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13JulAwesomest phone ever
I had to do something along these lines when I was at Luxurious Animals, and it was a love/hate sort thing. I loved getting to learn a new tool and loved the results that were possible, but the actual process of recreating an environment in 3D is a bitch sometimes.
This video just blew me away:
Super Mario Bros. from Surfap on Vimeo.
„Irgendwann vor einiger Zeit ist das Königreich der friedlichen Pilzmenschen von den Kupas erobert worden, einem Schildkrötenvolk, das wegen seiner schwarzen Magie berüchtigt ist. Die gemütlichen, ruheliebenden Pilzmenschen wurden in Steine, Ziegel, ja sogar Unkräuter verwandelt, und ihr Königreich verfiel. Die einzige, die den Zauber wieder rückgängig machen und den Pilzmenschen ihre Gestalten zurückgeben könnte, ist Prinzessin Fliegenpilz , die Tochter des Pilzmenschenkönigs. Aber Sie befindet sich leider in der Gewalt des mächtigen Kupaschildkröten-Königs. Mario, (vielleicht) der Held der Geschichte, hört von der Not der Pilzmenschen und macht sich auf, die Prinzessin aus den Händen der bösen Kupas zu befreien und das zerfallene Pilzmenschenreich zu erlösen. Du kannst Mario sein! Es liegt jetzt an dir, die Pilzmenschen von der schwarzen Magie zu befreien!“
01JulGeeky Condoms
There is something that draws me to unique condom package design (hehe, package). This was made by Ben Marsh, who is studying Visual Communications at Loughborough University. If this was sold at Cons, it would be a goldmine!
As seen on Geek Art
Priori Acute
by Jonathan BarnbrookPriori Acute is the latest addition to the Priori family. It is the result of a series of experiments into three-dimensional letter form design inspired by 19th Century display and artistic printing types. However, instead of simply adding drop shadows or fake relief to create the illusion of depth, the designers at Jonathan Barnbrook’s studio took their cue from such diverse sources as the angles on the Stealth bomber and the visual conceit in the work of the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher.
The resulting forms are a playful exhibit of incongruous perspectives and twisting shapes that fold into themselves tricking the eye to shift the plane. At first glance and at small sizes the effect is subtle and the original letter forms themselves remain intact, retaining the history of British early 20th century typography, which was an inspiration for the original Priori family. But when blown up, the individual Priori Acute characters become beautifully animated and work well in selective situations such as initial caps, short headlines or logo design.
The full set of letters can be found – http://www.emigre.com/EFfeature.php?di=214
Tell me this isn’t one of the most stunning typefaces you have ever seen and I will call you a liar.
05NovHi ho
Kermit the frog there:
23JulThe computer killer
I found the video that I was rendering when my old laptop died. I can’t seem to figure out why this video would have caused it any problems… it isn’t like independently modeling hairs moving in 3D is tough on a system or anything…
As I mentioned a few days ago on twitter, I have been working with Geektool to really turn my mac’s desktop in to what I need it to be. I figured that since I had this brand new machine (read: my old one finally was replaced after 10 visits to the Genius Bar in under 3 years), I should make everything work the way I wanted it to while it was nice and clean.
I set out in this customization with a few goals in mind:
- I wanted to be able to view the weather at a glance
- I wanted to have the date/month visible
- I wanted to have information from my iCal displayed
- I wanted my dock to take a back seat in the visual hierarchy
- I wanted everything to look clean
Here is the final outcome:
Continue reading ‘Get your Geek(tool) on’
There is something exciting about really good product design. This stuff, for example, makes me happy when I see it:
Designed by Mucca Design (Via Eat Me Daily)
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