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Editor’s Note The World Beneath our feet “We live in a World of screens”, as we once have heard. Every day our paths are sourrounded by signals that are telling us a new way of learning and interact with our environment. It’s is no longer about a simple tactile world, it is a world in which we have to read between the lines and lounch ourselves into a “pirate” quest in “conquering” new lands. It is about learning new languages of communication and encouraging others to join us in our adventure by sharing our experiences, findings and knowledge. This edition is not only about a selection of posts a group of visionary students have done in a group of facebook called “Comunicación 3” in a university course during one term, it goes beyond that. It is a manifest of young designers during our first steps in our enrichment as citizens of the web. In the following hundred pages our so, you will find a diversity of views in which design is the principal character, where design is the essence and engine of the different projects that increase the quality of life. It is a prove that shows the face of design that is able to make huge impact in human lives. JuliánFranky MaríaGonzález
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ANIMATION
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IDEO: The future of the book
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Japan:The strange country
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Alice in Wonderland for iPad
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Walter: A dialogue with the imagination
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The september issue
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Between Bears
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Here design
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Pixar: Geri’s game
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ILLUSTRATION
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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
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World Culture Museum Wall Paint
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The Design Blog
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Hyper realist life painters
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From Y to Y Live
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Finger Painting on iPad
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Balloon helps Parisians breath
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Art works based on children’s paintings
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The shape shifting future of mobiles
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SHORT FILM & ADVERTISEMENTS
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The future of screen technology
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Panic Attack
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Studio Roosegaarde
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Play Station’s: Live in state of play
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iPad light painting
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Iron Sky
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PHOTOGRAPHY
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Langara College: Rethink scholarship
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LaChapelle Studio
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Absolut Vodka: Absolut Anthem
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Chinese artist In Protest
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DESIGN & SOCIAL
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Life Through a lens: Annie Leibovitz.
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Social Value through design
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New York: Portrait of a city
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Water filter bottle
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Mladen Penev Photography
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Project H Design
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STOP MOTION
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Lifestraw family
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The pen story
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One Laptop per Child
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Coldplay’s Strawberry Swing
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MUSIC
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Nokia ‘Dot’ cellscope technology
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“Just the way you are”
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Her morning elegance
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“Take me out”
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PromaxBDA Conference: Procrastination
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The Orchestrion
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PORTFOLIOS
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“You rock my world” A Capella Tribute
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ISO 50 Studio
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“70 Million”
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Kyle Lambert
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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
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Derek Gores
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Bloxes Project
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Arnaud Jarsaillon
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Philippe Starck
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Johnny Yanok
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Jack Chair
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EDITORIAL
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blob VB3
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NZ Book Counci: Going West
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Ingo Maurer
Animation.
A day in the life of New York City, in miniature. Title: The Sandpit Director: Sam O’hare Winner: Prix Ars Electronica Award of Distinction 2010 Official Selection: AFI Fest 2010 Original Music: composed by Human (humanworldwide.com), co-written by Rosi Golan and Alex Wong. http://vimeo.com/9679622
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Japan: The strange country. Kenichi Tanaka
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgsbIfI0uIg
“This is my final thesis project. I created info-graphic, motion piece. My objective is to make Japanese people to think about that everything happening here in Japan, isn’t that normal. So I created this video from foreigner’s point of view, rather than Japanese people’s point of view. By the way, please don’t call me racist, because I am one of short, small eyes Japanese.” By Kenichi Tanaka
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Walter: A dialogue with the imagination. Hoepla1001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qhho_UEsng
“Walter is a metaphor for a design process, that’s being visualised through an animation. The central point of this animation is the realisation of a creative concept, that in the end will start living its own life. This of course is approached from the point of view of the imagination. In this story you will meet the puppet Walter. Walter is being confronted with reality. An understanding that has a completely different meaning for puppets than for humans. Humans judge things based on their experiences. Walter sees this as short minded, there is more than our senses tell us. But how safe is it for humans if fiction becomes reality? In this story Walter discovers his own reality. He realizes that he has been created and animated by humans. Walter is starting to doubt his whole existence. But he is told that his existence is about a cooperation between man and puppet and that they need each other to meet in the imaginary world. Walter has to accept that he’s being animated by a higher power. But this higher power has to make sure that Walter leads a happy and pleasant life.” By Niels Hoebers
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Between Bears. Eran Hilleli
http://vimeo.com/13776542
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Pixar: Geri’s game. Pixar Animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m7dcbIKvlw
“An aging codger named Geri plays a daylong game of chess in the park against himself. Somehow, he begins losing to his livelier opponent. But just when the game’s nearly over, Geri manages to turn the tables. There’s Geri. And then there’s the other Geri. Youd’d swear they were twins who didn’t get along since birth. In reality, it’s only one very old man who is young at heart, having a little fun with himself by faking a heart attack and finding new uses for his adventures. When Pixar sets out to do short films. it usually does so with research and development in mind. In Geri´s Game, the challenge was to take human and cloth animation to new heights. The creative team succeeded, and Pixar won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film as well.” By Pixar Animation
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Design & Technology.
“M A T E R I A L E C O L O G Y was formed in 2006 by Neri Oxman as an interdisciplinary research initiative that undertakes design research in the intersection between architecture, engineering, computation, biology and ecology.” http://www.materialecology.com/
“The different branches of science combine to demonstrate that the universe in its entirety can be regarded as one gigantic process, a process of becoming, of attaining new levels of existence and organization, which can properly be called a genesis or an evolution” (Thomas H. Huxley, 1825 - 1895).
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The Design Blog. Astrum Meera, Adidas & Aquabox http://www.thedesignblog.org/
Astrum Meera
“Created by Skyrill Design Studios from Bahrain, the “Astrum Meera” is a car concept that incorporates distinctive features in a rather practical design to offer a safe and sustainable ride in the days to come. Running on wheel rims that work through magnetic levitation, similar to train wheels, to make it lighter and faster, the futuristic vehicle integrates the exhaust with built-in sensors,
which track the level of CO2 emissions and alert the driver as it goes beyond the normal range. Assimilating a camera system in the mirrors to provide a clear view of the surroundings, without opening windows in the rain or turning your head around, the Astrum Meera when parked conceals the side mirrors within the body, which rolls out as soon as you start the engine” By: The Design Blog 14
Tron. “Florida-based bike store Legacy has rolled out 10 custom-built Tron Light Cycles that featuring a steel frame and fiberglass bodywork look almost identical to each other. Powered by a V-twin engine from the Suzuki TLR1000, the bikes are about 100 inches long and 23 inches wide and weigh 474 pounds. Placing the rider 28.5 inches off the ground, the Tron Light Cycle comes with either actual gauges or an iPad dock that displays vital statistics on the iPad’s touchscreen to enhance your riding experience. Priced at $55,000, the Light Cycles employ a custom-made friction drum capable of producing influential stopping power at high speeds” By: The Design Blog
Adidas. “The concept: Despite extensive research in the field of prosthetics, users face certain problems with existing artificial limbs. Replacing the pistons, motors and struts with organic mechanisms, designer Randall Puzzitiello has come up with a new prosthetic concept dubbed the “Symbiosis” that helps the users perform their task in a more efficient manner. Developed for Adidas, the new aid not only improves the function of the leg but also the aesthetics, thanks to the sporty design.
The target: Millions of people lose their limbs in road accidents and other causalities around the world. According to a survey, usually amputees neither like rubber flesh covered limbs, due to their unconvincing design, and nor the newer technology driven limbs, as they look too mechanical. Therefore, the new prosthetic limb is intended toward those who want it to look more like the human body and use the current technology as a sensible fashion.
The need: Ironically, people with physical disabilities are considered a burden on the society in most parts of the world. Thus modern prosthetics becomes an integral factor to bring the life of amputees back to normalcy, as they not only add mobility to the users but also make them self-reliant, so they could feel and work like a normal human being.”
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From Y to Y Live. Hatsune Miku
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dopx17w2Rcg
“HATSUNE MIKU” is a computer music software that enables users to create synthesized singing of unprecedented quality and remarkable realism by just typing in lyrics and melody. Powered by YAMAHA’s VOCALOID(= Vocal + Android) technology, HATSUNE MIKU was developed by Crypton Future Media in Sapporo, and released on August 31st, 2007. And since then, there have been more than 30,000 songs and movies about HATSUNE MIKU were posted in a popular Video sharing web site such as YouTube and Nico-NicoDouga(Japan). From this “music software” with cute voice and an illustration of cartoon girl on the cover, not only lots of CGM(Consumer Generated Media) music were created, but remarkable numbers of derivative illustrations and dedicated free software (including an amazing application tool to create 3D animation of HATSUNE MIKU, etc.) were also created. Then, as the recognition and popularity of HATSUNE MIKU grew, more other related activities such as launching news site and SNS site featuring MIKU or organizing events for MIKU fans are taking place. HATSUNE MIKU is not merely a music software anymore. By: Hatsune Miku’s Facebook
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Balloon helps Parisians breath. Jim Bittermann, CNN
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/09/19/paris.balloon.air.quality/index.html air and, according to Matthieu Gobbi, general director of Aerophile, one which symbolizes eco-friendliness.“The balloon itself is a sign of respect for the air, respect of nature. The balloon is very friendly -- there is no noise, there is no motor, we don’t burn any fuel. We just fly naturally with a natural force so the balloon is very suitable to speak about pollution concerns,” Gobbi told CNN. But more importantly, the information is used to determine pollution alert levels for people who suffer from breathing problems and to impose restrictions on driving should they be needed. Every city in Europe is facing big challenges to meet air quality regulations says Karine Leger from Airparif, the agency in charge of air quality in Ile de France.“In Paris, we reach levels that are twice higher than the regulation and that’s really a big challenge,” Leger said.
