Fredo's Fridays

Fredo's Fridays 57

2010-07-29T20:18:00.001-07:00

FEATURED

PRAQUE'S TOWER
600 Year Anniversary

The 600 years anniversary of the astrological tower clock in Prague's Old Town Square gets mapped. (Video projections onto the actual surface of the tower)

IRC DANCE MOVEMENT
OF PORCELAIN - SIGNAL THE CAPTAIN

"Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it"
- Martha Graham

FASHION

KOBI LEVI
ARTISTIC FOOTWEAR

Artistic footwear designer, Kobi Levi from Jersusalem creates "wearable sculptures"

Link

MUSIC

WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO
Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup

Performed and choreographed by Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding
Film by Jonny Reed
Music: Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup ft. Cleary & Harding

Fredo's Fridays 56 - The Future

2009-10-01T20:47:00.001-07:00

FEATURED

MICROSOFT OFFICE LABS
2019 VISION

Microsoft's 2019 vision video has some obvious Surface interfacing, but the designs look really nice and clean.

MIT
WEARABLE COMPUTER DISPLAY

Students at a MIT lab turn the human body into a computer interface.

EMOTIV SYSTEMS
MIND CONTROL INTERFACING

Tan Le from Emotiv Systems demonstrates their mind controlling software.

MUSIC

FUTURE OF MUSIC
INSTRUMENTS OF TOMORROW

A look at some of the most original musical instruments... some a variant of today's.

Link

INTERFACE DESIGN

MICROSOFT
ZUNE UI

Okay so maybe this is not in the future... but still, the latest Zune UI looks slick if you've never seen it.

A look at more interfaces of tomorrow.

Link

Fredo's Fridays 55 - Street Art

2009-06-23T21:20:00.000-07:00

FEATURED

DUB FX
JUST PLAIN SICK

Aussie man, Ben, street performer is so sick, he needs medical attention. I can't stop watching his videos. He uses two diff pads. One to lay down tracks and another to tweak his voice creating songs live. I strongly recommend watching them in their entirety.

VIDEO DESIGN

BANKSY
BRISTOL SHOW

If you haven't heard of Banksy by now, you need to read up! His political art and his anonymity have thrived over the years. He's taken over The Bristol Museum in England.

MORE HERE

TAPEOGRAPHY
JIM²

French street artist Jim² creates an interesting visual using tape and a metal rail fence.

Street Art >> Jim²

TECHNOLOGY

AUGMENTED REALITY
STREET GAME

A new take using augmented reality, a first person shooter type game using a camera phone.

FILM

JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET
CHANEL NO.5

If Jean-Pierre Jeunet is not the best film director on the planet, then he must be second. Here's his latest work for Chanel's no.5 perfume staring Audrey Tautou with a nice Billie Holiday cherry at the end. Second is "making of" vid.

Fredo's Fridays 54

2009-05-28T20:36:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

MILK ART
NSFW

This post is really not safe for work, but I had to post it in the name of art. Russian artist experiments with milk, body and photography.

LINK

VIDEO DESIGN

CHEMICAL BURN
FIGHT CLUB TYPOGRAPHY

California based, Sebastian J. creates this and several other typographic animations using clips from movies. This ones from Fight Club.

LINK

FAIRY SHEPARD
OBAMA ART

Found this oldie but goodie. Shep talks about his iconic Obama art and his works.

LINK

ARCHITECTURE

TREE CRIBS
TREEHOUSES OF THE WORLD

It is what the title says, amazing treehouses. Stop reading this text and click on the link.

LINK

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

AUDI
D7

Concept car from Audi... love it.

LINK

HARLEY DAVIDSON
ELECTRIC BIKE

Another hot design from Harley this time it's electric... boogiewoogiewoogie. Okay, if you got that, you're lame.

LINK

ZIPIT.COM
EARPHONES

These earphones are both practical and clever.

LINK

FASHION

FUTURE IS NOW
COUTURE SHOES

These chick-kicks are hot.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 53

2009-04-22T14:29:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

CAROUSEL
PHILIPS

Philips wanted to show off the power of their new Cinema Display television with an impressive 21:9 display versus a 16:9 letter boxed display. The result was a well directed, still shot cops and robbers interactive piece.

LINK

BRAND IDENTITY

IDENTITY REDESIGN
AIR FRANCE / KRAFT

A look at the rebranding of two well-established brands, Air France and Kraft. I wish I had more info/research that went into these brands. I've read mixed opinions.

VIDEO

HEINEKEN
OMG!

Funny video that came out a while back from TBWA\Neboko, Amsteram. Found it again and thought I'd repost.

UX/UI

VISUALIZATION MAGAZINE
VOLUME 2 - CIRCLES

Visualization Magazine is hot. Flip through every page.

Open publication - Free publishing - More aesthetic

A nice display of data visualizations. Thanks to Josh N. for the link.

ADVERTISING/CAMPAIGN

THE ECONOMIST
GET A WORLD VIEW

If you've been to 30th Street Station in Philly recently, you may have seen this large multi-panel ad display draped on opposite sides inside.

LINK

PHOTOSHOP CS4
AS REAL AS IT GETS

What if you could recreate the entire Photoshop interface with your room?

LINK

TECHNOLOGY

HI-TECH TOILETS
DIGITAL DOODIE

Here's your weekly dose of culture shock if you've never used a baday. This is the next level. Welcome Toto.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 52

2009-02-05T19:06:00.001-08:00

FEATURE

DMITRY MAXIMOV
TEBE INTERESNO

Dmitry Maximov from Russia hones his photoshop talents most skillfully. His composites from photos give us a gander into his fantastic world with playful, eerie, political and often comedic images. I recommend viewing his entire portfolio.

LINK

VIDEO

COCACOLA
HEIST

It's not so much the concept but how great the renders of each bug are. Clever like a pair of little boy's shoes.

VIDEO SHORT

A THOUSAND WORDS
TED CHUNG

Love this short by Ted Chung... "Every day: so many opportunities to connect...
What if you took just one?"

DIGITAL/ANALOG ART

MASSIVE BLACK
CONCEPT ART

The multi-talented concept house Massive Black... and I love their logo!

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 51

2009-01-29T20:35:00.000-08:00

FEATURE

HER MORNING ELEGANCE
OREN LAVIE

One of the most creative uses of stop-motion animation I've seen in a long time.

VIDEO

THREE LEGGED LEGS
PIECE OF ME, PIECE OF YOU

Puppets normally don't do much for me but these cats did a great job. I'd recommend checking out their creative process at their SITE

AERONAUTIC DESIGN

ULTIMATE FLYING MACHINE
IconA5

Sweet "Light-Sport Aircraft" designed by an ex F-15 fighter pilot and a skateboarder with a $139,000 price tag. With just 40 hours ($10,000) of flight lessons you're certified to fly this small plane as the creators claim is the easiest plane you'll ever learn to operate.

LINK

PHOTOGRAPHY

BRUNO DAYAN
PHOTOGRAPHER

It's always great to see a photographer explore the full color spectrum in their work. International fashion photographer Bruno Dayan hones this craft most skillfully.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 50

2008-12-18T19:54:00.000-08:00

FEATURE

YOU ARE POWERFUL
AMNESTY

You Are Powerful from AlfredoSilva on Vimeo.

Amnesty International releases this powerful video. Lots of delicious CG composites.

VIDEO

MICROSOFT
FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE

So this little video by Microsoft is somewhat old but still a great insight into the future of Microsoft... mostly soon to be possible with their surface and projection technology. Good stuff.

BRANDING & MARKET RESEARCH

IDENTITY
STORIES BEHIND STUDIO LOGOS

This was a nice find and the historical data baffles me how these people dig this stuff up. At any rate, if you're interested in how studio logos came to be, click the link below.

LINK

DRAMBRUIE
MARKET RESEARCH

Just a funny video on market research conducted for a new drink in a remote part of Australia.

LINK

APPLE
3D OS?

Apple seems to be applying for patents towards a multidimensional interface... but who cares when you have Surface on its way right?

LINK

PHOTOGRAPHY INDUSTRY

CHRISTOPHE HUET
PHOTO RETOUCHER & COMPOSITER

Some amazing work coming from Christophe. His portfolio not only shows his works, but on some pieces shows you the incremental steps in his composite work.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 49

2008-11-20T21:30:00.000-08:00

FEATURE

GSPEAK
MINORITY REPORT INTERFACE

g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Another closer attempt at a Minority Report type interface with multi-user interaction. The extraction of visual elements from plane to plane is really interesting... the nintendo power glove resurrected.

