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The 360 Ball Camera

eunmac — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:06:58 +0000

Love this idea. Throw the ball in the air and it takes a 360 shot when it reaches the highest point. Wouldn’t it be great to see this technology inside a football as a live stream during the game.

http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2011/10/film-grenade.html

360 Ball Camera

Nike Dog Sculptures Created From Sneakers [Pics]

(author unknown) — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:31:52 +0000

Vinti Andrews deconstructs shoes and transforms them into unique canine artworks.

Tsunami, the Movie

(author unknown) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:10:25 +0000

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Jan Chipcase's cultural observations are always facinating. Its often the little details that are the most interesting. I hope there are always corners of this world that remain unconnected to the rest of the planet.

In a country where a music video is shot in a day, and a movie can be shot in two – a collation of news clips on the Japan earthquake/tsunami makes for a decent disaster movie. Yoruba version no less.

Broadcast Yourself.

(author unknown) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 03:12:02 +0000

Pole Position Street Illusion

(author unknown) — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:46:55 +0000

What a trip! MINI worked with ad agency DraftFCB in Zurich to create a guerilla poster that made you feel as though you were about to embark on a race. Set during the morning rush hour, the illusion gave the message: Speed yourself up! By asking drivers to go from zero to the maximum legal speed in no time, the ad challenges you to find adventure in the mundane. The picture montage was specially created for this Switzerland traffic light location.

If I saw this in person I couldn't help but think I was suddenly trapped in a video game...

Credits:
Agency: DraftFCB, Zurich, Switzerland
Creative Director: Daniel Comte
Copywriter: Tizian Walti
Art Director: Frédéric Nogier

via [Creative Criminals], [We Love Ad]

Chris Labrooy: The Art of Fake Realism

(author unknown) — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:00:00 +0000

I'm rather intrigued by Chris Labrooy's 3D graphics. Some are fantastically realistic, while others are so obviously fake—but in such a realistic manner. As 3D rendering technologies progress, they are beginning to achieve a quality best described as "too real." Reality, similar to humanity, is perhaps best characterized by its imperfections. In contrast, Labrooy's graphics are overly perfect.

Regardless, Labrooy did a great series of typographical posters, spelling out architects' names with their buildings. Icons such as Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Osco Niemeyer, and Frank Gehry are included in the series.

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The UI Geniuses At Berg Rethink The Common Receipt

Belinda Lanks — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:39:47 +0000

A sales receipt generally does two things: It tells you what you bought and how much you paid for it. But since cash registers can already spit out a yard’s worth of coupons, why couldn’t they also dispense a fortune-cookie surprise: a factoid, say, that might make you chuckle? [vimeo 16423199] That was the starting point for the design team at Berg, which was commissioned by the ad agency Dentsu London last year to find inventive (and often delightful) ways of using the connectivity already embodied by ambient media and everyday products. (Icon magazine recently asked Berg to revisit its receipt concept, the results of which are shown here.) “A receipt is printed out by a till that is already connected to a complex system,” explains Matt Jones, a principal at Berg. “The receipt printer is kind of this tiny print-on-demand machine, which could display a lot more and take on a lot more input.” The resulting output, in turn, could take many forms and even be personalized based on customer surveys:

We’ve added semi-useful info-visualisation of the foods ordered based on “what the till knows” -- sparklines, trends -- and low-tech personalisation of information that might be useful to regulars. Customers can select events or news stories they are interested in by ticking a check box.

Receipts could potentially be used to bring awareness to social and health concerns, but Berg favors a lighter approach. “Not everyone can save the world every time," Jones says, "but you know, it’s quite good if you just make somebody smile for 15 seconds.”

Shopping Guide For Disgraced Politicians

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 16:51:06 +0000

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Tonight, Anthony Weiner's bringing home a Jonathan Adler gift bag. Here's what should -- and shouldn't -- be inside.

Gregory P Mango / Splash News

Over at Daily Intel, they're taking guesses as to what's in that big blue and green Jonathan Adler bag that Anthony Weiner is bringing home. Us, we're more concerned about what should be in there. Is there any decor that says "Sorry for sending obscene photos of myself to women on the internet and then lying about it"?