“Paris, France (CNN) -- When it comes to air pollution, Paris is not much different from any other European city. It has its good days and its bad.But unlike elsewhere you don’t need to be a scientist to tell them apart. All you have to do is look up into the air.
When bad, it’s red. And when it’s so so, it glows orange. During the day, banners and LCD screens flash the same shade. Air quality is measured using data from dozens of sensors monitoring levels of nitrogen dioxide, ozone and particles around the city.
Floating 150 meters above the Parc Andre Citroen, in Paris’s 15th arrondissement is the Air de Paris, a giant tethered helium balloon telling Parisians how good or bad the air quality is. When it’s good the balloon -- measuring 22 meters wide and 32 meters high glows green.
The balloon was originally designed as a tourist attraction, affording a bird’s eye view of the French capital. But in 2008 its operators, Aerophile struck upon the idea of using it as an environmental indicator as well. It’s an ideal platform from which to monitor the condition of the 17
Denis Baupin, Paris’s deputy mayor, says air pollution in the city can shorten the lives of Parisians by up to nine months, compared to people who live in the countryside.“Scientists say that every year two or three thousand people die in the Paris area because of air pollution,” Baupin told CNN. Baupin is in charge of environmental policy in Paris and the city is making steps towards improving air quality and constructing more eco-friendly public transport, like trams, cycle routes and reducing cars on the city’s roads by a quarter.Raised and lowered by a small electric winch, the Air de Paris is probably one of the city’s least polluting transportation systems. But its operators say its real value is raising public consciousness about pollution. “Every morning we have three classrooms coming from the schools of Paris, they come in the balloon, have a fun flight and also they learn about the air quality,” Jerome Giacomoni, president of Aerophile told CNN.” By Jim Bittermann, CNN
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The shape shifting future of mobiles. Fabian Hemmert, TED
http://www.ted.com/talks/fabian_hemmert_the_shape _shifting_future_of_the_mobile_phone.html
“Cellphones, whether they be smart or dumb, are pretty amazing things -- but they’re pretty lifeless things, too. Design researcher Fabian Hemmert thinks that our gadgets could move us a little more if only they could, well, move.” By: engadget.com
“Cellphones, whether they be smart or dumb, are pretty amazing things -- but they’re pretty lifeless things, too. Design researcher Fabian Hemmert thinks that our gadgets could move us a little more if only they could, well, move.” By: Tim Stevens.
“Fabian Hemmert thinks hard about communicating information in nonvisual ways -- through weight, shape, touch, movement. His recent explorations into shape-shifting cell phones are part of a long career of thinking beyond the touchscreen. Along with his shapeshifting mobile phones, his newest work explores haptic feedback in pens. He’s a design researcher at Deutsche Telekom Laboratories and is working on his PhD in Berlin. His master’s thesis is an elegant exploration of the non-visual -- exploring the surprising effects of closing one’s eyes during a movie or a first-person shooter game.” By: Ted
“The possibilities are intriguing, like a status bar that could get physically hefty as it gets weighed down with icons, but we’re not sucking down all of Hemmert’s Kool-Aid.” By: Tim Stevens.
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The future of Screen Technology. TATMobilUI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7_mOdi3O5E
“As part of their Open Innovation experiment, Swedish mobile user interface design company The Astonishing Tribe (TAT) takes a look at what screen technology might look like in 2014. Capacitive screens has now become a commodity for touch screen devices. Screen technology is now taking the next leap and the coming years imagination is the only thing stopping us. We will soon have dual screens, malleable screens, screens built into wifi connected mirrors, desks or backside of gadgets clothed with e-ink screens, tactile feedback, color screens with great contrast in sunlight, holographics/stereoscopic screens, color e-ink touch screens, or screens actually knowing where they are in relation to other screens thanks to ultrasonic emitters and microphones.” By: The Daily What
“Screen technology is now taking the next leap and the coming years imagination is the only thing stopping us. We will soon have dual screens, malleable screens, screens built into wifi connect-
ed mirrors, desks or backside of gadgets clothed with e-ink screens, tactile feedback, color screens with great contrast in sunlight, holographics/stereoscopic screens, color e-ink touch screens, or 19
screens actually knowing where they are in relation to other screens thanks to ultrasonic emitters and microphones.” By: Kyle VanHemert
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Studio Roosegaarde. Projects: Flow 5.0 & Dune
http://www.studioroosegaarde.net/index.php “Flow 5.0 is an interactive landscape made out of hundreds of ventilators which reacts on your sound and motion. By walking and interacting the visitor creates an illusive landscape of transparencies and artificial wind. Our most recent version of 10 meters creates a mind blowing environment. Moving through Flow 5.0 the visitor becomes conscious of himself as a collective body, in a dynamic relation with space and technology. Clients: Evolving and upgraded at Studio Roosegaarde. Commissioned by new media festival TodaysArt, The Hague, NL. Prototype commissioned by Kapelica Gallery, Ljubljana, SLO. Exhibitions: Winner of the Dutch Design Award 2009 ‘Autonomous Spatial Design’ Flow 5.0 is exhibited worldwide at TodaysArt (NL) , Kapelica Gallery (SLO) and National Art Center Tokyo (JP). See all exhibitions and articles. Specs: Current version of 10 meters with hundreds of ventilators, aluminium, sensors, microphones, electronics, software and other media. Artist: Daan Roosegaarde With thanks to: Peter de Man (partner in sound & interaction), Mark van Meerkerk, Marnix Rijnart and Johan Otten (Studio Roosegaarde). Photography by Lotte Stekelenburg and movie by Ward ten Voorde. Made possible with the support of JET GmbH, Mondriaan Foundation and Royal Netherlands Embassy.” By: roosegaarde.com 20
“Dune is an interactive landscape which reacts on the behavior of people. This hybrid of nature and technology exists out of large amounts of fibers which are brightened according to the sounds and motion of passing visitors. Our most recent version is filled with interactive lights and sounds. Dune investigates nature in a futuristic relation with urban space by means of looking, walking and interacting Special ‘Dune’ publication designed by Paul Swagerman! Click here for a preview but get the Real Thing for only 15,euro’s via Studio Roosegaarde! Clients: Commissioned by Netherlands Media Art Institute Montevideo in Amsterdam and CBK Rotterdam. Evolving and upgrading by Studio Roosegaarde. Exhibitions: Dune is exhibited worldwide at Tate Modern London (UK) and Microwave Hong Kong (HK). See all exhibitions and articles. Specs: Hundreds of fibers, steel, microphones, sensors, speakers, software and other media; variable square meters up to 50 meters. Artist: Daan Roosegaarde In collaboration with: The team of Studio Roosegaarde; Peter de Man (partner in sound & interaction), Axis Stuifmeel and others. Photography by Lotte Stekelenburg and movie by Ward ten Voorde.”
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iPad Light Painting. Dentsu London
http://vimeo.com/14958082
“Making Future Magic” is the goal of Dentsu London, the creative communications agency. We made this film with them to explore this statement. We’re working with Beeker Northam at Dentsu, using their strategy to explore how the media landscape is changing. From Beeker’s correspondence with us during development: “…what might a magical version of the future of media look like?” and…we [Dentsu] are interested in the future, but not so much in science fiction – more in possible or invisible magic.We have chosen to interpret that brief by exploring how surfaces and screens loo and work in the world. We’re finding playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world. This film is a literal, aesthetic interpretation of those ideas. We like typography in the world, we like inventing new techniques for making media, we want to explore characters and movement, we like light painting, we like photography and cinematography as methods to explore and represent the physical world of stuff.We made this film with the brilliant Timo Arnall (who we’ve worked with extensively on the Touch project) and videographer extraordinaire Campbell Orme. Our very own Matt Brown composed the music.”w By: Jack Schulze
“This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world. We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stopframe animation.” By: Dentsu London 22
Light painting meets stop-motion We developed a specific photographic technique for this film. Through long exposures we record an iPad moving through space to make three-dimensional forms in light. irst we create software models of three-dimensional typography, objects and animations. We render cross sections of these models, like a virtual CAT scan, making a series of outlines of slices of each form. We play these back on the surface of the iPad as movies, and drag the iPad through the air to extrude shapes captured in long exposure photographs. Each 3D form is itself a single frame of a 3D animation, so each long exposure still is only a single image in a composite stop frame animation. Each frame is a long exposure photograph of 3-6 seconds. 5,500 photographs were taken. Only half of these were used for the animations seen in the final edit of the film. The light appears to boil since there are small deviations in the path of the iPad between shots. In some shots the light shapes appear suspended in a kind of aerogel. This is produced by the black areas of the iPad screen which aren’t entirely dark, and affected by the balance between exposure, the speed of the movies and screen angle. By: Jack Schulze 23
Photography.
