Ghostbusters 8-Bit by OK Totally.

Loving this emerging trend of art works done in the style of Sword and Sorcery.

Some seriously inspiring layouts, designs, color schemes, iconography and what-have-you for mobile devices over at Lovely UI.

via Daniel.

Loving the works of Nick Arciaga - lots of weird, slightly grotesque, creatures running about. Be sure to check the motion section as well for a commercial featuring much less grotesque creatures (people they call them) but lots of movement going on.

Yes! It's time for another episode of Everything and the creative talent behind this installment is great. Matt and Oz, Good Neighbor, Kali Fontecchio and, of course, the given goodness from Danny Jelinek, Jason Whetzell and Sophie Kipner.

Still impressed these manage to be so amazingly entertaining.

Vivian Maier was a nanny who lived in Chicago for most of her life and passed away in 2009 at the age of 83. Little more is known about her, except that she was an avid street photographer. Her work was discovered at an auction in 2007, more than 100,000 negatives and undeveloped rolls of film, sold by a storage facility who were cleaning out her locker for delinquent rent.

There's little more to say beyond that.. except that the developed photos are incredible. Such an awesome slice of life from a long-gone era.

via Deucer.

BLDG posted a great interview with all around interesting guy Nicholas de Monchaux regarding his new book Spacesuit: Fashioning Apollo. His own words explaining the origins of the book pretty much sum up why you should be intrigued to read it:

One is very much a situation where the chapters alternate between a focus on the object itself and its astonishing history—being made by Playtex, who was an underdog in the whole suit-design process, and that suit’s hand-crafted nature, etc.—and the other is an equally layered but very outward-looking narrative, from the vacuum of outer space to early ideas of computing, simulation, the body, cybernetic theories of urbanism, etc. etc.

Just as the structure of the spacesuit allowed many different approaches to be hybridized, from girdle-making to military-industrial engineering, so too did the structure of the book allow these complex internal and external narratives to be bound together into a single volume.

It's a long interview so you may want to mark for Instapaper reading at your convenience but it's a good one.

via Paul Gerhardt

What would happen if you took the wealth of data that is Craigslist and combined it with an interface similar to the new Twitter? You'd get Craiggers, that's what. It is, without a doubt, a superior interface to the standard Craigslist browsing with the exception of the fact that linking directly to a posting within Craiggers doesn't seem to be built in (kind of a huge oversight imo). Despite that, it's a much more pleasant browsing experience on the whole and I'm impressed someone took it on so successfully.

The site is powered by 3Taps - a data mining company that I'd not heard of until now but am curious if they'll stretch out and start collecting data from sources such as Delicious or custom end points. The API looks nice.

via Chad.

In case you didn't realize it, yesterday marked the beginning of the final Moustache May. I've been running these facial hair related mini social networks since 2003 and eight years seems like plenty of time to successfully say these endeavors have run their course. That being said, I fully expect this final hoorah to be an epic one. So, head on over to the Moustache May and follow along!

So, I'd be a bit remiss if I didn't mention the huge news announced late last night regarding the death of Osama bin Laden. The man who spearheaded the 9/11 attacks on America was finally killed after nearly ten years on the run. While I certainly see such a thing as an accomplishment I can't help but think it doesn't actually change anything. Al Qaeda is not a group that operates with one figurehead; they are all independent groupings with their own undertakings. The threat of "Terrorism" does not die with Osama.

So, I don't want to be a Negative Nancy but I am curious what people think of all this. Do you view it as a success? People much smarter than myself had some interesting insights last night, which I've included below:

• "Hard to say how I feel. Pleased but fear how televised celebrations will be construed abroad." - I seem to recall similar images from overseas directly after 9/11 occurred. The similarities are creepy.
• "'10 years, 2 wars, 919,967 deaths & $1,188,263,000,000 later, we managed to kill one person. I hope it was worth it.' http://bit.ly/mJmpqr" - not a bad point to make. So many deaths and money spent hunting one person.
• Venezuelan folk tale - great metaphor here regarding hunting the snake that bites you instead of tending to your garden.

So, I'm not trying to deflate the sails of those celebrating the death of Osama - I just think it's a subject worth thinking about and figuring out what this means for our country and the world at large.

I salute whoever thought it was a good idea to create a repository of images documenting Panda Taint. It is, obviously, an absurd and hilarious undertaking. Also, I just wanted to type "Panda Taint" multiple times for my own amusement.

I have mentioned Virginia Beach band We Are Trees before but it just came to my attention that they've released their second EP and it may have slipped past you. Girlfriend is filled with the same Daniel Rossen / Grizzly Bear style vocals (eerily so) and the same lo-fi yet crisp production. Paired together with the Boyfriend EP you get an excellent dose of melancholy pop. You can stream it, digitally procure it or wait for it on vinyl. All solid choices.

• Safari Web App Link Modification - handy little tip I encountered over the weekend for making your iOS web apps stay within their "Web App" shell and not just open in the Safari app. It's one of those "no brainer" tips but sometimes those are needed.
• iTunes 10.2.2 Library Fix - I am apparently in a minority of people that are encountering this iTunes error where importing new songs now takes up to 5 minutes per song. This is the suggested fix but I'm very wary of messing with my Catalog file.. as I'd hate to lose any / all of my meta data! What to do!?
• What Size Mac - handy little app to get the breakdown of filesize usage on your machine. Lets you know where your largest files are being stored and where you might need to do some cleanup. I find it to be quite handy.

