We returned with SoundAffects, an interactive experience taking the everyday events of a New York city block ranging from weather and traffic to people walking and talking on their phones, and transforming them into a real-time musical soundtrack. Our goal was to change the way people thought about design by giving them a different way to look at cities.

With the help of our partners Tellart and PD Solid, we created a “sound wall” that generated a real-time musical and visual interpretation of a New York city block. Listeners could plug their headphones directly into the wall or listen and watch online. We used Twitter to alert people about interesting events influencing the music, including our own experiments aimed at disrupting natural city flow.