Most of you know I’m a casual to semi-serious gamer… (Yes, I hear you… “Ah-the-nerd-picture-is-complete-now-monkey-boy.”) Ahem. Anyway, ever since I obtained the Wii few months ago my hands have been glued to the controllers.
There’s something fascinating about encountering a new interface for the first time. Nintendo has taken a large risk in expecting users to [...]
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Galaxy hopping on a new UI
Published December 11th, 2007 in Music/Books/Movies/Games and Technology. 6 CommentsHelvetica, the film
Published March 2nd, 2007 in Music/Books/Movies/Games and Visual/Technical Communication. 0 CommentsNerd alert: The upcoming film Helvetica has begun screening worldwide.
Helvetica is a feature-length independent film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which will celebrate its 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives.
I know I have [...]
Virtual memorial
Published December 26th, 2006 in Astronomy and Music/Books/Movies/Games. 2 CommentsSo, last week the blogosphere had this thing honoring Carl Sagan on the 10th anniversary of his death. I’m bringing up the rear, here, but wanted to throw my two Abe’s worth in.
One of my fondest memories was watching Cosmos as a preadolescent and feeling for the first time the Sirenic-call from astronomy and physics [...]
Joseph Barbera (of Hanna-Barbera fame) died today at age 95.
It’s unfortunate that most only remember Hanna-Barbera for their poorly-animated-looping-backgrounds cartoons of the 60s and 70s cartoons (”How long have we walked by that pik-a-nik basket, Boo-boo?”) or the Flintstones. In fact, their best work was Tom and Jerry, and the cross-town friendly competition with Warner [...]
Video via infographics
Published October 31st, 2006 in Music/Books/Movies/Games and Visual/Technical Communication. 1 CommentThis video is a few years old, but it still geeks me out.
The music is “Remind Me,” by Röyksopp.
Whitney music box
Published October 31st, 2006 in Music/Books/Movies/Games, Technology and Visual/Technical Communication. 2 CommentsThe Whitney Music Box uses the theories of harmonic relationships to turn motion graphics into music.
At the beginning of each “song,” a line of dots begins to move around a central point. The outermost dot is on a three-minute cycle, meaning it orbits the center once every three minutes, and represents the first harmonic. The [...]
No school like the old school
Published July 18th, 2006 in Humor and Music/Books/Movies/Games. 0 CommentsChico Marx on the piano, from A Night in Casablanca.
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