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Friday Videos - Mar. 5th, 2010

Hit or miss? You decide. Here's the playlist and the breakdown....

• Gary's Mattress - most racist commercial ever? More than likely but the man is just trying to sell some mattresses!
• Power Mix Dance Party 1991 - I don't expect anyone to subject themselves to the entire 8+ minutes of this but I think it's worth a peek both for the attire and for the actual music. The early 90's are now twenty years past and it really shows. Via Paige.
• Trololololololo - this guy has basically been all over the Interwebs lately and I'd be remiss if I didn't share. You've likely seen it by now but give Mr. Trololololololo a go if you have not.
• Pink Terror - from Mike Barzman. It's sorta like A Glorious Dawn but with way more Stephen Hawking and slowed down violence. Approved.
• DSi Depth - apparently this is the new rage in Japan and I'm curious to see more of it. Some faux depth created using the DSi camera abilities.. pretty awesome.
• Pedigree Dogs at 1000 FPS - slow motion dogs catching treats? Yes please.
• Zach Galifianakis interviews John Wray - or vice versa. I'm still not over Zach G's interview style.. always a fun little treat.
• Predators dancing - I think that title says it all. It's in need of a better music overdub but the imagery is undeniable.
• Police Safety - if you are currently producing a safety video of some kind know that, eventually, it will be viewed as hysterical as this. Well, maybe not quite this absurd but it seems that all these safety videos end up being hilariously terrible given enough time.
• Dog vs Balloons II - methodical killer.

BONUS

• Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - starts off strong.. ends a bit lackluster.
• Penguin Books iPad vision - books are dead, long live Book Apps.
• Gorillaz - Stylo - I guess I don't really know the "story" of the Gorillaz because they seem to be missing a member and one of them is a robot now. Regardless, it's a super well done piece of 3D work.. particularly given how creepy the Gorillaz members themselves look as "real" beings.

Have a great weekend!!!

March 3

All around web guru Jake Lodwick has launched a new collaborative project between The Few Moments and Ira Marcks entitled MARCH 3. It is, essentially, a long form music video set to an enormous illustration. You can read more about the process here and here - some context that I think is necessary before viewing. I've got it queued up in my Boxee queue for proper partaking this weekend but the bit that I've checked out is quite impressive to say the least. It's always nice to see artists taking various standards (music video, online illustrations, various promotion) and mashing them all into one new beast.

→ Watch MARCH 3

Matthew Turley Photography

I'm fairly sure I've seen the photographic works of Matthew Turley floating around on Kateoplis before but didn't take the time to browse through the entire portfolio until now. The landscapes are incredible and, often, very difficult to describe their appeal - they're just so massive and overwhelming. The same applies to the "People" set - just enormous scenes with a hint of people running around (most of the time). Highly recommend going through every image in every set. There's also a Stock Photo version of his goods in case you want more images and the possibility of integrating them into some of your own work.

Tetrachromats

FACT: Some women are Tetrachromat's - seeing four independent primary colors rather than three. According to this it's a color somewhere between red and blue, which enables them to see millions of additional colors beyond what the rest of us see. Men can not have this ability.

FACT: 1 in 20 men suffer from color blindness - impairing their ability to distinguish between certain colors. Only one in two hundred women suffer from this.

CONCLUSION: Based on stereotypical interaction between men and women there is a possible valid scientific reasoning for women being more curious over color choices than men.

Maybe a bit of a stretch but I think the two factoids together make for an interesting bit of contemplation.

One Bit Increment

Take a moment to browse through the entirety of the One Bit Increment website - navigating the hills, porcupines and cloud adventures while finding potatoes for your curious beast. Then read about the process that went into making it and marvel at the fact that it's all paper cutouts and sequenced stop-frame style animation.

Via Alicia.

Ferris and Kelly Studio Visit

Fecal Face took a little studio visit with Ferris Plock and Kelly Tunstall. The images are great and there's even a video to go along with it.

Be sure to check the new Ferris prints at the bottom of the page - the Tuff Taco vs Burger vs Pizza series is hilariously great.

Stupid Awesome.

I think these speak for themselves.

→ Pug Teen Wolf via Chad.

→ They Told Me I Could Be Anything I Wanted... via Revgoomba.

Apple vs Google

Courtney sent me a heads up on this article: How Apple and Google's Romance Turned to Hate and I have to say it was a much more comprehensive read than I was expecting.

It's always a bit of a bummer when you think highly of tech companies and then get snatched back into reality when you realize that, deep down, they are mega corporations looking to make a buck and any amount of helping each other out / helping the greater good is not really their bottom line. Competition breeds innovation so I am sure something good will come of this but it'd be great if they played nice and integrated all sorts of great Google Cloud Tech™ with Apple OS Goodness®.

DSi XL

I spent a good amount of time playing my DS last week while I was on various planes / layovers so the announcement of this DSi XL couldn't be better timed. My hands cramp up pretty quickly when spending any decent amount of time with my current device so I'm rather intrigued by the idea of something with a slightly bigger form factor. And, honestly, I'm an old man with failing eyes - so a bigger screen doesn't hurt either. The stylus looks a bit on the horsey side but I'm sure if I got to try it out, I'd love it too.

Via rnnbrwn.