VIDEO

FILMAKADEMIE
ANIMATION FESTIVAL

The moment, student short film for from Filmakademie
Uploaded by mikropikol

A student short film for Filmakademie.

TECHNOLOGY

NANOTECHNOLOGY
AUDITORY

This is simply amazing. This technology using microfibers 1/1000th the width of human hair can produce sound. This means we can now have fabrics that produce sound... that's right... fashion will soon produce music coming from the very things you wear.

Click the link below to watch a small flag produce sound.

Link

AD CAMPAIGN

ALKA SELTZER
CAMPAIGN

Gotta love this clever campaign from BBDO for Alka Seltzer.

LINK

Fredos Fridays 48

2008-11-13T21:21:00.000-08:00

FEATURE

1ST AVE MACHINE
VFX/POST HOUSE

Hot new site release from 1stAveMachine, "a visual design and storytelling outfit" Their works have been progressively doing well over these last few years.
Warning** The video that loads is NSFW

LINK

VIDEO

LAUNDRY
VIDEO DESIGN

Buddy PJ Richardson and crew bring you a new reel from Laundry.

Link

FLAS DESIGN - SOUND

IKEA
COME INTO THE CLOSET

This piece is so wacky, it kept me on the site longer than expected. The use of sound with flash to activate dance movements that mimic an epileptic breakdancer began to crack me up. It's nice to see sound permeate its way into the interactive space with a new approach.

LINK

iPHONE/TECH

VIDEO
CONVERTER/TRANSCODER

If you are ever in need of transcoding a video into several formats at once, this handly little online app does it for you... even encodes an iPhone compatible video format.

LINK

iPHONE
WALLS

Wallpapers for your iPhone... new walls uploaded every few days. These actually look nice.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 47 - Video

2008-10-16T20:51:00.001-07:00

FEATURED VIDEOS

I simply wanted to feature some of my favorite videos I've collected over the past year.

THE MILL
2008 SHOWREEL

As always solid work from the Mill NY/London. I was lucky enough to see these guys present at Flash in the Can last year. I recommend it to anyone.

GUY RICHIE
NIKE FOOTBALL (real football)

Take it to the next level from evan on Vimeo.

This one was an instant fav being a footballer myself. Guy Richie is having a great year. Check this piece he did for Nike Football (soccer). His RocknRolla film is looking hot.

DAVID FINCHER
NIKE FOOTBALL (american)

Nike | Fate from CCW - Lab on Vimeo.

Another strong piece from Fincher. The same feel as Guy Richie's Nike commercial, but not as strong.

TILT SHIFT
BATHTUB III

Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

A gem from last week's post, in case you missed it.

DIGITAL DOMAIN
REEL

Digital Domain Reel from peresini mattias on Vimeo.

Reel of one of the hottest VFX houses

STUDENT THESIS
KNOWLEDGE

knowledge (subtitled version) from Axel Rudolph on Vimeo.

I also posted this one a couple weeks ago... maybe embedded you'll watch it this time.

Fredo's Fridays 46

2008-10-09T19:51:00.001-07:00

FEATURE

WILLIAM RAST
TIMBERLAKE DENIM

"William Rast is a Los Angeles, California based clothing company founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala most known for their premium jeans." Great marketing tactics using the movie motif.

LINK

VIDEO

BEACHED
KEITH LOUTIT

Dude likes to recreate the Mister Roger's miniatures effect... but with video.

Beached
Bathtub III
Bathtub II

TYPOGRAPHY

TYPOFUN
REUBEN MILLER

22 of the World's Most Creative Alphabets

LINK

TECH

GOOGLE
MAP ADS

"Google Turns On Text Ads In Google Maps."

LINK

CREATIVE APPS
.NET

A nice list of creative applications for your mobile and favourite OS.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 45

2008-10-02T19:09:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

QUENTIN SHIH
PHOTOGRAPHY

Chinese photographer, Quentin Shih with some solid photography work.

LINK

PORTFOLIO REEL

CONRAD OSTWALD
VIDEO REEL

Video designer, Conrad Ostwald from Germany with a sweet reel with every design element under the sun.

LINK

FLASH/TYPOGRAPHY

FONT PARK
ILLUSTRATIVE TYPOGRAPHY

Unique flash site lets you pull, drag and stretch Asian script to create illustrations and submit for ratings.

LINK

UX/IA/DESIGN

YAHOO NEWS
REDESIGN

Yahoo news releases a new design that is curiously very similar to Comcast.net's news section... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...? I'm flattered.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 44

2008-09-11T19:47:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

KNOWLEDGE
THESIS

Sweet video thesis from student, Axel Rudolph. Took over 3.5 months to prepare and deliver. His didactic approach wants to pull in the "MTV" crowd and show that learning can have a "cool look".

LINK

PORTFOLIO

STINA PERSSON
ILLUSTRATOR

Swedish illustrator, Stina Persson located in Stockholm exhibits a great portfolio with mixed media.

LINK

INDUSTRIAL/PRODUCT DESIGN

SEYMOUR POWELL
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CO.

British Industrial and Product Design house.

LINK

ARCHITECTURE/INTERIOR DESIGN

DRYGAS DESIGN
POLISH DELIGHT

Polish Architecture/Interior Design group has a clever site with some slick work.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 43

2008-09-04T20:39:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

YEARBOOK YOURSELF
50'S - 2000'S

This little flash site had me giggling my ass off when I was able to upload my own photo and teleport myself back in time to the 50's through the year 2000 and "yearbook myself". Great stuff, highly viral and stealthy with the store linkage.

LINK

APP WATCH

ADOBE CS4
ANNOUNCING

Adobe is soon to announce the CS4 family of products. You can sign up at their blog to gain access to the web cast this September 23rd.

LINK

PHOTOGRPAPHY

1938 UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
VINTAGE PHOTO

Sweet vintage photography from the 30's - Photographer, Bruce Mozertom.

LINK

AUDIO CAST

HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
PRACTICES

"Deborah Dick Rath, Senior Vice President of the Healthcare Practice of FactorTG tells Marketing Voices listeners how to develop an effective media plan to leverage the digital landscape."

LINK

TOOLS

COLOUR LOVERS
COLOR TRENDS DESTINATION

Interesting site on color trends across websites and magazines. Snag community submitted color palettes too.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 42

2008-08-21T21:32:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

TIN EYE
IMAGE SEARCH ENGINE

This nice little service lets you upload an image and search results pull back data relevant to your image. Esta bien nice.

LINK

VIDEO

EMILY IS NOT REAL
3D GAMING

Advancements in the gaming industry have allowed for more realistic rendering in gaming software. Check the vid yo.

LINK

SHORT LOVE STORY
STOP MOTION

"This is a segment of a yet unfinished Stop motion and 2D animation work."

LINK

READ

BABY CAR LOGOS
BRANDING

What if Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Jaguar had infants?

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 41

2008-08-14T20:42:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

THE SLEEPWALKER
CHRIS CUNNINGSCAM

So when I first saw this I thought immediately, another Chris Cunningham project, but lo and behold, it's actually some Japanese film maker's work. Strong edits nonetheless.

LINK

VIDEO

ABSOLUT KANYE
TAKE THE PILLS

As some of you may know, I don't own a television so I am not exposed to today's commercials, but I found this Kanye ad online with Absolut. The marketability of this guy intrigues me.

LINK

CUT CHEMIST
FIRST BIG BREAK

So the first 360 degree video is released. Now only a matter of time before all the other imitators come out with one too.

Link

ANIMAL LOGIC
REEL

Animal Logic releases their latest TVC Reel. It's off the meat rack!

LINK

OLYMPIC MONKEY
BBC

Fun Monkey video I spotted on the BBC site for the Olympics. Has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the guys behind the Gorillaz.

LINK

FLASH SITES

SCION UNITED
FLASH VIDEO

I thought this was cool for like 10 seconds then realized you can't kill the video so it became really annoying. Interesting nonetheless.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 40

2008-08-07T19:44:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

SNOWL
BROWSER + IM = :)

An experiment from Mozilla that allows you to chat and surf the web all contained in your browser without having to minimize/ALT+Tab/jumpy-jumpy.

LINK

THE SOCIAL

TWITTER FONE
TWEET BY PHONE

You can now send messages to your twitter account using voice. They allow you to register your phone number and call in to voice your tweet. The service then converts your recording to text and posts it on your twitter account. Dayum... What's next?.. teleportation?

