Archive for May, 2006

new feature: resolume feedback

Posted in categorized, general, interactive design, vj-ing and footage on May 31st, 2006

the new version of resolume comes with a new feature: video feedback. it is now possible to apply feedback-circuits to videos, and, interestingly, apply effects to the feedback. check out the possibilities of this stunning new feature here:

http://www.resolume.com/support/manual/tutorial-feedback.html

beautiful music design: the thievery corporation

Posted in categorized, general, graphic design, illustration on May 30th, 2006

Neal Ashby and Matthew Curry´s collaborative graphic design work:
http://ashbydesign.com/artofversions/

also check out this portfolio:

http://imagefed.com/

pixen: a software dedicated to pixel design

Posted in categorized, general, graphic design on May 29th, 2006

for mac only

http://www.opensword.org/Pixen/

a clean and simple ASCII art generator

Posted in categorized, general, graphic design, typo on May 29th, 2006

you can choose from different fonts:
http://www.network-science.de/ascii/


Have fun. Don´t forget to bookmark th

supershapes: form and formula

Posted in categorized, general, interactive design, perception theory, tutorials on May 28th, 2006

an applet for the calculation of forms, with a simple introduction:

http://www.activeart.de/dim-shops/training/
SuperShape/2DApplet.html

design and form: supershapes

Posted in categorized, general, graphic design, portfolios on May 28th, 2006

interesting portfolio with design and form:

http://www.supershapes.com/

russian poster art from 1917 – 1991

Posted in art, categorized, general, graphic design, illustration on May 26th, 2006

a very complete set revealing the full bandwith of russian graphics design:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bpx/sets/72057594117941491/

website dedicated to colors

Posted in categorized, characterdesign, general, graphic design, illustration, interactive design, perception theory on May 26th, 2006

find, match and arrange colors for your designs:
http://www.colourlovers.com/

game audio: the best ending songs

Posted in audio/music, categorized, games, general on May 22nd, 2006

A site dedicated to game sounds and songs, this list especially to the game endings, availabe in mp3

http://www.flyingomelette.com/top50songs.html

street art: perspective painting

Posted in general on May 22nd, 2006

a very impressive gallery of works from Julian Beever showing his chalk drawings on american sidewalks, with massive use of point of view changes and perspective.

http://users.skynet.be/J.Beever/pave.htm

*thanks peter*

interesting device: pixel-roller

Posted in art, categorized, general on May 22nd, 2006

“The “PixelRoller” project is a collabortive investigation into a new creative tool between Stuart Wood MA (RCA) Interaction Design and Florian Ortkrass MA (RCA) Design Products.

The pixel roller does exactly what it say it is, rolls pixels. It can be viewed like a hand printer, the pixel roller can roll out any image, video or text manually, at any speed or diraction, round corners and over surfaces.

In the first prototype, ‘Light Roller’, the pixels are in the form of a series of 12 ultra bright UV LEDs situated along its axis. These UV LEDs excite phosophescent ink and leave trails of pixels that fade with time. ”

http://random-international.squarespace.com/
pixel-roller-overview/

*thanks julian*

optical illusion painting

Posted in art, categorized, general, perception theory on May 20th, 2006

be sure to check out these really amazing pictures by rob gonzales:http://haha.nu/2006/05/17/seamless-pictures/

via furl.net

silkscreen printing for everybody

Posted in categorized, general, illustration on May 20th, 2006

a very crisp silkscreen tutorial

http://nomediakings.org/doityourself/
howto_silkscreen_posters_and_shirts.html

65 skateboards designed by 65 artists

Posted in art, categorized, general, graphic design, illustration, street art on May 19th, 2006

http://3feethigh.kneehigh.net/

via drawn!

very impressive paper sculptures

Posted in art, categorized, general, paper engineering on May 19th, 2006

http://www.flickr.com/photos/richardsweeney/

amazing portfolio: platinum

Posted in categorized, general, graphic design, illustration, portfolios on May 19th, 2006

http://www.platinumfmd.com.br/

learn to draw cartoons

Posted in categorized, characterdesign, general, manga and cartoon, motiondesign on May 19th, 2006

with this blog:

http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/

amazing!

