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Young Simba J. Cole is Nice

Ched — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:31:44 +0000

Listen to this guy spit ferocious. He’s sick. Is he better than us Canadians’ beloved Drake? Time will tell, but if they were to battle each other, I have to say that I think J. Cole would murder him. Now, Drake is crazy clever with the raps, and he has some very slick metaphors and [...]

Bassment Jaxx Kills Sexy/Trippy with Raindrops

Ched — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:16:11 +0000

I was a big Bassment Jaxx fan back in the day; they always came harder than the rest of the house acts back then. They still have that pop-oriented sound, but as the art of music video progresses, it’s nice to see that they can still bring the total experience. If you’re going to go [...]

How Best Buy Adds Value Using Social Media

Ched — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:06:57 +0000

Check out Mr. Barry Judge, the Chief Marketing Officer at Best Buy. He explains Best Buy’s past and current situation, and how they are taking steps into social media. Behind the slick and subtly branded animated type (which I love), he makes quite a few good points on just how many more options companies have [...]

Kanye and Rihanna do ‘Paranoid’

Ched — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:04:38 +0000

I gotta say, I’m so sick of 808 and Heartbreaks’s autotuning by now. Hopefully this is the last release off the album. This time around, Nabil Elderkin (who also did Kanye’s weird compression garble video Welcome to Heartbreak) comes at this song with an old-time look. Good use of fonts, and Rihanna’s looking fine as [...]

All that Scratching is Making My Cats Itch

Ched — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:27:54 +0000

Taking two cats and turning them into turntables. Now that’s fresh. I’m loving the black on black flavor going on in this video. I cracked up when he started tweaking on the cats legs. Poor cats; they don’t know how fun they are to play with. Or do they? Jump: Nico Casavecchia

Little Trains Done Way Big

Ched — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:50:39 +0000

I remember going through a trainset phase growing up. An oval or figure-8 track might just not cut it for today’s kids, though. Model trains made a comeback in my teens, with the idea of painting tiny graffiti on the side of them. I never followed through on that. Watch this video of a trainset taken [...]

Simple, Natural Interaction Makes Users Happy

Ched — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:27:17 +0000

Check out this interactive art exhibit called Guten Touch in Barcelona. Rather than forcing real-world applications, they focus on making the simple things in life feel beautiful all over again. There’s no need for them to over-design all the graphics, just for the sake of it. Create an easy, natural relationship between user and technology, [...]

Magazines Reborn in Music Video Form?

Ched — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:58:59 +0000

I’m loving this song. Too bad Dream’s new album isn’t quite as good as you may think. His first one was classic; this one… not so good. Anyway, magazines can be really cool, since they’re finite. I tend to forget that as I see more and more websites. In terms of typography, print still kills the [...]

Helvetica stars in typography porn

Ched — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:56:57 +0000

Oh Helvetica. Such a clean, perfect font you once were. I tell myself I love you, but you’ve slutted it up with everyone so much, that it’s getting increasingly difficult to invite you back. I always stand up for you, but I now realize that I’m always going to be kissing you goodbye. So yeah, what’s [...]

Taking the interface of Minority Report one step further

Ched — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:10:38 +0000

First of all, I realize that I mention Minority Report all the time on this blog. Here is an amazing idea that builds on the gestured interface featured in that movie. Microsoft has their Surface hardware, but imagine if any surface could be used. Attaching a projector to oneself could make a profound difference in [...]

Röyksopp Unleashes Marquee Mayhem

Ched — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:49:34 +0000

Never disappointing, Röyksopp gives a tilt of the hat to our beloved video game culture, and treats us to a delightful video with their new song, “Happy Up Here.” It was directed by Reuben Sutherland.

The Future According to Microsoft

Ched — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:47:08 +0000

Didn’t you love Minority Report? Well, Microsoft came out with Surface a while back, and now they have a mock-video of all the solutions that we would use to communicate with each other. It has some good solutions for health care and education, but the most important thing is that with the good interface design, [...]

Lil Wayne Talks Good Game on ESPN

Ched — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:11:34 +0000

It’s always interesting to watch our beloved rappers talk to other people about regular stuff. Lil Wayne displays his insights on Around the Horn, a show where the guests try to one-up each other with their jibber-jabber. Not only does Wayne hold his own against the sports writers, he wins.

F1 Rules Described with Cool Graphics

Ched — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:00:09 +0000

I had a chance to go to an F1 event here in Montreal, but didn’t know the meticulousness of the rules. Here, Sebastian Vettel details the changes to the 2009 F1 tour. Well executed and heavy on the Red Bull retention.

The Credit Crisis Made Easy

Ched — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:49:56 +0000

Well, I always wanted to know how the housing crisis worked, and now I do, thanks to Jonathan Jarvis’ awesome animated video. Very well-executed; I’m a sucker for slick typography. Jump: jonnyj.net/m5/

Bond Rebooted makes for Good Title Sequence

Ched — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:11:49 +0000

Gotta love James Bond. Especially the Daniel Craig iteration. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised with the new direction. It’s fun to see Bond beat the shit out of people with his hands instead of some one-purpose gadget. Casino Royale’s opening is beautifully done, and pays a bit of homage to the old ones. Trivia: [...]

Robot Showdown done with Remarkable CG

Ched — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:11:02 +0000

It’s amazing what computer graphics student work looks like these days. Take Vincent Chai who, for his final project at the University Of Hertfordshire in the UK, created a succinct and rather epic battle between the heavy, lumbering robot and the slim, acrobatic robot. Creatively executed with a little bit of humor, this video gets [...]

The True Cost of the Drug War

Ched — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:11:57 +0000

If there’s one thing that The Wire has taught me, it’s that if the drugs don’t destroy your life, the actual war on drugs will. Fun drug fact: 1 of every 100 adults in the U.S. — and 1 in 15 black men over 18 — is incarcerated. It’s also easier to obtain drugs than [...]

Amazing Origami Animation Pursues Perfection

Ched — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:11:45 +0000

I love this video. Commissioned by the giant ad agency, Nordpol+ Hamburg, this Asics ad went on to win a bunch of awards. Great concept, and it still has that tactile feel. It doesn’t look like computer generated origami; you can tell that the guy actually folded the models. Huge props. Jump: mabonaorigami.com

Thank you for Smoking Packaging Art as Credits

Ched — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:11:42 +0000

Is there anything cigarettes can’t do? The opening credits for Thank You for Smoking aren’t mind-blowing or anything, but they’re executed in a very clean, expressive way. Attention to detail goes a long way.