Subway posters in Berlin have been getting the photoshop treatment by some (unknown to me) German street artists. Brilliant idea to remind people of how much re-touching goes into these photos to make them into some sort of ‘human ideal’. The same artist(s) have also been getting their hands on magazines too. (via Gizmodo)
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What an amazing use of technology! Pixelcase, an Australian company specialising in hi-definition virtual tours have put up this excellent aerial tour of New York.
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Aaron Koblin’s infographics are amazing. Taking social and infrastructure data and examining it to find cultural and emergent patterns, his work has been shown Ars Electronica, OFFF, TED and more.
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Knowbotic Research are an art group based in Zurich, that experiment with urbanity, construction of knowledge and political representations in mediatised public spheres. (Above image from the KRCF project Newborn – Undeliverable?)
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Yes, that’s right. It’s a swimming pool floating over the entrance to Shaw House, an amazing piece of architecture by Vancouver based Patkau Architects. (via Design Crisis)
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Design image bookmarking site Buamai (which translates to ‘Are you bored?’) have released an iPhone app which randomly selects images from the Buamai database to display on your iPhone, to try and kill your boredom. Nice idea. (via QBN)
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Kickstarter is an interesting new way to get your project funded. Using the power of the crowd (crowdsourcing) Kickstarter aims to help entrepreneurs, artists and others get funded by the people who enjoy their work. Good idea, although unfortunately it’s U.S. only.
Update: I have been informed that anybody from around the globe can pledge funds to a project, however due to the way payments are processed, project creators must have a U.S. address and bank account. Thanks Andy.
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The graveyard is a high-concept game by indie developers Tale of Tales in which you take control of an elderly lady and guide her through a graveyard. Once you have reached the chapel you may sit on the seat. The game ends when you leave the graveyard. It’s an interesting concept which really succeeds in creating a mood of quiet contemplation. You can also buy a full version of the game for $5USD which introduces the possibility of death to the game.
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FluidTunes is an amazing application for MacOS X which allows you to control your iTunes music via hand gestures and a camera. It really has to be seen to be believed, luckily you can check out a video of it in action on their site. Did I mention it’s free too?
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