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The freshly relaunched Squarespace site is an extremely pleasant piece of work. The full browser immersion, simple typography, the animations on each panel and the videos for each portion are just perfect! I've not used the actual site building tool yet but the homepage is marvelous.. I can't gush enough about it. I'm setting it as a bar of excellence to attempt to achieve.

Imperfect technology often leads to some interesting, accidental, art. Such is the case with these iOS Map Glitches captured by Peter Norbby. The texture mapping is close but not quite right. Missing negative space, roads running up buildings, landscapes pouring into pixels and grids revealing themselves make this a surreal set to browse through. You almost don't want them to fix it.

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Thanks to Kate I've been diving into the works of Russia-based art director Katia Mi. I kind of love this quote regarding her own work:

"I have no mission, no reason. This is an internal dialogue. Feelings are much more interesting than ideas."

It might sound obvious to hear it aloud but it's solid advice. Moreso, from looking at her working, it's safe to say it's working.

I've yet to fully mine the riches but The Avant/Garde Diaries looks to be brimming with worthwhile content. Start with this mini-doc on Unlocking the Truth, a metal band comprised of a couple of kids that do this. That's just a tiny sample of quality content being put forth.. there's tons more. The videos are just the right length.. not too long, not too short.

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Samsung Galaxy has partnered themselves with some seriously cool folks.

Jean Giraud, aka "Moebius", passed away in 2012 but his legacy of artwork continues to influence and stand the test of time. Recently, Jed directed me to this collection of rare artworks. You probably know his work from Alien, TRON, Fifth Element, The Abyss or Space Jam but take a gander at this stuff, it's less dark than any of those films but every bit as fantastic. This is a nice jumping off point to dive into much much more.

Apartment Therapy has this nice collection of Creative Desks of Creative People. Surely there is an entire site dedicated to this sort of thing, right? Would love to be steered in that direction, as I love the content.

I posted about Bad Postcards back in 2010 but it's still going strong and absolutely worth a revist. The term "bad" gets used too often for things that are kitsch or a little corny. This ongoing collection of is rarely actually bad. In fact, it's mostly awesome. Images like this are perfect and images like this are perfectly weird.

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almost without fail, I enjoy demo versions of songs more than the final polished versions. diving right into this.

Alright, I missed a week last week because of the move. Sorry about that! Fortunately, that means this week's playlist is somewhat of a double dose. Enjoy!

• Caricature - this Kyle McDonald motion capture is unbelievably awesome. He even shared the source for it. Would love to see a whole music video of this.
• Steve Hickman: Master Hambone Artist - you know I love a good hambone display.
• Dramatic Doggie Death - the howl is perfect.
• Hello Ladies Season 1 Teaser - Stephen Merchant's new HBO show is going to be hilarious. I am sure of it.
• Best Awkward Celebrity Interviews - Buzzfeed + CNN = Pure Gold compilation.
• Louis CK Artumentary - nothing like an early 90's MTV Clip starring a young absurdist.
• Spook Central Trailer - Admittedly, I thought this was a legit film upon first seeing it. A Room 237 style commentary film on a classic. Turns out, it may just be a funny trailer. Or maybe it's an actual full-length film subtle parody film. Whatever it is, I'm in.
• David Letterman, Beautiful Drums - at first you think he's doing it for lack of banter. Then you realize that he's hysterical and this is pretty much perfect.
• Come On Baby Doll - Sidney Beas wants to see your butt. You can't fake this kind of genuine enthusiasm and unbridled creativity.

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Have a great weekend.

This animation, White Hot Grid, from Jess Igleheart is 80's nostalgia perfection. The official description says it best:

A brief experiment in 1980s commercial motion graphics, sampling what my young brain was indoctrinated with at the time: Robert Abel & Associates commercials, EPCOT Center promotion and New Wave nonsense.

The reference points are specific but it definitely feels like homage, not complete derivation. The VHS glitches are just the right amount - and so perfectly executed. Love it.

The Foursquare Time Machine takes all your check-in's, maps them out and animates them in a rather slick presentation. Ultimately, it's an advertisement for Samsung and "The next big thing" but it's so well done that you don't really notice it. The full infographic is massive. I've only been using Foursquare for a little bit but, even still, it captivated my attention for the duration.

I've seen a lot of work from Richard Mosse over the years and it's always visually compelling, reveals some sort of intriguing subject and is often somewhat provocative. His next piece, The Enclave, is all that taken up another notch. Watch this behind the scenes video - The Impossible Image - for insight on how and why he chose to shoot in infrared inside the Democratic Republic of Congo. It looks completely surreal to see the green hues shifted to muted pink.