Space Collective, is the future of everything. Well the discussion of the future of everything anyway. A rich forum for the discussion of the overlap between the worlds of science fiction and our own world, Space Collective provides interesting opinions and visual ideas for the future.
Lorenzo Oggiano is a man of many mediums, working in photography, video, new media, installations and assemblages since 1964. His more recent work (specifically Quasi-Objects shown above) feature objects generated in 3D that appear to mimic the natural elements of the outside world.
While we’re on the topic of video games, Fez is another that I’ve been keeping tabs on for a while. Developed by indie games developer Kokomori, Fez takes the gap between 2D and 3D graphics to a new level. The game is played in 2D however you need to solve puzzles by rotating the environment in three dimensions. Here’s a video of Fez in action.
Days with My Father is a beautiful if somewhat sad site depicting photographer Phillip Toledano’s life with his father, who has no short term memory. The narrative is moving and the photography, touching.
It’s not often that we mention commercial video games here on Hip.Young.Thing. but there’s something special about Geometry Wars that deserves attention. The graphics in this game are simply amazing and definitely not traditional fare for most games. The screen seems overwhelmed with colour and vibrancy making a beautiful collage from chaos. For those of you without an Xbox (I don’t have one myself) you can download Grid Wars, which is free for PC.
This is a real gem. The Art of the Title Sequence features outstanding title sequences from films and allows you to watch them in their entirety as well. Seems to fit well with the uncredited book.
Advanced Beauty conceptual motion graphics project by the ubiquitious Universal Everything. Featuring work from Flight404 and many others some of the technical imagery is amazing.
Spots (City Gaze) is a cool architectural installation in Berlin, depicting a giant blade runner-esque eye on the side of a building. 1984 eat your heart out!
The’Dreams of Flying’ series by photographer Jan Von Holleben are excellent. Capturing the true feeling of childrens imagination and play, they capture an innocence and a nostalgia of what it was like when you were a child.
