Everything is a Remix is a four part series that investigates the history of remixing, sampling, stealing, transforming and how that mentality spills out of the context of music and into a wider mindset. You could even say that everything is a remix. Everything is a Remix from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. Can’t wait toContinue reading “Everything is a Remix”
Monthly Archives: September 2010
The Week Everything Went INSTANT
Google Instant went live last week. http://www.google.com By the time I got in the office on Monday people had made all these: 1- YouTube Instant http://ytinstant.com/ 2- iTunes Instant http://labs.stephenou.com/itunes 3- Google Maps Instant http://hartlabs.net/instant_maps/ 4- Google Instant Images http://cdn.michaelhart.me/mh/instant_images/ But is it good for us: Google Instant is trying to Kill Me, by CharlieContinue reading “The Week Everything Went INSTANT”
The Worlds Biggest Drum Machine
Propellerheads decided to build the world’s biggest drum machine. Nice work but I’m sure they can get a bit more out of it in the future.
Blade Runner running at 3.6 Gigapixels
An experimental film in tribute to Ridley Scott’s film Blade Runner, made as a unique picture with a resolution of 60.000 x 60.000 pixels (3.6 gigapixels) using 167,819 frames from the 1982 classic. BLADE RUNNER revisited >3.6 gigapixels from françois vautier on Vimeo.
My Current Favourites
The Creators Project – http://www.thecreatorsproject.com/en-uk/ Intel partner with Vice Magazine. There’s just so much good content here!! Love it. Draw and Fold Over – http://www.drawandfoldover.com A lovely social drawing site. Choose your pen and take it in turns to draw. In association with ‘The Big Draw’ which takes place throughout October, offering drawing events forContinue reading “My Current Favourites”
ASDA Shopping Smartness
More shopping smartness, this time from ASDA. Their new Price Guarantee lets you compare the price of your shop against the other supermarkets. Enter 6 set of numbers from your receipt and the system does the rest. If it’s cheaper elsewhere ASDA refund the difference. It’s being supported by a nationwide ad campaign showing thoseContinue reading “ASDA Shopping Smartness”
iPhone + Card Reader = Square
Square lets you accept payments, everywhere. No contracts, monthly fees, or hidden costs. Brilliant concept. Few security concerns. One to watch. https://squareup.com/features
‘The Wizard of Speed and Time’ by Mike Jittlov
Every single person in the world needs to see this 1979 short by Mike Jittlov. Remember there’s no trick printing, no CGI, and no complex mechanical effects. Try and figure out how it’s all done. I’m bamboozled. It you want to see more then the films is on YouTube. Here’s the trailer: And this userContinue reading “‘The Wizard of Speed and Time’ by Mike Jittlov”
Amazing. The New Order Singles Project
These guys weren’t impressed with the remastered New Order collections put out by the label, so they collected and cleaned up every one of the Factory singles and the the artwork themselves. Here’s the lowdown: In the fall of 2008 London Records/Warner Brothers finally released “remastered” versions of New Order’s ground-breaking 80’s albums recorded forContinue reading “Amazing. The New Order Singles Project”
