Magnetic Mountain 3 (by Jon Williams)
Jon Williams (wizardishungry) is a friend and an ally. You could also call him a visual savior. This film he recently made is just more proof.
Magnetic Mountain 3 (by Jon Williams)
Jon Williams (wizardishungry) is a friend and an ally. You could also call him a visual savior. This film he recently made is just more proof.
My desire to stack the world like tetrominos and make things accessible often conflicts. Let’s ignore usability, this is beautiful.
Once you’re in the bubble, you stay in the bubble. But apparently the float-way from Earth doesn’t take that long.
As discarded VGA monitors become as abundantly discarded as CRT televisions were a few years back, installations like the Low Res Media Facade (for Dockville 2010) are more and more possible. That’s not to discard Michael Schieben’s project—quite the contrary—it’s an earnest, gestural sign of things to come. And saddled with Processing, it’s an accessible route to the spirits of Nam June Paik and the video-wall pioneers.
Minitroid (A Mini Metroid Adventure) is a PC indie game that shrinks our beloved Samus while maintaining the agility and mechanics that 2D Metroid games thrive upon. It also represents how the handheld form-factor is worth exploring outside of handheld platforms. (Read an expanded version at Attract Mode)
“Bufalino” by German industrial designer Cornelius Comanns is a small camper which is equipped to meet the basic needs of one person. I’m incredibly attracted to this concept since I have short, recurring sprints in several cities. It’s the ideal temporary home.
Translation: Don’t stand there like a dummy, hide under the suitcase! Better yet, carve a crevasse and curl up. (via collective spectrum)
Griffin! Talon and claw, feather and fur, beak. (via when kevin wins, the planet loses)
Oh, the BMW Isetta. It’s not uncommon for concept cars to be made reality in 2010 (with attached “it’s a concept car, but you can buy it” pastiche). This was indeed radical and very different for the 1950s. It so perfectly captures the “flying car” fantasy while accepting that it requires wheels to operate. (via collective spectrum)
Created by melting crayons into an ice-cube tray—these have a Suckadelic aesthetic combined with the anonymity of facelessness. (via Flickr: Recycled Crayon, Legos and Lego Men)
Ken Nordine - Levis Ad (via sterioddity)
“Life in our town will never be dull again.”