LINK

FLASH SITES

SPECTRA VISUAL NEWS
NEWS TWIRLY THINGY

I'm not exactly sure how this works fully, but it looks pretty damn cool despite not being able to convince myself... sorta.

Link

READ

RE-MISSION
DRUG ADHERENCE

A video game designed towards adherence for young cancer patients. Reports showed that this target age group yielded lower rates of adherence before the game was played... hmm.

LINK

DEATH OF AN ICON?
SHAKE IT

Philly local, Jason Santa Maria's nice post on the imminent death of the iconic use of the Polaroid graphic to represent images on and offline.

LINK

ADOBE FLASH PLAYER 10
BETA

For those that missed the beta release back in early July, here's a great page to catch up on all the new great features of this beta release. All videos!

LINK

UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS
VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT

"United Visual Artists are a British-based collective whose current practice spans permanent architectural installation, live performance and responsive installation."

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 39

2008-07-31T19:42:00.001-07:00

FEATURE

DNA 11
DNA ART

"DNA 11 is the original creator of DNA Portraits-the world's most personal form of art. We have propelled an entire industry with unique artwork based on genetic codes.." Get your DNA, fingerprint or kiss print made into pieces of art.

LINK

THE SOCIAL

PAGE LINKING
DELICIOUS

If you live under a tree, you may have never heard of delicious.com a social site that allows you to bookmark your favorite websites while clouding them with their entire network of linkage. This week they introduce a redesign of their site.

LINK

FLASH SITES

FLUID DESIGN
INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND BRANDING

Great look for interactive design house, Fluid Design. Great use of full browser canvas keeping the interaction simple and to the point. They have a couple of gems in their portfolio section.

Link

READ

MICROSOFT MIDORI
...A FUTURE WITHOUT WINDOWS

Microsoft begins to look beyond Windows to introduce the future of OS possibilities.

LINK

ESQUIRE MAGAZINE
ELECTRONIC PAPER

Esquire plans to release their first ever magazine cover using electronic ink for their cover...

LINK

WEB URBANIST
BANKSY

Anonymous street artist, Banksy is one of my all-time favorite writers. His work has been seen around the world, yet nobody knows who he is. From political to comical or thought-provoking, this graffiti artist's work has been seen since the early 90's. I think what I like the most about Banksy is the added mystique he's managed to maintain over the years. Little is known about him other than his country of origin (Bristol, UK) and a few minor details. Be sure to check out this eight-part series on his works.

LINK

MICROSOFT LIVE
SEARCH TACTICS

Microsoft begins testing new search engine tactics by provoking users to dive into searches with enticing background graphics and hot spot areas. Some are calling it crazy, yet it may work!?

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 38

2008-07-24T22:03:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

HBO
VOYEUR

This site has been up for some time now, but I never mentioned it before. The amount of detail that went into this flash piece was very creative. Don't forget to voyeur into other buildings behind the initial zoom.

LINK

THE SOCIAL

ACQUISITION?
GOOGLE/DIGG

Google foaming at the mouth to acquire long time interest, Digg.com for a target range of $200 million.

LINK

FLASH SITES

FRANK SORBIER
FASHION DESIGNER

This little gem uses some nice papervision action. It is a simple site, yet very elegant.

Link

WEB WATCH

MATE STEINFORTH
MOTION DESIGNER

Online portfolio of Mate Steinforth. Most of this work is a showcase of works while at Psyop, an amazing studio in NY.

LINK

UX

INVESTING IN UX
THE UX FUND

"The UX Fund was created to test a belief that companies who deliver a great user experience will see it reflected in their stock price..."

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 37 - The Return

2008-07-17T20:41:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

Chen Zhun
Chinese Hotness

Chinese photographer, Chen Zhun delivers some Asian hotness with this photoshoot for Chinese FHM. This futuristic take on anime has all themes of girls, violence, guns and girls again.

LINK

THE SOCIAL

IMAGE BOOKMARKING
WE HEART IT

IF you like ffffound.com then you'll heart WeHeartIt. No invites needed here to join. The browser bookmarking feature makes it so easy to use.

LINK

FREE SOCIAL LISTENING
GROOVESHARK

Listen to any song – even if you don’t own the track – in its entirety. You can earn store credits by sharing songs that go toward buying songs to download. No restrictions, plus the interface is super clean. Sauce!

Link

WEB WATCH

US/UK STUDIO
NON-FORMAT

A London/Minneapolis creative team with exciting new works.

LINK

TYPOGRAPHIC DELIGHT
ALEX TROCHUT

Illustrator/Typographer, Alex T. from Barcelona lays a smackdown in his world of typography and illos. You may have seen his new stuff in the new Nike Football campaign.

LINK

PHILLY COGER
JASON SANTA MARIA

Philly native Jason Santa Maria of Happy Cog updates his site. Looking sharp.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 36

2007-06-07T19:15:00.001-07:00

FEATURE

LONDON 2012
LOGO?

Opinions flying high. This logo is causing a stir within both the design community and England itself... Some are saying it looks like Lisa Simpson performing an obscene act?

LINK
Discuss

FLASH DESIGN

T-SHIRT BRADY BUNCH
CICATRIZ

That's right, this interactive shopping cart reminds me of the Brady Bunch. Play them all.

LINK

AUDI TT
ACQUISITIONS

If Leonardo DaVinci learned flash...

Link

WEB WATCH

GOOGLE BETTER THAN LIMEWIRE?
DOWNLOAD PAYDIRT

A quick video on how to download stuff *cough*... *music*... *cough*

LINK

DIGG MORE
PRODUCT AND SERVICES

Digg will be doing product and service reviews soon...

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 35

2007-05-31T22:13:00.001-07:00

FEATURE

BILLY G AND iSTEVE
FIGHT

"Why yes Bill, people WILL pay double the price for a shiny box that underperforms its competitor..." Ok maybe he didn't say that but this video is great to watch.

LINK

WEB WATCH

PHOTOSYNTH REVISITED
MICROSOFT

Perhaps the most amazing demo of 2007 (or is it Surface?)... Blaise Aguera y Arcas from Microsoft demo Photosynth.

LINK

FLEKTOR/PHOTOBUCKET
ACQUISITIONS

Murdoch's at it again as Fox Interactive acquires Photobucket for an alleged $300 Mill (Dropinthabucket) and an interesting property called Flektor (all Flex). For those unaware, Photobucket dwarfs Flickr in users.

Story
Flektor
Photobucket

GOOGLE AUDIO ADS
SAY WHAT?

Audio ads now an option in Adwords.

LINK

YOU TUBE ON APPLE TV
VIDEO

YouTube now offered on AppleTV

LINK

YAHOO EXPERIMENTS
OUTLINKING

Yahoo is experimenting with linking to outside sources on their home page. Their goal is to make these outside links as relevant to the home page as possible ala Digg.

LINK

COMCAST

BYE BYE FIOS
DOCSIS 3.0

Brian Robert, Comcast CEO shows off super fast modem capable of downloading (and uploading) at an astounding 150 megabits/sec. It's on yo!

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 34

2006-08-06T19:59:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

WINDOWS LIVE LABS
PHOTOSYNTH

"What if your photo collection was an entry point into the world, like a wormhole that you could jump through and explore…

Watch the video to learn how this new technology will change the way you think of photographs forever. "

LINK

FLASH SITE

DIESEL MARKETING
MGM GRAND HOTEL

Las Vegas luxury hotel revamps their website with an excellent CGI composite used on the home page.

LINK

BETA/SERVICES

AOL
VIDEO BETA

AOL Launches its video beta service for searching video on the web.

Link

WINDOWS LIVE SPACES
MY SPACE KILLER?

Windows blogging and social networking site.

LINK

AOL
X-DRIVE 5GB

AOL opening X-drive free to public. Store your media online and share.

LINK

LYCOS
3GB FREE MAIL STORAGE

Lycos now offers 3gb of storage and allow attachments of "essentially unlimited" size to be sent and received.

LINK

READ

BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE
THE TOP 100 BRANDS

Here's a look at the world's most valuable 100 brands according to an annual survey by BusinessWeek and Interbrand

LINK

FLASH FORWARD FILM FESTIVAL
THE FAN

The Fan is up for an award in the Video category at the next Flash Forward Film Festival. Go vote for it in the people's choice award.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 33

2006-03-10T06:44:00.000-08:00

FEATURE

ABSOLUT KRAVITZ
FLASH SITE

The latest release from North Kingdom. A first strong contender for site of the year.

