February 2009
65 posts
Fuck it! We're Doing 5 Blades →
Gillette’s peeve
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if you can explain this to me…that would be great! cheers!
Echo by United Visual Artist
Really beautiful. In collaboration with the dance group Mimbre, ‘Echo’ was performed using advanced 3-D cameras to capture the physicality of the dancers movement, this was then translated in real time to a monumental backdrop creating a simultaneous performance. They’ll be touring internationally in 2009.
Noah: Flacons
I just have to say in general that advertising agencies in Hamburg, Germany have been coming out with some interesting adverts.
Dinosaurs Fucking Robots
“A showcase where artists and comedians can come together and make pictures of… dinosaurs fucking robots… with inspirational phrases.” You can check them out and follow them here.
It's Tearing Me Apart
Black and white nude photos by Machal Macku.
WatchThe Rundle Lanter consists of 748 square panels illuminated by LED strips, running on solar power, covers 9 floors of a parking lot on the corner of Rundle Street and Pulteney Street in Adelaide, Australia. Designed by Fusion
9yr old writes iphone app!
Lim Ding Wen, a cute little Malaysian boy in Singapore, created a finger painting app for his two little sisters. The application allows the user to draw on the screen just using their fingers. This kid knows 6 computer languages, started using the computer at age 2 and discovered programming at age 7. Wow!
How Old Is Your Brain? →
some what accurate. The first time it told me I was old and gross. The second time it was spot on. Give it a try and let me know what you think. Click the numbers in order! good luck!
His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama Joins Twitter
In the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI, the Dalai Lama is tapping into the world of Social Networking. You can follow him on Twitter @OHHDL. The Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama sent out a welcome tweet earlier today introducing the official page of the Dalai Lama. Get your Tweet on!
Man Charged in Facebook Sex-Extortion Plot
This 18 year old Wisconsin dude tried to extort sex from boy by threatening boys that he would post nude photos of them to their classmates which he obtained by acting as girls on Facebook. More here.
Apples New Sweet (Green) Ride...with all Apple...
pretty beautiful design by Jake Foley. The Apple bicycle includes an iPod scroll wheel to place or possibly charge the PMPs, laptop case for notebook, and magnetic wheels to make commuting quick and effortless. Powered by hydraulic fluids, the bike doesn’t require chains, and easily folds into a compact size to be carried inside a building.
Origami Jets-Hey (Music Video)
These guys are from all over NY. This is the first time i’ve heard of them. If you like them and want to learn more about them you can download their whole EP for free at origamijets.com
Origami Jets - Hey (Music Video) from Robbie Hubert on Vimeo.
Gangpol & Mit
French artists Gangpol & Mit are coming out with a new DVD. I can’t wait because I love their work. I love their crazy visuals to go along with their super fun electronic synths. Here’s an example of their work. You can also check out their music at myspace.
Breaktime from Gangpol & Mit on Vimeo
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WatchFrench studio Gkaster boosts a new and sweet showreel that you shouldn’t miss. Music by Phil Gully
Just Watch the Sky →
i love this website. It’s a really great collection of music and the typographic realisation of special phrases is done quite beautifully. I sort of wish I didn’t have to click through, or maybe if the pages were on autoplay…but then again I’d probably miss the typography. Definitely check out this website. I want the playlist.
Watchha
Watchsweet.
Sex Pixels: XXX Legos
Hot. By photographer Jean-Yves Lemoigne (along with whomever took care of the pixelation in post production), Sex Pixels was a featured set of shots from the third issue of Amusement magazine. You can buy a self replica lego version of you for $60,000.
Also Chair: Tranforming Design
The ‘Also Chair’, designed by Akin Bacioglu is a multifunctional furniture unit that not only works as a reading armchair but it transforms into a study desk as well. Flip it 90 degrees to convert the chair to a table and it’s even got a little book shelf for you. Made of solid oak and mdf, this is great for those cramped spaces like city apartments and student dorm rooms.
Granite Phone: When Nature Inspires
Designer Sachin Mistry has designed a unique cellphone that looks to explore how plastic can be used in an aesthetic manner by using inspiration from a polish river pebble. With its glossy finish, this concept phone called ‘Granite’ has a built-in 3MP camera, 3.1″ touchscreen, a solid state 8 gig drive for music, photo and general data storage, the Granite can be connected to...
ZeFrank Voice Controlled Drawing Tool
drawing by the artist
my poor attempt
it was pretty difficult. I kept getting bloody circles. I managed to gain more control by whistling and clapping rather than singing. Singing an actual song gave me a bunch of circles even though I sang at different levels. You can have a go and check out more drawings here.
Monster Pooping Machine
Cloaca No.5 isn’t some fancy perfume from Paris—far from it. It is actually an elaborate reproduction of the human digestive system produced by Belgian artist Wim Delvoye. And all it does is poop.
I Lego NY...
crackhead:
I Lego NY is a series of annotated photographs of Lego artwork created by Christoph Niemann, and published in the NY Times on February 2, 2009. Simply wonderful.
Maple Bacon Lollipops
apparently these are pretty good…but gross! learn more about these meat candies here
Premier League January Transfers
PREMIER LEAGUE TRANSFER TRACKER: In: Chelsea (Quaresma), Everton (Jo), Fulham (Dacourt, Gray), Newcastle (Taylor), Portsmouth (Basinas), Stoke (Camara), Sunderland (Davenport), Tottenham (Keane), West Brom (Menseguez, Mulumbu), Wigan (N’Zogbia)
Out: Chelsea (Smith, Tejera), Fulham (Leijer,Teymourian), Liverpool (Gulacsi, Hamill, Keane), Man City (Jo), Man Utd (Chester), Newcastle...
Liverpool: Goodbye Keane
Keane scored 5 goals out of 19 appearances for Liverpool. Not good enough for Benitez it seems as he sends Keane packin back to Spurs. Read more here.
Research Breakthrough: Human Clones May be...
of course this could just be another scam, like from the man, Hwang Woo Suk who disgraced all of Korea and the world science community. Still…this kind of stuff makes me a little queasy. You can read more about it and get all the details here.
Scribble
animation by artist Joe Davis. He’s got some great stuff. Simple and sweet.
Vinyl Workout @ Remf
i really like this piece by Theodore Watson. He has some really great and interesting interactive work. You can watch how users control the speed of the vinyl and interact with the piece here.
WatchLight Paint Piano Player = Rad.