“Spencer Tunick
(born January 1, 1967) is an American photographer. Tunick was born in Middletown, New York. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Emerson College in 1988. He is best known for his photographs that feature large numbers of nude people posed in artistic formations, known as Installations often situated in urban locations.� http://www.ulike.net/Spencer_Tunick
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LaChapelle Studio. David LaChapelle
http://www.lachapellestudio.com/
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“David LaChapelle’s photography career began in the 1980’s in New York City galleries. After attending the North Carolina School of Arts, he moved to New York where he enrolled at both the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts. With shows at 303 Gallery, Trabia McAffee and others, his work caught the eye of his hero Andy Warhol and the editors of Interview Magazine, who offered him his first professional photography job. Working at Interview Magazine, LaChapelle quickly began photographing some of the most famous faces of the times. Before long, he was shooting for the top editorial publications of the world, and creating the most memorable advertising campaigns of a generation. His striking images have appeared on and in between the covers of magazines such as Italian Vogue, French Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Rolling Stone and i-D. In his twenty-year career in publishing, he has photographed personalities as diverse as Tupac Shakur, Madonna, Amanda Lepore, Eminem, Philip Johnson, Lance Armstrong, Pamela Anderson, Lil’ Kim, Uma Thurman, Elizabeth Taylor, David Beckham, Paris Hilton, Jeff Koons, Leonardo DiCaprio, Hillary Clinton, Muhammad Ali, and Britney Spears, to name just a small selection” By LaChapelle Studio
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LaChapelle Studio. David LaChapelle
http://www.lachapellestudio.com/
“I am presenting a selection of works that best portray the consistent themes I have been exploring throughout my career - from some of my earliest works that were shown during the 1980’s in New York galleries, on through the 15 years I spent while working for magazines. This time my objective was to document America’s obsessions and compulsions using publications as a means to reach the broadest possible audience. I was employing “pop” in the broadest sense of the word. I was photographing the most popular people in the world to the marginalized always attempting to communicate to the public in an explicit and understandable way. The images were always meant to attract, not alienate. Inclusion has always been the goal when making these pictures, and continues on in the newest works that will be exhibited. The difference between the works I did as a photographer for hire and the most recent is that I’m freed from the constraints of magazines. The work has not only been liberated from the limitations of glossy pages, but has also emerged from the white frame, engaging the viewer with the exploration of three-dimensional tableaux. I feel that we are living in a very precarious time, with environmental devastation, economic instability, religious wars waged, and excessive consumption amidst extreme poverty. I have always used photography as a means to try to understand the world and the paradox that is my life. There is the feeling that we are living at a precipice. My hope is that through the narratives told in my images, I will engage people and connect with them addressing the same ideas or questions that possibly challenge them. My latest pictures are a reflection of my earliest pictures. I reintroduce my personal ideas of transfiguration, regaining paradise, and the notion of life after death.” By David LaChapelle
“After establishing himself as a fixture amongst contemporary photography, LaChapelle expanded his work to include direction of music videos, live theatrical events, and documentary film. His directing credits include music videos for artists such as, Moby, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, The Vines and No Doubt. His stage work includes Elton John’s The Red Piano, the Caesar’s Palace spectacular he designed and directed in 2004, which just recently ended its five year run in Las Vegas. His burgeoning interest in film led him to make the short documentary Krumped, an awardwinner at Sundance from which he de28
veloped RIZE, the feature film acquired for worldwide distribution by Lions Gate Films. The film was released in the US and internationally in the Summer of 2005 to huge critical acclaim, and was chosen to open the 2005 Tribeca Film Festival. Recent years have brought LaChapelle back to where he started, with some of the world’s most prestigious galleries and museums exhibiting his works. Galleries such as the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Jablonka Galerie, the Robilant + Voena Gallery; and Maruani & Noirhomme have housed his works”. By LaChapelle Studio
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Chinese artist In Protest. Liu Bolin
http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/07/in-protest-chinese-artistpaints-self-to-octocamo-perfection/
“Chinese artist Liu Bolin took the streets after literally being made homeless by the Chinese government. Suojiacun, an artists’ village in northeastern Beijing was torn down during the Olympic redevelopment. An interview with WhiteHot Magazine can be found here. With the help of assistants, Bolin has achieved a Metal Gear Solid 4 optic-camo level of camouflage by painting himself to blend in with the foreground. In a series he’s called Hiding In The City, Bolin disappears into the urban landscapes of various cities. His photos haven’t been touched by Photoshop and there’s no camera trickery involved. The true meaning of his his art is up for interpretation, but if the first photo hasn’t rattled your bones, you must have the eyes of a hawk.” By Aulistar Mark 30
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Life Through a lens: Annie Leibovitz. Annie Leibovitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEjho8I8XBY
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“Born in 1949 in Waterbury, Connecticut, Annie Leibovitz enrolled in the San Francisco Art Institute intent on studying painting. It was not until she traveled to Japan with her mother the summer after her sophomore year that she discovered her interest in taking photographs. When she returned to San Francisco that fall, she began taking night classes in photography. Time spent on a kibbutz in Israel allowed her to hone her skills further. In 1970 Leibovitz approached Jann Wenner, founding editor of Rolling Stone, which he’d recently launched and was operating out of San Francisco. Impressed with her portfolio, Wenner gave Leibovitz her first assignment: shoot John Lennon. Leibovitz’s blackand-white portrait of the shaggy-looking Beatle graced the cover of the January 21, 1971 issue. Two years later she was named Rolling Stone chief photographer. When the magazine began printing in color in 1974, Leibovitz followed suit. “In school, I wasn’t taught anything about lighting, and I was only taught blackand-white,” she told ARTnews in 1992. “So I had to learn color myself.” Among her subjects from that period are Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, and Patti Smith. Leibovitz also served as the official photographer for the Rolling Stones’ 1975 world tour. While on the road with the band she produced her iconic blackand-white portraits of Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, shirtless and gritty. In 1980 Rolling Stone sent Leibovitz to photograph John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who had recently released their album “Double Fantasy.” For the portrait Leibovitz imagined that the two would pose together nude. Lennon disrobed, but Ono refused to take off her pants.
Leibovitz “was kinda disappointed,” according to Rolling Stone, and so she told Ono to leave her clothes on. “We took one Polaroid,” said Leibovitz, “and the three of us knew it was profound right away.” The resulting portrait shows Lennon nude and curled around a fully clothed Ono. Several hours later, Lennon was shot dead in front of his apartment. The photograph ran on the cover of the Rolling Stone Lennon commemorative issue. In 2005 the American Society of Magazine Editors named it the best magazine cover from the past 40 years.
Gap, and the Milk Board.
Annie Leibovitz: Photographs, the photographer’s first book, was published in 1983. The same year Leibovitz joined Vanity Fair and was made the magazine’s first contributing photographer. At Vanity Fair she became known for her wildly lit, staged, and provocative portraits of celebrities. Most famous among them are Whoopi Goldberg submerged in a bath of milk and Demi Moore naked and holding her pregnant belly. (The cover showing Moore — which then-editor Tina Brown initially balked at running — was named second best cover from the past 40 years.) Since then Leibovitz has photographed celebrities ranging from Brad Pitt to Mikhail Baryshnikov. She’s shot Ellen DeGeneres, the George W. Bush cabinet, Michael Moore, Madeleine Albright, and Bill Clinton. She’s shot Scarlett Johannson and Keira Knightley nude, with Tom Ford in a suit; Nicole Kidman in ball gown and spotlights; and, recently, the world’s long-awaited first glimpse of Suri Cruise, along with parents Tom and Katie. Her portraits have appeared in Vogue, The New York Times Magazine, and The New Yorker, and in ad campaigns for American Express, the
Leibovitz met Susan Sontag in 1989 while photographing the writer for her book AIDS and its Metaphors. “I remember going out to dinner with her and just sweating through my clothes because I thought I couldn’t talk to her,” Leibovitz said in an interview with The New York Times late last year. Sontag told her, “You’re good, but you could be better.” Though the two kept separate apartments, their relationship lasted until Sontag’s death in late 2004.
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Among other honors, Leibovitz has been made a Commandeur des Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government and has been designated a living legend by the Library of Congress. Her first museum show, Photographs: Annie Leibovitz 1970-1990, took place in 1991 at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. and toured internationally for six years. At the time she was only the second living portraitist — and the only woman — to be featured in an exhibition by the institution.