LINK

PORTFOLIOS

SPUNK
FLASH FOLIOS

A collection of hot designers/developers showcased in a nice flash presentation.

LINK

VIDEO

MARK ROMANEK
DIRECTOR

A nice interview with leading music video director (NIN closer, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Johnny Cash, Lenny Kravitz, Linkin Park, Jay-Z...).

VIDEO LINK
HIS SITE

BIRDS
PLEIX STUDIOS

Great new video by Pleix. The birds look like dogs.

LINK

MADONNAS/GORILLAZ
PEPPER'S GHOST

Over at YouTube, you can find the Grammy performance of the animated characters from the Gorillaz and Madonna on one stage. A little showbiz effect called "pepper's ghost" was used to pull off this effect.

LINK
UK MUSIC LINK

WEB 2.0

WINDOWS LIVE LOCAL
VIRTUAL EARTH TEST DRIVE THRU

What if you could take a virtual car and go through the city on the internet and experience everything through a virtual windshield.

LINK

TIVO
TV LISTINGS

Tivo launches its own TV Listings grid online with this new ajax technology.

LINK

MICROSOFT GADGETS
(WIDGETS)

Microsoft launches its own widgets page.

LINK

WEB 2.0 NEWS

LOGOS OF WEB 2.0
FONT FEED

Examine the typographical make-up of web 2.0 logos. Collage can be found on Flickr.

LINK

GOOGLE CONFIRMS WRITELY ACQUISITION
WRITELY

LINK

SKOBEE
PLAN SOMETHING

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 32

2006-01-20T09:17:00.000-08:00

FEATURED

INVISIBLE CHILDREN
DOCUMENTARY

"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing."
-Albert Einstein

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PHOTOGRAPHY

SHUAKASHI
JP PHOTOGRAPHER

Hot Japanese photographer now in NY.

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JEREMY COWART
PHOTOGRAPHER

Photographer and Graphic Designer, Jeremy Cowart out of Nashville, TN.

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ILLUSTRATION

Ben Tour
ILLUSTRATOR

Canadian Illustrator, Ben Tour.

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ELECTRIC HEAT
NIGEL EVAN DENNIS

The works of Nigel Evans.

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FLASH PORTFOLIO

DYSPLASII
PORTFOLIO

Hot work taking identity design and following through with editorial and web layouts.

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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

SHIROGANEYA
JP

Japan's best kept secret.

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LAMPELUNA
POLISH DESIGN

Hot Polish Architecture Design studio.

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ADVERTISING

I HAVE AN IDEA
AD SUBMISSION

So you have an idea for an ad? Now you can submit your ideas or browse others. You just might get someone's attention.

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READ

FIRST IMPRESSIONS COUNT
EYE-BLINKED DECISIONS

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Fredo's Fridays 31

2005-12-02T08:17:00.000-08:00

FEATURED

AIDS
MSF

A well done animated video for Medecins sans Frontieres on the occasion of World Aids Day.

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DOWNLOADS

NEW WEB PICK
ISSUE 03

New Web Pick issue 03 is out with hefty content. It is amazing how much advertisement is getting pushed through this virtual magazine that has really taken off.

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VIDEO

KYLE COOPER
PROLOGUE

Kyle Cooper, the master of title sequences (Seven) announces Prologue Films.

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DANNY YOUNT
SIXTEEN TWENTY

Another video production god, Art Director Danny Yount's work has earned him an Emmy and almost every other prestigious award this side of the Pecos River. Just view his reel then go on to the next reel below (Buck).

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BUCK
VIDEO REEL

Hot L.A. Vid Production studio. Check the reel.

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REEL

BLOG/CAST/RSS

DON'T MEET YOUR HEROES
AJAX/RSS

Slick RSS page with loads of links to the design world. CSS & Web Standards News Compilation site.

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LOGO NEWS

AT&T
CORPORATE IDENTITY DOCUMENTATION

The timeless identity by the late and great Saul Bass was updated and released this Nov. 2005. It will be interesting to see how they roll out their rebrand initiatives.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

KLEIN KLUNDER
PHOTOGRAPHY

Interesting concept. Photography sequences and more.

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READ

HONEY, I SHRUNK THE JPEG
JPEG - (30%) = MVU FORMAT

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ADOBE/MACROMEDIA
ACQUISITION CLOSE - DEC.3, 2005

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COMPANY NAMES
ETYMOLOGIES

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SINGAPORE DESIGN
DESIGN LAB AWARD

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Fredo's Fridays 30

2005-11-10T14:09:00.000-08:00

FEATURED

KPF
KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ARCHITECTS

This beautiful site released by Firstborn from NY was launched a couple of weeks ago. Watch it in fullscreen mode... makes all the difference.

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STUDIOS/PORTFOLIOS

RENASCENT
MOTION DESIGN

Work of Joost K. from Netherlands updates huge... just watch his 2005 Montage vid.

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JAMES VICTORE
DESIGN HOUSE

If you failed to watch the documentary Hillman Curtis video on James Victore many FF's back, then I'm not going to show you his site. Give him a pair of scissors, markers and paper and he'll kick your ass at design. One of the best poster designers ever birthed.

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XYLEM INTERACTIVE
BRAND-CENTRIC ONLINE PIXEL PUSHERS

Agency with "Xylem" in their name. So I looked up Xylem at websters and found out it had to do with plant tissue and complex vascular systems of higher plants but I don't know if that means plants on a higher elevation *shrugs*.

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e-ZINE

WEBESTEEM MAGAZINE
POLISH MAGAZINE ISSUE 14

Nice delicate site with heaps of great artistic content... plus it's Polish ;).

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BLOG/CAST

PHOTOSHOP TV
STREAMING CLASSROOM

This looks to be a promising URL I may return to if the videos are strong. These guys talk about the new Photoshop CS2 in it's current stream. Get it for your Video Ipod too Tom Loretan!

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PHOTOGRAPHY

PS2 PHOTOS
NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH

Something about seeing all this flesh and exposed muscle tissue that makes me want to play Tekken.

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MOONCRUISE
PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE

One of my favorite Photography magazines in their 23rd issue.

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COMMERCIAL

BORDERS
GIFT GENERATOR

So Borders has this new interactive flash toy that helps you find the perfect gift for anyone in your family. It discovered my hispanic heritage... so it suggested I buy "How to Make Tacos - by Trader Jose"... I was offended.

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Fredo's Fridays 29

2005-10-13T19:43:00.000-07:00

FEATURED VIDEOS

GUINESS
A JOURNEY TO THE PAST

Agency, AMVBBDO and effects house, The Frame Store team up to produce this gem for Guiness.

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JAPANESE BALLS
2D/3D VIDEO

Polish 3d artist, Marcin Slavek slaps this one out his keyboard.

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LOBO
DESIGN HOUSE

Design house, Lobo updates with new work. They've got a nice reel, but my fav is the Grendene Melissa video. I bet you won't watch it.

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GUINESS SURFER
3D COMPOSITE VIDEO

Another video produced by AVBBDO agency for Guiness.

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PORTFOLIO

NANDO COSTA
BRAZILIAN DESIGNER

This Brazilian designer has enough history under his portfolio that you may find caveman art. You may have seen his works on TV commercials, print, websites or in Brazil at a petting zoo... or a cave.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

WORLD PRESS PHOTO
SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE

50 years of photography that will shock you.

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Fredo's Fridays 28

2005-09-22T19:20:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

IKEA
DRÖMKÖK ÅT ALLA

Ok so I know when this first launches it may look like your typical flash site with a possible photo slideshow of commercial products (this being IKEA) but let it load... I promise you a nice surprise that is reminiscent of the 360 degree still-framed-shot effect first seen in earlier Gap commercials and the first Matrix movie... only these guys take it to the next level with interactive sound. Everything else... well, that's just your typical store's web site :)

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BIG STAR
POLISH EYECANDY

Polish jean brand, Big Star showcases their products in this nice little gem I found over at FWA... not to mention I'm a little partial to anything Polish.

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ILLUSTRATION

ILLUSTRATION MUNDO
A PLACE WHERE ILLUSTRATION GETS ALL THE LOVE

There's nothing much to say other than go look at the heaps of illustrator's libraries.