via boinboing

a very complete scripting reference

Posted in categorized, general, net/working on May 19th, 2006

including HTML, XML, CSS, A…

http://www.gotapi.com/

compare google results historical

Posted in categorized, general, net/working, web 2.0 on May 19th, 2006

http://www.google.com/trends

note: this picture is supposed to be FUNNY

generative art: unlekker.net

Posted in categorized, general, graphic design on May 19th, 2006

interesting generative art

http://www.unlekker.net

Algorithmic design: GroboVision

Posted in categorized, general on May 19th, 2006

An interesting aproach to algorithmic design and 3D modelling.

“GroboVision represents the future of GroBoto. Its high-speed rendering engine features constructive solid geometry (for sharp, polygon-free renderings) and the ability to work in true 3D space. Plus it offers the ability to render files of any size with alpha channels (when saved in TIFF format).

Eventually, this rendering technology will be incorporated directly into GroBoto, allowing near limitless 3D exploration of the fantastic world of GroBoto.”

http://www.groboto.com/gallery/animation1.htm

http://www.groboto.com/gallery/index.htm

real time video: jitter for MAX/MSP

Posted in audio/music, categorized, general, interactive design, vj-ing and footage on May 19th, 2006

http://www.cycling74.com/products/jitter

Jitter is part of MAX MSP: “In use worldwide for over fifteen years by performers, composers, artists, teachers, and students, Max/MSP is the way to make your computer do things that reflect your individual ideas and dreams. Max/MSP is a true cross-platform system compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows XP. ”

Jitter is the Video Component of MAX MSP:

“Jitter extends the Max/MSP programming environment to support realtime manipulation of video, 3D graphics and other data sets within a unified processing architecture.

Because Jitter, like Max/MSP, is generic in nature, it offers unlimited possibilities for creative exploration. Whether you are interested in video processing, interactive art, teaching new media, or data visualization, Jitter offers both high and low level tools for working in exciting new ways.

Jitter abstracts all data as multidimensional matrices, so objects that process images can also process audio, volumetric data, 3d vertices, or any numerical information you can get into the computer. Jitter’s common representation simplifies the reinterpretation and transformation of media. And with Jitter 1.5, many types of data can be processed on the GPU, leveraging the massively parallel computing power of today’s latest graphics cards.”

a site dedicated to web 2.0 and mashups

Posted in categorized, general, interactive design, web 2.0 on May 18th, 2006

http://www.programmableweb.com/

Video tutorials for gaming and much more

Posted in categorized, games, general, tutorials on May 18th, 2006

This site requires a registration (free) but you really get tons of video tutorials. Many for gaming, but also for video editing, photoshop and much more.

http://www.3dbuzz.com/vbforum/sv_dl_index.php

10 ways to interact

Posted in categorized, flash, general, interactive design on May 18th, 2006

nice approach to different kinds of interaction on websites

http://interact10ways.com/usa/index.asp

a linksite linkpool mashup

Posted in categorized, general, interactive design, web 2.0 on May 11th, 2006
furl, delicious, digg ect .. the top links are all collected on this site

paper tesselations and much more

Posted in categorized, general, paper engineering on May 9th, 2006
a very interesting blog on paper and paper engeneering:

free stock photo links

Posted in categorized, film/photography, general, vj-ing and footage on May 8th, 2006

a huge list of sites offering free stock photos

http://www.graphicsngraphicdesign.com/
freestockphotos-graphicdesigners/

http://pstutorialsblog.com/?p=44

http://www.imagecatalog.com 

interesting blog on illustation, comics and painting

Posted in categorized, characterdesign, general, illustration, manga and cartoon on May 5th, 2006
  • “lines and colors is a blog about drawing, sketching, painting, comics, cartoons, webcomics, illustration, digital art, concept art, gallery art, artist tools and techniques, motion graphics, animation, sci-fi and fantasy illustration, paleo art, storyboards”

http://www.linesandcolors.com/