Archive for January, 2008
collage: handiedan
Posted in graphic design on January 26th, 2008handiedan has some very nice collage artwork, so go see it:
http://www.handiedan.com/collage/pin_ups.html
*thanks thomas*

typo: anatomy of typeface
Posted in typo on January 25th, 2008ever though about what the skeleton of a character would look like? find out here:
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2008/01/anatomy_of_a_ty.php#more
via notcot

search for people
Posted in net/working on January 25th, 2008a search engine, specialized to find information and images of people
*thanks robert*

motiondesign: musicvideo: mad world
Posted in audio/music, motiondesign on January 25th, 2008stunning track, perfect clip, just watch:
http://www.nastyhobbit.org/player.php?clip=gary-jules-mad-world
*thanks peter, nice one!*

installation art: cloud
Posted in art on January 25th, 2008a very special display, its an installation for an airport:
http://curiositycollective.org/curiosity/?p=281
*thanks rainer*

advertising: creative commercials
Posted in graphic design on January 21st, 2008darkroastedblend compiled a best of ads for us, so lets see them:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/01/
creative-ads-issue-9.html
all in all, there are 9 pages with the best ads, so take some time

mobile gaming: iphone skateboarding
Posted in games on January 18th, 2008quite an idea: use 2 of your fingers to control a skater – wicked!
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2008/01/vans_finger_fra.php
*thanks marcus*

dates: VJing and music: soundframe festival
Posted in art, motiondesign, vj-ing and footage on January 15th, 2008exhibitions, performances and workshops around the topic visuals, music and live performance, if you are in vienna, go there!
exhibition: 19.jannuary to 10.february 2008
lineup: many many acts, see timetable on the website

illustrations: coloring in steps: james jean
Posted in illustration on January 14th, 2008the wonderful portfolio of james jean, look for “fables” to see how impressive he does the coloring of his illustrations stepby step

music/VJing: modeselektor
Posted in audio/music, motiondesign, vj-ing and footage on January 13th, 2008modeselektor rock, so its about time for a post on them:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=iM3nNdvJwic
“my mosquee” is a track by modeselektor, the visuals are from the VJ-label “pfadfinderei”. this track was released on a collaboration work between the two, its called labland and is available on dvd:
here is a small clip of the dvd
http://youtube.com/watch?v=OupIGj195Bg&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uy_ckdkaM7g&feature=related
“Rock Paper Scissors”, modeselektor & pfadfinderei live concert
here is an interview with the guys in 3 parts:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=wQy0ZdwHMys&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=59XDh12wK04&feature=related
http://youtube.com/watch?v=c-rFgFvYhgM&feature=related

VJ/music: the Knife – an audio-visual experience
Posted in audio/music, motiondesign, vj-ing and footage on January 13th, 2008david sent me some very interesting vids from “knife”, who produce neat minimal music and stunning visuals, live and in their videos
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VrjwqXwyzNU
Heartbeats. we know this song from the first sony bravia ad – the original song is from the fist knife album “deep cuts”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kCqTsZwDi5k
Silent Shout. same name as the album title, interesting how the live show and the video correspond:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=c7EYiFzNohU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=UNZxW6C4BNg
Pass this On live. from the first album “deep cuts”
the live-visuals were made by andreas nillson, which was also responsible for most of the videos
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SU1JrMS45RQ&feature=related
stunning live-performance in a tv-show, with the characters of the original music video
the video for “marble house” is completely different, made with stop motion animation
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-WhQ5TiBHVk
an album including a live dvd can be found here:
http://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000L43OJ4/
*thanks david*

geo typo, web 2.0 style
Posted in typo, web 2.0 on January 13th, 2008write messages with google earth images of characters, wicked idea!
http://www.geogreeting.com/main.html
*thanks ste, nice one!*

portfolio: ben lawson
Posted in general, portfolios on January 8th, 2008very many illustrations on fishes and other creatures of the sea, detailed and stunning!
http://www.trans-technical.com/
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web 2.0 chaos information: uncyclopedia
Posted in web 2.0 on January 8th, 2008uncyclopedia is a pool of false information and chaotic article, where the true things are really wrong
http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

painting: portfolio: josh keyes
Posted in art on January 7th, 2008impressive paintings from josh keyes here, amazing what he all did 2007?!
http://www.joshkeyes.net/paintings.htm

film: star wars inspired
Posted in characterdesign, film/photography on January 7th, 2008many pictures on star wars inspired portraits and interventions in public space
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/12/
star-wars-fun-part-2.html
and
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/01/
good-clean-star-wars-fun.html

typo: meat font
Posted in film/photography, typo on January 7th, 2008a monospace font made with photos of meat
http://www.everyoneforever.com/content/
2007-04-13/value_pack/
*thanks iv*

cinema: art: detournement
Posted in art on January 7th, 2008the situationist strategy of detournement, the overdubbing existing films, is more up to date than ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPCiyjtBfo
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXpAItpNOFY&feature=related

youtube inspired cooking
Posted in web 2.0 on January 6th, 2008a mashup of youtube and delicious with food and cooking tags; now a TFT in the fridge makes sense at last

music video: worms
Posted in audio/music, motiondesign on January 6th, 2008impressive motion design from sil van der woerd for lolly jane, neat 3D integration
http://silvanderwoerd.com/new_worms.html
*thanks johannes*

vintage graphics: travel ads
Posted in graphic design on January 4th, 2008stunning graphics from the 20s and 30s, focuse on travel and airlines
http://www.travelbrochuregraphics.com

next level street art: knitting
Posted in DIY, street art on January 4th, 2008perhaps the cutest piece of streetart ever, we want to see more of this kind!