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J C LEYENDECKER
(1874-1951)

So I was going through the nice selection of the American Art Archives illustrators, and I'd have to say JC rocks it. Being a huge inspiration to one of my all time favs, Norman Rockwell, you can definitely see the influence. After you scroll down through all his work, get lost in the archive if you have time (click the upper left logo).

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VIDEO

DIRECTOR'S LABEL 2
VOLUME'S 4-7

If anyone missed the first volumes they are a must see. There is nothing more I can say. The most creative film directors in the industry getting down and showcasing their talents on DVD.

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TUTORIALS

2 MIN PHOTOSHOP TRICKS
BLOG

This blog is great for those hoping to improve their photoshop skills but don't have time to learn extensive tricks.

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Fredo's Fridays 27

2005-08-25T21:25:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

HOTEL FOX
DANISH DELIGHT

"For the launch of the new Volkswagen Fox, 21 international artists from the fields of graphic design, urban art and illustration turned Hotel Fox in central Copenhagen, into the world’s most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel.

61 rooms, 21 artist, 1,000 ideas
Each room is an individual piece of art. From whacky comical styles to strict graphic design. From fantastic street art and Japanese Manga to simply spaced out fantasies. You will find flowers, fairytales, friendly monsters, dreaming creatures, secrets vaults and…"

Be sure to watch the documentary video. Very inspiring!

SITE LINK
WINDOWS MEDIA DOCUMENTARY LINK
FLASH SITE LINK

FLASH SITES

NORTH KINGDOM
SWEDEN'S FINEST

Rob Lindstrom and the bunch over at NK have done it again with a relaunch of their own site. Easily, one of the top creative firms in the solar system. But don't take my word for it, browse their entire portfolio starting with the Vodafone site which has won countless awards including site of the year and people's choice at the FWAs.

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CORPSE BRIDE
TIM BURTON

The guys at Blitz studio release this very detailed and intricate flash site for the new Burton movie, Corpse Bride. Me gusta.

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THE MONSTER ENGINE
KID'S MONSTERS MADE REAL

"What would a kid’s drawing look like if painted realistically?"

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E.G.G.
ENJOY GREENER GRASS

Slick flash site from Burntgraphix's Anthony Hurd and Mike Kellogg. This is their new studio. It's like an animated summer's eve commercial with floating hearts and motion blurs.

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Fredo's Fridays 26

2005-08-11T14:19:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

AMANA
VISUAL SOLUTIONS EXPERTS

Although I have not confirmed, this site reeks of Yugo Nakamara (who has a cool new ball experiment on his site). Just sit back, let it run by itself and be entertained... that's all I did.

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FLASH SITES

NIKE FUTBOL
MI VIDA COMO UN 10

Amazing site that tells the story of an ordinary man that happens to look identical to the current world's biggest soccer star, Brazilian Ronaldinho. This is his "a day in the life of" story of what he encounters as he tries to simply carry out his duties in profession as the best parrot veterinarian of Brazil.

Esta submisión yva ser la primera pero se necesita saber el Español o Portugués para entiender. *shrugs*... just click "entrar aqui" (enter here) and then "iniciar" (initiate) to watch his journey... or "ver film" (view film) to just watch the flash film in its entirety.

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BBDO
WORLD AGENCY

Another splendid piece from the z-axis crazy, Wefail.

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SHOCK BOY
HARDCORE FLASH ANIMATION

Straight out of Korea, Neostream flexes it's animation skills. Hardcore flash animations of episode 1 and 2.

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LETINMOTION
YOSHIKI LAI

Slick flash animation and interaction design.

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PORTFOLIO

SUBDISC
PORTFOLIO

Hot work from Swedish designer Marcus Ericsson... redesigns his site Subdisc.

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33 RPM
ANDRIO ABERO

Andrio Abero from Seattle started at EA Interactive doing interface design as junior designer... and now all growed up he's deversified his portfolio in all areas.

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KUSTAA SAKSI
ILLUSTRATIONS AND STUFF

Illustrations and stuff.

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Fredo's Fridays 25

2005-07-28T13:54:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

PHOTOSHOP NEWS.com
A VISIT WITH ADOBE

A look inside Adobe Systems in San Jose, California.

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VIDEO DESIGN

CARLTON DRAUGHT
BIG AD

This big ad from Carlton Draught is so big, it takes over your screen. Just accept the popup applet to watch this ad using the Vividas streaming technology. Loads quick.

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RUBBER JOHNNY
CHRIS CUNNINGHAM

So director Chris Cunningham finally released his film short, Rubber Johnny. For those that know Chris' work (Bjork - "All is full of love", Madonna - "Frozen", etc.), I am sure you will find this short, expectedly disturbing which Cunningham reportedly took one year to do. The DVD is out to for order, but I found a link to an .swf of the video and a recent interview.

VIDEO LINK

INTERVIEW LINK

PRODUCT DESIGN

CABLE YOYO
ULTRA-THIN CORD MANAGEMENT

Laptops, chargers, digital cameras and other wireless devices would benefit from this product which allows you to store coiled wire in tight places... site's not too shabby either.

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Fredo's Fridays 24

2005-07-21T21:12:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

ABSOLUT
TOKYO

"You Harajuku girls, damn you've got some wicked style." -Gwen Stefani
Exactly what I thought of when I saw this site- exploring the Tokyo fashion/art scene. Nice touch on the site's navigation. Easily accessible and intuitive.

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ANIMATION

HALO PICTURES
ANIMATION AND DESIGN

The Gorillaz are hot right now. Just thought I'd drop this URL from a studio responsible for an animated video from their last album.

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VIRAL MARKETING

TRAILER CRASHERS
VIRAL BRILLIANCE

When I started telling everyone Jeremy and I started acting on the side, nobody wanted to believe us so I have a link to the trailer we both ended up in. Take a look at this viral marketing brilliance and who knows, you too can be famous.

OUR LINK

THEIR LINK

READ

ADLAND
THE UNSPOKEN RULES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN

So I found these again and decided to post them. I think almost anyone that finds this blog link will find one or two humorous.

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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN

FUJITSU
BENDABLE PAPER

Fujitsu announced their joint development of the world's first film substrate-based bendable color electronic paper with an image memory function.

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MISC

COMPUTER COOLING
OIL

So this guy decided his computer was running too hot so he decides to submerge it under vegetable oil to cool it down. Funny thing is, it actually works.

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Fredo's Fridays 23

2005-07-14T20:07:00.000-07:00

FEATURED VIDEO

DAVID CARSON
HILLMAN INTERVIEW

The man that many 300 dpi'S worship, known for his highly acclaimed Raygun Magazine, is interviewed by Hillman Curtis. Most notably in my mind, what stands out most from Mr. Carson's work was when he selected the entire text of an article for his magazine with the computer and changing it entirely to the dingbats font after he read how lame it was.

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FLASH SITES

NEC e616
PHONE SITE

Slick flash site for a new phone from NEC (Who's NEC?) Oh well, it is probably just another phone not available in the US.

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SCION
MATCHBOX CARS FROM ASIA

This entire flash site was really well done. Love the rollover music on the heads to the right.

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EMI MUSIC
MUSIC LABEL

Flash site for music label EMI, home of artists Air, Al Green, A Perfect Circle, Chemical Brothers, Coldplay, Courtney Love, Daft Punk, Culture Club, Gorillaz, Iggy Pop, Interpol, Iron Maiden, Janet Jackson, and Kamel Shadi (Who's Kamel Shadi?).

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STUDIO PORTFOLIO

NATIONAL TELEVISION
WORK, SHOWREEL, CLIENTS, DIRECTORS, CONTACT

Great broadcast motion graphics from these guys. I went straight to the Gwen Stefani video and watched the brilliance.

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DESIGN TOOLS

WHAT THE FONT?!
FONT FINDER

Now I know this has been out for some time now, but I alway seem to get asked at least once a week if I can identify a font for someone. Well, here is a free little page where you can upload a jpeg or gif of the actual font and it will help you find this font for you.

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Fredo's Fridays 22

2005-06-30T11:28:00.000-07:00

FEATURED VIDEO

DUCKLING
SPEEDING HURTS

This Danish production studio releases an impressive video "Speeding Hurts". The greenscreening and post images give a great insight to their smoke and mirrors.

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AERO
BUBBLE GIRL

Psyop from NY delivers yet another slick piece for Aero's bubble bar. Have you felt the bubbles melt?

