The device known as Hektor is the collaborative invention of engineer Uli Franke and Jurg Lehni. Hektor is a portable spray-paint output device for laptop computers. Hektor's software is based on the system known as Scriptographer, a scripting plug in for Adobe Illustrator created by Jurg Lehni. Franke and Lehni point out that the aim of Hektor is to make a statement about the plasticity of design and the variations technology offers for artists. In particular how design can be manipulated by experimenting with new tools that provide an extremely distinctive aesthetic. Hektor represents a tool that moves past the limitations of the clean cut computer design offering technology that acts more like a human arm than the rigidity of a computer software system. For example, the contraption sometimes shakes and wobbles while in action and often drips paint, adding a unique organic quality that is aesthetically pleasing to the viewer.
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