Archive for the 'perception theory' Category

mankind

Posted in perception theory on November 1st, 2009

x3tp398o8_rhymagram-687×1024.gif (GIF-Grafik, 687×1024 Pixel) – Skaliert (71%).

http://dropular.net/content/_fixed/x3tp398o8_rhymagram-687x1024.gif

huxley was right

Posted in perception theory on October 25th, 2009

vhhma22blc_zP5fa.jpg (JPEG-Grafik, 570×4550 Pixel) – Skaliert (16%).

Demruth – philosophy and computer games

Posted in games, perception theory on September 30th, 2009

an interesting approach on game design:

Demruth – Alexander Bruce.


YouTube – Did You Know 4.0

Posted in perception theory, web 2.0 on September 16th, 2009

YouTube – Did You Know 4.0


How 20 popular websites looked

Posted in perception theory on September 5th, 2009

How 20 popular websites looked when they launched – Telegraph.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01473/google_1473879a.jpg

london anagramms

Posted in art, perception theory on August 31st, 2009

anagrammap.gif (GIF-Grafik, 3098×2077 Pixel) – Skaliert (35%).

Bild 6

Computer History Museum

Posted in perception theory on August 28th, 2009

Computer History Museum Photo Gallery: weird, fascinating photos including a giant Cray, and a 60Kg hard drive > Gallery > PC Authority.

*thanks mario*

http://i.haymarket.net.au/utils/pca/ImageResizer.ashx?n=http%3a%2f%2fbackoffice.ajb.com.au%2fimages%2fgalleries%2f1_Museum-San-Jose-26.jpg&h=375&w=700

BibliOdyssey: One Thousand!

Posted in books, perception theory on August 24th, 2009

BibliOdyssey: One Thousand.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2239/1576512887_e9a5d08c9b.jpg?v=0

Quotes on Design

Posted in graphic design, interactive design, perception theory on August 22nd, 2009

Quotes on Design.

The year 2000 – from 1900

Posted in art, perception theory on July 28th, 2009

morlet’s blog: The year 2000 – from 1900.

*thanks flo*

30 Giant Figures Seen from Google Earth

Posted in perception theory on July 21st, 2009

30 Giant Figures Seen from Google Earth.

Webcam Kaiserkogel

Posted in perception theory on July 6th, 2009

Austria Webcam Kaiserkogel ADL304.

Color Scheme Designer 3

Posted in graphic design, perception theory on July 4th, 2009

Color Scheme Designer 3.

FlowingData

Posted in perception theory on June 10th, 2009

37 Data-ish Blogs You Should Know About | FlowingData.

Evolution of Photoshop

Posted in perception theory on June 10th, 2009

Evolution of Photoshop: 1988 – 2009 | Tools.

*thanks flo*

Gamasutra featured my work

Posted in games, perception theory, science, web 2.0 on May 15th, 2009

I´m very proud to announce that I got featured on GAMASUTRA!

“In this bonus Gamasutra design article, academic Tolino introduces his own classification for player-generated content, explaining what makes game player-created content special — from new levels through cosplay, glitching, and beyond.”

The article can be found here:

Gamasutra – Features – Beyond Play: Analyzing Player-Generated Creations

http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/feature/4008/gaming20construction_en.jpg

Eight things you didn’t know about the internet

Posted in perception theory on May 4th, 2009

Eight things you didn’t know about the internet – New Scientist.

Internet Slang Dictionary & Translator

Posted in nerd, perception theory on May 4th, 2009

Internet Slang Dictionary & Translator.

Gapminder World

Posted in algorithmic, perception theory, science on April 12th, 2009

data flow visualizes gradual change:

Gapminder World.

NEW MATH

Posted in perception theory on March 26th, 2009

NEW MATH by Craig Damrauer.

Fantastic photomontage timeline

Posted in film/photography, perception theory on March 21st, 2009

Fantastic photomontage and its possible influences, 1857 – 2007 : a timeline.

Sex, Lies and Photoshop

Posted in perception theory on March 13th, 2009

Sex, Lies and Photoshop – Video Library – The New York Times.

Know Your Meme: Boxxy on Vimeo

Posted in nerd, perception theory, web 2.0 on March 13th, 2009

Know Your Meme: Boxxy on Vimeo

typographic: interactive type history

Posted in perception theory, typo on February 23rd, 2009

typographic

The Grid System

Posted in perception theory on February 20th, 2009

The Grid System – a site dedicated to -grids-

must see: A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Posted in perception theory on January 26th, 2009

now this one is really stunning!!!

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

via nerdcore.de

color: a different approach

Posted in perception theory on December 31st, 2008

when working with creative software, nobody ever thinks about the standard color picker – but perhaps you should:

http://realcolorwheel.com/colorwheel.htm

psychodelic: zoom!

