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.
So it’s been a little slow around here recently, since I’m getting ready to go and trek around India for the next few weeks. Needless to say updates will be a little sporadic till I get back. If you want to be kept up to date, sign up for the Hip.Young.Thing. email list (the link is at the top of the page) and I’ll shoot you all an email when things start happening again.
Peace,
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LAb[au] are a Belgium based digital design lab who are doing some pretty cool things with lighting and large-scale installations.
A golden skate rail and a walnut skate ramp are just a few of the things Andrew Lewicki has dreamt up over the years. The resounding theme of his work seems to highlight the specialness and also insignificance of everyday objects.