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MOTION THEORY
CALIFORNIA VIDEO PRODUCTION

"Motion Theory creates at the convergence of filmmaking, design, animation, and visual effects."

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TRANSISTOR STUDIOS
VIDEO NY/CA

I posted these guys a few months back but they deserve to be linked again with this new site relaunch and fresh new content. Be sure to check out the reels of Justin Harder, Bradley Grosh, and Anders Schroeder.

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CAFE FX
FX REEL

"CaféFX built Sin City from the ground up, borrowing from the original comic panels, taking their own photos of period L.A. architecture and studying urban scenes from the film noir genre."

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FLASH SITES

WEST COAST CHOPPERS
REDESIGN

Jesse James and the bunch relaunch WCC with a new hybrid flash/html site.

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NOVEMBER
THE MOVIE

Slick site for the November movie.

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GEOTERRA
GENERAL ELECTRIC

Blitz Studios out of Cali released this beautifully illustrative site with games that actually got me to stick around longer than five seconds.

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GREY GOOSE VODKA
HI-RES FINGERPRINT

We are starting to see more and more of these z-axis zoom effect sites. This one however, created by the highly acclaimed Hi-Res Studio, has a nice elegant touch that sets it apart.

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Fredo's Fridays 21 - 3D

2005-06-10T06:54:00.000-07:00

FEATURED

THE CRAZY FROG
RINGTONE RIOT

Crazy Frog is the marketing title of a ring tone based on The Annoying Thing, a computer animation created by Erik Wernquist. The animation was originally created to accompany a sound effect produced by Daniel Malmedahl whilst attempting to imitate the sound of a two-stroke moped engine also known as the Insanity Test. In 2004, Jamster released the song as a ringtone. Across Europe in May 2005, "Axel F" went straight to number one on the UK charts, with some of the best weekly sales outselling the debut of Coldplay. Watch the hilarious video of this remix to the 1985 instrumental theme of Beverly Hills Cop movie.

LINK (let it load)

THE EMBASSY
V/FX STUDIO

This highly acclaimed visual effects studio from Vancouver, Canada is a major force in the 3d/VFX industry. Working in major film titles and high level commercials from I,Robot to Nike and the Matrix, these guys have enough render power to make your toes pop (whatever that means).

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BLUR
SOFTWARE/ANIMATION/VFX

Blur has always amazed me not only in their ability to do strong commercial work with Gaming Cinematics, movie V/FX, and animation, but also with their Brazil product which produces some incredible renders from 3d Studio Max.

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THE MILL
V/FX

I know I have mentioned The Mill before, but they deserve another link for their entire site. The undisputed VFX champion studio from the UK (and now NY) has talent coming out of their.......ears. Don't miss a single project from this impressive portfolio. It's all bueno.

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DIGITAL DOMAIN GROUP
VFX STUDIO

Do you guys remember that scene in Lord of The Rings where the Liv Taylor elf summoned the water horse spirits down the river to wash away the evil minions in hoodies?...Well, this is the studio responsible for such a marvelous spectacle. Oh yeah... and they did work on other high level work too, just go.

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iMAGINARY fORCES
IF

It all started with the movie "Seven". After that it was history for Kyle Cooper and his funky bunch. The masters of title sequences, an art started by the late Saul Bass in the movie Psycho. Ever time you watch a movie and you say "wow, the way they made the cast and title text come up on the screen was wayyy dope!", chances are, Imaginary Forces has left a finger print. These guys are also delving into interactive design and what not... their flash site is nice eyecandy tambien.

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MISC

Major studios we all know:

Industrial Light and Magic - George Lucas
Pixar Studios - Steve Jobs, Brad Bird and John Lasseter
Blue Sky Studios - Fox Entertainment (Ice Age, Robots)
Dreamworks - SKG (Spielberg, Kutzenberg, Geffen)- makers of Shrek
DNA Studios - Nickelodeon (Jimmy Neutron)

Fredo's Fridays 20

2005-06-02T19:48:00.000-07:00

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHY

NICK KNIGHT
UPDATE

The man behind last week's Christian Dior's photography. Here he experiments with explosives and humans in one setting for Numero 50 magazine. Be sure to check out his other works along with the other photographers'.

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ALBRECHT GERLACH
PHOTO

Sweet new site from Design Studio "Group 94". They always seem to make everything so simple into something great.

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LUNK LUND
PHOTO AGENCY

The top photography agency in Stockholm, Sweden. Established in 1994. Photographers, stylists, prop stylists, set design, food stylists, hair, make up and high quality stock photography.

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FLASH SITES

HAVAIANAS
ILLUSTRATION/ANIMATION DELIGHT

This isn't your ordinary flip flop showcase... the animations and illustration will enchant you to buy, buy, buy! Take your flip flop and drag it around the site to watch the entire thing animate and build itself... then buy flip flops and you are set for the summer.

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THE BARBARIAN GROUP
BANNER AD DESIGN

I know I posted "banner ad design", but these guys are the studs behind The Subserviant Chicken viral campaign for BK which they named, the most successful online campaign ever! So go look at their banner ad designs and chicken work.

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VIDEO DESIGN

REXONA
FOR OVER-THE-TOP PROTECTION

This sweet commercial done by UK's best, The Mill, is definitely one of their best.

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UNITED
THE BULB

Nice illustrative commercial for United Airlines.

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Fredo's Fridays 19

2005-05-26T20:45:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

CHRISTIAN DIOR
UPDATE

Christian Dior does it again with a hot new update... and Nick Night behind the camera doing stunning work yet again.

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UBIQ LIFE
PHILLY KICKs WEAR

This store opened up on Philly's own Walnut St. A great place for new kicks, clothing and to see some fresh art.

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ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY

ANDREESCU AND GAIVORONSKI
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS

It is always nice to see good use of flash. This is the online showcase of two architects from Bucharest. Great fluid motion.

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DBRAIN
INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS

Beautiful interior and exterior work from this Japanese firm.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

DETLEF SCHNEIDER
GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER

Hot photography from German-born Detlef Schneider. His fashionable style is definitely unique with manipulation of dark colors.

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VIRAL MARKETING

THE SITH SENSE
VADER KNOWS

Try to see if Vader can guess at what you are thinking of through this mind guessing game. From the same people that brought you the subservient chicken... Burger King.

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BLOG/PHOTO

ZOTO
PHOTO UPLOAD

The first contender for the image upload title against Flickr is live. Zoto looks to have the same features.

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Fredo's Fridays 18

2005-05-20T13:03:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

FANTASTIC FOUR
ONLINE GAME

Play against others in this online flash game for the new Fantastic Four Movie.

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CSS/FLASH DESIGN

WEB.BURZA
CSS POWER

These guys are doing some nice stuff with CSS and a kiss of flash. Nice site from Web.Burza.

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VIDEO TECHNOLOGY

H.264
QUICKTIME COMPRESSION

Quckitime's lastest compression codec offers amazing quality at higher resolutions. Be sure to check out this page that demonstrates just how powerful this codec really is. (Only available on the mac... for now).

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ONLINE PORTFOLIO

LANCE WYMAN
BRANDING AND DESIGN SYSTEMS

"A design dinosaur, his work can be found in urban wayfinding systems, cultural centers, public transportation systems, public parks, international events, and corporate identities."

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PRINT DESIGN/BOOK

BLACK DAY TO FREEDOM
BOOK

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MUNK MOTION
PORTFOLIO OF MORTON ROWLEY

Great motion design from Artist Morten Rowley.

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Fredo's Fridays 17

2005-05-13T11:14:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

DODGEBALL
SEE YOUR FRIENDS MORE

Dodgeball and Google have joined forces as Google acquires another online entity. Dodgeball allows the socially consciencous to be more social :) Coordinate social intractions, meet new people or give serendipity a "nudge". Being hailed by Wired as "...the first MoSoSo provider.." Check out what is the buzz at Dodgeball.com.

**MoSoSo - Mobile Social Software**

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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN

RE-IMAGINING APPLE:
APPLE GEAR WE HOPE TO SEE

"These product images accompanying this story were created for Business 2.0 by award-winning design firm Pentagram. The project was led by Robert Brunner, who was Apple's chief designer from 1989 to 1996 and who oversaw the design of the PowerBook line, among many other hit products."

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FLASH ANIMATION

TOKYOPLASTIC
MUSIC BOX

The latest installment from Tokyoplastic. For those that missed their first work "The Drum Machine", Tokyoplastic releases two new pieces in both raster-based and vector-based 3d animation.