Posted in nerd, perception theory on December 15th, 2008

zoomquilt

via polklemme

*thanks iv*

the future of the web (TED)

Posted in perception theory, web 2.0 on November 5th, 2008

kevin kelly did a very interesting talk on ted summing up major web developments:

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/
kevin_kelly_on_the_next_5_000_days_
of_the_web.html

http://io-noi-aldo.sonance.net/blogpix/kevin_kelly.jpg

test your color IQ

Posted in interactive design, perception theory on October 30th, 2008

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77

*thanks florian*

http://io-noi-aldo.sonance.net/blogpix/color_iq.jpg

interactive optical illusions

Posted in perception theory on October 5th, 2008

drag the Stripes!

*thanks bernhard!*

http://io-noi-aldo.sonance.net/blogpix/drag_stripes.jpg

color theory: color is relative

Posted in perception theory on August 29th, 2008

experience colors with different backgrounds:

http://colorisrelative.com

Perception: Dead Media

Posted in perception theory on April 11th, 2008

an interesting collection on vintage media like pigeon post, camera obscura and panorama paintings:

WPS:Dead Media:Working Notes:arranged by category

optical illusion: grey (twice)

Posted in perception theory on April 2nd, 2008

i´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

computer games: gender vs. ego

Posted in games, perception theory on December 9th, 2007

an interesting article on how the game “portal” transforms modern ego shooter games

http://www.gamesradar.com/us/xbox360/
game/features/article.jsp?articleId=20071
207115329881080&releaseId=200607191
6221774024&sectionId=1003&pageId=2
0071207115724980042

*thanks matthias*

take care while surfing: the antenna

Posted in perception theory on December 7th, 2007

hard to explain, just interesting:

http://theantenna.org/

interesting is also the general information about this website:

“This site is not a replacement for your family doctor. Test the site on a small patch of skin beneath your ear before use. If you experience dizziness, nausea, or any other side effects cease use immediately. Your home is at risk if you do not keep up repayments. Site contents may settle in transit. Site is produced on a line that handles peanuts, milk, shrimp and spiders. Not suitable for hypoglycaemics or those on a low sodium diet. Do not leave the site in direct sunlight. The management reserves the right to refuse entry. Take a 15 minute break for every hour of usage. Users of this site waive all rights to personal privacy. Your statutory rights are not affected. Please check the site complies with local laws and regulations before use. By using this site you agree to abide by the terms and conditions laid out in your contract.”

media criticism: war journalism

Posted in perception theory on November 30th, 2007

pbs documentarys to watch online, media self reflective

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/programs/

*thanks masao*

man and space: pictures

Posted in film/photography, perception theory on November 29th, 2007

an intersting set of pictures can be found here:

http://www.collectiveperception.com/

land art/ photography

Posted in film/photography, perception theory on November 23rd, 2007

leafs, arraged to form a color spectrum, simple, wow

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robherr/777305970/

motion studies: moframes

Posted in art, perception theory on October 26th, 2007

a very stunning study of motion, videos are transferred into still images

http://www.moframes.net

types of visual informatio representation

Posted in perception theory on October 20th, 2007

http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html

perception theory: optical illusions

Posted in perception theory on October 13th, 2007

a nice vid giving an introduction into optical illusion

http://www.maurovecchi.com/
popup/video/music/wba.htm

via notcot

edit: be sure to check out this one too

http://www.theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php?p=27 

sampling culture: a remix competition

Posted in perception theory, web 2.0 on October 1st, 2007

stephen colbert is an american comedian known to twit politicians – now he gave the netcommunity a chance for revenge – by giving an interview with is intended for “remixing pleasure” -see the original here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqrZVUb0q64

here is one of the remixes (there are many more to find!):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgleRdnvVQk

video: folding a swan

Posted in paper engineering, perception theory, web 2.0 on September 22nd, 2007

folding a traditional swan might be trivial, but the intersection between TV and internet isn´t. the link leads to a youtube video showing how to fold the “prison break swan”, an ordinary origami swan. Still, the video was viewed over half a million times:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYfGu8HnAv0

computer history: a timeline

Posted in perception theory on September 7th, 2007

a very complete history of computer graphics:

http://sophia.javeriana.edu.co/~ochavarr/computer_graphics_history/historia/

colors for the web: colormatch

Posted in interactive design, perception theory on May 8th, 2007

find colors that fit your needs

http://www.colormatch.dk/

typo/logodesign: john langdon

Posted in logo, perception theory, portfolios, typo on May 2nd, 2007

this portfolio is really amazing, be sure to figure out what ambigrams are!

http://www.johnlangdon.net/ambigrams.html

*thanks christoph*

sculpture: m.c. escher with lego

Posted in 3D, art, general, perception theory on March 20th, 2007

the impossible staircase from escher built with lego

http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/relativity.html

http://bergoiata.org/fe/Escher-lego/10.htm

some works of escher on the net

http://www.math.technion.ac.il/~rl/M.C.Escher/

interior: projected nature light

Posted in architecture/interior, perception theory on March 2nd, 2007

a kind of “olafur eliasson” for your living room, against winter depression

http://www.adamfrank.com/reveal/reveal.htm

via designspotter

Illustration: Kids vs. Adults: DrawerGeeks

Posted in illustration, perception theory on February 19th, 2007

Kids paint something (a monster for example) and adult illustrators word the concept out

http://drawergeeks.com/Kid_Creatures/Kid_Creatures.html

*thanks global*