Archive for April, 2008
graphic design: gradients
Posted in general on April 29th, 2008year 2008
gradients: good
usage: a lot

pmog: passively multiplayer online game
Posted in games on April 22nd, 2008are producing:
a passively multiplayer online game, so be sure to find out, what the heck that is

flash 3d: alternativa 3d
Posted in 3D, flash on April 21st, 2008an absolute stunning flash 3d engine!
http://blog.alternativaplatform.com/en/
2008/04/18/alternativa3d-5-m1/
*thanks gerald*

vintage music videos
Posted in audio/music, motiondesign, vj-ing and footage on April 21st, 2008visual guidance is a blog collecting retro and vintage music videos from the net, a huge ressource for vj-material indeed!
http://visualguidanceltd.blogspot.com
here the 20 most viewed:
http://visualguidanceltd.blogspot.com/
2007/09/20-most-popular.html

electronic music with retro video
Posted in audio/music, motiondesign, vj-ing and footage on April 21st, 2008The rise of the net gives birth to a huge archive of retro video material, to be used in electro music videos. not to mention kraftwerks avantgarde style was first, some of them are really neat; i picked some:
Drexciya – “Devil Ray Cove”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ti13Mu1KW4

Bochum Welt – “Robotic Operating Buddy”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr4uDxUR8Y4
The Tuss – “Rushup I Bank 12″:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBwUJMZNOgQ
WC Olo Garb – “Disco King School Rebel”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdrlp2oVcw0&feature=related
WC Olo Garb – “Krew [Blood]“:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npZTxSZjW28
*thanks hc, too!*
lego 2.0: order bricks individually
Posted in general on April 16th, 2008ever wonderd how lego artists do have so many bricks from the same color? well thats why because you now can order every brick individually online:
http://us.factory.lego.com/pab/?
to make something like this:
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/arvo/Legodreams/Alien/alien_01.jpg
software for your custom lego models:
http://factory.lego.com/getstarted/default.aspx

animantion: old school
Posted in animation, motiondesign on April 14th, 2008the animation archive has many pics and posts on classical hand drawn animation techniques
http://www.animationarchive.org/

illustration: christian turdera
Posted in illustration on April 14th, 2008christian turdera has really stunning illustrations, heres an article on shift:
http://www.shift.jp.org/en/archives/2007/12/cristian_turdera.html

DIY films: evan mather
Posted in film/photography, motiondesign on April 13th, 2008Evan Mather´s development is amazing, especially his early works are really funny:
Evanmather.com | Quentin Tarantino’s Star Wars

ARG: the lost ring
Posted in games on April 12th, 2008“An alternate reality game (ARG) is an interactive narrative that uses the real world as a platform, often involving multiple media and game elements, to tell a story that may be affected by participants’ ideas or actions.”

visualization of viruses
Posted in algorithmic on April 12th, 2008visualization of viruses by sourcecode
http://www.rlslog.net/mit-student-visualizing-malware-and-viruses/
and
http://www.wired.com/politics/security/multimedia/2008/04
/gallery_viruses?slide=2&slideView=5
“E-mail security company MessageLabs commissioned Dragulescu to visualize the threats the company finds in the 3 million messages it scans daily.
Dragulescu used algorithms to find recurring patterns in the source code of viruses and Trojans and then fed the results into a visualization algorithm.
The only manipulation involved was color-coding, setting the virtual position of the camera, and some lighting effects.
The project lives somewhere between pure art and information visualization, Dargulescu says.”
*thanks gerald*

Perception: Dead Media
Posted in perception theory on April 11th, 2008an interesting collection on vintage media like pigeon post, camera obscura and panorama paintings:
WPS:Dead Media:Working Notes:arranged by category

video: excuses for work
Posted in manga and cartoon, motiondesign on April 10th, 2008why it´s sometimes so hard to contentrate on what you want to do? well, because you are procrastiating:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXziurFkQxM
*via nerdcore*

edit: same topic, another video, type in motion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
YAlGk6NKZHI&eurl=http://www.japhy.at/
nerds vs. romance
Posted in fashion, web 2.0 on April 9th, 2008there are still much more things to invent for the nerd target group
Cat 5 Connection: Jacked auf Flickr – Fotosharing!

3D animation: 3D tragedy
Posted in 3D, animation on April 8th, 2008a short film connecting 3d modeling techniques and the desire for beauty
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=104061516152793028
*thanks matthias*

illustration: daily sketch forums
Posted in illustration on April 7th, 2008a lot of different forums, the sketches of the week are in particularly interesting
http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=130

advertising: with fun
Posted in graphic design on April 3rd, 2008a list of international ads, convincing with fun
Economist « Wirtschaft « DiePresse.com
*thanks floki*

make your own webradio: laut.fm
Posted in audio/music, web 2.0 on April 2nd, 2008you even can embed the radio within your website with a special player
concept art: john wu
Posted in illustration on April 2nd, 2008john wu made some very interesting concept art for the game “resistance- fall of man”
http://www.therealjohnwu.com/gallery
_resistance_fall_of_man.html

be sure to see marc gabbanas site too:
optical illusion: grey (twice)
Posted in perception theory on April 2nd, 2008i´ve seen a lot optical illusions so far, but this one is really wicked!
http://web.mit.edu/persci/people/
adelson/checkershadow_illusion.html?gray
















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