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Lady Gaga- Bad Romance

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:41:00 +0000

This one is pretty crazy.

Pac-man can art

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Very, very cool.

Maroto

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:44:00 +0000

Check out Spanish illustrator and animator Maroto. In addition to his illustration, Maroto has done animation work for both Canal+ and Cartoon Network Spain, and shows some great variety in his portfolio. Pictured above, is some work he did for the CN’s ‘Back To School’ campaign, which definitely shows legendary animator Genndy Tartakovsky’s influence.

via: collect3d.

World's most expensive car.

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:32:00 +0000

$5 Million sure seems a little excessive for a new sport car these days? Only 3 of the Diamond Carbon Koenigsegg Trevita will be made and it will take you from 0-60 in 2.9 seconds and go up to 250MPH.

Via Luxist

The Art of Osamu Tezuka: God of Manga

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:26:00 +0000

Osamu Tezuka has often been called the Walt Disney of Japan, but he was far more than that. Tezuka was Disney, Stan Lee, Alan Moore, Tim Burton and Carl Sagan, all rolled into one incredibly prolific package and he changed the face of Japanese culture forever. This lavishly packaged book reveals what made a shy doctor one of the key figures of 20th Century pop culture. Packed with stunning, never-before-seen images, it tells the story of Tezukas amazingly prolific life, and connects it to his manga and anime work. Tezuka created hundreds of characters, many known worldwide, drew over 150,000 pages of art and scripted dozens of movies; he created graphic biographies of Jesus, and the Buddha yet a huge amount remains untranslated into English. The book is accompanied by a DVD with a fly-on-the-wall documentary, The Secrets of Creation, made in 1986 and never before translated or shown in the West.

Iain Claridge

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:38:00 +0000

Iain Claridge's gorgeous blog is thoughtfully designed and jam packed with great content.

The Decapitator

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:32:00 +0000

The Decapitator, knockin' heads off the advertising world. Look for this months treat from Rolling Stone featuring Shakira.

kind of gross, but still a cool concept.

Go here for more.

VISIONAIRE #57

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Text via slamxhype:

The Visionaire 2010, which is Number 57 is now available in stores. This issue is as always something special and collectable. 52 important figures played the role of curator for this new edition, each then selected 7 artists making a total of 365 artists, and one image per artist. These 365 images were then grouped into a desktop calendar with Smart, with 1 photo for each day of the year. The list of participants in this project would be too long to give, so just to name a few: Klaus Biesenbach (MoMA), Francesco Bonami (Whitney Biennial 2010), Massimiliano Gioni (New Museum), John Baldessari, Louise Bourgeois Maurizio Cattelan, Ugo Rondinone, Pharrell Williams, Mario Testino, Herzog & de Meuron, Natalie Portman, Tilda Swinton, Raf Simons, Marc Jacobs, Bruce Nauman, Gabriel Orozco, Olafur Eliasson, Steve McQueen, Kaws, Agathe Snow, Douglas Gordon.

Via: slamxhype

PLASTIC MOON HOUSE

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:19:00 +0000

Matthew Barney & Bjork's old homes

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:13:00 +0000

As posted by Aarting earlier, The Real Estalker blog reports that Matthew Barney and Bjork are selling their homes in Manhattan and Snedens Landing, NY and moving to Brooklyn Heights.

Via Cremasterfanatic.com, their new apartment will be a 3,000 sq. foot pre-war penthouse on Henry Street with wrap-around terrace, fireplace, four bedrooms, and four baths. It is listed at $4.25 million.

In case you'd like to purchase one of the star couple's former homes, the Manhattan apartment is a one-bedroom on W. Houston Street (listed at $1.7 million) and the Snedens Landing house is a six-bedroom located only 30 minutes up the Hudson River Valley from New York City (listed at 1.8 million or available for lease at $7,000 per month).

According to The Real Estalker, the Manhattan apartment features a bedroom painted black, an updated (but tiny) kitchen, and a 500 sq. foot terrace. The Snedens Landing home (in a community dubbed "Hollywood on the Hudson" due to the large number of actors living there) has views of the Hudson River, a stone Master Bedroom, two patios, and an artists studio.

via: cremasterfanatic.

