Happy Birthday GIF
The GIF, celebrates its 25th birthday. Watch the PBS Off Book feature celebrating the file format.
The segment about Cinemagraphs is fantastic.
Example GIFs from Cinemagraphs.com
Archive for the ‘Things’ Category
An Internet Thing
Internet of Things are uniquely identifiable objects (things) and their virtual representations in an Internet-like structure. And here is an awesome example from the fella’s over at Breakfast. It brings a physical interaction to the like or dislike of music from Last.fm or Pandora.
If you don’t pick it up they will
« If you don’t pick it up they will » ad campaign for The Endangered Wildlife Trust by TBWAHuntLascaris.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust print campaign is a vulgar look at the gizzards of wild birds. Using an unpleasant light and tone for the ads, the TBWAHuntLascaris advertising agency of Johannesburg, South Africa, certainly drives the message home with horrifying images.
The ads display the bellies of these poor creatures, inside which nothing but our filth and garbage is homed; it truly causes shame that we are the culprits. The tagline of the <Endangered Wildlife Trust print campaign makes certain we understand that point: “If you don’t pick it up they will.”
The Buddy Carr – 39 Long Board
This beautiful board is offered by Buddy Carr. The 39 Longboard is a collaboration between California based skateboarder Buddy Carr and New York based graphic designer Antonio Carusone. Now that’s a beautiful cussing Longboard. Makes me want to go riding.
Phaidon Books iPadized
I have to make the assumption that the Phaidon Design Classic will not be the last of their publications to be converted to iPad/e-Book form. It’s amazing that once was/still is three(3) enormous volumes fits into your hand at just under a pound.
Mag+ Tablet UI Design Concept
Magazines have articles you can curl up with and lose yourself in, and luscious photography that draws the eye. And they’re so easy and enjoyable to read. Can we marry what’s best about magazines with the always connected, portable tablet e-readers sure to arrive in 2010?
This conceptual video is a corporate collaborative research project initiated by Bonnier R&D into the experience of reading magazines on handheld digital devices. It illustrates one possible vision for digital magazines in the near future, presented by our design partners at BERG.
Technological A to Z Dictionary
Alphabet Dictionary of Technological Items by Skyler Vander Molen.