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The Power of Networks: Manuel Lima's Talk... Sketched and Animated

Wed, 23 May 2012 20:11:43 +0000

Manuel Lima, currently senior UX design lead at Microsoft Bing but maybe best known from the (now sparsely updated) blog Visual Complexity and his recent book with the same title, like to discuss the power of network visualisation in a wide and conceptually rich manner.

You now have to chance to experience his 11-minute talk online, but instead of seeing Manuel talk in front of his slides, the following presentation solely consists of a large set of sketched illustrations which represent and visually clarify the most important concepts that he discussed.

Watch either the animated or traditional version at YouTube.

The animated versions of well-known talks is brought by the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA).

ThreadWatch: Tracking and Visualizing the Use of Software Applications

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:31:11 +0000

ThreadWatch [finekost.com] by interactive developer Alex Milde visualizes the usage of software programs on the Mac platform over the timeframe of one day.

First, one needs to download a small program that tracks all active applications on your desktop, as well as their impact in terms of memory and CPU usage. This tracked data is stored in a text file, which can be uploaded and then visualized. The data is not stored nor kept by the visualization tool. Individual software programs are represented by different colors.

NY Design Week: Makers & Brothers at Noho Design District

Wed, 23 May 2012 19:00:00 +0000

The main attraction at the Standard Hotel—aka Noho Design District HQ—was "Making 101," a live demonstration from Makers & Brothers, a design and craft collective located in Ireland. Jonathan and Mark Legge (the brothers) teamed up to create "an online retail venture founded on simple things; the handmade, objects of integrity, contemporary vernaculars, a curation of everyday design and craft." They had an offering of some of the items they sell online available for purchase, like Padraig Larkin's Willow Rattle made with nuts inside, the housemade Wooden Spinning Top and the 3-Legged Stools by James Carroll, who was making them there in person.

Based on an old Irish milking stool archetype, Carroll's stools are roughly hewn; The seat is smooth but pocked with his carvings and the legs are whittled to an approximate size and then fitted into the base of the seat. Carroll moved with ease around the stacks of timber in his temporary studio in the front window of the Standard. While we chatted it was clear he had made this stool hundreds of times. The back and forth motion of working the shaving-horse was so natural to him that he didn't miss a stroke as he casually reached into his pocket and handed me his business card.

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stilla 3D photo app for iPhone

Wed, 23 May 2012 17:41:00 +0000

using the iPhone's built-in gyroscope, the app stitches together multiple photos into a navigable object in virtual 3D space, letting users create multi-perspective views of their surroundings.

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Symposium MULTIPLY – Diversity as a new way to design?

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:42:46 +0000

MULTIPLY untersucht Methoden und Strategien der visuellen Kommunikation und multipliziert die gestalterische Praxis mit den Bereichen Kunst-, Natur- und Humanwissenschaft.
MULTIPLY lautet der diesjährige Aufruf zu ...

TED: Philippe Petit: The journey across the high wire - Philippe Petit (2012)

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:02:11 +0000

Even a death-defying magician has to start somewhere. High-wire artist Philippe Petit takes you on an intimate journey from his first card trick at age 6 to his tightrope walk between the Twin Towers.

levitating sound sculpture by david letellier

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:59:00 +0000

the artist has created a site-specific and temporary kinetic sound sculpture from 300 fine strands of wire for saint sauveur chapel of caen, france.

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Trio Grotesk

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:57:17 +0000

Bold Monday

Trio Grotesk ist die soeben veröffentlichte Groteskschrift von Florian Schick, die auf der Kaart Antiek (verwendet in Piet Zwarts bekanntem Booklet für Drukkerij Trio) basiert. Im Slanted Magazin #14 – Grotesque 2 ...

0e1 arquitetos: apartamento da atriz

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:45:00 +0000

apartment renovation in the historical district of porto alegre that transformed a neglected city space into cozy residential studio.

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a2o-architecten: de waai party hall

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:55:00 +0000

a performance space located among a cluster of municipal buildings. the building mimics the classical column structure creating rhythmic pattern on the exterior facade.

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