with love

dear blogger, i must confess...i've been cheating on you! her name is wordpress and though she does not allow me the instant gratification of changing her html or css without paying extra, she does offer me trackbacks, pingbacks and really cool clickable live images of linked sites. please believe me that it is by no means you, it is me. you've been great to me and our history will live on both on this site as well as on my new blog. i will never forget you, you were my first official blog and you showed me nothing but support, dedication and love. i wish you only the best.

with love,
fovea

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Human Interface

Hi from Multitouch Barcelona on Vimeo.

A humanistic depiction of the man in the machine.

skin type 2.0

“Alfabet in huid": An extremely creative typographic representation through the use of pinched skin and clothes pins.

Thijsverbeek

Bruno Garcia

Oren Lavie - Her morning elegance from Bruno Garcia on Vimeo.

give a dog a bone

Vintage Russian Short circa 89 is a true testament to imagination and talented animation.

graffiti in motion

MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

i had originally seen this a while ago, but i just came across it again and had to post it.
enjoy!

modern day insult

The "Fuck Your Blog" tshirts by The Seventh Letter are sheer genius!
check em here.

trainspotting

This is my midterm project for motion graphics. Though it's not 100% title safe, and the pacing could use some smoothing out, I think it turned out okay.

selfish

self portrait 08
8.5x11

industrial lace

Lace Fence, beautifying the urban landscape one link at a time.

heavy cross

GOSSIP

symphony of sight and sound

play any video in any order, or all at once...enjoy!

lost

there are no words, or rather way too many of them for any post that could possibly begin to wrap one's mind around the season finale of LOST. however, i can think of a few words that describe how it feels to wait till january for any kind of answers: agony, torturous, why baby jesus, why!?

through the looking glass

trust me, you must click here.

creative crisis

how to

midterm:
instructional guide
11x17

creative sleep 4

this is definitely for the design geek in us all. if you find that working with cs4 (or for those still using cs3) while you're awake is simply not enough, then you should definitely check out these pillows inspired by the entire creative suite. i gotta admit that im kinda feeling after effects and illustrator....so they might end up on my xmas list this year.

my suite stuff

qwerty sound machine

came across this early in the morning and had mad fun for like an hour. it basically turns your keyboard into a drum machine subsequently adding itself to the list of ways one can procrastinate actually working.

check it here

keyed up

Designed by 5.5 Designers, the appropriately titled "iamaKey" "itsaKey" and "passKey" usb drives functionally helps prevent the very frequent and horrific dilemma of a lost or misplaced flashdrive by turning it into a key. Obviously if one were to lose their keys altogether they would be SOL, but this is definitely a stylish step in the right direction.

LaCie-USB Keys

skin deep

Andrzej Dragan

time for design

Time just announced The Design 100: Today's Most Influential Design.
more here

hellbent

Hell Bent - Kenna

this video is a bit of a flashback to 2001....i remember the impact that the video left when i first saw it. i must admit the message is still as strong today, and in many ways even more relevant now than it was in 2001.

cuban b

This series of posters was done to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Cuba's revolution. Along the same vein as much of the highly popular and currently relevant (a la Shephard Fairey) propaganda and cuban poster art, graphic artist José Papiol Torrent showcased each letter as its own poster incorporating relevant imagery and photography reflecting the revolution.







mas aqui

happy earth day

Dear Earth,

Through my species frivolous, inconsiderate and wasteful ways, we have pulluted your oceans, depleted your ozone and deforested your beautiful jungles. Though, we have left you permanently scarred by our endless amounts of metal, concrete and starbucks, please believe that there has been a conscious change rising to the surface for a long time now and accept my apology on behalf of my kind. Unfortunately, the damage may never fully be repaired however, we are finally headed in the right direction, one as clear as your summer skies and one that will ensure the future will too understand that analogy. So on this day, we honor you and say thank you for all that you provide, for without you there would be no us.

Love,
Humanity

as we know it

google type

to the vector belongs the spoil

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics follows the story of a straight line that is enamored with a dot. The key factor in how the animator was able to humanize these characters along with the love story was to use descriptive characteristics, both positive and negative, as well as provide the characters with strong human emotions from insecurity to desire.

Introduced as the “sensible” straight line, he views his complete opposite the dot, as “perfect from beginning to end.” He muscles up enough courage to approach the dot, only to be rejected with such cruel words as “stiff, unconventional, stifled, repressed” as his love frolics with a “wild, fun and uninhibited” squiggle.

Left “rejected, depressed and unhappy”, he tries his hardest to change. After a while he discovers that he can bend into angles, eventually allowing him to create complex shapes, curves and ellipses. After mastering this ability he decides to reproach his love, this time with confidence. He is now viewed as “enlightened, eloquent, profound, and complex.” This shift in her view is coupled with the shift in which she views the squiggle, now “hairy, coarse and graceless.”

The initial rejection and subsequent change of the line in order to please or impress the dot, is a theme, which we have seen in love stories for decades. More so, depicting the Line with a struggle and ultimate self-discovery of his greatness is also a testament to the importance of determination, dedication and self-acceptance. For it is only after this, that he wins her over and they live happily ever after, “or at least reasonably so.”

animate this!

enter the matrix

kill some time by making some music...each box has its own tone.
tonematrix

that shit is bananaz

gorillaz go bananaz

skin type

typograff

x marks the spot

photoshop
11X8.5

now

I noticed that sprint was beginning to incorporate a new look and feel for their branding when i stumbled upon their NOW widget site live here. With consistent updates on virtually everything as it's happening now, it is definitedly very interesting and cool.

