Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

Pure Imagination – The Willy Wonka Song

Sunday, May 16th, 2010
There is something about the song 'Pure Imagination' that always gets my attention. It is seems like a perfect mix of genius, creativity, and insanity. This version by Jose Battaglio for an Acciona commercial is one of my favorites to date. Read More....

'Ten Things I Have Learned' by Milton Glaser

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
It isn't often that I repost other people's posts, but i have to give credit to the 'Ten Things I Have Learned' by Milton Glaser. Please go to the original article to read the full thing, but I wanted to pull a few of my favorite quotes that I believe in. Point 3 talks about avoiding poisonous people. TheRead More....

Processing Explorations by Glenn Marshall

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Someone tipped me off to these videos by Glenn Marshall that were coded entirely in processing. Not only are they visually stunning, but they also feature the music of my favorite duo of all time; Boards of Canada. The man has good taste. Read More....

Radiohead – House of Cards – Followup Videos

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Looks like there are more and more videos popping up on YouTube for Radioheads "House of Cards" music video. They are using the data from the Google Code to create different styles for the animations. That's some open-source directing for you. Here are a couple of the ones I found most interesting. Thom Yorke Hologram. Obviously uses tracking technology (isn't actually a hologrRead More....

Who Needs Cameras When You Have Code

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Not exactly breaking news, but I am loving the movement behind the Radiohead - House of Cards video. In a nutshell, some people figured out how to record a video using lasers to scan the actors and scenery, and then translated that into raw data that could then be manipulated in real time. In other words, a music video that you can control and rotate around. I think I immediately took a liking to this concept becRead More....

Grant Skinner's Grass

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Most Flash designers have heard of Grant Skinner, but if not then you owe it to yourself to take a look. He is one of the leading mindsRead More....

Erik Natzke's NIN Videos

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

As usual Natzke's stuff continues to amaze me. Recently he cut together some footage he had created in Flash (amazing not even actionscript 3), and made these vidRead More....

The Work of Maxim Zhestkov

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

I have been digging the work of Maxim Zhestkov. Lately I have been a fan of artwork, and more specifically animations, done in high contrast black and white. Maxim is also a part of Read More....

OE Cake and Original Artwork

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Recently I came across this program called OE Cake which absolutely blew my mind. It is basically a fluids (and solids) playground where you draw your material, edit the gravity, etc., and then watch it all interact with each other. When playing with something like this is just furthers my feeling that Flash can't handRead More....

Radiohead Video Contest

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Robert Hodgin at Flight404 has been doing some amazing stuff with Processing. It is almost depressing to compare my day 1 explRead More....