Really great motion graphic by ducroz based mostly on geometric folding.
The blending of real and imaginary on a physical drawing board, can by itself, spark the imagination.
Enjoy!
Sourcelab is pleased to announce the launch of GuideOne, a new partner company dedicated to iPhone applications for museums, botanical gardens and more.
Check out the Design USA exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt design museum here in NYC. It has great examples of pioneering design as well as a neat handheld ipod touch exhibit tour. The ipod touch interface reminded me that I don’t like to look down at a screen in my hand for to long when I’m front of a large exhibit. It also felt totally out of synch with the more historical parts of the exhibit that come first. Later on the ipod was helpful when it added extra images and audio explanations to selected pieces.
Marco Brambilla’s Civilization. A motion graphics based installation at The Standard.
Yes, that’s how it feels… Watch a quicktime sample after clicking on the image.
We have been following Mashable for a while.. (mostly in the form of Facebook Status Updates) and I must say: They know everything is going on the so-called “Social Media” online world, basically covering news about Web 2.0, social networks, services, new web technologies, etc.
The Mennahatta Project (mapping NY in 1609)
Have you ever wondered what New York was like before it was a city? Find out here, by navigating through the map below to discover Manhattan Island and its native wildlife in 1609.
In the past few weeks, I’ve been stuck staring at this new MTA warning sticker, and I couldn’t help finding out why. There is something really funky going on on the text visual “rhytm”. Being 2009 one just assumes the message was composed on a computer and sent as a digital file to the final output “original” (Stencil, Silkscreen, or whatever printing method they used) but if you analize the individual letters, it is clear that the letter “o” has been rotated 90 degrees. The text below (A) shows the message composed in Helvetica Bold, and (B) the same message but with the “o” manually rotated.
What is going on at MTA graphic department? Could it really be that in 2009 someone had to compose the message manually, letter by letter on an analog original? This can’t be the case! Maybe an MTA graphic designer is waiting for this blog post to laugh out loud….
Time-Lapse video, 1 pic per minute. Looking out to the Gowanus Canal Area from Sourcelab’s Studio, Brooklyn NY
Schulze & Webb’s hybrid map. Awesome article on “modern” mapping (thanks Josie!)
Our most recent piece: An on-line flash exhibit for the Poetry Foundation of Chicago, which allows users to explore the history of the city through poetry. Narrated by NPR’s Scott Simon, users can either view the entire tour on-line or download the downtown audio podcasts and walking map for an in-person adventure.
