http://www.vimeo.com/10774063
Beware anything comprised of 60,000 fiber optic cables….and movies with terribly long load times. Worth the wait by the way, since most people (like myself) have seen pictures, which are impressive but don’t quite do the structure justice.
http://www.vimeo.com/9486977
I’m usually a fan of the digital/physical merge. This concept takes things to a whole new level when it comes to interactivity. I heart it. Check out an unusual degree of detail on the concept here. Via Cpluv, who finally returned with a new server this week.
Take the diagram from four posts below and look closely at the bottom circle and it’s overlaps. Whatever, I still heart the screen saver friendly body of work. Not all images in the set are created equal (below), but that being said there are some that really push the limit in terms of creativity (above). And of course, Photoshop. Check out the entire Public Flikr Pool here. Via i09 (I think)…
No idea how long it will take trademark lawyers to catch up with the makers of Fight Club Soap, so get it while you can. I think that Chuck Palahniuk himself would appreciate knowing these were out there, and that they are safe to use. Even if you are going to mount them on your wall, I’m still not sure how anyone feels about paying $25 for a pair of bars of soap. Oh wait, people do it all the time at Ulta, right? Via uncrate
Remember how awesome this scene from 1995’s Johnny Mnemonic was at the time? I mean, you could surf the internet with the exotic combination of the Powerglove and Geordi LaForge’s visor. Plus the web was an immersive 3-D experience, which we can only hope it will someday be. Or not.
Hackers and it’s montages competed with Keanu in ‘95. Their vision, much less future-focused but no less 3D, was driven more by adoration of the young Angelina Jolie than non existent tech hardware. Zero Cool+meatspace automation+sunglasses= success. Just wanted to share a slice of the past and what the internet promised to be in light of it’s present-day state.
http://www.vimeo.com/9856705
Love the lighting and rendering, plus some slick physics in play with regard to dealing with liquids in motion. Turkish motion artist Onur Senturk also receives bonus points in my book for a baaaaadassss title sequence at the end. Also, if you have the time check out his showreel set to a hipster-light soundtrack here.
This must have taken 4-ever to cut up and snych to the music but it works so well….Via DailyWhat.
Yes, this is a toilet Transformer. Doomed to roam the universe alone since his disguise is more or less a cruel joke and no one likes to be seen hanging out with a crapper with appendages. Apparently someone at green-friendly Japan-based commode manufacturer TOTO , makers of the ‘Greenmax,‘ thought this might bolster marketing efforts. Where else would a company use an action figure to sell bathroom fixtures? In a case of hardcore irony the company most likely does more net damage to the environment with the tooling and manufacturing of the toy (either in Vinyl or PVC) plus all that packaging. Via slipperybrick
http://www.vimeo.com/8068842
If you haven’t seen it yet check out all eight minutes of it’s madness above. The pair responsible for creating it, St. Leger and Mather, will be directing an upcoming project with Luc Besson. Via i09.