Static! is a collaborative project out of Sweden’s Interactive Institute that promotes energy awareness through technology and design. Through prototypes, concept designs, and use scenarios, they create real-time visualizations of energy use to encourage recognition of behavior and offer opportunities for change. Some projects include the Appearing Pattern Wallpaper, which slowly changes the walls from a solid color to a pattern through a UV-sensitive ink in order to show the effect of energy over time, and the Power Aware Cord, which has glowing wires that intensify as increased amounts of energy pass through them.

Visit Static! at: http://www.tii.se/static/index.htm