Wednesday, 23 February 2011

Different or just Twee Cutesy idiots?

Lullatone - Experiments Around the House from lullatone on Vimeo.




Now I hate plinky plonky Match.com and Nokiaesque music much more than the next guy. I effin hate Kimya Dawson. But this seems to have a Jonathan Richman Sesame St charm that gets away with being childish.

Or are they just twee cutesy idiots?

.wwf



The .wwf format is essentially a pdf that can't be printed. This amazingly strikes a balance between massively simple and massively ambitious. And a really good ad for WWF to boot.

Read about it and get it here

Tuesday, 22 February 2011

MIT Origami: Mad, Bad or just very very Sad?


Ubergeeks procrastinating possibly, but some pretty amazing skillz.

Back to the future






Is there a bigger compliment than saying - "I wished I'd done this." Well I do.

Check out the rest here there's some crackers

Infographics put in context


A simple idea that takes infographics out of the realm of graphic design.

Smile! You're on the internet.


An experiment that demonstrates how your webcam can detect facial expressions, in this instance, everytime you see something online which makes you smile.

Monday, 14 February 2011

Diesel Island

Diesel Island - Land of the Stupid, Home of the Brave - is Diesel's latest campaign . Cross-media boosters like viral videos, a facebook application, a game based on island's everyday life and pirate radio will complement the print and posters and invite users to form and become part of a new nation. Virtual visitors can set the rules and regulations, shape the laws and meet it's citizens. Stills by Guy Aroch, Digital by Stink Digital. Here's a teaser of what's to come (launching 28th Feb)...



Monday, 17 January 2011

The Wilderness Downtown - Interactive Video



Interactive online video The Wilderness Downtown has won the Favourite Website Award of the Year (2010). The site was made to promote Arcade Fire’s track, We Used To Wait. Through Google Maps it takes you on a personal jounrney to your home town and portrays a verision of ‘you’ running through the streets as a kid. A highly technical and innovative approach to telling a story and engaging the viewer by evoking child-hood memories.

Produced and created by the Google wizards in collaboration with director Chris Milk at Radical Media and B-Reel.

Thursday, 13 January 2011

Postcards from Vegas



The Carters are best known for their large scale neon installations. The collaborative works of Postcards from Vegas combines photography with sculptural light - replicated vintage Vegas neon signs carefully placed onto postcards.

Enter The Void Title Sequence

Opening titles for Gaspar Noe's new film. The flashing lights and abstract techno music makes you fall into some weird psychedelic trance!


Motion graphics by photographer/director/graphic designer, Tom Kan