EyeWriter by TEMPT1 and Zach Lieberman

Named one of the Best Inventions of 2010 by Time Magazine, the Eyewriter is an ingenious synthesis of open-source eye-tracking technology and drawing software. A famed graffiti artist stricken with Lou Gehrig’s Disease named TEMTP1 inspired the creation, and the project video shows the paralyzed artist using their invention to “tag” buildings in Downtown Los Angeles — right from his hospital bed. It’s breathtaking work from the people behind Graffiti Research Lab, OpenFrameworks, and Free Art and Technology — and it came in a Kanye West edition. 

Honorable Mention: An intricate and ornate installation inspired by William Morris’s “The Strawberry Thief,” The Beauty of Life is a handmade, 100-square-foot installation.