Archive for April, 2010
Ephemicropolis
April 26th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: art, contemporary art, design, sculpture
Ephemicropolis 2010
Check out this obsessive work constructed with 100,000 staples by UK artist and designer Peter Root.
Stacks of staples were broken into varying sizes from full stacks about 12cm high down to single staples. These stacks were then stood up and arranged over a period of 40 hours.
Can I Bum a Smoke?
April 26th, 2010 • Motion Graphics
Tags: humor, Motion Graphics, video
Rookshow by Gino Bud Hoiting
Had a friend in town last week that lit up a cigarette every five minutes. Sorry my friend, but that wasn’t San Francisco Fog, it was a cloud of smoke following you around everywhere.
Bubble Sex
April 26th, 2010 • Music Video
Tags: animation, Motion Graphics, music video
It’s Monday morning madness and this is a crazy video directed by Valerie Pirson for the 1974 song Bubble Sex by The Disco Chicken Project was the first item in my inbox.
Scissor Sisters Can See An Invisible Light
April 19th, 2010 • Auditory
Tags: electro, music, music video, synth pop
I am digging the Stuart Price produced new track from the Scissor Sisters . I loved their version of Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb and the new track, Invisible Light, from their upcoming album “Night Work”, has a very Pink Floyd sound to it. I hope this is a sign of the direction of the new album.
Invisible Light-Scissor Sisters
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Kleerup’s Synth Pop
April 14th, 2010 • Auditory
Tags: music, remix, synth pop
Time for some good synth-pop from Swedish DJ/producer Kleerup.
Kleerup – Until We Bleed (Feat. Lykke Li)
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Yves Béhar and Puma’s Super Green Shoe Box
April 13th, 2010 • Art & Design
Tags: consumerism, design, industrial design, packaging
The new Puma shoe box design by Yves Béhar has been three years in the making and I think it’s a great idea and a step in the right direction. The outer bag is made from recycled PET but it’s unclear if it’s recyclable and I don’t think this design qualifies for Cradle to Cradle certification but it’s great to see Puma is taking an interest in new ways to package products, thus reducing waste and inefficiency in producing packaging. I would like to know how the shoes are going to be shipped. The advantage of the shoe box is it’s ability to withstand pressure when stacked and boxed for shipping long distances. If the cardboard interior of the new packaging can withstand the same pressure as an original shoe box design, while cutting down on waste and cost, then this design will go far but if this is just for show on the consumer side and it’s actually shipped inside a shoe box to the stores, then Houston, we have a problem.
Kasino A4 Magazine’s New Porn
April 13th, 2010 • Film & Video
Tags: advertising, art, contemporary art, magazine
Just bizarre and visually creative video for the now defunct Finnish Kasino A4 magazine directed by Miikka Lommi.
I Will Have My Revenge
April 12th, 2010 • Music Video
Tags: Motion Graphics, music, music video, video
I will have my revenge on this Monday! FISCHERSPOONER – The Best Revenge directed by Jason Cacioppo & Adam Dugas
Reality Bites
April 11th, 2010 • Commercials
Tags: advertising, commercial, Fashion
I don’t often watch reality shows because I know they’re manipulated to enhance the drama and rarely do I see true talent. But this 2010 season trailer for Finland´s Next Top Model looks fun and puts tired old Tyra’s tyrannical mess of a show to shame.
Another Rainy Sunday
April 11th, 2010 • Auditory
Tags: music, remix
Listening to a great remix of Bon Iver‘s Stacks by Tomas Barford while spending another rainy Sunday indoors working on some new designs.
Bon Iver – Stacks (Tomas Barford Remix)
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via: Comfort Music
Midnight Juggernauts Shows Some Vital Signs
April 9th, 2010 • Music Video
Tags: electro, Motion Graphics, music, music video, surrealism, video
Trippy video for song Vital Signs by Midnight Juggernauts directed by Krozm. The new album,The Crystal Axis, comes out on May 28th. Is it me or are they channeling some David Bowie?
I’m Deranged – David Bowie
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Happy Bunny Day!
April 4th, 2010 • Film & Video
Tags: video
Chocolate Bunny – a film by Lernert Engelberts & Sander Plug
Turn the music down on this one, it’s awful. Silence would have been more effective.
Post–Apocalypse Nouveau Fashion
April 1st, 2010 • Photography
Tags: commercial, design, dystopia, Fashion, photo, Photography
Eli Schmidt photographs collections from Reid Prebenda and Ian O’Brien. The work has a very Post–Apocalypse Nouveau meets young Mathew Barney.
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