This is old and has been floating around the internets for a while, but it is amazing and it is a shame that it never made it to an actual series. Any last words before I spark it?
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Part 3
July 20, 2011
June 24, 2011
Friday Five: 6/24/11
Dr. Whooves
Doctor Whooves from NQN on Vimeo.
Pool playing robot
Robots are supposed to take our jorbs… not our recreation! Step back robots… this time you’ve gone too far!
Atari Glitches
Atari Glitch [Part 3] from Ian Stirewalt on Vimeo.
This is beautiful. I used to do this to my Atari all the time. I always wanted to do a music project with the sounds and images.
Killer Queen sung by clones
I’m not usually a fan of a capella singing but this guy does a great job with the editing and can sing his ass off. I guess it’s not really TRUE a capella because he breaks out the instruments halfway through and that’s when it gives me chills. At least he didn’t pick Bohemian Rhapsody!
Crazy motion capture dance off
Pretty impressive with very little lag. I think the Gorillaz should look into projecting animations like this live on stage.
June 3, 2011
Friday Five: 6/3/11
Face morphing optical illusion
Stare at the red dot. While it’s moving, the changes in the face are hardly perceptible. When it stops, you can see a whole range of changes taking place.
Well excuse me princess
why was link’s catch phrase “Well, excuuuuse ME, princess!”
Extreme sheep herding
I wanted to write this off as bad CGI, but watching the process throughout the video makes me believe they actually did this. Is this what androids dream of?
The cultural policy of piracy
The Baby Bullet
infomercial gone wrong with this horrifying re-edit. it’s a bit long, but it’s so scary you won’t be able to turn away.
May 6, 2011
Friday Five: 5/6/11
Inglorious Ponies
The underground internet fandom of the new My Little Ponies series has led to some interesting mashups. The show on it’s own is also pretty good.
The Last Jump of the General Lee
I loved this show as a kid.
Letter People – Meet Mr. T AKA Tall Teeth
In another flashback from my early schooling Mr. T (not the “pity the fool” one) was my JAM for obvious reasons.
Cat vs Piñata
Get those kibbles!
My Dick
Ok. Enough with the kid stuff. Here’s a song about dicks!
April 22, 2011
Friday Five: 4/22/11
Real life Rock ‘em Sock ‘em
What could go wrong with teaching robots to punch humans? I kept expecting the robot’s head to go “sproing”
Ghost towns and malls in China
A whole empty city to explore! fun!
Symmetry
Symmetry from Everynone on Vimeo.
WOW! A short film about life by Everynone in collaboration with WNYC | Radiolab. Brilliant!
Jim Mahfood’s Marijuana Man
This is a little late for 4/20, but i think it looks really neat. I haven’t been excited about new books in a while, but i will totally give my money to Image for this.
Kittens in cups!
Or bowls… whatever. They’re crazy over there in Japan!
March 11, 2011
Friday Five: 3/11/2011
Superbrothers: Swords & Sworcery
Audience Calibration Procedure from Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery on Vimeo.
This looks amazing. I love the 8-bit style but they’re really bringing something new to it too. Look for more around the vernal equinox.
Nostromo – Binary Overdrive
Not sure what this is from, but it’s gorgeous. Not so into the song but the animation is amazing. Thanks Wattana for the tip!
Solowheel
Hey, it’s those little wheelie things from the comic B.C. For the low low price of $1500 you can have this truncated segway that’s far more portable (if maybe a little less comfortable to ride).
Harpo Marx vs. Milton Berle
That Harpo is a talented guy. Note the Kraft Kitchens plug at the very end!
Lance Burton Magic
I’m a sucker for sleight of hand and this routine is amazing.
February 18, 2011
Friday Five: 2/18/2011
Things and the things they’re made of:
Things and The Things They’re Made Of. from teamasparag.us on Vimeo.
A nice animation by Eric Rothman and Phil Sierzega made in a marathon 48 hours.
TateShots
I really love the stark geometric elements in these art projects. Awesome stuff!
Tin steam powered boat
…like the one from Ponyo. More awesome toys from trash here
Der Mensch als Industriepalast
This video from Henning M Lederer animated Fritz Kahn’s illustration from the early 1900s “Der Mensch als Industriepalast” which depicted the human body as a large, integrated industrial process.
3-D printable guitar
Zoybar TOR from Kevin Holmes on Vimeo.
Here’s what a 3-D printable guitar sounds like. pretty neat. check out more here
Tall Painting
Paintings by Holton Rower using lots and lots and lots of paint.
January 14, 2011
Friday Five: 1/14/2011
Drummer on high-speed
From Time Warp. I miss that show. Also this guy is sick fast.
Never Tear Us Apart
One of my favorite INXS songs covered by Beck and Annie from St. Vincent
Turdbusters
This 100% legit and real commercial is from the town i grew up in. Stay classy guys.
Super Delicious Ingredient Force
Holy crap. For advertainment, this is awesome!
Debtris
A well done info-graphic about the size and scale of our worldwide spending.
Jellyfish – The MTV theme
Heard this the other day and it brought back major flashbacks. I remember watching MTV at the neighbor’s house when i would visit my grandparents LONG before I had cable of my own. They had one of those big click-button boxes for changing the channels. Thanks to Jason for pointing me to the band responsible for this piece of television history.
Ping pong robot
this shit is sweeeeeet.
December 20, 2010
Faves of the Week:
Tron Sweded:
Jumping on the Tron bandwagon. I still get a kick out of the “sweded” format from “Be Kind, Rewind”
Augmented Reality Written Sign Translator
This looks damn handy! I wonder if it mimics handwriting, too.
Animated with Google Docs
Infographics Gone Wild! I do a pie chart every week for one of the publications I design and have them all saved sans information in a big Illustrator Doc.
Video Game with Pee Peripheral
I’ve been talking about this one for years. What better way to spend 30 seconds at the john. You could have all sorts of mini games revolving around force (distance), quantity (balloon burst game), stop start, precision, targets, maybe even an sobriety tester.
Behind the Scenes: Aqua Teen Hunger Force
The ATHF gang recording their lines. My favorites are the Mooninites and the Plutonians.
Paraskiing down a mountain
Superior, Speed Fly from Marshall Miller on Vimeo.
Put this on full screen and sit back. I just kept waiting for one of the parachutes to get caught on a tree or rock and end the trip really quick.
June 19, 2010
Light ray animation: Gunfight
The animation effect from those feel-good phone commercials now used for violence.