Sontag’s influence on Leibovitz was profound. In 1993 Leibovitz traveled to Sarajevo during the war in the Balkans, a trip that she admits she would not have taken without Sontag’s input. Among her work from that trip is Sarajevo, Fallen Bicycle of Teenage Boy Just Killed by a Sniper, a black-and-white photo of a bicycle collapsed on blood-smeared pavement. Sontag, who wrote the accompanying essay, also first conceived of Leibovitz’s book Women (1999). The book includes images of famous people along with those not well known. Continues on the next pageCelebrities
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Life Through a lens: Annie Leibovitz. Annie Leibovitz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEjho8I8XBY
like Susan Sarandon and Diane Sawyer share space with miners, soldiers in basic training, and Las Vegas showgirls in and out of costume. Leibovitz’s most recent book, A Photographer’s Life: 1990-2005, includes her trademark celebrity portraits. But it also features personal photographs from Leibovitz’s life: her parents, siblings, children, nieces and nephews, and Sontag. Leibovitz, who has called the collection “a memoir in photographs,” was spurred to assemble it by the deaths of Sontag and her father, only weeks apart. The book even includes photos of Leibovitz herself, like the one that shows her nude and eight months pregnant, à la Demi Moore. That picture was taken in 2001, shortly before Leibovitz gave birth to daughter Sarah. Daughters Susan and Samuelle, named in honor of Susan and Leibovitz’s father, were born to a surrogate in 2005. Leibovitz composed these personal photographs with materials that she used when she was first starting out in the ’70s: a 35-millimeter camera, black-and-white Tri X film. “I don’t have two lives,” she writes in the book’s introduction. “This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all part of it.” Still, she told the Times, this book is the “most intimate, it tells the best story, and I care about it.” By Rachel Somerstein 34
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New York: Portrait of a City. Taschen books
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/community/video/37324.city_as_muse.htm
“This book presents the epic story of New York on nearly 600 pages of emotional, atmospheric photographs, from the mid-19th century to the present day. Supplementing this treasure trove of images are over a hundred quotations and references from relevant books, movies, shows and songs. The city’s fluctuating fortunes are all represented, from the wild nights of the Jazz Age and the hedonistic disco era, to the grim days of the Depression and the devastation of 9/11 and its aftermath, as its brokenhearted but unbowed citizens picked up the pieces. New York’s remarkable rise, reinvention and growth is not just the tale of a city, but the story of a nation, From the building of the Brooklyn Bridge to the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island; from the slums of the Lower East Side to the magnificent art deco skyscrapers. The urban beach of Coney Island and the sleaze of Times Square; the vistas of Central Park and the crowds on 5th Avenue. The streets, the sidewalks, the chaos, the energy, the ethnic diversity, the culture, the fashion, the architecture, the anger and the complexity of the city is all laid out in this beautiful book block and block. This is the greatest city of the world after all and great are its extremes, contradictions and attitude. More than just a remarkable tribute to the metropolis and its civic, social, and photographic heritage, New York: Portrait of a City pays homage to the indomnitable spirit of those who call themselves New Yorkers: full of hope and strength, resolute in their determination to succeed among its glass and granite towers. Features hundreds of iconic images, sourced from dozens of archives and private collections—many never before published—and the work of over 150 celebrated photographers. By Taschen, Reuel Golden
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New York: Portrait of a City. Taschen books
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/community/video/37324.city_as_muse.htm
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Mladen Penev Photography. Mladen Peneve
http://www.mladenpenev.net/koncepts/index.php
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“Stop motion animation made out of paper, for the public transport system in Montreal. Direction and concept by Karim Zariffa : karimzariffa. com. The ad was created in collaboration with Sid Lee agency, assistant of Karim was Pascal Brousseau, and photography by Simon Duhamel. Making of comming soon.” http://vimeo.com/4795779
“It was published on motionographer and boardsmag and won the 2010 Grand Prix Grafika, in the Animation category.” http://karimzariffa.com/index.php?/project/stm-stop-motion/
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The Pen story. PENStory, PENGiant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9Et7UQh1tg “This is the PEN Story in stop motion. We shot 60.000 pictures, developed 9.600 prints and shot over 1.800 pictures again. No post production! Thanks to all the stop motion artists who inspired us. Some of the comments we have read here suggest that we should mention the creator of “A wolf loves pork”, Mr Taijin Takeuchi. While we were looking for a way to realise a story describing “a journey through time” based on printed images, we were inspired by Mr Takeuchi’s brilliant work. For this reason we intentionally quoted his work in our little movie while showing full respect to his original idea. We didnt mention his name because we did not want to do so without his prior agreement. However after considering some of the comments posted here we have decided to add credits to him and his work, which we obviously absolutely love.” By PENStory
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Coldplay’s Strawberry Swing. Director: Shynola’s Chris Harding http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb9X5jMofEo
“Coldplay is a band that has used interesting approaches in their music videos over the last few months to encourage people to listen to their music, purchase it in one form or another, and attend their concerts. Their last two music videos, single releases from their album Viva La Vida, have used creativity to get attention; their February 2009 music video release for LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR ii, unexpectedly rendered the band members as puppets, and their latest single release and music video for STRAWBERRY SWING, uses the stop-motion animation technique being seen more and more frequently in videos/ads/short film renderings. This music video, released at the end of July 2009, coincides with the planned digital release of the STRAWBERRY SWING single on September 14, 2009. The STRAWBERRY SWING music video uses a stop-motion animation chalk rendering technique to portray their front man, band member Chris Martin, as a super hero fighting with a giant squirrel to save a female hostage. As you watch this music video you will marvel at its creativity and wonder how it was actually put together in a manner that gets attention and encourages you to listen to the story. This STRAWBERRY SWING music video is worth watching for is creativity and usage of different media to engage the viewer into listening to the story, relayed through the music’s haunting melody – quite beautiful! The STRAWBERRY SWING song was written by Berryman, Buckland, Champion, and Martin. The video was directed by the art collective Shynola.” By Christina Clements
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Nokia ‘DOT’ Cell-scope tech. Sumo Science
http://vimeo.com/15055444 http://vimeo.com/15056338
“With the Nokia N8 now available for pre-order, we’ve been looking at just what the handset is capable of. We were particularly impressed by the filming of Dot. The World’s Smallest StopMotion Animation Character, but it’s the technology behind the movie that could change the world. When Aardman Animations filmed Dot. The World’s Smallest Stop-Motion Animation Character for Nokia, it did so with a CellScope lens and a Nokia N8. The CellScope technology looks like a peculiar add-on, being a large lens that’s attached to the rear of the Nokia N8 (or other Nokia handsets). Although it did a great job of filming Dot, the lens was actually created to photograph much smaller matter – blood cells. The CellScope lens was originally developed in order to diagnose malaria in developing countries. by a team at the University of California. With the lens attached, doctors are able to see and take photographs of blood cells, and even send them via MMS to other parts of the world where they can be scanned properly for serious illnesses. Completely life changing tech.” By noknok.tv 46
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Her morning Elegance. Oren Lavie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_HXUhShhmY www.orenlavie.com
“The video was shot all stills - roughly 3225 still photos for the entire video, using one camera, hanging from the ceiling for the main body of the movie. It took 4 weeks before shooting to create an animated computer generated storyboard for the video, with 3d dummies for the characters. It took only 2 days of shooting for the live actors on set to re-create the 3.5 minutes computer sequence, frame by frame. Some of the bed sheets used in the video were taken from Oren’s own bedroom and are now considered collectors items, worth at the moment not very much and therefore used as bed sheets. Each of the wonderfully talented people above have worked on the video for a fraction of their normal rates (except Oren who worked for his normal rate of zero).” By Oren Lavie
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Oren Lavie: Co-director / songwriter
Yuval & Merav Nathan: Co-directors / animation
Shir Shomron: Actress
Eyal Landesman: Photgrapher
“Oren Lavie is a songwriter, director, writer of funny books for sad children. Born in TelAviv, Israel. He has long curly hair, green eyes, cold feet. Known to daydream on many an occasion. He has written and directed several plays in London’s Off-West End and NY off-Broadway. His play ‘Lighting The Day’ was named by the London Time Out magazine one of the top 5 plays in London during its run. He won several scholarships and awards as a playwright and director, was a member of Manhattan Classic Company’s playwright coalition. He likes to create dreamy visuals from realistic elements, he enjoys squeezing big worlds into small spaces. As a songwriter he produced his debut album ‘The Opposite Side of The Sea’ which he released in 2008 on his own label, being that nobody else was going to release it. He loves animation but can’t draw a straight line to save his life. This video is his first venture into the Moving Pictures.”
“Yuval and Merav Nathan are a pair of Israeli directors/creators, husband and wife, with two small kids and one big computer.They each bring their own special background and skills and together they create a unique style that combines photography, design, 3d animation, stop motion and 2d compositing. They’ve created so far four animated music videos as well as numerous commercials and short movies.”
“Is an Israeli actress and model. She has been on the covers of many fashion magazines (European H&M campaign) and acted in numerous theater plays and TV shows in Israel. Born in Israel, her family moved to California during her high school years. At age 18 she returned to Israel to join the army. Later she went to acting school at the University of Tel-Aviv and upon graduating began to work professionally, while dedicating time to study yoga and holistic treatment in art, movement and dance. She was introduced to Oren by a mutual friend, and the two met for the first time in a Tel-Aviv coffee shop on a plate of cookies (pistachio, we are told). Oren was originally looking for a petit, black haired actress who would look small inside the bed frame and contrast the white sheets with her dark hair. Shir happened to be a very tall, very red-haired person. She was hired immediately. She was the best thing that ever happened to the production as mid-way through the first day of shooting she began to animate her own movements, bringing new life to the existing sketches.”
“Eyal is a leading Israeli photographer who is renowned for his work in the worlds of theatre and dance. His passion is in capturing the stage experience on stage and behind the scenes, searching for the human story in the counter balance between staged and documentary photography. He has documented many of the world’s leading Dance festivals. The video was shot all stills in Eyal’s studio in Tel-Aviv.”
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PromaxBDA Conference: Procrastination. ISM Studios
http://vimeo.com/15182896
“Ism studios worked in collaboration with the DMCI to produce music and sound design for the openers for the 2010 PromaxBDA ANZ Conference. The conference theme was creative survival kit and their approach was to explore a day in the life of a ‘creative’. This piece revolves around the theme of ‘PROCRASTINATION’.” 50
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“Glenn Jones is an amazing freelance graphic designer from Auckland, New Zealand. He started his career by designing corporate identities and designs for packaging. Soon after he got pulled into designing t-shirts on Threadless and that changed his focus. He started his own tees website store.glennz.com” http://www.ulike.net/Spencer_Tunick
GLENNZ?
‘GLENN’ from ‘NZ’ = GLENNZ. GLENNZ was his username on T-shirt design site Threadless.com, which is where this all started. Because that’s the name alot of people associate his work with, it made sense to carry on using it.” http://store.glennz.com/aboutglennz.html
CONTACT
Twitter: glennztees • Facebook: glennztees • Email Alert: Sign up • Blog RSS feed: subscribe • Glenn’s shirt design portfolio.
