The Sun’s new AIR application called Desktop Keely reminds me of the writers adage. “Write for the masses and eat with kings, write for kings and eat with the masses.”
I’m not overly familiar with the United Kingdom and their cultural nuances, but even in North America their daily rag “The Sun” has gained a degenerate reputation. Maybe degenerate is a little harsh, but it’s pretty much the same word I would use for the National Inquirer and probably Star magazine. This stuff is pure brain garbage that does nothing more than stimulate a person’s most base instincts.
But alas, I have to admit, those very primitive responses are often undeniable even if deplorable. I have often fell victim to the magazine rack while buying milk and bread, wondering what sort of trouble Linsay Lohan and Britney Spears have gotten themselves in… and I have resisted, sometimes failed, to quell the overwhelming urge to flip through the pages and see the best and worst beach bodies this year.
Anyway, I’ve been suckered again… and this time from right across the Atlantic.
It’s a nice and simple desktop application, packaged up with long legs and bulging breasts.
Damned be my monkey brain, but this is cool, especially if you are into half naked girls, celeb gossip or sports.
It’s at least worth a look if you are involved in producing AIR applications. The idea alone is brilliant, and the final product is usable to those of us who can’t control our limbic systems.
I’m betting the Sun gets all sorts of hits back to their Page 3 Website (warning: link contains nudity) from this application.
Here is Indusblue’s reel of some banner advertisements we’ve done for various clients including Smirnoff, Mini, Toyota, Applebee’s, Canadian Tire, Cashmere, and the CFL. Enjoy!
All of the programmers at Indusblue took some time out of their day to test drive the new Spore Creature Creator released by Electronic Arts this week. This is what they came up with…
1) Nicholas Hillier
2) Cam Warnock
3) Brooklyn Smith
4) Matt Rix
5) Brodie Hanbuch
This is something too good to pass on. Graffiti can be a strong positive force in the hands of the right people, (Evan Roth for instance) , but Paul “Moose” Curtis has moved to a whole new level, melding an exacting conscience with a brilliant sentiment. The impermanence is a poetic and acute razor slice.
Well we’ve been in our new office for over 6 months now, so we thought it might be time to show the space off. It’s all open concept, great for creative thinking and bringing ideas to life.
Since I’ve been working with Open Frameworks (OF), I thought I might let a few outsiders in on an impressive project created by some of the members of the OF community.
Back in May 07 Evan Roth and Ben Engebreth started a crowd sourcing experiment. They asked the online community to come together and help change the world. Well, really they just wanted people to help track Michael Jackson’s white glove from his first nationally televised performance. The project is called White Glove Tracking and through it Evan, Ben and over 1500 users have compiled an awesome set of data.
This data is made up of variables that track the location of Michael’s glove throughout the performance. This data has helped many creative developers to produce some interesting visualizations. Check out the gallery here. Personally, the giant glove by Tim Knapen is my favourite.
According to the write up about the project, this experiment was a huge success for Evan and Ben, as the user participation blew their expectations out of the water.
I intend to make my own visualization and I’ll post it up here. The hardest part for me will be keeping the content tasteful.
CBC’s Bejing Olympics site will be the only destination that Canada and most likely the rest of the world will turn to to get complete and in-depth coverage on the Bejing Olympics. We had the privilege, for the second time, of working with the CBC to launch a site of such size and exposure. If it turns out to be anything like the 2006 Torino Olympics site, this will surely break records for page views and depth of content. Our team worked tirelessly to make this happen; a special thank you to Brook and Mike Y for pulling this off.
The AGO recently presented their new graphic identity. My initial reaction was “gah” and I think many people have voiced this negative opinion on various forums and blogs.
Despite first impressions, after a few more glances I grew accustomed to its seemingly haphazard overlap of typefaces and colours. My reaction to the new design was similar to when I first saw the 2012 olympics logo designed by Wolff Olins. It also faced much initial criticism but in time it grew on me.
I don’t think this new AGO identity carries the same vibrancy and excitement of the 2012 Olympics logo. Although Bruce Mau Design was attempting a forward thinking approach, it falls short of its mark.
Just not quite the punch that I would have expected.
There is a trend toward radical (some can say “ugly”) design that really challenges our aesthetic sensibilities. Whether the design outcome is met with criticism or praise, I think it’s a refreshing start to an at times stagnant industry cranking out the same “beautiful” design over and over.
Impressionism was met with much criticism during its time. Like any major shift in aesthetics, most would react with an initial WTF? We’re so accustomed to expecting how certain things should look, that when thrown with something out of left field we’re quick to judge and criticize.
Kinda like that kid in 2nd grade who carried a Beatles lunch box while everyone else had superman. Looking back he was probably the coolest person in his grade. The AGO logo may not be as cool as the beatles lunchbox, but it is a stab at being the different kid, even if clumsy.
The AGO recently presented their new graphic identity. My initial reaction was “gah” and I think many people have voiced this negative opinion on various forums and blogs.
