Design of The Daft Punk Disguise
Behind The Helmets is a short documentary explaining how members of the band Daft Punk perfected the art of concealing their identities. They took it all very seriously — calling upon an Ohio company that does the metalizing for NASA spacesuits and even the man who designs jumbotron screens to help with their helmet design.
Earlier this week, we launched a brand new redesign of the Glif. It represents over a year in development, and I’m really proud of how it turned out.
When we designed the original Glif, we wanted it to be as dead simple and easy to manufacture as possible, so one of the design decisions we made was to have it only fit a naked iPhone 4. This allowed for the Glif to be a single piece of molded plastic with no moving parts. This was crucial, as it was our first time to ever manufacture something, and any added complexity would have surely tripped as up.
As we’ve grown and learned new things over the past 3 years, we wanted to tackle the idea of making an adjustable Glif, without losing the simplicity and ease of use of the »
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This is some quality ninja film making.
Speech of Barack Obama’s ‘New industrial revolution’. Throughout the 39-second recording, a synchronised laser beam scans the reliefs of the vocal print, marking accurately the exact location of every sound and nuance. The sculpture was then printed on a desktop 3D printer.
I love a good piece of meta art.
An inspiring talk from my friend and colleague Harlo from the Guardian project, about her amazing work on InformaCam.
Curious to know if you’re any good as a performer? The three minute close up will let you know what it takes.
Turn your smartphone into a digital microscope for around $10:
This DIY conversion stand is more than capable of functioning in an actual laboratory setting. With magnification levels as high as 175x, plant cells and their nuclei are easily observed! In addition to allowing the observation of cells, this setup also produces stunning macro photography.
We’re putting this on our must-build list. Related watching: more macro-view videos or Build Your Own Lego Microscope.
Thanks, @dontcallmedarth.
Hell yes, this is amazing.
the concept of … (here and now)
Just watch, OK? It’s awesome.
A++ Video Art
21st century resignation has been seen more than 5 million times. Nice work @MarinavsTweets
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Take Away Show Shot on a Drone
Hungry Bear Wheels Away an Entire Dumpster Two Nights in a Row
Oh how I love the wonderful things we get to see because of YouTube.
Talking Heads vs. Television (Once in a Lifetime)
A BBC Channel 4 production in 1984 which includes interviews, concert footage and clips right out of David Byrne’s genius head (he was the creative consultant). Crank it up.
Life as understood by Mr. Byrne.
Nathan from the Guardian Project, drops some knowledge about why need to encrypt all the things. Watch it, you’ll learn things.
Evets Kainzow, you’re too clever!
Double Exposure Tutorial. I need to test to see if this works on the Mark II.
The Career of Paul Thomas Anderson in Five Shots
Absolutely engrossing, educational, and reaffirming my previous statement that Paul Thomas Anderson is the most important living filmmaker of our times.
Watch, watch again, and let us learn.
Another delightful example of PT Anderson at his best.
The Open Tech Fund is one of the sponsors of the work I’ve been doing for the last 12 months. The whole group over there is incredibly smart and passionate. The work they’re supporting is really impressive and I consider myself fortunate enough to be among them. This video will help you get a better idea about what motivates them to do the work they do.
A well done detailed walk through of the finer points of shooting a dialogue scene.
Video of a meteorite exploding over the southern Ural Mountains, Russia.
Bangkok Post reports property damage, no casualties.
“A meteorite exploded above the Chelyabinsk region (of the Urals). The shock wave blew out windows in several places,” but no meteor fragments hit the ground, an emergencies ministry spokesman told the Interfax news agency.
“According to the preliminary information, four people were injured by flying glass,” the ministry added.
An agency report spoke of several injuries.
Witnesses cited by news agencies spoke of hearing loud explosions which led to panic among residents.