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ONLINE MARKETING

OLD SPICE
WHEN SHE'S HOT

Create your own commercial using prerendered video and audio clips, all in a flash environment. Not to be confused with the paradoy "When You Stink"

SHE'S HOT LINK
YOU STINK LINK

SENSATION
BLACK

It is great to see more and more people taking advantage of video production and publishing it on the web. Although this is for an event that many of you many not attend, it definitely does its job well.

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TWiN
PORTFOLIO

Teaser site from Johnathan and John Baker - A directing crew from Sydney.

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TYPOGRAPHY

TYPOPHILE
BETA

A great community to find all of your typographic needs.

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Fredo's Fridays 16

2005-04-22T09:34:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

ADIDAS ORIGINALS
BROADBAND CINEMATICS

My personal first contender for site of the year. Adidas has a great new site in their hands with this powerful online showcase with a sexy cinematic feel. Go here and select "movie" in the middle for the best experience.

LINK - Web Link

FILM

RUBBER JOHNNY
CHRIS CUNNINGHAM/APHEX TWIN

"Rubber Johnny is the latest creation from the UK's most imaginative filmmaker, Chris Cunningham. Featuring music by legendary electronic composer, Aphex Twin, this nightmarish and hallucinatory experimental short film is accompanied by 40 pages of drawings and photographs - Cunningham's first published book of original artwork."
Be sure to view the trialer.

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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN

CENTAUR
CONCEPT

"Like the mythical half-horse, half-man of Greek lore, Concept Centaur combines the best of several technologies to create an innovative whole. The result of exploration by Segway LLC's product development team, Concept Centaur will challenge the way you think about four-wheeled transportation."

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MICHELIN
REVOLUTIONARY TWEEL

"At the NAIAS 2005, Michelin unveiled the first real-world application of a radical new technology that integrates tire and wheel, and operates with no air pressure." See the Tweel applied to the Segway Centaur.

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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN

UNREALIZED MOSCOW
Москва невоплощенная

The Architecture of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s. Unrealised projects

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POSEIDON UNDERSEA
RESORTS

The world's first permanent one-atmosphere sea floor structure and the world's first true undersea resort. Guests will enjoy 5 star luxury accommodation, all with stunning views of the underwater world. For only $1500 a night... I hope I don't get wet.

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VIRAL MARKETING

AXE
FEATHER FUN

A bed, a not so good looking girl, your mouse, and a feather... don't get carried away. It is only French, viral marketing with video implementation. Now go send this to your buddies.

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PRODUCT DESIGN

TARGET BOTTLE
THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION

How the pill bottle was remade—sensibly and beautifully.

The photo above is the pill bottle designed by Deborah Adler, a 29-year-old graphic designer whose ClearRx prescription-packaging system debuts at Target pharmacies on May 1.

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FLASH SITE

PSP
A FAIRY TALE

"If you are looking for "temptation within fairy tale", this one is for you. True, the site is a beauty. And yes, it's filled with models posing as fairy tale chicks holding delicious technology in their hands. What's not to like?!"

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CSS AND OTHER NONFLASH :)

CODA COZA
MySQL, PHP, XHTML 1.0, CSS2/3, FLASH

Damien du Toit, from Cape Town has found the winning formula with his latest site design. His site exhibits a mixture of MySQL, PHP, XHTML 1.0, CSS2/3 and a kiss of Flash.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 15

2005-04-15T09:15:00.000-07:00

FEATURE

NEW WEB PICK
WEB MAGAZINE

Issue number 2 is out. New Web Pick online magazine features top talent spanning all media forms. This intense package was downloaded 2 million for its premier issue. Great format with sound and video integration. Lotsa eye candy.

LINK - Web Link
LINK - Links to "K" Drive (for PCs)
LINK - Links to "K" Drive (for Macs)

STUDIOS

LOGAN | NEU
PHOTOGRAPHER-FILM DIRECTOR

Yahoo, VH1, Mac, Volkwagen, Music Video direction... this design house in Venice, CA has a stout line-up of clients in video production and direction.

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SYRUP
NY DESIGN

An international visual communications agency based in New York City with offices in Europe. Their services include creative direction, art direction, brand strategy and identity development, graphic design, product design, advertising, interactive development, motion graphics and illustration. What do you think about that? Go see their site and tell them what you think.

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BLOG

PROBE
CRITIQUE AND OBSERVATIONS

This blog does exactly what its title says, "critique and observe" communication and design. Go see for yourself what I am fussing about... or skip to the next one.

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FUN WITH TECHNOLOGY

SKYPE
INTERNET FUNNIES

This free internet telephony service launched a couple of cutesy and disturbing animations that will make you go "heh". Become part of the viral marketing wagon and view these... then send them to somebody on impulse.

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FILM

STANLEY KUBRICK
HOMMAGE a KUBRICK

A little Kubrick Hommage for those who loved his film works.

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ILLUSTRATION/ART

LUKE CHUEH
SICK GUY

"When you first look at his paintings, it's really cute, but when you look again, you gotta think... this Luke Chueh guy's got issues."

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Fredo's Fridays 14

2005-03-22T15:56:00.000-08:00

FEATURES

POLLINATE
ORIGINALITY

This amazing video details the importance of originality and how to better your process to achieve it. Produced by Belief - Broadcast Design and Live-Action studio in California.

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LINK - Links to "K" Drive (faster)

PHOTOGRAPHY

SEB JANIAK
PHOTOGRAPHER-FILM DIRECTOR

Nice flash presentation showcasing the work of french Photographer/Director, Seb Janiak with credits in Film, Album Covers, Editorial, Advertising and Exibitions.

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DESIGN STUDIOS

D-FORM1
MACHINES NEED LOVE TOO

Designer Anders Schroder has always seemed to keep me intrigued with his progress as a designer. His interests in 3d with slick motion graphics and powerful style in design has landed him gigs across the world. Be sure to check out his reel.

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HATCH
VISUAL EFFECTS

HATCH designs and produces digital visual effects for films, television, commercials and interactive projects by using the latest techniques in digital matte painting, compositing and computer graphics. The company has been part of some high profile films such as 'Lord of the Rings', 'Scorpion King', 'The Rundown' , 'Hellboy’, ‘The Chronicles of Riddick and ‘The Manchurian Candidate’.

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ZERO ONE
MOVING IMAGE DESIGN

RGB animations are slick... but check out their project section.

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FLASH SITES

May 1st Reboot
Relaunch

May 1st Reboot is a simultaneousd, international relaunch of web sites by authors and creativesat any level of experience working within the field of Web Design. If you want to participate, be sure to sign-up for free. By May 2nd, a lot of new names are made.

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TECHNOLOGY

AUDIOPAD
THE FUTURE OF MIXING

Audiopad is a musical instrument which uses electromagnetic tracking and video projection.

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PLAYSTATION 3
PROCESSOR UNVEILED

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GMAIL
DRIVE SHELL EXTENSION

Turn your Gmail account into a hard drive.

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Fredo's Fridays 13

2005-02-25T09:14:00.000-08:00

VIDEO FEATURES

A SCANNER DARKLY
ROTOSCOPE ANIMATION

A Scanner Darkly, is the new sci-fi rotoscope-animated movie directed by Richard Linklater (Waking Life) based on the Philip K. Dick's novel, starring Keanu Reeves. View the trailer.

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NO-DOMAIN
DEMO REEL

Some fresh work coming from this Spanish group of designers. Print, Web, and motion graphics. This is their demo reel.

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DC COMICS JIM LEE DRAWS JENNY SPARKS
COMIC LEGEND

A Comic legend in his own time, Jim Lee shows us just how simple it is to draw comics.

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WYSIWYG
WE LOVE INTERNET

Another Spanish surprise. Great demo reel from WYSIWYG with a nice beat to keep your head noddin'.

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FLASH SITES

SAMURAI SHAMPOO
BLADES AND HIP HOP BEATS

The director of Cowboy Beebop and a contributor to the Animatrix joins forces with Hip Hop artists supplementing tracks to this animated series. Check out this interesting flash site.

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MIAMY
A PHOTO JOURNEY

Great photography + soundtrack on this site.

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TECHNOLOGY

INTERNET EXPLORER 7
BROWSER RELEASE

Internet Explorer 7 details.

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MAPS 24
INTERNET MAPS SERVED WITH JAVA

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PRINT DESIGN

112 ALBUMS
ALBUM COVERS

"I am a sucker for old album covers and here is 112 of them for you to sift through."