Um, nope. Then again, congressman Weiner has proved recently to not have the best judgment. So here's our handy guide:

Charade Moulding Frame; Enamel Clover Frame. Both from Jonathan Adler.

Picture frames. We see the appeal. Pop in a photo of your happy family and bring back good memories, yes? Maybe. We'll leave that part up to you. Just remember this: Stick with frames with no sharp corners. In case your plan backfires. At your head.

"It Wasn't Me" Pillow; "You're Right" Pillow Both from Alexandra Ferguson.

Expression Pillows. A risky move. Anything even remotely cheeky and/or bed-related is risky. Alexandra Ferguson's "It Wasn't Me" Pillow pillow is probably the worst idea ever. But the "You're Right" version is at least appropriately groveling.

Joyce Bud Vase; Rubber Vase. Both from CB2.

Vases. Filled with flowers. This is probably the no-brainer of the bunch. But have you made sure that your vase is big enough for the amount of flowers your transgression calls for? And is it sturdy enough to be hurled across the room? Glass bud vase? No. 8" high rubber vase? Yes.

The First Digital Copywriter

noreply@blogger.com (Ilya Vedrashko) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:16:02 +0000

It's Joe McCambley, who is listed as copywriter on that very first 1994 banner for AT&T on HotWired.

According to his bio (pdf), "Joe conceived and developed the first advertising experience that ever appeared on the Internet in October of 1994. It was a banner that led to an online tour of the world’s best art museums, sponsored by AT&T and developed for the inaugural issue of HotWired Magazine."

Which also answers an old question -- what happened when people did click "right HERE".

New sizes, new colours - Moleskine ® English

(author unknown) — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:58:00 +0000

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fresh way of introducing a new line.. make them 'rain'!

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Alphabet Pencil Sculptures

(author unknown) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:33:00 +0000

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Turbo Hamster VTEC Miss-Shift

(author unknown) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:29:00 +0000

Run hamster Run!

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Homemade Spacecraft on Vimeo

(author unknown) — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 02:16:00 +0000

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Could-have-been love story

(author unknown) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:01:00 +0000

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Great video and well crafted execution all about “say what you feel for those you care about”.

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Cool snow projections from RedBull

andypearce — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:44:23 +0000

Just a beautiful thing. Made by the clever people at Eness

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Tim Sanders: Microscopic Vinyl Record Grooves

Alex — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 08:30:00 +0000

Kingston University graduate Tim Sanders’ Microscopic Vinyl Record Grooves project is a winner. Firstly, becuase it eases one of the mysteries in my own brain: how does a piece of plastic actually play music. And secondly, because the combination of dedicated documentation and visual know-how make the final piece absolutely worthy. In the artist’s own words, the piece shows “two full rotations of the grooves within three different genres of vinyl records. This allows the viewer to see and understand how audio is translated when pressed into a vinyl record. The patterns of grooves are explained and compared between genres of music.” Groovy.

www.timsanders.co.uk

Trackdropper Mixes Music Piracy with Geocaching | MobileBehavior

(author unknown) — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:26:00 +0000

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More DJing goodness coming your way

stephanlange — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 08:51:40 +0000

Yesterday I showed you the future of the DJ mixpult here and today we are getting blown away by this multitouch-enabled rig by a guy called Gregory Kaufman.

It employs a gesture-based interface that lets you spin the virtual turntables and use a variety of taps and finger swipes to replicate the main functions of a regular DJ deck.

It is even big enough so 2 DJs can play at the same time.

check out the video

just awesome – @maniac13

booze

Scott Ex — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:56:18 +0000

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Original 1979 Pac-Man Drawings

metamike — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:45:08 +0000

Toru Iwatani created Pac-Man. He still carries top secret documents with him to game conferences. No, really.

Iwatani was a speaker at the recent Festival of Games. To the surprise of the conference’s host, Iwatani was carrying the original Pac-Man sketches with him.

via Kotaku