November 29, 2005
Infiltrate: The Front Lines of the New York Design Scene
New York is a capital of media, commerce, fashion, art, and of course - design. New York is a city of constant change, it's a birthplace of trends.
Infiltrate is a new visually and intellectually stimulating collection of today's cutting edge New York design. Rich visual texture combined with very personal and insightful dialogs provide a unique reader's/viewer's experience. Reader's attention and curiosity is rewarded with surprises, insights and valuable information.
Well known, lesser known and completely yet unknown studios are featured in the book. The criteria is the level of innovation, quality and a sense of time. Each of 23 groundbreaking New York studios and individuals is introduced by an interview, work examples and captions.
Posted by richard ting at November 29, 2005, 11:28 AM
November 23, 2005
A Scanner Darkly
This movie is slated for release for sometime in 2006. It's a fully rotoscoped movie and the visuals look amazing. I can't wait to see it. Here's a brief description of the movie: "A Scanner Darkly is set in suburban Orange County, California in the future. It imagines a paranoid world in which it seems two of every 10 Americans has been hired by the government to spy on the other 8 -- in the name of national security and drug enforcement. When one reluctant government recruit (Reeves) is ordered to start spying on his friends, he is launched on a journey into the absurd, where outsourced government contractors largely define the social construct, where identities and loyalties are impossible to decode, and where not even his girlfriend can be trusted. The film highlights the inconsistencies and ironic consequences of the war on drugs."
Check out the trailer.
Posted by richard ting at November 23, 2005, 06:08 PM
November 21, 2005
New FWA Website
Favourite Website Awards (FWA) takes Flash portals to the next level.
Experience:
- a new brand
- a new website
- a new domain name.
Posted by richard ting at November 21, 2005, 03:41 PM
November 18, 2005
Kunsthaus Graz M City European Cityscapes
Since the development of the modern town, the urban element has become a particularly popular thematic focus in intensive artistic and theoretical discourses. The autumn exhibition of Kunsthaus Graz M Stadt is dedicated to the topic of the “City” – as is the programme of steirischer herbst festival 2005. It offers visitors various approaches and possible perceptions of this complex issue.
October 1, 2005 – January 8, 2006, Space01/02
Posted by richard ting at November 18, 2005, 07:11 PM
I Love Google
Check out Labs.google.com, Google's technology playground.
Google labs showcases a few of their favorite ideas that aren't quite ready for prime time. User feedback can help Google improve them.
Posted by richard ting at November 18, 2005, 07:02 PM
Cut and Paste Design Competition
Cut & Paste is a live event that evokes the theme of the "battle", paying homage to MC/DJ contests, dance-offs, and graffit artists. Eight contestants will go head to head in an elimination tournament where they will have 15 minutes to produce a design that best exemplifies a theme, with the materials and tools provided.
Posted by richard ting at November 18, 2005, 06:58 PM
November 16, 2005
Amazon Mechanical Turk (Beta)
When we think of interfaces between human beings and computers, we usually assume that the human being is the one requesting that a task be completed, and the computer is completing the task and providing the results. What if this process were reversed and a computer program could ask a human being to perform a task and return the results? What if it could coordinate many human beings to perform a task?
Amazon Mechanical Turk provides a web services API for computers to integrate Artificial Artificial Intelligence directly into their processing by making requests of humans. Developers use the Amazon Mechanical Turk web services API to submit tasks to the Amazon Mechanical Turk web site, approve completed tasks, and incorporate the answers into their software applications. To the application, the transaction looks very much like any remote procedure call - the application sends the request, and the service returns the results. In reality, a network of humans fuels this Artificial Artificial Intelligence by coming to the web site, searching for and completing tasks, and receiving payment for their work.
One of the best ways to understand Amazon Mechanical Turk is to complete a HIT and see what the experience is like. Visit the Amazon Mechanical Turk web site, http://mturk.amazon.com, and try it out for yourself.
Check out the Mechanical Turk site.
Posted by richard ting at November 16, 2005, 10:15 PM
November 15, 2005
Scariest Interfaces
From the good folks over at OK/Cancel comes the scariest interface contest. Above is a scary interface for some order management system. Get tweaked out, check out the site.
Posted by richard ting at November 15, 2005, 01:40 PM
November 14, 2005
Tape It Off The Internet
'Tape It Off The Internet' is a global TV guide with Torrent tracking, your favourites tracking, and peer recommendations with an innovative social layer. The site is only a few weeks old and still in Beta version, so be patient with it. Conceptually, I think it's a home run especially with how they leverage in those Web 2.0 type social network features. It just allows the experience to extend in so many different directions.
Posted by richard ting at November 14, 2005, 02:24 PM
November 13, 2005
Vodafone Mayfly
Fantastic site. Great experience with absolutely no product getting shoved into your face.
Here's what Joseph Cartman has to say about the site, "Vodafone tops last years experience with the release of the Mayfly. Users at this site can create their own Mayfly, tag it with a message, and have it live on the site for a full 24 hours. This creates a small unique global community every 24 hours and also demonstrates a unique data visualization of its users. One unique feature of this site is, the user does not get hit with the Vodafone product, yet it allows the user to enjoy the site without the commercial aspects hitting you in the face, thus keeping you more engaged. Both the interaction design and design of this site are excellent - simple and thorough."
Posted by richard ting at November 13, 2005, 04:00 PM
November 04, 2005
nike.jp's What's Hot RSS Ticker
Check out nike.jp's What's Hot RSS Ticker in action below. They have a quick copy and paste 'Blog This' type functionality that allows avid fans to link the ticker directly to their blogs. Fans can constantly stay up to date with the latest and greatest at Nike Japan. It looks like the Ticker was created in Flash. Hats off to the Nike Japan Digital Team. Nice, simple, and intelligent work.
Posted by richard ting at November 04, 2005, 06:57 PM
Yahoo Maps Beta in Flash
Take a look at the Yahoo Maps beta done in Flash. Its an alternative to the AJAX version done by Google. Yahoo! Maps also includes a rich set of APIs for both Flash and AJAX that enable you to use and publish maps on your web site or in your client application.
Posted by richard ting at November 04, 2005, 06:17 PM
Wolfcreek the Movie
The video work is a bit pixelated, but the site is nice. Gotta love the full-screen action.
Check out the site.