Fumiko No Kokuhaku

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:19:00 +0000

Hailing from the land of the rising sun, this quirky independent short film is about the confession of Fumiko. It’s a simple plot but, extremely well executed and will be sure to raise a smile. I’m not entirely sure on what the girl says at the end, but if you are able to understand Japanese then we’d be super grateful for the translation.

Be sure to check out their amazing Making of to see all the storyboards, character development and research.

Credits:
Animation / Artwork / CG / Audio: Hiroyasu Ishida
Artwork / CG textures: Yuko Iwase, Kazuhiro Murakami
Anim: Tatsuro Kawano
CG Modeling: Yusaku Nagata

via: motionographer.

Jesolo Magica by Zaha Hadid

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:23:00 +0000

Zaha Hadid has been working on a number of mixed use spaces around the world. “Jesolo Magica” will link the sea and main urban center of Jesolo, Italy, providing business and retail space. As to be expected with Hadid, the design is sweeping and sculptural. And, should also note, rather jarring against the local landscape despite an attempt to mesh.

via Space Invading.

NOMIYA PARIS FRANCE

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:53:00 +0000

Nomiya, a project by Laurent Grasso & Everland’s Electrolux, is a pop-up restaurant. Seating just 12 people, it provides a unique and intimate eating experience with all of Paris’ beauty within sight. The restaurant will be open until July 1, 2010.

Location Details

NOMIYA
13 avenue du président wilson
Paris, France

via: wejetset

PRADA: CREATIVITY, MODERNITY, INNOVATION | THE BOOK

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:37:00 +0000

Italian luxury brand Prada has announced the release of a book. The book documents the brand’s diverse projects in fashion, communication, architecture, film and art. You can order the book now directly on the Prada website for 100 Euros.

Via: highsnobiety

MEDIS, TANTO & PLATTAN HEADPHONES

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Text Via Dailyicon:

Scandinavian design collective, Urbanears has launched a series of headphones with three unique models, Plattan, Tanto and Medis, each available in 14 color varieties. Like many successful street brands given the no-logo-all-color-garments a face, Urbanears is set to make a statement in audio fashion wear.

Plattan is designed to be the perfect classic headphone, utilizing innovative functions and performance with current technology. It’s a full size headphone allowing for rich, secluded sound. The entire unit folds down to the size of a fist for maximum mobility, best of all, Plattan also comes with a “zound plug” which is actually not a plug, but rather a socket that allows your friend to plug into your earcap and listen to the same thing you are listening to.

Tanto is designed for maximum mobility without the compromise of performance, a tribute to the ‘80’s revolution in mobile music.

Via: dailyicon

Panick Attack

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:03:00 +0000

Uruguayan’s Aparato Post did this pretty cool spec work with just 2 guys, 300$ and 6 month of time.

American Airlines & The Fate of Mr. X

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:58:00 +0000

Another interesting read and bizarre development in the American Airlines vs Dustin Curtis saga. Now blood has been drawn.

Use the little power you have as a consumer to change the world around you for the better...

ALILA CHA AM

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:44:00 +0000

Architects: Duangrit Bunnag Architect Limited – DBALP
Location: Cha Am, Petchaburi, Thailand
Principal in Charge: Duangrit Bunnag
Collaborator Architects: Saranya Srisakulchairak / Architect Group Head, Kahitha Boonyatasaneekul / Architect, Rawin Sangsittayakorn / Architect, Prinpond Boonkham / Interior, Thiti Tritrakarn / Landscape Archiect
Contractor: Square Tech Co.,Ltd.
Structural Engineer: EMS Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Client: KS Resort and Spa Co.,Ltd.
Site area: 30,000 sqm
Building area: 18,000 sqm
Project year: 2008 sqm
Photographs: DBALP & KS Resort and Spa

Via: archdaily

JAMES TURREL SHOW, WOLFSBURG

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:39:00 +0000

Via: wallpaper*

HOOKED CLOTHING

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:34:00 +0000

A Singapore-based fashion label.

