Firekites -> Autumn Story

Firekites – AUTUMN STORY – chalk animation from Lucinda Schreiber on Vimeo.

This animated music video directed by Lucinda Schreiber and Yanni Kronenberg has a certain level of simplicity and soul to it that I really enjoy. The natural process of erasing each frame of motion leaves behind a ghostly aura that follows each character as [...]

Edward Olive -> Photography on Flickr

The above shot called “hasselblad grid city” taken by Edward Olive is a complex and moody experience within itself and is one photo out of many like this that you will find in his vast collection on Flickr. His work is full of “in the moment” moments and shots that don’t always follow the rules [...]

Mark Winkelmann’s -> “Subprime”

subprime from beeple on Vimeo.

This is a brilliant visual commentary by animator Mark Winkelmann (of Beeple) called “Subprime”. It depicts the evolution and inevitable burst of the American housing market. It was created on Cinema 4D and is his first 3D animated film which took five months to complete. The sound track is from a [...]

We are Hunted -> The Online Music Chart Aggregate

We Are Hunted is an all new Online Music Chart. They aggregate social networks, forums, music blogs, Torrents, P2P Networks and Twitter to develop a daily chart of the 99 most popular songs online. This is a very cool concept for a music discovery site and seems to be pulling in some really unique [...]

Review of JVC GY HM 100 -> Philip Bloom

Review of JVC GY HM 100 from Philip Bloom on Vimeo.

Myself being in the market for a compact handheld HD camera (or more realistically dreaming of owning one someday) I decided to post this video by master DoP/Director/Editor Philip Bloom made for CVP.com. He takes us “guerrilla style” around London and shows off some of [...]

Urban Art NYC -> Pixelator

Pixelator from Kray Cédric on Vimeo.

As the retro pixel LED-fed art trend continues, this digital urban art collaboration emerged on Vimeo a couple hours ago and is right up my alley. I love the concept and execution here. It reminds me of the LED Throwie trend that was happening a few years ago in major [...]

Urban Art Guide -> Adidas

Trailer Urban Art Guide from urbanartguide.com on Vimeo.

In my opinion this is a fine example of a large corporation tactfully immersing itself into a trendy advertising aware/sensitive subculture. Granted, Adidas already has some pretty well accepted + trusted brand equity deeply rooted in the hearts and souls of the young hipster art lovers of the [...]

NYC Rooftop -> 360 Cities

Roof3 in New York City

This is exactly why I’m such a fan of 360cities.net. You’ll never be at risk of viewing typical half baked panoramic photos. Above is a great example of how amazing the quality of work can be on this site. This was shot by Sebastian Wegerbauer on a NYC rooftop (looks like [...]

Twitter News Overload -> Current

I saw the above report on Current.com the other day and had to post it. It’s so true that whenever the media gets their needy/greedy little hands on a new story or technology that will make them appear to be more relevant and “with it”, that the media tends to mercilously beat that story into [...]

Flickr Visualization -> Observed

observed from kitschpatrol on Vimeo.

I’m an avid Flickr user and have seen a lot of really interesting visualizers lately. The visualizer above utilizes photo tags as genetic material creating an interesting sort of photography survival of the fittest scenario. Read the below notes from Vimeo for more detail:

An ecology of Flickr images, perpetually evolving inside [...]

Anamanaguchi! 8bit Rock -> Get Your Retro Pixel Fix

This 8bit Punk Rock band from NYC called Anamanaguchi! uses a hacked 1985 Nintendo NES to create their music. It’s retro goodness through and through. Guitarist/Programmer Peter Berkman, Ary Warnaar and James DeVito, create some really catchy Pixie/Weezer inspired digital delight by tweaking the NES’s soundchip. From what I have read their live show [...]

iPhone 3.0 video demo -> Finally Cut/Paste!

note: The original (and in my opinion more informative) Youtube video I posted called “iPhone OS 3.0 walkthrough” was removed by user (the above video is from Engadget). However, the new video does point out some flaws in the 3.0 build that relate to performance and lag time.

Finally the iPhone 3.0 update is here to save [...]

Tilt-Shift + Motion Tracking -> Still Moving by mustardcuffins

Still Moving from mustardcuffins on Vimeo.

The above short video portrays Tilt-Shift style shooting with motion tracking. Basically this means that you apply the same techniques as Tilt-Shift, combined with a motion that occurs not beyond the lens but motion that includes the lens. Very much like aiming a rifle at a target and tracking that [...]

100 & 1 Faces -> Technology and Art merge with Physiognomy

L’homme 100 têtes by JUL&MAT from Julien Lassort on Vimeo.

This clever video by Julien Lassort caught my attention the other evening. Like him, I am fascinated by the science behind the human facial expression (also known as Physiognomy to researchers and scientists). Our faces have hundreds of muscles called mimetic muscles that enable us to [...]

Country Blues Musician -> “Lonsome” Dan Kase

Footage posted by radlasers, filmed at the Kitty Cat Klub in Minneapolis:

The above timelessly dressed gentleman is none other than “Lonsome” Dan Kase (from Southern Michigan, now living in Minneapolis). Last Friday I attended Spot Art’s March 13th Art gallery show called “Spot Luck”. I was delighted to see that Dan Kase was on the [...]