the Beatles Rockband -> Intro Animation Jamie Hewlett

This animated intro for The Beatles Rockband video game was created by English comic book artist and designer Jamie Hewlett (best known for his work on the Gorillaz). His classic, bold illustration style compliments the Beatles perfectly in my opinion. The elongated figures capture the character of the fab four in a youthful fresh way. [...]

3rd Generation -> iPhone Features

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference is right around the corner and the rumors in regard to the 3rd generation iPhone app are flying. The above graphic displays the likelihood of each new feature by color. Exciting times for iPhone geeks like me who are looking to upgrade. Click through to the link below for more info.

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The next layer on the stack -> Fred Wilson

The next layer on the stack… from Social Media on Vimeo.

This is a short but well said statement on the topic “what’s the next social media layer?” delivered by Fred Wilson (VC and principal of Union Square Ventures). His views are very much in-line with what I have been thinking for some time. The biggies [...]

Death Cab for Cutie -> Little Bribes

Death Cab for Cutie – Little Bribes from Ross Ching on Vimeo.

This video is full of great eye-candy -> city lights, stop motion, light painting, M&Ms dancing wildly… all to a peppy track from a great band (Death Cab for Cutie). It’s all happening. Definitely worth a view or two.

Side note: it sounds like Ross [...]

Tweenbots -> NYC Art by Kacie Kinzer

This is a very inspiring/simple social experiment, based on a friendly looking robot that only has the ability to travel in straight lines and carries a flag with it’s desired destination written on it. The hope is that this little guy will pass by enough friendly people in order to help assist in steering him [...]

Analogue Heaven (AHNE) -> Northeast 2009

Analogue Heaven Northeast 2009 from stretta on Vimeo.

The Analog Heaven Northeast Meeting is an annual gathering of synth heads and analogue freaks from around the world. The primary motivation for this event is to collaborate and display their rare and obscure synth equipment. Think of it as a classic car show for super geeky musicians. [...]

Camera Ratings/Reviews -> Flickr

Many of you (especially those who use Flickr) may already be aware of Flickr’s camera ratings/reviews but for those of you who are not Flickr users this may be useful information.

In the past couple of months I’ve had a few of my friends ask me about my pictures that post from my Flickr account to [...]

Hobnox -> Amazing In-Browser Audiotool (beta)

This in-browser audio tool is going to quickly soak up what little spare time I have left in my life for sure. I’m almost a bit upset that I found it. It’s an Adobe Flash powered audio web app with thousands of possibilities packed in. Hobnox has also built a blog, video channel and social [...]

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 [...]

Serial Cut -> Image Makers Since 99

The online portfolio of Serial Cut is wonderfully nontraditional, it transcends the laws of what designers have been traditionally trained to display in their portfolios. I find their selection of work to be very freeing and personal, something I will definitely keep in mind as I update my own online presence here in the next [...]

3D Immersion Simmulation -> IDEO Labs

Amazing 3D immersion technology from IDEO Labs on Vimeo.

This project coming from the brilliant minds at IDEO and Eon Reality features some very exciting spatial/visual effects. It senses the location and proximity of the user and in return adjusts the visual depth of field simulating a persons natural spatial comprehension. The only criticism I have [...]

3D Computer Interface -> Electrostatic Tracking

3D Computer Interface from Free Flow on Vimeo.

We’ve seen data transfer from human body movement to the computer before. It’s very common for 3D studios to cover subjects with tiny sensors in order to map and track motion. This particular inventive contraption interests me because it tracks motion without the need for sensors or [...]

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 [...]

Motion Design -> Zurich29

Zurich29 Art Direction, static & motion design is an amazing destination for design inspiration that I found on http://www.fubiz.net/ the other day. Great organic typography and illustration, playful motion, beautiful lighting throughout. I’m personally, currently into the look and feel of how type and graphics look when an interesting DOF (depth of field) is captured [...]

What is Waste? -> New Belgium Brewing co.

New Belgium Brewing from whatis waste on Vimeo.

I found this great site http://www.whatiswaste.com/ while looking for blog topics for Earth Day this past week. The site is all about innovative companies from all over that are not just “talking the talk” of being green and sustainable but also “walking the walk” and coming up with [...]