?

wow. this is like reverse diffraction.

HEY, I go there! I didn't see this though, wonder when this was put up in the sculpture garden?.... Must have been by some environmental design kid too. Whatever the case I'm bummed I missed it. I'm surprised that there isn't more stuff designed by my peers on here... Every time I see a mock up by someone on here, my first thought is always, "was this designed and made by a Art Center Student?" You are all missing out on a huge talent pool that I'm fortunate enough to see everyday!

Was this machine printed?

Nice... except that it'll only work a few days of the year... after that, the sun just won't line up properly. (Unless you wedge something under it to make it line up again.)

Presumably the other lines at other angles will then shine through when the sun is at a different angle.

They have this at Stonehenge, except all it says is UUUUU.

@Yonderboy:

Nice.
(probably an "I" in there too somewhere...)

Holes angled based on the time of day makes sense, but seasonal changes in the sun's height in the sky will also affect the angle of the rays. It doesn't look like that was taken into account. Very cool concept, though!

It actually looks like it takes into account at least two seasons (summer and winter).

[people.artcenter.edu]

Here's a quote from the description:

The specific arrangements of the perforations reveal different poems according to the solar calendar: a theme of new-life during the summer solstice. During summer solstice, the poem will contain the theme of "new life". During winter solstice, the poem will be on "reflection and the passing of time."

anyone feels the perspective of this picture is somehow wrong?