A couple months ago, Canon launched a user-generated HD Video Contest on Vimeo.com and invited photographers/filmmakers (using Canon DSLRs) to create a short video that picks up on the final frame of the last winning chapter before it. The contest kicked off with Vincent Laforet, who shot the first of seven. You can check out Chapter 1 and 2 here:
Chapter 1: The Cabbie from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.
Job Security from Runner Runner on Vimeo.
Welcome to Mark’s Internet Genius of the Week. An exciting new feature on ID8 in which I examine creative and entertaining stuff hiding in the darkest corners of the interwebs! This week’s internet genius is Joe Penna. A Brazilian native who moved to LA to pursue a career in awesome. Better known by his YouTube handle as the Mystery Guitar Man, Penna consistently puts out the most innovative and labor intensive videos on YouTube.
Penna pushes the boundaries of the YouTube platform by creating choreographed videos made entirely with annotations, or by combining stop motion with house hold instruments to make awesome musical tributes to classical composers like Beethoven. He’s even found ways to turn his viewers into composers with an interactive virtual piano.
Here’s my favorite video of his called, “iFlip,” it combines the childish wonder of flipbooks with the slick interface of the iPhone.
Not only is Penna a musical genius but he’s a skilled editor with a creative flair that is missing from most YouTube musicians. And that’s why Joe Penna, the Mystery Guitar Man, is the Internet Genius of the Week! Check back next week for a new internet genius and other cool content.
Na, na, naaaa… Hey, hey, heeey… Gooodbye…
The beautiful video playing above was made with no keyframes at all. The animators used complex physics-driven equations and codes to create this trippy world with glowing spheres and bio-robotic plants.
Although it’s exciting to see technology advance before our eyes, one must ask the question, “What does this mean for animators?”
Are we entering a time where animation will be done solely through writing equations and defining physics parameters? Will animators go the way of the elevator-operator and soda jerk?
Will I be telling my grandkids stories about the good ol’ days when animators used to have to tell balls when to bounce? Or will we be granting Emmy nods for excellence in animation to Skynet and Agent Smith from the Matrix?
Let’s take back animation one keyframe at a time!
Designer’s Couch has a great post of some very thought/emotion provoking social ad campaigns. Many of these take a traditional form of advertising, such as a bus stop poster, and turn it on its head (while turning heads) by adding an element of interactivity. This ranges from interactive video to even live-action actors. For such powerful subject matter, it only makes sense that the manner in which it is presented is equally as commanding.
Toronto-based street artist Posterchild takes your grandma’s favorite hobby and brings it to the people by way of empty flyer boxes. It’s a nice way of making the city a bit brighter by adding some color and life to already lifeless, neglected publication dispensers.
See more pics here.
I wasn’t aware becoming an engineer required a vow of chastity. Celibacy is a hands on job.
The following is a roundup of some creative billboards that break through the fourth wall and become a sort of 3d art installation. Please enjoy responsibly.
Last year I was fortunate to set off on a journey around the world. I had this entire inventory of cities scribbled down which I longed to see… Cites listed mainly because of what defined them: Agra for the Taj Mahal. Siem Reap for Angkor Wat. The southern part of Australia for the Great Ocean Road. But from each of these places what I left with was much more than what they’re known for. Through long walks, I discovered the unique breathing “bodies” which surround the hearts of their defined histories-through-monuments. Some of my most treasured photos were not of the ultimate destination, but of the art found throughout the journey. Here are a few images which enhanced how I defined the cities I visited…
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Agra, India
Adelaide, South Australia
Next time you are traveling – or just walking around your own city, open your eyes to the unexpected art… whether it’s a faded painted wall sign or a stencil in an array of colors.
New York artist, Devorah Sperber, is recreating masterpieces by arranging spools of thread hanging from string. She starts with a pixelized jpg of the artwork and maps out the colors/thread pixel by pixel. Watch her in action.
This dad illustrates his kids’ lunch bag every day. I’m dying to know about this guy, but the blog reveals very little. What a wonderful way to exercise your creativity and show your kids you love ‘em! Imagining saving all of these bags your dad made for you and reflecting upon them years later? Priceless.
Apple touts that there’s an iPhone app for just about anything. Well, a couple of clever bakers created their own set of apps — for any appetite. Sweet!
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