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KEMP ATTWOOD
INTRANSIENT

Portfolio of work by Kemp Attwood.

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Fredo's Fridays 12

2005-02-18T15:51:00.000-08:00

VIDEO DESIGN FEATURES

THE NEW GOLF GTI
VOKSWAGEN DOES CLASSIC-TECHNO

What if Gene Kelly could poplock and breakdance with techno music? Your wish comes true with this "Original, updated". Brilliant!

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NOTORIOUS
TWENTYFOUR:SEVEN

A collection of award winning directors showcasing work from Hyundai, Suzuki, VW, and Dodge commercials to Def Tones, Telepopmusik, Santana, and Jimmy Eat World music videos.

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LOOKING FOR SOME ACTION
POPLOCKIN' PLEASURES

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TOOLS

DESIGNER'S TOOLBOX
HANDY TOOLS FOR DESIGNERS

From special characters to various sizing specifications, this site offers some very handy tools that are just a link away.

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DESIGN STUDIOS

DOMANI STUDIOS
BROOKLYN, NY

Design Innovations: Online, For Print, In Motion.

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MUZAK
BRANDING BY EAR

Creating Experiences with Music, Voice, and Sound Systems, MUZAK offers audio branding by bringing stories to life with music, voice and sound in a way that is as powerful as it is persuasive.

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FUN

LIFE ON MARS
AUSSIE FUN

Discover what it is like to live on Mars with a gameshow and other interactive goodies.

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Fredo's Fridays 11

2005-02-11T10:47:00.000-08:00

FEATURE

FLASH 8
NEW PLAYER FEATURES

For those who missed the feature releases of last year's Macromedia Tokyo conference, here is a video that highlights all the great new improvements to the new flash player coming later this year.

LINK -Link to the "K" drive.

TECHNOLOGY

FLICKR
NEW PHOTO SHARING SERVICE

When you invite people to join Flickr you are instantly connected to them. You can click through people's profile pages to learn more about them, or search for others using their email address.

Join a group by browsing through the public groups that people have already started. Or if you want to have a special group just for you and your friends, create a private group.

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FLICKR GRAPH
FLASH PHOTO SHARING TOOL

Flickr Graph is an application that explores the social relationships inside flickr.com. It makes use of the classic attraction-repulsion algorithm for graphs. Start exploring your contacts by entering your flickr username or the email address you used to register there.

Upon entering this page, select one of the items in the top left drop-down menu to see watch this app. generate images.

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GOOGLE MAPS
FAST MAPS FOR BROWSER

Google launches a beta for online maps.

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VIDEO

THE MILL
UK'S FINEST

UK's award-winning video production/animation studio has redesigned their site with fresh content. Always a good video viewing pleasure.

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WHAT BARRY SAYS
DESIGN AND POLITICS

An unapologetic criticism of US foreign policy and the Project for the New American Century. Produced by Knife-Party and Swarmfilms, this video piece aims to the visually literate generation and provide food for thought.

**Politics aside, this is a beautifully designed video piece.**

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FUN

PAC MAN
WORLD'S SMALLEST PACMAN GAME

Brought to you by the people at Guimp, makers of other small fine installments.

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SAY IT!
BROWSER TEXT TO SPEECH

Just type it and she says it. Choose your language too!

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Fredo's Fridays 10

2005-02-07T18:36:00.000-08:00

FEATURE

SUPERBOWL ADS
iFILMS

For those who missed the SuperBowl Ads or watched it solely for the purpose of viewing them.

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DESIGNERS

MILTON GLASER
I ♥ NY

To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of this century. Be sure to watch this video from the Hillmancurtis site.

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ORTIZ LOPEZ
A MAN OF LETTERS

What really intrigues me about Ortiz Lopez is his perspective on the matter. "I don't love type. Type is dull." Lopez says. "I have friends who can talk about type for days. I can do that, but, gee, it gets pretty shallow. This is the easiest thing I know how to do to make a living, so I do it."

PC magazine, Rollingstones mag, Men's Journal, Vogue, InSyle, People... the list goes on... and he's done virtually every logotype out there.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

JILL GREENBERG STUDIO
MANIPULATOR

Another site by the infamous Group94 from Belgium. The interface is a bit unconventional, but do not let that intimidate you. Some great work from this studio.

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FLASH

ROBOTYPE
FUN WITH TYPE

A type comoposer, that allows playing with letters as graphic elements, exploring each one of the forms, something so extended as typography, draw, design, compose, create... just click on "Composer" on the right.

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AUDI
VORSPRUNG DURCH TECHNIK

An elegant new site from Audi. (sound experience)

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LITERATURE

DESIGN COUNCIL
DESIGN IN BUSINESS

The more businesses use design, the more successful they’re likely to be. That’s the clear message from Design in Britain 2004-2005, based on one of the UK’s biggest business surveys.

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Fredo's Fridays 9

2005-01-28T10:15:00.000-08:00

BLAU GALLERY
ARTSHOP ONLINE

For those looking to purchase some great design prints from some of today's top designers, BlauGallery offers an online gallery of such prints. All products of the BlauGallery are sold directly from the producer to the customer via e-commerce. There is no reselling distribution. Be sure to check out fav - Robert Lindstrom's work from DesignChapel. Oh how our walls screeeeam for some of this art.

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DESIGN/INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE

USABILITY NEWS
SIGN UP!

Some great usability topics being researched at the University of Wichita. Be sure to sign up for their newsletter.

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FLASH

AIGA DESIGN ARCHIVES
BROWSE THE ARCHIVES

AIGA 2004 design selections.

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SHOP COMPOSITION
MODERN GOODS FOR MODERN LIVING

Smooth shopping on the web. Be sure to fully explore this web shop.

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ANIMATION/ART

INTERNATIONAL 3D AWARDS
3D

2nd annual 3d awards in Copenhagen. For those who totally missed last year's winners.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

RONNY KNIGHT
CA PHOTOGRAPHER

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TREVOR LEIGHTON
UK PHOTOGRAPHER

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Fredo's Friday's 7

2005-01-27T19:39:00.000-08:00

DANNY ELFMAN
MUSIC FOR THE DARKENED PEOPLE

For those not familiar with the name, you have most likely heard his work. With movie score credits such as Spiderman, Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Sleepy Hollow.

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BRANDING

L'UOMO SENZA SENTIMENTI
ARE YOU BAD ENOUGH?

Brilliant marketing tactics for Italian shoe maker L'uomo shoes. Be sure to check out their entire marketing collateral.

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FLASH

NEWS MAP
WORLD NEWS

Another approach in display news in flash... even by country.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR
BOOKS

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ANIMATION/ART

DARKSTRIDER
THE ART OF STOP-MOTION ANIMATION

Explorations in the art of stop-motion animation.

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VIDEO

LOYAL KASPAR
NY DESIGN HOUSE

Some interesting work at Loyal Kaspar. Be sure to check out their reel in their "work" section.

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CHEMICAL BROTHERS
GALVANIZED

Great new work by Chemical Brothers and Director Adam Smith. Other directors' work available on the Colonel Blimp site.

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COLONEL BLIMP

EVIL NINE CROOKED
AESOP ROCK FLASH VIDEO

Those that are familiar with the lyricist, Aesop Rock and the sounds of Evil Nine will love this video done in flash.

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Fredo's Fridays 8

2005-01-26T23:58:00.000-08:00

NEW YORK CHANGING
PHOTOGRAPHY

New York Changing, the current body of work by New York City photographer, Douglas Levere, is a photographic record of the ever-changing landscape of New York City

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VIDEO

DIGITAL KITCHEN
DESIGN ON A PLATTER

Title sequences, branding, and incredible video production... the impressive work of Digital Kitchen.

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SUBMARINE CHANNEL
MUSIC VIDEOS GALORE

A huge collection of top-shelf works from some of the most world-renown video directors of today. Be sure to check out my favorite, Bjork's "All if full of love" video by Chris Cunningham.

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TECHNOLOGY NEWS

HONDA ASIMO
RUN ASIMO RUN

The world's first run-capable robot at 3km/h, ASIMO.

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ALIEN CAMEL
CLEAN EMAIL

The experience of just clean E-mail. Also send out digitally signed eails without having to install certificates or software.

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RICHARD MARCHAND
SURREALIST

The twisted work of Canadian-born artist, Richard Marchand.

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