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ISO50 Studio. Scott Hansen
http://iso50.com/iso50.html
“California- based artist Scott Hansen has worked on a broad range of projectis for clients in many industries. From album covers and posters to magazine covers and snowboards, his work can be seen on products and in publications around the world. ISO50 started as an online portfolio for Hansen’s design and photographic experiments but quickly grew into a full studio, online shop, and successful clothing line. Hansen splits his time between design and recording as Tycho, the music featured in the audio player of this site.” By: iso50.com 54
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Kyle Lambert. Painting, Illustration & 3D Animation http://www.kylelambert.co.uk/gallery/
“Having trained as a traditional oil painter, my main strength is the manipulation of colour, light and form to create striking images for storyboards, character designs and concept artwork. I enjoy working quickly on rough ideas but also have a good eye for detail when my work requires more realistic elements.” Kyle Lambert.
“The image you see above took 3 hours, most of which I spent adjusting the brush settings for certain effects such as the face paint texture. Many of the techniques I developed in this piece I now use regularly in my work”. Kyle Lambert
“I chose this image because I was excited about seeing Terminator Salvation and really liked the lighting of this close up image of Christian Bale as John Connor.” Kyle Lambert 56
“This painting of the punch scene from the The Matrix was really difficult and boring to paint if I am completely honest. There was very little color range to work with due to the green filter used in the film.” Kyle Lambert
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Derek Gores. Collage
http://www.derekgores.com/
Derek Gores Born 1971, New York. BFA 1993, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence “Derek has gained national attention for his collage portrait series, recycling magazines, labels, and found materials to create the works on canvas. The series showcases Gores’ contrasting interests in the natural beauty of the figure, the angular design aesthetics of fashion (and machinery), and a fearless sense of play.” By: dereckgores.com
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Arnaud Jarsaillon. Atelier d’imaginaire
http://www.arnaudjarsaillon.net/
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Johnny Yanok. Atelier d’imaginaire
http://www.arnaudjarsaillon.net/
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“Luis Soriano is a 38-year-old primary school teacher who spends his free time operating a mobile library from the backs of donkeys.Soriano rides his “Biblioburro” with a bag full of more than a hundred books through abandoned regions in the Colombian to reach thousands of children who don’t or can’t attend school.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/26/ in-rural-columbia-literac_n_478359.html
“Soriano has spent nearly 4,000 hours riding his donkeys, and he’s not traveled unscathed”
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NZ Book Counci: Going West. Colenso BBDO & Andersen M Studio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_jyXJTlrH0
“Colenso BBDO’s animated film Going West, produced for The New Zealand Book Council to promote books and reading, has received the nod from the Museum of Art and Design in New York. The animation, which brings to life an excerpt from Maurice Gee’s novel Going West, won the Museum’s Choice grand prize award at Moving Paper, an international film festival of cut paper animation and was screened to audiences in New York last weekend. The judges commented: “Your piece is truly exceptional, and the decision to award it the grand prize was unanimous among our judges.” Colenso BBDO and London’s Andersen M Studios worked for eightmonths to bring Maurice Gee’s Going West to life through hand cut ‘pop up’ scenery springing up from the pages in an attempt to inspire more New Zealanders to read more books. The Going West film has became a YouTube hit and reached the worldwide top 10 in the
viral video charts. It was viewed online more than 725,600 times, inspired more than 3400 tweets on Twitter or blog posts worldwide, and reached number 8 in the Viral Video Chart compiled by Unruly Media. It also picked up two golds in the ‘Charity’ and ‘Art Direction and Typography’ categories in the 2010 AXIS Awards. Commenting on these latest accolades, New Zealand Book Council Chief Executive, Noel Murphy says: “”We wanted to grab people’s attention for just one moment in the hurly burly world of modern media and direct them to the adventure that can be had in one’s own head at the flick of a page. Colenso and the Andersen M Studios created something that achieved that and more by literally bringing the book itself to life. The fact that this video continues to garner praise from around the world is a testament to its originality and also to the enduring power of books and stories.” By creativenz.govt.nz
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IDEO’S: The future of the book. IDEO
http://vimeo.com/15142335
“Meet Nelson, Coupland, and Alice — the faces of tomorrow’s book. Watch global design and innovation consultancy IDEO’s vision for the future of the book. What new experiences might be created by linking diverse discussions, what additional value could be created by connected readers to one another, and what innovative ways we might use to tell our favorite stories and build community around books?” By IDEO
“Nelson reinforces books as critical thinking tools, providing multiple perspectives, references, and current conversations on a single subject. The layers of information beyond the book itself provide greater context and encourages a deeper dive into the book throughout history and into the future.” By IDEO
“Coupland addresses the challenge to stay on top of the thinking and writing in our world and professional field that so many of us feel. Readers can easily keep up with “must-reads” by following what colleagues are reading and interact with them through “book clubs” and other social layers (discussions, suggestions, lists, purchases) to help each other share and learn.” By IDEO
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“Alice explores new ways for users to interact and affect written narratives by introducing non-linear and game mechanics to reading. By introducing the reader’s active participation, this concept “blurs the lines between reality and fiction.” Certain interactions allow the reader to transcend traditional media by utilizing geographic location, communication with characters, and user contribution to storyline and plot.” By IDEO
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Alice in Wonderland for iPad. App by Atomic Antelope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gew68Qj5kxw
“Tilt your iPad to make Alice grow big as a house, or shrink to just six inches tall. This is Alice in Wonderland digitally remastered for the iPad. Play with the White Rabbit’s pocket watch - it realistically swings and bounces. Help Alice swim through a Pool of Tears. Or hand out sweets that bounce and collide with the magical talking Dodo. This wonderful lite edition is the first instalment of Alice’s journey and includes an amazing selection of animated scenes. Watch as full screen physics modelling bring the classic illustrations to life. This is a stunning treasure for the whole family to enjoy. It’s time to get your hands on Alice for iPad, one of the most gorgeous apps this year.” By Atomic Antelope
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The September issue. Directed by RJ Cutler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq4wo4JYy2s
“Anna Wintour, the legendary editorin-chief of Vogue magazine for twenty years, is the most powerful and polarizing figure in fashion. Hidden behind her trademark bob and sunglasses, she has never allowed anyone to scrutinize the inner workings of her magazine. Until now. With unprecedented access, filmmaker R.J. Cutlers new film THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE does for fashion what he did for politics in The War Room, taking the viewer inside a world they only think they know. Every August a record-breaking number of people cant wait to get their hands on the September issue of Vogue. The 2007 issue was and remains the biggest ever, weighing over four pounds, selling thirteen million copies, and impacting the $300-billion global fashion industry more than any other single publication. An intimate, funny
and surprising look at Anna Wintour and her team of larger-than-life editors as they create this must-have Bible of fashion, Cutler explores the untouchable glamour of Wintours Vogue to reveal the extraordinarily passionate people at its heart. He takes us behind the scenes at Fashion Week, to Europe, on shoots and reshoots, and into closed-door staff meetings, bearing witness to an arduous, entertaining, and sometimes emotionally demanding process. At the eye of this annual fashion hurricane is the two-decade relationship between Wintour and Grace Coddington, incomparable Creative Director and fashion genius. They are perfectly matched for the ageold conflict between creator and curator. Through them, we see close-up the delicate creative chemistry it takes to remain at the top of the ever-changing fashion field.� Via watchFashionNews 66
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Here Design. Here Design Studio
http://www.heredesign.co.uk/
The geometry of pasta “Caz Hildebrand, Creative Partner at Here Design, has designed and created a new cook book, The Geometry of Pasta, with recipes by chef Jacob Kenedy, published by Boxtree/ Macmillan.” Here Design
How to drink “We are very proud to have designed the new book for drinks expert Victoria Moore. All illustrations throughout the book were created from type printed from wooden letterpress blocks.” Here Design
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“For the Milan Design Week, Italian studio Carnovsky created a series of wallpapers that react to different coloured lights”
http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2010/april/carnovskys-rgb-wallpaper
“The designs were created for the Milan shop of Janelli & Volpi, a noted Italian wallpaper brand. Each features overlapping illustrations, different elements of which are revealed depending on whether a blue, green or red light is shone upon them.” (April, 2010)
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World Culture Museum Wall Paint. Supakitch & Koralie
http://vimeo.com/15076572
“Supakitch and Koralie are two street artists from France who have joined together as a power duo in their craft. Both heavily influenced by Japanese art, their work showcases images of geishas, dragons and other elements of the culture. While much of their art is seen in a busy urban landscape, they’ve also brought their creations to the quiet walls of galleries.” By: www.formatmag.com/art/supakitch-and-koralie/
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Hyper-realist life Painters. Roberto Bernardi
http://www.recave.com/2010/07/amazing-hyperrealist-still-life-painters/
“Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high resolution photograph. Hyperreal paintings and sculptures are not strict interpretations of photographs, nor are they literal illustrations of a particular scene or subject. Instead, they utilize additional, often subtle, pictorial elements to create the illusion of reality. We present below sample work from some of the best hyper-realist painters out there.” By: www.reecave.com
“Roberto Bernardi was born in Todi in 1974. His first works date from the mid eighties, and whilst a young student he dedicated himself to the study of Renaissance painting and pictorial technique, which later proved to be extremely important in the development of his personal creativity. I n 1993 he moved to Rome, where he worked as a restorer in the church of San Fransesco a Ripa. After this experience, he dedicated himself full time to the creation of his own hyper-realist works.” By: www.reecave.com 72
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Finger Painting on iPad. David Kassan
http://koikoikoi.com/2010/09/david-kassan-paintingon-ipad-and-nintendo-wii/
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Art works based on children’s paintings. Dave DeVries
http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2010/05/amazing-art-worksbased-on-childrens-drawings/
“The Monster Engine Project, created by Dave DeVries, is based on the idea of creating realistic paintings from children’s drawings. It all turned out to be a great success and an innovative concept. Sometimes artists just happen to get to one point where their imagination stops. But not children.” By: pxleyes.com 74
