AWARE new media design

23/06/2010

Mirror Neurons

Vilayanur Ramachandran discusses the mind/body problem, and why our brains tell us we are not all part of the same experience - "... all that's separating you from him, from the other person, is your skin."
via ted.com

Superb Lyrebird imitating construction work

We think we can hear the following sounds:
1. Hammer
2. Chainsaw
3. Jack hammer
4. Lawn mower hitting sticks
5. Leaf blower starting
6. Power drill
7. Wood saw
8. Human voices
9. Two-way radio
10.Worker whistling
He makes lots of different bird calls as well. What can you hear?

10/06/2010

Akamai Flash Support Player

View properties of your FLV, RTMP, or SMIL streams.
Flash Support Player

03/06/2010

Browser Sizes, Flash Player

Browser resolution statistics (Jan, 2010)
1024x768px or higher: 96%
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Viewport size
990px wide x 560px high
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Flash Player Penetration (Mature Markets, March 2010)
Flash Player 8 & below: 99.3%
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30/04/2010

29/04/2010

How to make a impression

25/03/2010

The Origin: The Art, Design and Code of Patrick Gunderson

A point is a location in space. Points are dimensionless. That is, a point has no width, length, or height. We locate points relative to some arbitrary standard point, often called the "origin".

via The Origin

Flash Math Creativity: Second Edition

Flash Math Creativity is a book of iterative experiments—generative design. It's a showcase of the fifteen authors' experiments. The book will explain how these work and how you to can experiment further yourself. Each author does four experiments. Each experiment takes up four pages. We give you the code and explain the essence, then you take away your inspiration and run with it. The purpose of the book is to learn through experimentation because you are inspired to do so, not because someone is telling you to do so.

FMC Minisite
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Natzke Yelloo Poster

Created by a computer, using self-directed generative programming in Flash.
13.75″ x 19.75″ (12″x17″ image area)
80lb Matte Cover. 4 Color Offset Printing. US$20.00

via eriknatzke.com

Erik Natzke's "Let it Bloom"

via Let it Bloom

19/03/2010

Information is Beautiful

Ideas, issues, knowledge, data - visualized!

Information is Beautiful

17/02/2010

ScribbleBots Digital Drawing Tool

ScribbleBots

12/02/2010

HP Ink Costs More Than Human Blood

via reflectionof.me

14/01/2010

The EyeWriter Initiative

Tony Quan a.k.a. Tempt One (graffiti writer, publisher, and activist) was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in 2003, and is now almost completely paralyzed, despite having full mental faculties. Enter the Not Impossible Foundation and their new Eyewriter project. They programmed custom, open-source freeware that can track eye movements, allowing Quan and others to write and even draw using only an eye, a computer, free software, and about $50 in parts (including a modified PlayStation Eye).

The EyeWriter Initiative

11/01/2010

The Third & The Seventh

A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

SimpleViewer 2.0

SimpleViewer is a free, customizable Flash image viewing application. Lightweight and easy to use, it features smart preloading, a resizable interface, thumbnail menu and optional description text.