It’s true, I’m a sucker for good quotes. I recently read the inspirational book Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris, which was pleasantly enriched with many of the quotes listed below. For more inspirational antidotes you can also graze my previous post Words of Wisdom or check out a few of my favorite programming [...]
If you’re like me then WordPress is your publishing engine of choice. There are many reasons to love WordPress and many resources to help pimp your WordPress site (WordPress.org first and foremost). However, every time I install a new WordPress site I find myself searching the same old resources like Smashing Magazine, InstantShift and Tutorial [...]
This Flash animation by Renaud Hallée showcases the rhythmic beauty of music.
Graffiti Analysis is an extensive ongoing study in the motion of graffiti. Custom software designed for graffiti writers creates visualizations of the often unseen motion involved in the creation of a tag. Motion data is recorded, analyzed and archived in a free and open database, 000000book.com, where writers can share analytical representations of their hand [...]
As the digital landscape continues to evolve so does the modern home page. While there are vast differences in website interfaces for the desktop, mobile and beyond, a trend that reins king is the One-Pager. The one-page hero product concept has been around for quite some time, but only recently has it been established as [...]
These days my home studio is a minimal setup including only a laptop, an acoustic guitar and a stool. However, I’ve had the pleasure of visiting several different home and professional recording studios over the years and I’ve always been amazed at how each space is unique and inspiring in their own light. If you [...]
I work at a digital advertising agency in Atlanta GA that is currently renovating a new office space which should be finished by March 1st. I’ve been privileged enough to provide feedback regarding floorplan arrangements, furniture, display visualizations and overall atmosphere. In doing a little research it’s easy to find a lot of really inspirational [...]
I had the pleasure of having lunch today with a few of the fine people at W. Scott Chester Photography. Among other things, we discussed cool photography portfolio websites and thought I’d share some of my favorites here. Natasja Fourie http://www.natasjamariafourie.com/ Seo Hiroshi http://www.seohiroshi.com/ Jeremy Cowart http://jeremycowart.com/ Ciril Jazbec http://www.ciriljazbec.com/ Andrew G Hobbs http://www.andrewghobbs.com/ Joshua [...]
Thanks to Information Aesthetics, I stumbled upon the recent FIFA Earth visualization, showcasing more than 2 million daily soccer video games. This visualization easily demonstrates how big soccer is. I am impressed with how smooth the interface moves with such a large dataset. Here’s what Andrew Vande Moere has to day: Fifa Earth [easports.com] visualizes [...]
Pico is an interesting animation by visual artist Takafumi Tsuchiya featururing the Samurai Jazz Quintet (SJQ), an experimental Japanese glitch jazz group.
Diego Stocco came up with a quadruple-neck experimental instrument called “Experibass”. To play it he uses cello and double bass bows, a device built with fishing line and hose clamps, a paintbrush, a fork, spoons, a kick drum pedal and a drum stick. Very cool!