I'm entertained by this weeks playlist, hopefully you will be as well.

• PS3 - It Only Does Identity Theft - some vulgar language in this one but I love the pitch perfect parody ad knocking Sony down a notch for their terrible hack this past week.
• Existential Star Wars - I tend to stray from Star Wars related goods but this combo of familiar footage and Jean-Paul Sartre quotes for subtitles is too perfect.
• 1978 Krofft Superstar Commercial Break - the Better Business Bureau commercial at the end of this clip is phenomenal... so weird. More commercials need to exist like this today.
• Elephant Phobia - apparently it is possible to ride atop an elephant and also be completely terrified by them.
• Good Will Hunting - Best Cry Ever - wait for it.... wait for it....
• The Wilhelm Scream - supercut of loads and loads of examples of the infamous Wilhelm Scream. It starts to sound like noise after about 20 seconds.
• Crazy Dance (Turkish) - I do not want any background information on this clip. These guys are having a blast and it's hilarious. If someone asks you what the best thing is that you saw today you can tell them it was five grown men dancing in the wilderness with total abandon.
• Nyan Cat: Realism Edition - The Nyan Cat meme will die soon enough but I enjoy the lengths to which this has grown.

BONUS

• Panda Goes Crazy - "Crazy" in this case means having a good time rolling around and playing with a tree.
• Fast Five Writer Talks Car/Train Dynamics - that title may not do anything for you but, trust me, you need to click through.

And that's it! Have a great weekend. Moustache May begins on Sunday.. hopefully you're ready for it.

As the web evolves you start seeing classy uses of technology as more and more people embrace them. At first they start out being used for over-the-top design implementations just because they can be (see: Flash Intros) but slowly they become techniques that evoke something far nicer. Design agency Girlfriend is a great example of Javascript being used in this classy manner. The transitions are quick, subtle and pleasant. The portfolio, while a little long, is a nice browsing experience with the right hand descriptions docking themselves in place while you scroll down. It's all very clean and simple - love it.

via Will / Robbie.

Looking through this gallery of images from the aftermath of the recent tornado in Alabama it really hits home how heavily the area was affected. Over 200 people are reported dead and that's with just a minor dent in the damage assessment. You see something like this and it's just... heartbreaking. If you can find it within yourself, please donate to help with the relief effort. I recall a year ago when Nashville was hit so heavily with flooding it became very apparent that the fastest way to recovery was through community outreach and funds coming in from all points.. this situation is no different.

Anyone that is hesitant to give please keep this in mind - "Our brains release congratulatory hits of dopamine when we engage in selfless behavior." Helping them out treats yourself with a little chemical spritz.

This gallery of Yugoslovian monuments is a feast for the eyes but, even better, if you read through this thorough explanation of their past you will get a little treat for the brain. The diversity of the designs is impressive and the motivation behind their initial construction makes their neglect even more poignant.

via Revgoomba via JamieW.

Way back in 2006 I recall encountering Microsoft's emerging Photosynth technology. It created 3D panorama images based on user images and their own technology. I didn't really get the practical application behind it but it certainly seemed to make more sense when they announced their Augmented-Reality Maps. And now? It's an app. And, honestly, it's a surprisingly impressive one. Having to share your photos via the Photosynth.net community is a bit of a drawback but not entirely unexpected. The actual app - the process of creating 3D panorama images - is incredibly impressive. Basically, you point the camera at what you want and the software senses the edges and does all the merging for you.. no more lining things up, it just knows where one viewport ends and the next one should begin. Oh, and it's free. So why not try it out?

Thanks to heads up from Will I've been digging through the works of Anthony Zinonos. He's a member of the WAFA Collective so he's automatically vetted as worth a bit of your time. I mean, how could you not enjoy the likes of this or these? His blog has a great variety of works to investigate as well.. go to it.

Granted, it's only a concept but the thinking behind this Leica i9 is pretty awesome. It's becoming pretty clear that the main method of photo capturing these days is via your mobile device and not an auxiliary camera (for the amateur at least). The i9 series seems to embrace that idea and give a few more tools to play with in said scenario. From a practical standpoint, you'd either have to carry this body around and/or have your phone mounted in it at all times so it's probably not that ideal but the idea is great. In fact, it's an idea people have had for awhile now. Maybe it will actually happen in some form or another one day?

via Trash Kozel.

I'm a little late to the party on this one but this Actors in Character photo series is pretty amusing. Howard Schatz captures a number of actors portraying three separate emotions and merges them together into one bizarre collage. Above, Ken Jeong is portraying:

Left: You’re the new longboarder on the secret beach with the famous break, preparing for the onslaught from the territorial locals. Center: You’re a suburban car dealer demonstrating in your three a.m. ad slot how much your customers $$$AVE when they come to you! Right: You’re a Romanian gymnastics coach, exasperated at the failings of your 12-year-old star pupil, screaming, “You are imbecile!”

Given that Schatz is doing this work for Vanity Fair he has access to a number of huge celebrities. Check out this slideshow and you'll see an inordinate number of big names.. the likes of John Goodman, Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Daniels, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Douglas and some more recent favorites like Elisabeth Moss, Jane Krakowski, John Slattery and Amy Poehler (among others). Long story short, it's an impressive list of celebs participating an in activity that sounds like a dumb acting exercise and results in a collage of ridiculous images. Love it.

via Alexis