Impressive stuff that makes you go 'niiice'
August 21, 2010 • visualisation • Comments
The complete flowchart for working out whether to date that person. Maybe print out a wallet sized version, before hitting the town tonight?
Can we date? By Erik Bryan and Jennifer Daniel for The Morning News
Via Chart Port
Three short films inspired by the people, places and stories of road racing, produced for classic bicycle clothing designer Rapha by Ridley Scott Associates.
Two Broad Arrows – trailer from RAPHA on Vimeo.
A Throw of the Dice was screened last friday. Two Broad Arrows will be screened on Friday 20th on their website
Via Contagious
August 18, 2010 • design, photography, sport • Comments
Nemo 33 is the deepest swimming pool in the world. Its maximum depth is 35 meters. It contains 2,500,000 liters of non-chlorinated, highly filtered spring water maintained at 30 °C (86 °F) and holds several simulated underwater caves at the 10 m depth level. There are numerous underwater windows that allow outside visitors to look into the pools at various depths. The complex was designed by Belgian diving expert John Beernaerts as a multi-purpose diving instruction, recreational, and film production facility, 2004.
Nemo 33, Wikipedia
Would be great for a massive cannonball jump.
Via Flylyf
August 18, 2010 • advertising, film, music • Comments
Shepard Fairey's Joaquin Phoenix beard image spotted in Central Square - Boston.com
In late 2008 Joaquin Phoenix announced his retirement from a successful acting career, to concentrate on his music. Understandably people were surprised, by the premature decision from a talented actor in his early thirties. What was even more shocking was how less than 6 months later, sightings were reported of him fully bearded and carrying a large gut. At about this time he decided to appear on Letterman for an interview in which he barely spoke, let alone answered questions.
The rumour mill was working overtime, with suggestions that this was all a hoax. Even Gwyneth Paltrow had her suspicions. What followed were a number of amatuer shot appearances of his hip-hop appearances, as well as celebrity mockings of this state.
It wasn’t until it became apparent that Joaquin’s journey was being documented by his brother-in-law Casey Afleck, that the pieces began to fall into place. Could this all just be a mockumentary? Either that or Casey had struck gold.
More than one year on and we’re finally close to finding out the truth, as the documentary, I’m Still here is released. If the trailers anything to go by, it’s going to be brilliant and cringeworthy insight into the mans spiral.
What’s also interesting about this movie is that with all of the speculation and internet talk, it should survive without a lick of marketing and still be a massive hit. Especially with a bit of guerilla marketing, courtesy of Shepard Fairey.
In conclusion, Joaquin Phoenix has absolutely lost it, or he’ll turn out to be one of the best actors of all time. Either way Casey Afleck will probably end up with one of the best documentaries ever.
August 17, 2010 • digitalart, diy, online, technology, visualisation • Comments
Precious is a touring bike completely fitted-out with sensors, capturing data using its Arduino brain and interpretting all of its experiences, combined with a cloud-based system that analyzes those experiences.
Put this all together and get a bike that’s able to express itself in his own words. He shares his up-to-the-moment thoughts and has a subconscious which allows him to dream about all he’s been through.
The bike has been developed by Breakfast and is currently making it’s way across the US to benefit LIVESTRONG®.
I would love my bike kitted-out for a race like this.
Check out the site or follow the bike on twitter to see what’s happening now.
August 13, 2010 • film, funny, technology, video • Comments
As interesting as it is that a movie about the birth of Facebook is to be released in the UK on 15th October, I’m really looking forward to the Twitter movie
August 9, 2010 • design, digitalart, video • Comments
These guys in Berlin have built a slingshot that allows you to type in a message, take aim and shoot it onto a wall, appearing as a coloured splash with the message written within. The text message will also be real-time tweeted. The whole setup, obviously needs a projector to display the message.
A really nice play on the whole urban tagging pasttime.
Via Mancool
August 5, 2010 • advertising, design, funny, technology • Comments
Imaginative fake vintage advertising for Facebook, YouTube and Skype created by Moma agency.
Via flylyf
August 5, 2010 • design, digitalart, london, science, visualisation • Comments
Experimental art and design studio Troika comissioned by the V&A, have installed a permanent kinetic sign that directs visitors to the museum from the tunnel at South Kensington tube station.
The sign draws on the museums wealth of artifacts to create what resembles a time capsule, attached to the ceiling. The Alan Fletcher designed logo de-contructs and reconnects itself with each half turn forming a playful palindrome legible from either side while the wheels produce a gentle ticking sound reminiscent of a Victorian Automaton clock.
Via Creative Review
July 23, 2010 • digitalart, technology, video • Comments
As one who is always excited by the latest 3D movie offering, I can’t wait to see Toy Story 3. Until I get around toisiting the cinema however, I’ll have to make do with this amazing physics engine developed Thiago Costa. The engine features:
Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0 – Teaser from Thiago Costa on Vimeo.
Via @fightingmachine
