The Intel Infoscape

I would love one of these 7 foot screens! Intel shows off it’s new i7 processor (the entire system runs off only one processor!). Particularly like the way they have abstracted information using cubes on the touchscreen. It would be great to be able to stack and arrange the cubes, perhaps the touchscreen could double as a TV too

Intel MultiTouch Wall at CES 2010 from Larry Stendebach on Vimeo.

Below is a useful widget he has developed that gives you a snapshot of social media activity right now. Watch the dollars spent on virtual gifting (yes, gifts that are bits and bytes and not actual physical presents) I think I may be in the wrong business .  

Singer, Ray Mann creates his own animations, visuals and poster art. At the gig he described his motivation as wanting to get what was in his head when he sang out in front of the audience too. I love it when people embrace all of their creativity and use it as expression.

The simple but striking illustrated visuals added another hypnotic dimension to the sound, it was the first time he’d set up a gig with projections and in my opnion, the experiment worked.

Prior to the gig, we’d heard about them but being typical “digital natives”, we googled them too and uncovered some of their own music vids they had created for $50 - including the one below with dancer Etoile Marley ( a fan they met at one of their gigs while she was bouncing about on a stool!).

If you like funky soul with a twist then these are the guys for you…..

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Bet someone wished they’d thought of this – courtesy of @mumbrella - a great video by Vancouver based agency Rethink, illustrating in 1 minute, tips on developing your creativity. I particularly like the fact it uses a pop up book as the visual mechanic, love it , love it. Props to them for using it to promote their own creativity and their internship program.

n.b also a great way to publicise Lego as a creative brand and product…..

8tracks mix for Feb sassiness

Mark Ronson, Mirwais, N.E.R.D,  and Pepe Deluxes – mMy fave mix on 8tracks at the moment. Have a cheeky listen below or click on the stillettos

Dali with Man Ray

There are too many reasons to list why Dali rocks (see here with Man Ray). Here are just 4 and why if I sit there and think, that’s a bit of a crazy idea, I remind myself that society initially considered a lobster phone “art” with a capital “A”….probably not.

1. Expelled from Art School after stating that no one there was qualified enough to critque him.

2. Developed a signature mustache and once presented at a conference dressed as a deep sea diver (with helmet for added effect).

3. Dabbled in sculpture, writing and film outside of painting and illustrating collaborating with independent film maker, Luis Bunuel, horror maestro, Alfred Hitchcock and poet Garcia Lorca.

4. Became a massive influence on popular culture, fashion, theatre and film inspiring others such as Andy Warhol and Walt Disney.

5. Fearlessly explored the world around him. Dali used quantum physics as a theme for “The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory”, a reworking of his most commonly known painting of melting clocks “The Persistence of Memory”.

One Laptop Per Child have  released photos of the new concept for their hardy laptops which are donated to children that don’t have the same opportunities to have the web at their fingertips and a wealth of accessible and free knowledge.

One Laptop Per Child - Laptop Design - the X03

Check out the rest of the XO-3 designs here by the Fuse design team and information on their work and how you can help. They look amazing…..