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“Music by Prudence tells a self-empowering story of one young woman’s struggle who, together with her band, overcomes seemingly insurmountable odds and, in her own voice conveys to the world that ‘disability does not mean inability.’” http://www.musicbyprudence.com/ “This film is a powerful testament to music’s healing properties as well as an affecting study of an incredibly resilient spirit” Alex Roberts, TV/Film Broadway Soundoff
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Panic Attack. Federico “Fede” Álvarez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dadPWhEhVk Federico Alvarez “came to Hollywood two weeks ago as a total unknown. But in a matter of days after arriving in Los Angeles, the young Uruguayan filmmaker had the kind of amazing movie deal that would seem far-fetched, even by “Entourage” standards. After seeing his short film, which depicts an invasion of Montevideo by a battalion of giant robots, Mandate Pictures agreed to bankroll a $30-million upcoming film for Alvarez, with the filmmaker getting a cool $1 million director’s fee. Alvarez also made the rounds of the talent agencies and ended up leaving town with a CAA agent team as well as a deal with Anonymous Content to represent him for commercials. Most important, Alvarez also came away with an A-list Hollywood godfather, “Spider-Man” director Sam Raimi, who will serve as a mentor and producer, through his Ghost House Pictures, on Alvarez’s first American film.” By Sips, theoriginalwinger.com
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Play Station’s: Live in state of play. Play Station
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RkJT3ZoWjk
“Hola PlayStation Nation. It’s a huge treat to share with you today all the exciting news we have for PlayStation in Latin America. Today marks a momentous milestone as we launch our first official advertising campaign for the region and have the great privilege of unveiling the first two TV commercials with you, our most loyal fans. As some of you may know, we formally launched the PlayStation business in Latin America early last year and today we are officially operating in 19 countries across the region. We’re thrilled at the opportunity to extend the same access to the full breadth of PlayStation products and services to our consumers in Latin America as we’ve been doing in the US and Canada for many years. This means that when North American consumers are able to experience first-hand the array of immersive and revolutionary PlayStation Move games, Latin America consumers are also sharing in that experience on the same day. We’re also spending a lot of time focusing on bringing custom-
ized and localized experiences for our Latin American PlayStation Nation. Over the past few months we’ve released customized gamer kits that offer all-inone solutions with huge savings for new gamers and families looking to upgrade their entertainment experience. And with the help of our friends at Saatchi & Saatchi Latin America, we’re also looking to promote and foster a one to one dialogue with our consumers through a brand new advertising campaign to build awareness of PlayStation as a comprehensive and multimedia entertainment solution. To do this, we took a very unique approach to remind consumers of what it is to be truly entertained. The first commercial (...) features a baby as a depiction of the emotions that are often associated with the purest form of entertainment. It reminds us of a time when even the smallest actions, sights and sounds can provoke unhinged and constant entertainment.” By Mark Stanley 79
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Iron Sky. Directed by Timo Vuorensola http://vimeo.com/2197670
part in creating the movie through a collaborative movie making platform called Wreckamovie, which gives the filmmakers the chance to receive ideas and material from their internet community. The Iron Sky team is very active on the net, reaching over 60.000 fans weekly around the world with updates about the project.
“Iron Sky, a science fiction black comedy about Nazis from the dark side of the Moon, is making its Australian debut at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in Sydney this weekend. Iron Sky will be a Finnish-German-Australian co-production with a budget of 6.5 million euros. The movie will be shot mostly in English and it’s the second project from the cre-
ators of Star Wreck: In the Pirkinning, an internet hit that has gathered over eight million fans around the globe. What makes Iron Sky special is the high degree of audience participation in creating the movie, both on the creative and financial sides. The fans and followers of the project have been able to take 80
Not only are fans are able to help to fund the film by purchasing limited edition merchandise, but just over a month ago, the Iron Sky team opened an investment window for their followers. The aim of the crew is to close the final 900.000 euro gap with fan investments that take the form of equity investment packages starting from 1000 euros and upwards. All of these packages contain fan perks, such as a guaranteed ticket to the premiere, a chance to arrange a private screener, getting to visit the set and meet the cast and the crew, and so on. So far over 250 people have expressed their interest in investing in Iron Sky. The total sum of these initial offers is over half a million euros, half of which is confirmed (...) Australian Producer Cathy Overett agrees: “We really feel we are breaking new ground here in Australia. To our knowledge, Iron Sky represents the most extensive opportunity for movie-fans to get involved in a high profile feature film. Best of all, Iron Sky is hilarious and is destined to be a cult classic with true break-out potential,” she adds. Iron Sky is the second Nordic project for New Holland Pictures’ Cathy Overett following the company’s co-production of the Danish/German/Australian feature film At World’s End in 2009/2010. Iron Sky is due to start filming in Germany in October 2010, with filming in Australia to follow in November.” By Cathy Overett
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Langara College: Rethink scholarship. Langara College
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ud8mkSMe1U
“Rethink Communications and Langara College are once again offering an $18,000 scholarship to Langara College’s two-year full-time Communication and Ideation (CID) program to aspiring art directors and designers. The CID program focuses on developing creative thinking to produce big ideas. The program is a modern holistic educational approach to the graphic design, art direction, advertising and creative industries. To enter the contest, submit a black hard cover sketchbook containing interesting ideas showcasing your creativity. Winner will be selected by Rethink according to the following criteria: clarity, relevance, fresh thinking, as well as quality of ideas, craft, and execution. Ian Grais, Rethink co-creative director, explains, “Art directors and designers use these books to capture thoughts and develop their ideas. We’re not looking for polished, completed work – that’s what the program is designed to help them with – we’re looking for great thinking, creativity, and passion and encourage students to use the book however they see fit.” By Langara College 81
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Absolut Vodka’s: Absolut Anthem. James Chinlund & Rupert Sanders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O16C1ZLuyI
“The new Absolut campaign ‘Absolut Anthem’ is based around ‘a group of artists coming together in locations around the world to create art pieces that spell out the philosophy of Absolut Vodka’ - the idea that ‘Doing Things Differently Leads to Something Exceptional... in an Absolut World.” Quote and photo captions by Nick Burcher
“The word DOING is created out of hand-crafted ice blocks, carefully arranged into monolithic letterforms on a pristine glacier.”
“The word THINGS is made by suspending over 2,000 clear Absolut bottles in a serene forest, readable only when directly beneath them.”
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“The word DIFFERENTLY is presented in a field of wheat, with teams painstakingly forming the crops into sculpture.”
“Production designer James Chinlund has teamed up with director Rupert Sanders to bring us the next installation of those forever striking Absolut vodka short films. A sheer minute long, but simply chock full of inventive twists, turns and extraordinary locations, the spot is a must see, which is why I am featuring in my Films column.” By The Ajnabee
“The words LEADS TO are formed by crews holding paper lanterns to the ground in a remote canyon, then releasing them into the night.”
“The word SOMETHING gets revealed as groups of people coordinated throughout city rooftops raise huge helium-filled letter balloons.”
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“The word EXCEPTIONAL is crafted in a stunning artistic representation of vodka distillation, with the liquid traveling through a mesmerizing glass journey.”
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“Home Delivery: Fabricating the modern dwelling comprises a survey of the history of the prefabricated home and a building projecto of five contemporary prefabricated houses in the museums fourty-fourth street lot. Overall the exhibition attests to the diversity, procedural, formal and technological innovation of the prefabricated buildings.” http://www.momahomedelivery.org/
“We have to create and design communities (...), we have to think in how the building will behave and function, how we design for behaviour (...), to what community will this serve?” Larry Sass, Keynote Speaker, Sigradi 2010
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Social Value through design. Dave DeVries
http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2010/05/amazing-art-worksbased-on-childrens-drawings/
“Run in conjunction with Design matters and the product design dept. At Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, in partnership with Landvar University in Guatemala City The class supported by a grant from the National Collegiate Inventors and innovators alliance, is focusiong on developing ways to imporve the quality of life for the Maya community around Lake atitln in Weatern Guatemala. The blog offers views into the thought processes and research of the students and instructors.� By: socialvaluethroughdesign.com
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Water filter bottle. MIchael Pritchard, TED talk
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pritchard_invents_a_water_filter.html
“With cutting-edge nanotech, Michael Pritchard’s Lifesaver water-purification bottle could revolutionize water-delivery systems in disaster-stricken areas around the globe. During the twin tragedies of the Asian tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, Ipswich water-treatment expert Michael Pritchard winced helplessly at televised coverage of throngs of refugees waiting for days for a simple drink of clean water. Stricken by the chronic failure of aid agencies to surmount this basic challenge, Pritchard decided to do something about it.
pores (it is designed to block viruses), the Lifesaver bottle can make the most revolting swamp water drinkable in seconds. Better still, a single long-lasting filter can clean 6,000 liters of water. Given the astronomical cost of shipping water to disaster areas, Pritchard’s Lifesaver bottle could turn traditional aid models on their heads.” By: ted.com
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Project H Design. Emily Pilloton
http://projecthdesign.org//
MISION “Design initiatives for Humanity, Habitats, Health, and Happiness. Project H uses the power of the design process to catalyze communities and public education from within. We are a team of designers and builders engaging in our own backyards to improve the quality of life for all. Our sixtenet design process (There is no design without (critical) action; We design WITH, not FOR; We document, share and measure; We start locally and scale globally; We design systems, not stuff; We build) results in simple and effective design solutions that empower communities and build collective creative capital. Our specific focus is the re-thinking of environments, products, experiences, and curricula for K-12 education institutions in the US, including design/ build Studio H high school program in the Bertie County School District, North Carolina. WE BELIEVE DESIGN CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. Project H is a tax exempt 501c3 nonprofit originally incorporated in California, and now based in Bertie County, North Carolina. We believe design can change the world.” by: projecthdesign.org
INICIATIVE “We are a team of designers, builders, and teachers engaging in our own backyards to improve the quality of life for all. Our six-tenet design process (There is no design without (critical) action; We design WITH, not FOR; We document, share and measure; We start locally and scale globally; We design systems, not stuff; We build) results in simple and effective design solutions that empower communities and build collective creative capital.
