It’s a retro post … still cool!
Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention Episode 1 Preview – BBC One
Kinetic sculptor and artist Theo Jansen builds ‘strandbeests’ from yellow plastic tubing that is readily available in his native Holland.
The graceful creatures evolve over time as Theo adapts their designs to harness the wind more efficiently. They are powered only by the wind and even store some of the wind’s energy in plastic bottle ‘stomachs’ to be used when there is no wind.
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One of the most important speeches in recorded history was given by a comedian by the name of Charlie Chaplin. If you like what you see please share the video any way you can and pass the message on.
BASIC HTML & CSS for NON-WEB DESIGNERS
Internet-famous designer Jessica Hische and Russ Maschmeyer have teamed up to make the web less scary for designers. [via]
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Margin Call is een Hollywoodfilm over de laatste 24 uur van de investment bank. Niet het best uitgebouwd qua characters, menselijk drama. Wel erg on topic: hoe we van zekerheid bij mekaar hangen. “It’s not called panic if you’re first out the door,” as one character crisply observes.
Luke Million “Arnold”
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger
Director: 1977: George Butler
Redit: Alanedit
Baby Oil: Natassious Columbu, Johnson & Johnson
Roids: Jose Cullo
Gym Towels: Paul Puma
Special thanks to Gold’s Gym, the water cooler, Luke Million. Breasts.
Label: Future Classic
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Pumping Iron: © White Horse / Cinegate.
More energy!
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(via.) Artist Shea Hembrey in the midst of planning to curate a biennale, decides that instead of traveling the world to find art for his exhibition, it would be easier if he just made up names and biographies for 100 artists and did all the work himself. The work must be about what he could explain to his grandma in less than five minutes. And its process must engage the three “H’s” of head, heart, and hand.
Crazy, genius, funny, and really, really good. Moreover, did selling art to the public look ever more simple? Great artists, even minimal in peak talent need little convincing. Now go out there creating art people..
More ted talks on barnhard
Sacha is going for the spirit of the time. Just like that other brilliant film “The Devils Double” (via) (more…)
Eclectic Method – The Apocamix from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.
Since today is one of those days, some idiots cream about end-times..
Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit.
99% Transpiration 1% Inspiration? (via)
Alec Baldwin, if you’re in a rush, head straight to minute 4:00, which begins with this teaser: “I come from a business where we all know a great secret …” (via)
2011/03 Mike Monteiro | F*ck You. Pay Me. from SanFrancisco/CreativeMornings on Vimeo.
Nice 101 on what small businesses primers should be aware off, especially when it comes down to getting paid for work well done.
A nice example how power of a shopkeeper goes over the will of the city inhabitants. More importantly, city counsil shows amazing disrespect for its role to listen to what the citizens want. Shops you can get anywhere, especially if they are already there.. why kill your city space and little green for it?
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Prachtige verzameling foto’s die afkomstig zijn van Google Streetview [via]
Using 3-D video-mapping technology, the guys at Mr. Beam were able to transform a plain white living room filled with plain white furniture into whatever kind of fancily decorated living room they desired by projecting different patterns onto the various elements.
We created an unique physical 3D video mapping experience by turning a white living room into a spacious 360° projection area. This technique allowed us to take control of all colors, patterns and textures of the furniture, wallpapers and carpet. All done with 2 projectors.
[via geekologie.com]
See also the tiny apartment arrangement post.
Trey Ratcliff made this awesome short video showing often overlooked moments in Japanese daily life using a cool slo-mo filming technique. [via]
