Archive for February, 2008
audio: open source sound samples
“The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs.”
*thanks stefan*

games: play, create, share: launchball
go and play this brilliant game, playing with the laws of physics, you can master levels, build machines and share them with others, a true web 2.0 romance!
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/
*thanks mateusz, nice one!*

motiondesign: terry gilliam
“storytime” is a short animation film by terry gilliam, it´s from 1968 and previews many phytonesque techniques
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KUqHzk26kI

photography: zoom to infinity
with this mosaic pictures, you can zoom and zoom and zoom and the image flow never stops
http://interact10ways.com/usa/information_interactive.htm
*thanks bernhard*

nerd: graphic design mistake stickers
stickers to highlight graphic design mistakes
http://www.creativetechs.com/iq/design_police_proofing_stickers.html
*thanks rainer*

gaming: wii remote VR
head tracking using the wii remote
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw
*thanks matthias and (!) gerald*
![]()
DIY: voice visualization
a DIY video that shows how to make your own voice visible, all you need is a laser pointer
http://video.stumbleupon.com/#p=sc2rtkfkb4
*thanks peter, nice one!*

design quiz: progdesign
A design research project, testing your knowledge about various
graphic-design eras. Quite funny, and you’ll be surprised of your
results. A quite funny way of science.
Design Bingo:
*thanks david, nice one*

performance: trash electro opera
Trash Electro Opera: “Der Lord des Grauens”, “Aus heimlicher Liebe zum Fuerst Roberto” or
” Frauem um Dr. Andernach”. This are the titles from the Opera Series
“Fleisch und Blut”, directet by Marie-Thérese Wittmann, currently
played in Hamburg.
Trashnovel stories mixed with electronic music, live visuals and
poetry slam.
http://beatnurse.gangsterboard.com/beatnurse/
index.php?sec=fleisch_und_blut
*thanks david*

typo: font recommendations
80 font recommendations for rock-solid design:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/08/08/
80-beautiful-fonts-typefaces-for-professional-design/
a vote for the best 100 fonts by fontshop:
http://www.100besteschriften.de/

logo re-design
a handful of logos, which were redesigned, before and after, interesting to compare
http://www.aclevercookie.com/
the-best-and-worst-logo-remakes-of-the-century/

grid design for websites
helps you make grids and show different font sizes in them for web applications

graphic design: poster art
an interesting collection of poster art from the last century
http://www.bobstaake.com/posters/conga.html

illustration: portraits: lobaton & noma bar
these two illustrators for sure know how to get the essence of personality

and
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/guess-who/

illustration: syd mead
i definitely want this dvd box. showing sid mead explaining his process of illustration:
http://www.sydmead.com/features/dvds/

logo design: logo evolution
a very interesting post on how company logos have developed over time
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/02/07/
the-evolution-of-tech-companies-logos/
*thanks phillip*

photography: world press photo
for the 51 time, the best press photos were voted

fashion: buttons competition
a button design is a good start for a competition entry:
http://www.stereohype.com/pages/
products_CompetitionWinners.asp

interior: foldable curtain
stunning simple, this courtain is combined with magnets so that you can form it as you like
http://www.kraeutli.com/index.php/
2008/01/31/magnetic-curtain
