Our specific focus is the re-thinking environments, products, experiences, and curricula for K-12 education institutions in the US, including our Studio H design/ build high school program in the Bertie County School District, North Carolina. Project H is a tax exempt 501c3 nonprofit originally incorporated in California, and now based in Bertie County, North Carolina. We believe design can change the world.” By: projecthdesign.org
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Emily Pilloton, founder of project H design.
PROCESS Within all of Project H’s initiatives, we work with a few values in mind. Here are the six tenets that inform our design process: 1) There is no design without (critical) action. We are not a social club, nor do we host green drinks events. We do projects that exist in the real world, that have partners, impact, and results. We work as a team, rather than for individual glory. 2) We design WITH, not FOR. We work with partners, not for clients. We bring end users to the table from day one, making them fellow designers. We co-create with unexpected partners, and listen/learn first about social issues we may not fully understand. 3) We document, share, and measure. We record all work as a means to measure qualitatively and quantitatively, and ask for feedback as a means to constantly improve. Our designs are never “done.” We share practices between project teams so that we never have to start from zero. 4) We start locally, and scale globally. Our projects are local responses to global problems, and are designed to serve as models for broader application. We look first to our own back yards, with the ultimate goal of scaling and improving products as systems that can work anywhere.
5) We design systems, not stuff. We create solutions and systems that are not driven by material or consumption. We “take the product out of product design” to question the traditional models, and design solutions that enable something greater than the object itself: enterprises, impact, etc. 6) We build.We tweak and prototype and test and bend. We know how to work in a woodshop, and how to weld, mill, and machine. We believe that knowing how things are built makes you a better designer.” By: projecthdesign.org 89
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LifeStraw Family. Vastergaard-Fransen
by vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) call for a reduction of the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water by half between 1990 and 2015. Yet, an estimated 884 million people in the world, 37% of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa, still use unimproved sources of drinking water. Lack of access to safe drinking water contributes to the staggering burden of diarrhoeal diseases worldwide, particularly affecting the young, the immunocompromised and the poor. Nearly one in five child deaths – about 1.5 million each year – is due to diarrhoea. Diarrhoea kills more young children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined2. Drinking contaminated water also leads to reduced personal productive time, with widespread economic effects. Approximately 43% of the global population, especially the lower-income populace in the remote and rural parts of the developing world, is deprived of household safe piped water. Thus, there is a pressing need for effective and affordable options for obtaining safe drinking water at home. Point-of-use (POU) treatment is an alternative approach, which can accelerate the health gains associated with the provision of safe drinking water to the at-risk populations. It empowers people to control the quality of their drinking water. Treating water at the household level or other point of use also reduces the risk of waterborne disease arising from recontami-
nation during collection, transport, and use in the home, a well-known cause of water-quality degradation3. In many rural and urban areas of the developing world, household water-quality interventions can reduce diarrhoea morbidity by more than 40%4,5. Treating water in the home offers the opportunity for significant health gains at potentially dramatic cost savings over conventional improvements in water supplies, such as piped water connections to households6. Water filters have been shown to be the most effective interventions amongst all point-of-use water treatment methods for reducing diarrhoeal diseases7. The Cochrane review demonstrates that it is not enough to treat water at the pointof-source; it must also be made safe at the point-of-consumption. LifeStraw® and LifeStraw® Family are both point-of-use water interventions – truly unique offerings from Vestergaard Frandsen that address the concern for affordably obtaining safe drinking water at home and outside. These complementary safe water tools have the potential to accelerate progress towards the MDG target of providing access to safe drinking water, which would yield health and economic benefits; thus contributing to the achievement of other MDGs like poverty reduction, childhood survival, school attendance, gender equality and environment sustainability. By: vestergaard-frandsen.com/lifestraw 90
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One Laptop per Child. Nicholas Negroponte, Foundation http://laptop.org/en/utility/people/index.shtml
future. And we’re also helping these countries develop an essential resource—educated, empowered children.
“The mission of One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is to empower the children of developing countries to learn by providing one connected laptop to every school-age child. In order to accomplish our goal, we need people who believe in what we’re doing and want to help make education for the world’s children a priority, not a privilege.
A small machine with a big mission. The XO is a potent learning tool designed and built especially for children in developing countries, living in some of the most remote environments. It’s about the size of a small textbook. It has built-in wireless and a unique screen that is readable under direct sunlight for children who go to school outdoors. It’s extremely durable, brilliantly functional, energy-efficient, and fun.”
It’s not a laptop project. It’s an education project In 2002, MIT Professor Nicholas Negroponte experienced firsthand how connected laptops transformed the lives of children and their families in a remote Cambodian village. A seed was planted: If every child in the world had access to a computer, what potential could be unlocked? What problems could be solved? These questions eventually led to the foundation of One Laptop per Child, and the creation of the XO laptop.
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“While earthquake relief in Haiti was the reason for and inspiration behind “Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief,” there’s no question that it featured some amazing, one-of-a-kind musical performances.”
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More than 61 millon dollars raised in the telethon “A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti.” (January,13 2010) “All of a sudden everything was just falling apart ... there was no place to hide”
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“Just the way you are”. Bruno Mars, Director Ethan Lader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjhCEhWiKXk
“Just the Way You Are” is a song by American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, and the lead single from his debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. It was released in the United States on July 20, 2010. The music video, directed by Ethan Lader, was released on September 8, 2010 and features actress Nathalie Kelley.
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“Take me out” Live NYC Subway. Atomic Tom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAllFWSl998
we had the green light,” says Luke. After countless New York area shows, ATOMIC TOM started to hear their lyrics shouted back at them at shows, “We knew the time was right for a full-length record.” From the exhilarating electronica-meets-arena-rock shuffle of “Let Let Go”, the epic romanticism of “We Were Never Meant To Be”, and the hauntingly delicate “Play That Dirty Girl”, ATOMIC TOM’S debut LP demonstrates remarkable musical ability and diversity, married with an innate sense of how to connect with an audience on a grand scale. “It’s possible to reach each and every individual in an eighty thousand seat stadium,” claims Philip. “You can make an enormous, towering sound and still say something deeply meaningful and musical.” They plan to do just that. Nowhere is this philosophy more evident than on the title track. Says Eric, “whenever we play ‘The Moment,’ it feels like we somehow all stand up a little straighter. There’s something fresh about that particular tune, and yet it also connects to the music we loved growing up. There’s a lot of magic on that song.” Adds Philip, “‘The Moment’ took three entire days of pre-production, just kind of summoning the sounds we heard in our heads.”
“The story of Atomic Tom begins in Brooklyn. The record that is The Moment was recorded over four months in a tiny apartment with the band’s close friend, Ben Romans as producer. Microphones were set up in the hallway, the bathtub and the kitchen; amps and empty guitar cases lined the walls, and the vocal booth was a repurposed util-
ity closet. Despite noise complaints, one of them leading to a shutdown by “New York’s finest”, the LP left the studio dressed in larger-than-life sounds. Lead vocalist Luke White began writing demos in 2006 with Philip Galitzine on bass, adding guitarist Eric Espiritu in 2007. By early 2009, drummer Tobias Smith completed the circle. “We knew 95
The band’s first single, “Take Me Out”, neatly summarizes the theme of the record: “It’s a vulnerable song. It’s about letting people into your life, letting people rescue you,” explains Luke. “Admitting that you need that, and then asking for it…that’s a very difficult task, though it’s something everyone goes through at some point. By Atomic Tom
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The Orchestrion. Pat Metheny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VymAn8QJNQ
The first question that has likely crossed the minds of many who’ve heard about guitarist Pat Metheny’s Orchestrion is: why? Metheny has already published plenty of information about this unique project at his website, but it still doesn’t get to the real heart of the matter. Orchestrion is a solo album in the truest sense of the word, with Metheny the only human player, and the only improvisational component over the album’s five detailed compositions. The rest of the music—a rich tapestry of percussion, pianos, “guitarbots” and more—is driven by a vast array of solenoid switches and pneumatics, a modern day extension of the late 19th century orchestrion, itself an expansion of the simpler, paper roll-driven player piano. Why would this iconic jazz musician—one who has spent the vast majority of his career working in an idiom largely defined by interplay and interaction—choose to work with a series of mechanically-driven instruments? There’s an answer, but first some background. Long before the days of digital sampling—before actual sound recordings, even—it was possible to hear reproductions of songs on pianos driven by rolls of paper with punched holes dic-
tating which keys would be played and when. Yes, these player pianos were mechanical, losing the natural nuances created by even the most precise player’s subtle variations in phrasing, time and touch. Still, it was a remarkable innovation. Even more extraordinary was the orchestrion—an array of musical instruments, most of them percussive, driven by pneumatics and electro-mechanics. Before it was possible to record real people playing real instruments, the orchestrion was the next best thing, and a remarkable sight to see: a stage full of instruments, all being played mechanically. Even in 2010, there’s something otherworldly—magical, even—about the orchestrion. As recording technology emerged—first with wax cylinders, then on to gramophone discs, magnetic tape and, ultimately, the various advanced methods available today—player pianos and orchestrions became relegated to the realm of curious archaism. Trust Metheny, then, to not only revive the orchestrion, but to work with a large group of inventors who have, over the past few years, been allowed by Metheny to build 96
a contemporary orchestrion, one with far greater potential than its century-old predecessor. But still, the question remains: in a time when digital sampling makes it possible to reproduce virtually anything in a small laptop, why would Metheny choose to work with mechanically driven devices? Certainly they would be far more expensive to develop, and more cumbersome to take on the road—and Metheny is, indeed, taking his Orchestrion album on the road for a 2010 tour that is already booked for nearly 80 dates. The answer is ultimately revealed on the album itself. The majority of the music is played in real time by the orchestrion, with Metheny alone layering his guitar—for the most part that instantly recognizable, warm, hollowbody electric tone—and delivering the solos that will, ultimately, be the only significant differentiator from performance to performance. But Metheny is also triggering other instruments with his guitar—mallet instruments, tuned bottles, cymbals and more—so when he is playing a part on his instrument, it’s actually causing a myriad of others to play in concert with him.