Boneyard

There's a good possibility I've seen this plane boneyard before but it's been awhile so I'm struck with the same awe I was the first time I saw it. There's something alarmingly precise about the whole thing that you just can't deny.

Via Amir.

Everything. Part 5.

If you happen to have a pair of old school 3D glasses lying around you might want to check out the alternate version of this edition of Everything.. otherwise just enjoy the episode. It is, as usual, totally enjoyable and appeals to the ADD style viewing habits of Interneters everywhere. I will say this installment feels more technically adept than previous ones - lots of man hours were presumably put into this and it shows.

Pope Saint Victor

Design, Photography and Illustration for all ages courtesy of Pope Saint Victor - aka Victor Huckabee. His photography work is what drew me in but the design work kept me poking around the portfolio.. lots of textured collage-y goods mixed with space / animal / mountain textures. I'm a sucker for it when it's done well and he's doing it quite well. Also be sure to hit him up on Flickr and Tumblr.

Jubilat

It has become quite obvious that I'm a total sucker for the ways of Archer I've been attempting to force myself to branch out a bit more. That being said, I really love this Jubilat typeface... The lighter / italicized versions are undeniable.

Border-Radius

Border Radius is an extremely handy single function website to help remind you of the markup needed to enact those fancy cornered boxes in CSS. The more you use it the less you'll need it (memory retention and all) but you gotta love how convenient it is for those times when you can't quite rack your brain for the proper verbage.

Chile Earthquake Shifts Axis

This is pretty much the most remarkable thing I've read in a long time:

Apart from claiming the lives of hundreds of people and wreaking enormous property damage, Chile's massive earthquake has likely altered the distribution of the Earth's overall mass, scientists from NASA say.

As a result, the length of a day is now a little shorter than it was before Saturday's magnitude 8.8 earthquake.

Can't argue with the power involved there.. I'm just floored.

Various Goods

Joey has mocked up the proof of concept for the forthcoming Chia Snuggie; a phenomena sure to sweep the nation. Imagine it, a blanket.. with sleeves.. that you water regularly to grow a landscape of your own design! You can stream the entire new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club over on their Myspace page. Beat the Devil's Tattoo comes out in March but it's good to go ahead and hear that they're continuing to do what they do best. Via yvynyl. Daniel stumbled upon this bike around our office and discovered it's a creation from Gaskill's Hop Shop; a TN based shop that's making some pretty amazing things. I suggest checking them out, even if you aren't into bikes (I don't call myself a bike nerd by any stretch of the imagination) - the designs are super intriguing.

Wild Cub: Jack Penate Penguin Prison Remix

This may have zero interest to those of you that don't know the parties involved but I'm loving this Penguin Prison remix of Jack Penate that Wild Cub (aka Keegan DeWitt) put together featuring the drunken voicemail ramblings of one Travis Archer. I think "Stream of conciousness voicemail" is high on my list of things that make a song enjoyable regardless of the rest of the context.. this tracks confirms that.

Alejandro Chavetta

Lurking through the archives of Kateopolis I came across the portfolio of Alejandro Chavetta and I've been digging through all he has to offer for some time this morning. The Moon Men series are among my favorite but there are plenty of collage goods to partake in. Have a little poke around.. there's something in there you'll love.

Kid Static - Hypnotized

Kid Static has posted a ten-track record, Hypnotized, up on bandcamp for free download. Why he is bestowing such treats upon the land for no charge is unknown at this time but I'm taking full advantage. Not being overly familiar with his catalog I can't say if this album is atypical in its sound for him but it certainly seems to feature a lot less "rapping" than I would have assumed it would. I'm intrigued and pleased. Go get it.

Vengence

Limited edition Ferris Plock tee from FTC SF? Yes please.

Whiskerino: Fin

Yesterday marked the end of Whiskerino, a bittersweet event in my life for sure. Since 2003 I've been having some sort of biennial beard growing event and now I've officially closed the book on it. Granted, I've still got other avenues of mini-social networking but it's not quite the same.

While I'm sure hearing me go on and on about Whiskerino is the last thing anyone really wants to read about I have to say that I'm extremely proud of it. I don't know why it worked as well as it did but it's insanely humbling to see how connected people are and to know that legitimate friendships were created via a facial hair contest. Ridiculous.

Anyway, just a heads up.. this is likely the last you'll hear of Whiskerino for some time. Thanks to everyone who participated or watched from the sidelines, it was much appreciated.

Vimeo Salsa

Vimeo has been known to implement some pretty awesome ads on their site in the past and they've done it again with this Tostitos "And Then There Was Salsa" campaign. Granted, Vimeo didn't put together the ad or fully endorse Tostitos products but they integrated the ad into the full browser experience that it is.. beautifully done. Being heavily advertised to is fine when it's as enjoy as this.. go check it out.

Duplos

Wow, the design of Ricardo Mestre's Duplos is great.. very fun, loose and refreshing. Love the textured background, the color onslaught and the small little movements but, most of all, I love that its not Flash. HTML / CSS / Javascript is really ranking up in my book as the preferred mode of execution for websites.

The Problem with San Francisco

I've been spending some time in San Francisco the past few days and, despite it being a tech town, I find myself being offline a whole lot more. That means less time stumbling upon random Internet finds, which means less things to blog about. I'm sure no one minds but I always feel the need to explain my lack of content.