Bjork’s Biophilia
July 19, 2011 § 2 Comments
Bjork’s much anticipated new album Biophilia is out today.
Biophilia is going to be released as a regular music album, but also as an iPhone/iPad app. Biophilia, the free app, is a multimedia framework, created by Bjork in collaboration with other artists, scientists, programmers and designers, that will hold each song – sold separately. Each in-app song will explore the relationship between music and physical phenomena, from the atomic to the cosmic.
In the meanwhile you can preview, for free, the first two singles:
- Crystalline (via pitchfork)
- Cosmogony (via consequence of sound)
The desktop wallpaper project
May 29, 2011 § 2 Comments
The fantastic the fox is black design blog plays host to a great little project: the desktop wallpaper project.
They invite illustrators, graphic designers and artists to create unique desktop wallpapers.
Each wallpaper is available for various screen resolutions, including, of course, iPhone, iPad and PSP screens.
Love it!
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Trapped in an iPhone
May 18, 2011 § Leave a comment
Trapped in an iPhone is a video, written and choreographed by Ronen Verbit and Vanya Polunin.
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Two amazing, retro accessories for the iPhone
April 27, 2011 § 1 Comment
Granted, these are only concepts. But still they are impressive.
First there is the Leica camera body and lens for the iPhone by Los Angeles-based consultancy Black Design Associates, LLC. It will be the accessory that will transform the iPhone to a full fledged Leica camera. With such a pedigree, hell, I might even jump on the instagram bandwagon.
Then there is the iPhone turntable by designer Olivier Meynard. Not only does it play vinyl records, but it also adds them to your charging iPhone as mp3s. Pretty amazing, huh?
Product design that gives true meaning to the retro-futuristic trend.
via core77 and Yanko design
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Read it elsewhere
April 8, 2011 § Leave a comment
Mostly things from the past in this selection of links:
- “I first had a version of this at a Japanese monastery during a silent retreat—don’t ask, it’s a long story” and other pretentious quotes from Gwyneth Paltrow’s cookbook – eater
- Truly interesting: what is newsgathering, what is curating, what is piracy? – boingboing
- Nostalgia: Commodore 64 is back on the market (same exterior, new processor) – New York Times
- In other retro news, 100 Atari games come to the iPhone and iPad – boingboing
- And in other iPad news, here is a gallery of the best iPad self-portraits – mashable
- 600 year old stone markers Japan offer tsunami advice, like: “Always be prepared for unexpected tsunamis. Choose life over your possessions and valuables.” – GOOD.is
Location aware music
April 5, 2011 § 1 Comment
Music based on your geographical location? Well, yes.
DC-based duo Bluebrain creates site-specific music that responds to the listeners location within the stretch of park in downtown Washington DC, known as the Mall. The National Mall is truly the first location-aware album in the sense that it is a work of authored music-different melodies, different rhythms, different instrumentation, and different songs entirely to be heard at their designated location. Since everybody explores a landscape in a completely different way and at a different pace, the sequencing and arrangement of the music will be unique for each listener. Or at least, that is what they promise.
The National Mall will be released in the following weeks in the form of an iPhone app.
via Design Taxi and Bluebrain
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Take a snapshot of your face everyday
March 22, 2011 § 5 Comments
Do you recognize this man?
He’s quite the internet celebrity, but for those of you who live under a stone here come the introductions. He’s Noah Kalina, a photographer who decided in 2000 to document his aging process by taking a snapshot of his face every single day. In his website you can see up-to-date photos and in the video above you see the oh-so-slight changes in his face from 200 to 2006.
Does that make you feel creative envy? Worry no more, now there’s an iPhone app for that too. Everyday reminds you to take your photo every single day. And the perks? A grid that aligns your face’s position, and, even cooler than that, a movie generator, that creates a stop animation compilation of all of your photos. Will your video reach Noah’s 18771987 views on YouTube? Probably not. It will still be cool, though!
via Kottke
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Read it elsewhere
March 2, 2011 § Leave a comment
The longest list yet:
- Did you accidentally wash your USB stick with your laundry? Well, everybody else has too – Gizmodo
- Nearly half of Americans uses Facebook, only 7% use Twitter – mashable
- Will it catch on? Free, augmented reality iPhone app – alltop
- The long-awaited Oscars infographs – mashable
- Design and order online a little black dress (described also as Fembot meets John Galliano) – fastcodesign
- 1 million workers. 90 million iPhones. 17 suicides. Who’s to Blame? – wired
- The best films-within-films – shortlist
- Meet the 26-year-old who bypassed publishing companies and made millions by selling her books directly on kindle – business insider
- Meanwhile, somebody else is writing a book and posting it page by page on lamp posts in NYC – nymag
- Algorithmic columns – boingboing
Epic lectic: the optical illusions game
February 25, 2011 § 5 Comments
I am not sure about its playability, but this so trippy and so faithful to its optical illusion look and feel. Its genre: Op Art Platformer jumping game (whatever that actually means), available for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Dizzying and, probably as the name suggest, the cause of seizures, a torture to the eyes and, if I judge from the video, frustrating game play, it is still so wonderful to watch.
If you feel adventurous enough to try it, be sure to let us know what you think about it!
Time put to words
February 2, 2011 § 3 Comments
QLOCKTWO is a clock without hands and without numbers. It just tells you the time in words.
Created by Biegert & Funk, it is available in English, German, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, Danish, Russian, Swedish and Arabic.
Etsy finds: snap it in an instance
January 28, 2011 § 1 Comment
Our obsession with the ephemeral is going strong. And nothing captures the trivial and the ephemeral better than an instant snapshot from a Polaroid camera.
Snap it in an instance etsy treasury list:
- Polaroid Camera vintage style brass cuff bracelet by uniqueartpendants
- Polaroid Coaster – Pink Monsta by justnoey
- remember this album by OneFineDae
- Aqua Polaroid Plush Camera by onelatenight
- Polaroid Wood Brooch by craftyfolk
- We Belong – Polaroid Love Card by lilyjanestationery
- Polaroid SX-70 ring (Pick Your Color) by cbtscloset
- Snapshot Necklace – Small by amybsjewelry
- Snapshot Earrings by amybsjewelry
- Polaroid postcard by GrandmaAndTheGnome
- embroidered polaroid pocket journal by nowvember
- Polaroid Camera Brooch by pannikin
- Polaroid – iPhone 4 Decor Decal Skin Sticker by decalsworldofapple
- Giant Coaster Table & Wall Art . Polaroid Camera by blueorder
- polaroid camera stud earrings by wishbowl
- Once Upon A Polaroid Brooch by TillyBloom
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