This whole now concept was then introduced to the world via their latest commercial, just as interesting and slightly more cool. Overall their take on now is definitely cutting edge and injects sprint with a much needed cool factor.

gifted

N.A.S.A. - "Gifted" video from Anti Records on Vimeo.

N.A.S.A, and their worldwide debut The Spirit of Apollo, is an ongoing creative collaboration between two lifelong music aficionados, Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon, and their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes. The album is siiick and features virtually everyone from kanye, santi, karen o, del, and george clinton just to name a few! i meant to blog about it when i first got it, but now that they dropped a video i thought no better time than now...so check out the link above or if you're attending coachella, let's just say that tent is gonna be hella packed!

bombin with Wii

WiiSpray Teaser from Martin Lihs on Vimeo.

Wii Spray

design of a lifetime, and then some

ever thought to yourself, "wouldn't it be great if i could own a casket that would double has a book shelf until i die!?" well it turns out conceptual designer William Warren has your back. his design Shelves for Life, is something you can, quite literally, take to the grave.

bloggerssaywhat?

i thought this was extremely appropriate...consider me guilty!

check ignant

the digital hood

which side are you on?
Ben Heine

Pessimist or Optimist?

Admittedly, I have pondered this question on and off for years and, depending on my age, emotional and financial status, at any given time, the answer has varied. Though, I have always strived to reject “labels” I must admit that I have considered myself both a pessimist and optimist and on several occasions considered myself to be some sort of hybrid of the two. The debate over the glass being half full or half empty is something that I could have passionately argued on either side.

When I think back to my early adolescence I can definitely say that I considered myself to be a pessimist. However, I would have fought tooth and nail to my defense of being a “realist, not a pessimist.” Whether it was due to raging hormones or my consistent battle with depression, it was difficult for me to see any silver lining and would view any resemblance of a happy ending as a curse waiting to reveal itself. Having several views surrounding politics and religion that differed from the norm at the time, it was difficult for me to be optimistic.

I do feel that with age and experience I have gained more perspective as to the outcome of the world, and more specifically as to my view of the world. I have learned that one's take on the world, be it negative or positive, can and does shape one's daily live. Individuals who make it a point to see a silver lining, or alternately those who have a negative outlook, in many ways manifest that very outcome. I have seen several friends and family either flourish or flounder their talents and lives as a direct result to this outlook.

Today, I would still consider myself a realist, but with much more of an optimistic overturn. I have lived enough to understand that ultimately life is what you make it. Regardless of your effort, drive, ambition or lack there of, the years will continue to roll by, and you can either embrace that or unsuccessfully attempt to fight it. In any case, it is up to us to determine where we are 3 years from now, we can choose to be in a more positive place or far worse off. Though life will definitely brings hardships out of our control, we can control how we are affected by it. Therefore, realistically there is a silver lining in that we grow from these hardships and can apply this growth towards a better tomorrow.

tweet this

twitter hits the physical world here.

revolution

back in the day when i was young...

this def made me smile.
check it here.

cannibalism

holy shite!! this is just TOO fucked up to miss:

radiology art

"In the summer of 2007, artist and medical student Satre Stuelke started the Radiology Art project. Dedicated to the deeper visualization of various objects that hold unique cultural importance in modern society, this project intends to plant a seed of scientific creativity in the minds of all those inclined to participate."

To see how the whole process works and to check out some interestingly beautiful imagery, click here.

condoms=love

This piece by political cartoonist Ben Heine, in response to the pope's ridiculous stance on condom use in the prevention of AIDS, has recently resulted in his being banned completely from deviant art. Check his blog here.

google me

Designer Ji Lee has really taken the whole "google me" thing to the next level, with his latest creation the "google me, card". So for a good conversation starter go ahead a click here for a printable version.

emoticon short films

irI5

Erika Iris Simmons aka irI5 is an amazing self taught artist who works with non-traditional materials. She utilizes discarded items and revitalizes them into art. Check out here site aqui.

phd in horribleness

so after much resistance, i finally sat down and watched Dr. Horrible and let me tell you that ish was sheer comedic genius! Neil Patrick Harris shines in this 3 act short musical about a wannabe villian looking for love. Check it out now by clicking here.

where the wild things are

mark it somewhere: Oct. 16th, 2009

sophie

la segunda

One of the best commercials i've seen in a long time.


via videosift.com

safari 4 beta

the new safari 4 beta download is available for download here. and among sum of the tweaks are a new tab appearance, and cover flow view for quite literally everything including internet history and booksmarks. but the creme de la creme is what i have lovingly deemed command central, a stacked grid-like view of your top sites!


not only can you add, delete and rearrange said top sites, you can also customize the view from large, medium and small, which basically increases or decreases the amount of sites viewable on the page. pretty awesome!

still life

vector shapes in illustrator
8.5X11

audiotistic

so audiotistic is back and on the reezy i had no idea this was still going on! i mean i kinda thought the rave scene died with the 90's...but anyway 2 of the bands that should have been at coachella (chromeo and does it offend you, yeah?) have went ahead and joined the audiotistic line up. sooo...i just might find myself working on my 2 step very very soon.