Colored Thread And UV Lights Form Captivating Augmented Spaces

admin — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:17:57 +0000

This is so cool. Had to share this blog from the creative project!

http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/blog/colored-thread-and-uv-lights-form-captivating-augmented-spaces

Baarregaard & Briem – “Love With You”

admin — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:45:17 +0000

This music video directed by Harald Haraldsson is absolutely superb! Projecting onto empty bookcases to create fractured/segmented images is amazing. And then there is the rgb (or really just red and blue) separation and time delay of the video that made for some beautifully, stunning visuals. Great video…and song!

The Art of Creative Coding

admin — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:11:36 +0000

The folks at PBS have put together a wonderful introduction about creative coding. If this is something you would like to learn more about I highly recommend taking a look at this video and examining the potential programming has within the art community…and beyond.

Automatic Projection Mapping

admin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 04:54:59 +0000

WOW. This is spectacular. You have to check out what the company, White Kanga, has created. Using TouchDesigner and a few of their own solutions, they have created a program that can map a 3D surface and project on it while it is rotating! Simply amazing. To check out some of their other documentation check them out on Vimeo.

The Third & the Seventh… Stunning

admin — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:11:39 +0000

I have always been a fan of music, film and special effects. It’s a different part of design that I have always wanted to experiment with. As I was looking at different sites, companies, and software packages, a piece of work was brought to my attention I would never have expected. A piece that is understated when you think of film and CG. Some might even look at it and think, “So what? There’s not much to it.” But I think there is much to see. The use of simple form, space and time has created a beautiful and elegant motion of architecture and design that often times goes unnoticed by the untrained eye. Displaying the different tools of his trade, the director gives us insight into the kind of time and effort it takes to create, what I view, as art in motion. As a designer the only thing I see that I would work on is the type choice. But from a novice who enjoys CG and simplicity, I must say well done.

(And since it’s a little hard to tell, I’ll tell you… this person created everything in CG!)

OK GO’s “This Too Shall Pass” Video

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:08:55 +0000

OK GO has amazed us once again. What began as a simple sketch dreamed up by the band is now a sophisticated, albeit complicated, arrangement of different knickknacks. Once put in motion it becomes simply a work of art. You could even say stroke of genius. So a quick shout-out to Rube Goldberg and the “geeks” and engineers of Mindshare and Syyn Labs for providing us with this creative masterpiece. I wonder if I could do something with Lincoln Logs…

I Heart Music

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:37:02 +0000

I love music. I do. I. Love. It. If I could marry it I would. And her name would be “Indie.”

Words of Design Wisdom

admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:58:17 +0000

Not everything is design. But design is about everything. So do yourself a favor: Be ready for anything.

(500) Days of Summer

admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:26:57 +0000

(500) Days of Summer is a romantic comedy about a young man who falls in love with a woman. Only this woman does not believe in love. Fluctuating from the present to the past, we see their relationship unfold, and unravel, from the young man’s point of view. I don’t want to spoil it for those of you who want to see this movie, so I’ll just say I definitely think it is something you should consider seeing. The soundtrack is phenomenal and the Juno-like graphics are excellent as well. Sketching and fine art is finding its way back to the forefront of design and working in conjunction with computer generated design. It’s a beautiful thing.

I can’t say enough great things about this movie. Funny, entertaining, emotional, a must see in my opinion.

Childhood Memory Relived

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 22:01:38 +0000

When I was a little boy my mother took me with her to one of her friend’s house. She had a daughter about my age and both our parents thought we would play well together. We arrived and our mothers greeted each other with their pleasantries and the girl dragged me off to another room to play. I am a timid person, or at least I was before now and I was back then. The little girl looked at me and said, “Let’s play doctor.” Okay I thought. Whatever. Now in her playhouse she hands me the plastic briefcase of medical instruments. I lean down to open the box on the floor, grab the stethoscope, and stand up to begin my examination. When I turn to her I find her completely naked for this pretend event. And being young and not knowing any better said, “Okay.” Our parents came in a short time later. The look of shock on their faces. My mother looked at me and I knew playtime was over. She told the story later on in my high school years. Everyone finding it funny. Me thinking it was cruel (how is a guy going to get dates when his mother is telling his girl friends this story and showing them embarrassing childhood pictures?).

Well, surprisingly this story has become real life again. Not with me. But with a friend of mine’s four year old son and one of his girl friends. Sitting there in a room next to where the kids were playing I hear the little girl say those exact same words. Memories come flooding back to me of that moment. I turn to my friend and tell her she might want to check on the kids. They are about to play “doctor.” She says they’ll be fine. They won’t do anything. I know better. I walk back to the room, and with no surprise, find the girl in only her underwear and my friend’s son looking at her. I immediately call out to the mother to come handle this. The whole time acting like a kid myself telling her, “I told you so. I told you so.”

Funny how life brings back certain memories.