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The Orchestrion. Pat Metheny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VymAn8QJNQ
For an album delivered largely through solenoid switches and pneumatics, the music of Orchestrion breathes, feeling natural, organic...human. Improvements in sampling technology have made it possible to create virtual rhythm sections that also feel more natural than when MIDI first emerged nearly 30 years ago, but they’re still in the digital realm, completely removed from the imperfections—the humanity—of playing real instruments in real environments. With an orchestrion, the same imperfections that happen when real people play real instruments can and do occur. Something as simple as a stick hitting a cymbal can vary based on criteria such as how tightly the cymbal is screwed on, or the subtle variations in the cymbal’s angle and that of the stick hitting it. Magnify this with all the instruments in Metheny’s orchestrion—several pianos, drum kit, marimbas, “guitarbots,” a wide array of percussion instruments, cabinets of carefully tuned bottles and more—and the result is that, despite the actual programming of the orchestrion remaining identical from performance to performance, many of the same subtle nuances that affect real people playing these instruments remain at play. And that’s what makes Orchestrion work.
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“You rock my world” A Capella tribute. JIBCRAIP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BE9m-RK4ks
“Here is a cover of “You Rock My World” that I recorded a cappella as a tribute to the King of Pop. There is nothing but my voice : no synths, sample, instrument or drums. Indeed I added some effects (reverb, delay, compressor, equalisation, noise gate & bass amp). I made this recording in 5 days (transcribe each voice, recording them and mix the video). It was fun to do but pretty hard sometimes...I used 38 tracks (guitar, bass, kick, snare, 2 shakers, claps, 3 pianos, 3 keyboards, 4 violins, 4 Ooo, 16 background vocals and 1 lead voice) but some of them won’t appear in the videos because of size/time issue. Most of the tracks are repetitive so I used loops. I made this recording with my webcam, studio projects microphone, presonus FP10 soundcard, Logic Pro, iMovie and Final Cut Express (Mac). No autotune / melodyne / vocoder / octaver. I hope you will enjoy this work...And RIP Michael Jackson.” By JIBCRAIP
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“70 Million”. Hold your horses
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erbd9cZpxps
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“Starting out with a loose rendition of The Last Supper (in which Matisse seems to have painted a sky above Leonardo’s iconic fresco), French-American band Hold Your Horses takes viewers on a head trip through art history in their new video for the track “70 Million.” Janson’s this is not; instead we see members of the band playing instruments in reconstructed paintings from the operating table to the boudoir. Watch the video after the jump and then follow along on the world’s most entertaining art history lesson.” By Kelsey Keith
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Smart-ologic Corian Living for Dupont, Milan, Italy, 2010 Client: Dupont Corian Facilities: Living Room, Garden, Kitchen, Bathroom, Bedroom, Press Area Area: 160 sqm
“The Smart-ologic Corian Living exhibition gave me the opportunity to develop a modular holistic house, a house that can be produced with minimal concave and convex panels and simple tooling� http://www.karimrashid.com/
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Bloxes Project. Andrew Wilson and Aza Raskin http://bloxes.com/
“What are Bloxes? Bloxes are building blocks made of interlocking pieces of corrugated cardboard, folded together. Their unique shape and structure make them exceptionally strong and lightweight — you could build yourself a platform to stand on, and then pick it up and move it wherever you need to. What can you do with them? Bloxes can connect with each other on all six sides, so you can use them to build walls, benches, tables, tunnels — whatever you can think of. And because the varied surface and complex internal structure helps dampen sound, they’re great for managing acoustics in offices, studios and other places. How do I put one together!? We’re working on a good video, but for now, you should be able to follow our assembly instructions; it includes a good photo comic to show you how we do it. How do you build with them? To build a structure with bloxes, simply line up the pegs of two bloxes and push them together. Repeat as necessary. Plus, they’re multi-faceted, so you can build in any direction.
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How big are they? Bloxes measure 9½ inches square when assembled; a pack of 20 will create a 4-by-5 blox wall of approximately 36 inches by 45 inches. Sold in quantities of 20, the unassembled bloxes fit in a 15-inch square box for easy shipping.” By: bloxes.com/about
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Philippe Starck. Philippe Starck thinks deep on design http://www.ted.com/talks/philippe_starck_thinks_dee p_on_design.html
“Philippe Starck is a legend of modern design. He’s known for his luxurious hotels and boites around the world -- notably the Peninsula Hotel restaurant in Hong Kong, the Teatron in Mexico, the Hotel Delano in Miami, the Mondrian in Los Angeles, the Asia de Cuba restaurant in New York -- designing the total environment from layout to furniture to linens. But he has made perhaps his most permanent mark on design through his bold reworkings of everyday objects. In reimagining and rethinking the quotidian, he has produced some of the iconic shapes of the 20th century, including his leggy chrome juice squeezer , the reimagined Emeco aluminum chairs, and the witty Louis Ghost polycarbonate fauteuil. When Starck turns his bold vision toward a chair, a shoe, a toothbrush, it’s clear he thinks deeper than the glossy surface.” By: ted.com
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“Jack” chair. Jack Bodelec
http://www.designboom.com
“French product designer arthur bodolec has created ‘jack’, a stool that can be brought to ‘life’ through a simple touch. Imagining a world where objects can be woken up, given life and take form to express themselves, ‘jack’ is the first in a series of designs that transforms from an inert stool to a full functioning chair.” by designboom.com
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blob VB3. dmvA
http://www.designboom.com
‘Belgian architectural firm dmvA designed ‘blob VB3’, a mobile unit for the office of xfactor agencies as an extension to the ‘house’. The space - egg house consists of a bathroom, kitchen, lighting, a bed and several niches for storage. the nose can be opened automatically and functions as a kind of porch. It easily transportable and can also be used as an office, guestroom or garden house.’ By: designboom.com
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Ingo Maurer. Ingo Maurer
http://www.ingo-maurer.com/
“Was born 1932 on the island of reichenau, lake constance, Germany. Training as typographer in Germany and in Switzerland. Studies in graphic design from 1954 to 1958 in Munich and in 1960 emigration to usa. Working as a freelance designer in New york and San Francisco. In 1963 he returns to Europe. Settling in Munich. In 1966 he founded the studio ‘design m’ where he designed his first lamp: ‘bulb’. Awarded ‘chevalier des arts et des lettres’ by the french minister of culture (1986). He conceived several design awards,among them ‘designer of the year 1997’ by the german magazine ‘architektur & wohnen’, the ‘design prize 1999’ by the city of munich, the ‘lucky strike designer award 2000’ by raymond loewy foundation and the ‘primavera del disseny 2000’ by the city of barcelona. Lamps in collections of different museums: ‘bulb’ (1966), ‘light structure’ (1970 as co-designer), ‘little black nothing’, ‘yayaho’ (1988), ‘los
minimalos dos’ (1994), ‘lucellino wall’ (1992), ‘wo bist du, edison...?’(1997) and ‘zettel’z’ (1999), included in the design collection of the museum of modern art, new york. The light objects are designed for his own company, the ‘ingo maurer gmbh’, based in munich, and are available in 120 outlets worldwide. In 2001 he opened his own store in new york. Since many years he has done ‘one of a kind’ lightings, more or less art objects, for private collections. He and his team showed amazing light installations during the international furniture and lighting fairs in cologne and milan. Co-operation with japanese fashion designer issey miyake. Special effects and huge installation for miyake’s défilé at la villette (1999). His work was featured in numerious exhibitions: at the centre georges pompidou (1985) and at the fondation cartier in paris (1989), at the stedelijk museum in amsterdam (1993), at the museum of modern art in new york (1998). Retrospective ‘passió per 108
la llum’ at the museum santa mònica in barcelona (2001). Ingo maurer is an ‘outsider’, a designer rare to find: he adds provocation and fun to our ever so smooth design world. with his last works ‘LED’, he once again breaks the limits of bourgeois middle class, the so-called ‘good taste’ (...which is so boring, he said). By: designboom.com
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