Aaron Koblin is a data visualization artist most widely known for such projects as Radiohead’s House of Cards, New York Talk Exchange, The Sheep Market, and Flight Patterns. The video interview above gives insight to Aaron’s experience as a data visualization designer and his perspective of the creative landscape as disciplines continue to merge.
Synethesia is defined as:
A neurologically based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
This sensation is beautifully conceived in the short film Synethesia created by the directing duo Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasey, known collectively as Teri Timely. This short film is an incredible sensory mix-up of hearing colors, tasting words and reading sounds.
This article takes the position that although technical skills are important, emotional intelligence is essential for effective leadership. What is emotional intelligence? According to Daniel Goleman, it’s made up of five components–self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skill.
Click here to read the article summary by Matt Snow
The graphics above display the adoption of Flash player versions 6 through 10, as well as it’s feature adoption over time. Flash 10, along with rich-media competitor Silverlight V.2, were released in October of 2008. Flash 10 already has an adoption at roughly 75% of all internet users, while Microsoft’s Silverlight is still under 20% adoption.
This $14k system ($3k for each DVJ-1000 “turntable” and $8k for the SVM-1000 Mixer) allows you to mix DVD content, live camera feeds, set cue-points, and integrate beat-sensitive visuals effects in real-time. The mixer supports up to 4 av channels and the touchscreen gives you the instant power to manipulate video and audio with ease. This gear would have been a nice addition to my rig during my VJ & Light Jockey days at Capital City.
Reuben Margolin creates totally singular techno-kinetic wave sculptures using everything from wood to cardboard to found and salvaged objects. Focusing on natural elements like a discrete water movements, his work is elegant and hypnotic. You can see more wave sculptures at his site.
When I’m not rocking out to the instrumental scores of Mastodon’s recent album Crack the Skye, I keep the groove fueled with the help of the fine fellows over at Disco Dust. Other gems that have been inspirational of these past several weeks is Dan Deacon, Sin Fang Bous, The Dodos, and The Season Standard. If you like that kind of stuff then you should check out what the guys at Black Cab Sessions are up to. This site serves up over 50 rad one-take cab recording sessions from a few pretty outstanding groups. I am excited to see more channels for good music such as the Black Cab Session as well as the Take Away Shows, which also spontaneously records bands in parks, streets, and elevators. I like the spirit of curating rare moments of musical bliss. I have hope for the future of the modern musical landscape. Good will overcome evil in the battle against sharing and spreading music thanks to everyone who makes it more accessible for the rest of us.
Keep up the good work and keep the tunes coming!
Check out this hawt showreel for the SprintCam HD made by i-MOVIX. These shots capture video at 1000FPS, and are mostly recorded in Stade de France, Paris.
Jesse Warden, seasoned developer and Atlanta native, shares his interesting perspective on the current climate for Flash and Flex work in the 2009 marketplace. Among many factors, shifting budgets have led to false starts on projects and result in devs having to look for new work to fill the void. His metrics include job offers during the month of March as well as the ratio of employers asking for candidates vs. the amount of candidates asking for opportunities. Although it is no surprise that these are tough times for even seasoned veterans, he ends on this positive note of encouragement:
“If you do Flash or Flex work, keep your chin up. While slow, things are pretty decent all things considered.”
In addition, I am optimistic that the future will unfold a creative revolution fueled by the marriage of great ideas and solid execution. Volatility in the marketplace presents challenges as well as opportunities and 2009 will be the year that defines a decade by setting an important benchmark for the next generation of an eager industry.
The short film World Builder is about a man who builds a world for the woman he loves with a sophisticated set of holographic tools. This movie, by Bruce Branit, was shot in a single day followed by 2 years of post production.
Hello Monday is a boutique design show located in Denmark that does some hot print and web work. I love the approach to displaying their work as stacked strips of images. I also like that they display a radial color pallet for each project.
New York based shop, The Egg Republic, promotes their work with this slick new site. The parallaxed interface, 3D transitions, and hot motion reel are a few of the site’s impressive features.
Flickr Clock [flickr.com] created by Stamen is a visual browser for the videos that people have recently started uploading to the site. The videos are arranged chronologically, and drawn from videos that people have posted to the flickrclock group on flickr.
The bottom of the interface allows users to scroll back and forth in time, so one can get a broader sense of what the community has recently been posting.
