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Edutaining Japanese Infographic: Ensuring the Future of Food

Ched — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:19:31 +0000

This video was created for the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Currently, Japan only produces about 40% of the food it consumes, which is the lowest among the developed countries. This video explains this and other problems, but ends on a positive note with viable solutions. I love this infographic video, and [...]

Do I Play Video Games Too Much? A Cautionary Tale

Ched — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:43:12 +0000

Check out Brian Schmoyer’s thoughtful video essay about a man’s life stolen by video games. I am touched by his sentiments about the perils of the life well-wasted, but as a life-long gamer myself, I can’t agree with this guy’s over-generalizations about who we are, and how we would put gaming above things like family [...]

The History of the Boombox: The Roots of Mobile Music

Ched — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:59:38 +0000

NPR delivers on this video about the rise and fall of the beloved ghetto blaster. These amazing inventions were cool to me because of Soundwave, the Transformer, but now that I’m older I can appreciate the Dieter Ramsiness. Related Videos: The Roots – In the Music Concert Footage Hang drum? Yes, please. B-Boying Roots May [...]

Cute Gamer Girl Does Study: Just How Tough Are NES Games?

Ched — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:10:53 +0000

Watch as Canadian gamer Riri tries to destroy Super Mario Bros./Duckhunt in a variety of ways. I’d say she got some good data out of it. I remember the NES days and how ridiculously durable those cartridges were. Nowadays a single scratch can fuck up a game disc. Pretty soon though, we won’t even need [...]

Charming Flipbook Animation: The History of Pretty Much Everything

Ched — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:36:12 +0000

Some really good flipbook action going on over here. Dude is banking off of the success of his video, in the form of t-shirts. Overall, painstakingly created, and a great result. Related Videos: Amazing Origami Animation Pursues Perfection Decapitated Heads Make for the Dopest Beats Look at those two freaks getting busy on the dancefloor

Dope Video Infographic of Japan: The Strange Country

Ched — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:17:46 +0000

Love the cute pictogram style on this informative piece by Kenichi Tanaka. Good use of the Museo typeface, and some humorous animations. I would love to see other countries done like this. Related Videos: Edutaining Japanese Infographic: Ensuring the Future of Food Black Eyed Peas Video Drips Dope Import-Export Food Statistics Make Me Hungry

Jay-Z featuring Lil Wayne – Summer in Brooklyn (Blend)

Ched — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:19:19 +0000

Man, it’s hot. Nothing like embracing the heat with summertime hip hop records. This blend isn’t especially banging (Quincy Jones’ Summer in the City vs. Jay’s Hello Brooklyn), but it’s pretty awesome when coupled with some typography effects à la Fringe using stills of Brooklyn. Production, SFX, animation and edit by Greg Solenström. Related Videos: [...]

Lupe Fiasco Beams One for the Kids in new Video

Ched — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:26:15 +0000

Lupe does well on this one. He’s looking in good shape for his next album, Lasers. I feel like he pulled off the uplifting-song-for-the-kids thing slightly better than Nas’ I Can. Oh, and you have to love the Lite Brite background. Nice one. Related Videos: Lupe Fiasco – Dumb it Down The Roots – In [...]

Pac-Man vs. Mario in a Fight to the Death

Ched — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 02:57:16 +0000

Let’s watch an epic battle between two of videogame culture’s pioneering characters. There’s tons of these on YouTube by xpycteam. Here’s another one. Related Videos: Robot Showdown done with Remarkable CG Super Mario Bros. Clone – Hardest Game Ever Cute Gamer Girl Does Study: Just How Tough Are NES Games?

Hilarious Fishing Show Blooper Reel

Ched — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:30:53 +0000

This clip was funny enough for me to watch twice. You can’t help but laugh at this poor guy; he seems very likable for a redneck. I love how he opts to say ‘daggummit’ rather than curse outright. Best moment is at 2:08 – what is that cameraman doing? Link: Bill Dance’s Website Related Videos: [...]

Original Jersey Shore Guidos: B4-4

Ched — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:25:22 +0000

Oh yeah, I remember these guys. WTF? Thank you Canada. Thank you for not having B4-4 perform at the Olympic closing ceremonies. This song is actually awesome, because when this video was on Muchmusic, they had the following lyrics playing.. ON TV: “I’m going to make you come tonight (over to my house)” and “If [...]

Idle Warship made me a Party Robot

Ched — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:16:20 +0000

Once in a while someone does the electro-hip-hop thing right. Bow down to the Idle Warship; the good version of Dirty Money. This song in particular is successfully smooth and sensual at the same time. Be sure to get the mixtape, if it’s still around somewhere. Shouts to homegirl Masia One for telling me about [...]

Cool Cardboard Interface Elements in Sia’s “You’ve Changed”

Ched — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:23:53 +0000

I love this music video. I like to think that we haven’t seen it all in the medium, and it was refreshing when I came across this. Sia takes her cuteness and runs with it, bringing along some awkward school portraits and cardboard. The song is a remake of the Lauren Flax original. Related Videos: [...]

The Lady that would be Gaga

Ched — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:02:59 +0000

There’s no denying a talent like Gaga. Have a look at her NYU performance as Stefani Germanotta back when her music was everything; before all the fame-whoring crept in. She’s got a great voice, and I love her music and creativity, but I wish she was prettier. Call me shallow, but I like my pop [...]

Autokratz Describes Dinner through Infographics

Ched — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:54:58 +0000

So, this video starts with Thanksgiving dinner and then ends up becoming some kind of commentary about how messed up our food system has become - you know, with all the genetic modifications and all. Watch as chickens become people become kaleidoscopes. Pretty crazy stuff. Even crazier is their website, which may actually kill you [...]

Jay-Z as a really Young Hova

Ched — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:38:06 +0000

Jay-Z had a huge 2009, but let’s go back to 1990 when him and Jaz-O’s bummy ass were rapping together, and Pac was still in dancing school. In this video – The Originators – Jay-Z raps really fast à la Fushnikens; pretty well, too. I’m a big Jay-Z fan. In fact, I went to see [...]

Choosing the Stairs over the Escalator

Ched — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:54:31 +0000

The idea here is to get people to do something by making it fun. You know you have a good idea when you can change people’s normal behaviour and make them feel better at the the same time. Case-in-point: Odenplan, Stockholm – piano stairs are implemented. It’s a great idea, but most likely short-lived; I’m [...]

Little Red Riding Hood Told Through Infographics

Ched — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:00:04 +0000

This music video is called Sponsored by Destiny, by Slagsmålsklubben, and it’s pretty clear that it was inspired by the amazing Royksopp video, Remind Me. A bit like that one, which follows a girl through her daily activities, this one becomes a great adaptation of the Grimm Red Riding Hood. I love how it takes [...]

Common Sense Video Needs to Borrow a Dollar

Ched — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:05:42 +0000

Common’s joint Make My Day featuring Cee-Lo should thankfully be the final single from the overall disappointing Universal Mind Control. As much as this video doesn’t suck, I would rather see the Common Sense from the Resurrection days, instead of him making this mainstream trash. Oh well. I always like a well-cut typographic video, but [...]

Talking Pixel Heads for Mick Boogie and PBJ

Ched — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:58:48 +0000

This pixel stuff is pretty much done to death these days, but I can’t help but love this cute little video; so fun and colorful. It’s got fun story-telling with simple talking sprite heads – all opportunities to illustrate the lyrics are executed very well. Mick Boogie’s shit is always dope, and he remixed the [...]