This is basically a virtual version of a pin-up board for inspirations. It could be an interesting way for students to “pull” information and ideas into an ePortfolio.
New Gimme Bar Demo from Gimme Bar on Vimeo.
Chipotle’s Amazing Stop Motion Film
Chipotle eschews the icky practices of factory farming. Michael Pollan would surely approve.
Humans of New York
I learned about Humans of New York from my colleague and wanted to share with you this incredible project. Humans of New York began is a multi-year project to construct a photographic census of the city of New York. The goal is to gather 10,000 street portraits and plot them on an interactive map. In the end, the neighborhoods of New York will be viewable through the faces of their inhabitants.
Brandon Stanton has been passionate about the following things: saltwater aquariums, Barack Obama, reading, piano, filming, financial markets, New York City, and photography. He majored in History at the University of Georgia, where he served as the history tutor for several future NFL players. He traded bonds on the Chicago Board of Trade for 3 years. He made a lot of money. Then he lost it all. Once, he was arrested for taking photographs inside the South Beach mansion of late fashion designer Gianni Versace. It was 3 AM. He was intoxicated. He currently lives in New York, where he’s on a mission to find every interesting person in the city, and take their photograph.
Visit Brandon Stanton’s website and when you are next in New York, perhaps you’ll become part of the project.
LetterMPress-it is just like real-time letterpress
LetterMPress-it is just like real-time letterpress including the clinks and clunk noises of metal and wood. I see a future of playing with this. Thanks for bringing back memories….and it sure is alot easier to access than the old time letter presses.
Sifteo Cubes
Here’s an interesting invention….Sifteo Cubes. Great idea. Great design.
110 Stories: Augmented Reality Twin Towers iPhone App
This is such a wonderful story all around. Brian August took an idea, raised funds and created an app that will be FREE and will build stories, about the World Trade Towers, that will inform a generation.
Tiblo: Snap Words and Sounds Together Like Legos
Legos have always bothered me….crazy little pieces of plastic. I was even a mean mother and didn’t have these toys for my daughter [I DID give her wooden blocks]. However, Tiblo is winning my heart for snappy plastic. Have a peek.
Tiblo: A tangible learning aid for children with dyslexia from Sumit Pandey on Vimeo.
Typography: 95% of graphic design
Typography IS something we should care about. Fast Company and Cliff Kuang did a beautiful infographic of why we should care about typography.
A Tattoo Becomes Video, When Snapped On Smartphone
I’ve never been one to personally want to get a tattoo, however this is pretty interesting. Snap a picture of the matrix code embedded into the tattoo art, and an animated film will play back on your smartphone. Marco will have a ball with this at bars, no doubt. I love what people do with QR Codes.
Facebook Buys Push Pop Press
Back a few months ago, I got Push Pop Press’s book Our Choice by Al Gore. It is an amazing little book, for my iPad. Today the New York Times has an article about how FaceBook has just bought Push Pop Press.
Facebook denies such a claim. A press release on the Push Pop Press Web site said, “Although Facebook isn’t planning to start publishing digital books, the ideas and technology behind Push Pop Press will be integrated with Facebook, giving people even richer ways to share their stories.”
Don’t be fooled, once you look at what Push Pop Press has done here you will get a better understanding of ‘how’ FaceBook will be incorporating this interaction into the FaceBook experience.
There are other theories about the company’s latest acquisition, too. Facebook could have chosen to buy Push Pop Press to swoop up a talented team of designers and programmers.
In any case, this is something to watch.