Via: hookedclothings

ILLUSTRATOR JULIEN PACAUD

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:42:00 +0000

Robert Williams at Tony Shafrazi

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0000

ROBERT WILLIAMS
Conceptual Realism
IN THE SERVICE OF THE HYPOTHETICAL
October 31, 2009 – January 23, 2010

Gotta go see this!

Facebook's new offices

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:15:00 +0000

Interiors by office design firm Studio O+A.

Via The Contemporist.

Ngmoco scores with iPhone games that charge per time played

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:12:00 +0000

With a new game, a new business model, and a new developer platform, iPhone game publisher Ngmoco has been able to land itself on the top of the AppStore charts.

Ngmoco’s Eliminate Pro shooting game moved to the No. 1 spot on Apple’s app download store after its launch on Monday. The new game uses a new business model made possible by Apple’s recent change in policy allowing purchases of virtual goods to be made from inside free games.

Previously, Apple only allowed such purchase to be made inside paid games. But that didn’t enable the “free to play” business model that has worked so well on Facebook and other social networks. In these games, players start playing the games for free. Then they buy a virtual good such as a weapon for a small price once they need it.

In Eliminate Pro, players can challenge each other in multiplayer shooting matches over Wi-Fi or the 3G phone network. The player winds up paying for time, much like putting in quarters into arcade machines in the past. When you start playing the game, you can join multiplayer combat games. Each time you play, you use a portion of a “power cell.” At some point, to continue playing, you have to purchase more power cells. If you want to play for free, you have to wait a certain time for the power cell to recharge. If you want to skip that wait, you have to shell out some money. The key is that the game can generate recurring revenue, like a service.

“This business model will be transformative for our company,” said Neil Young, chief executive of San Francisco-based Ngmoco, in an interview. “We are now operating a game as an ongoing service.”

The usage-based monetization could prove to be more lucrative than requiring players to pay to download a game. On the AppStore, it’s hard for games to break into the top 100 ranks, since there are more than 100,000 apps available. And those that do make it to No. 1 rarely stay there for more than a couple of weeks. Hence, the revenues associated with even a No. 1 hit on the iPhone don’t add up to much. But if a game is popular enough and players are willing to pay for usage time, then it can generate revenues for an extended time, Young said.

Of course, it’s hard to strike the balance between generating usage revenue and annoying users who don’t want to dish out lots of money. Ngmoco tested Eliminate Pro in the Canadian market and tweaked it to get that balance for the final product. Young said the company switched to the new business model after acquiring the development studio Miraphonic. The company then began retooling its whole product line. Other titles coming soon are Touch Pets and some unannounced games.

Ngmoco also had a hand in the No. 1 free game. Freeverse’s Skee Ball uses Ngmoco’s Plus+ developer platform, which adds cross-promotion, achievements, multiplayer challenges, leaderboards and user socializing to a game. Developers use Ngmoco’s platform to publish games that can be promoted to millions of other users. Full told, Ngmoco’s games have been downloaded more than 20 million times. That means that Plus+ developers can launch games that can reach lots of those users via the cross-promotion capabilities of the Plus+ technology.

Young said that more than 20 games in the AppStore are using the Plus+ platform. And the company announced two new game studios are using it today: Flipside5 and Backflip Studios. Backflip will use Plus+ in upcoming games such as Harbor Havoc 3D. The goal is to build the largest network of social games on the iPhone with Plus+, Young said.

Ngmoco was founded in 2008 and has received funding from Kleiner Perkins, Maples Investments and Norwest Venture Partners. Rivals for the Plus+ platform include Aurora Feint and Scoreloop.

via: venturebeat.

Daily Burn’s Food Scanner App

noreply@blogger.com (Todd) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0000

FoodScanner Demo from Andy Smith on Vimeo.

If it works as well as it does in the video, it looks pretty awesome. Watch and decide for yourself. You may never shop the same way again.

via:wbe.