AWARE new media design

30/11/2009

"The Age of Stupid" Interface Design

Oscar nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite interacting with the futuristic interface designed specifically for the film by designer Taiyo Nagano.
http://www.jellyhunters.com/

After Effects Expressions

Property attributes and methods (expression reference) - a way to combine programming with motion graphics within After Effects. Opens up a whole new world.
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WS3878526689cb91655866c1103906c6dea-79f8a.html

26/11/2009

Inside the Iron Man HUD

On set Q&A with Kent Seki, Visualization and HUD Supervisor on the movie Iron Man.

"Think about how graphics 10-20 years were green monographs because of the monochromatic monitors. Today in movies, monitors are all pretty much cyan. What’s it going to be tomorrow? White, clean white with color accents for attention."

http://www.uiresourcecenter.com/user-interface-design/articles/inside-iron-man-part2.html?s=1_1

Mark Coleran, Playback Graphics Designer

Mark Coleran is a visual designer who has worked in a wide range of design disciplines from print graphics to motion design and visual effects. His work in motion graphics has included television show titles and branding through to his specialist area; the design, creation and animation of fantasy user interfaces for film. Over the years this work has seen him create interfaces for such films as The Bourne Ultimatum, Tomb Raider, Mission Impossible 3, The Island and Mr and Mrs Smith.
http://blog.coleran.com/category/portfolio/screendesign

10/11/2009

What Barry Says (Neo-Conservative War Corporatism)

Animation by Simon Robson for The Knife Party, which led to "Taking Liberties", an award-winning documentary on the eroding of civil rights, available on DVD.

09/11/2009

The Fun Theory (Piano Stairs)

More fun at http://www.thefuntheory.com/

Lecielestbleu

Multimedia conception and interactivity.

http://www.lecielestbleu.com/html/main_lceb01.htm

07/11/2009

Everything You Want, Right Now!

Steve Lambert's inaugural solo show at Charlie James Gallery “EVERYTHING YOU WANT, RIGHT NOW!” April 25 to June 6 extended!

Steve Lambert solo show walkthrough from Steve Lambert on Vimeo.

http://visitsteve.com/work/everything-you-want/

01/10/2009

Fire Poi at Lantern Festival

Lantern Festival - Albert Park, Auckland, New Zealand for the Chinese New Year celebrations. 27th February.

VJ Woody current rig

Two preview monitors, two laptops (one audio, one video), 100GB external hard drive, MIDI drum machine, Panasonic WJ-AVE 5 Video Mixer, RF wireless pincamera, 4-way video switcher, DVD Player, DVD Recorder, in a twin DJ turntable flightcase (also known as a "coffin case"). It also has power conditioning.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vj_woody/3972921754/

20/09/2009

Live Coding

Live coding is a new direction in electronic music and video, and is starting to get somewhere interesting. Live coders expose and rewire the innards of software while it generates improvised music and/or visuals. All code manipulation is projected for your pleasure.

Live coded VJing from fluxus creator Dave Griffiths, of slub.

TOPLAP UK - live coding to make music to drink beer to.

13/09/2009

Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality was not meant to hit the iPhone 3GS until at least the release of iPhone OS 3.1. Download the new Yelp app. Shake your iPhone 3 times. That activates a feature called Monocle. A blue box will come up saying "the Monocle has been activated." It will create a button in the top right corner. Now you should be able to look at the bars, restaurants, etc. Only works on iPhone 3GS.

This one not about location, but about people. This app uses the Flickr facial recognition technology of Polar Rose to identify a person’s face and pull up info like their online profile and contact info. Both creepy and amazing at the same time.

Not only is this augmented reality app cool, but it’s useful as well! This iPhone app will help you find the nearest subway station. No need to ask for directions, and you will never get lost.

17/08/2009

The Ministry of Type

The Ministry of Type is a weblog by Aegir Hallmundur about type, typography, lettering, calligraphy and other related things that inspire him. He is a designer originally from the far north of England, now living and working in Brighton in the far south of England. He loves hand-tracing and recreating old designs as vector artwork.
http://ministryoftype.co.uk

This happened…

This happened is a series of events focusing on the stories behind interaction design. Having ideas is easier than making them happen. They delve into projects that exist today, how their concepts and production process can help inform future work.
http://www.thishappened.org/talks/

rAndom International from This Happened - London on Vimeo.

onedotzero 2009 brand identity

This year's festival theme of 'convergence and collaboration' inspired wieden + kennedy to take advantage of onedotzero's vast fan base and constant, online conversations to create this new identity. They have harnessed dialogue from twitter, facebook, etc, and have channelled the content via specially produced software devised by computational design wizard Karsten Schmidt (a.k.a. Toxi) through colourful 'ribbons' that move organically as if alive. These ribbons gravitate towards invisible paths that will ultimately mirror onedotzero’s font and logo: a living, breathing identity that encapsulates the themes of the festival.
http://www.onedotzero.com/blog/brand-identity/

onedotzero teaser from Sermad on Vimeo.

16/08/2009

The Urinal Game

The first piece of Flash animation I ever saw. The object of this game is to text your inowledge of Men's Room etiquette. You will be presented with several scenarios. In each one, you must select the proper urinal to use.
By CleverMedia. Originally on Albino Black Sheep.com
http://gamescene.com/The_Urinal_Game_game.html