A Source Of Inspiration

I dreamed that one day advertising could move people the way ImprovEverywhere does. Another remarkable mission.

Just check one of the parent’s testimonials:

I believe you guys are behind the “Hermosa Beach Little League” taping that took place Saturday, March 10th, 2007. The parents will be talking about this for a long time… the kids even longer. My son was a pitcher on the Lugnuts. We had a long/tough season last year. Saturday made up for everything. I want to sincerely thank you for making Saturday so unbelievable. It was like a birthday, Christmas, and New Years Eve captured in a few amazing hours. Thanks a million for a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Interactive design is no longer geek talk, with a MoMa exhibit there to prove it. Yugop (aka Yugo Nakamura), a long time interactive visionary, produced the Elastic Mind website, where you can find interactive inspiration for the next decade, by innovators from the past decade. That simple.

http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2008/elasticmind/

From maps to origamis, mashups or sensory design, it’s like the living encyclopedia of interactive design.
The website features even more works than the gallery exhibit, with photos, videos and description on each project. Ben Fry, Philips Research Labs, GRL and, of course, Jonathan Harries, are all there. There’s a search feature if you can’t find them.
If only NY wasn’t across the ocean …

And for something completely different, a quick one that has been around on my del.icio.us bookmarks.

While the WGA holds the strike, TCM (Turner Classic Movies) does a home run.

Agency: Vitruvio Leo Burnett (Spain)
Source: CCSP

Killing good ideas can harm your future.

Stone Fire

Stone Wheel

From the Neanderthal pals at Hamburg.

If you’re portuguese, we’re also having some serious fun at our offices

Robert Hodgin (Flight 404) and Nando Costa (which i met last year at OFFF), joined forces to produce a series of promos for Fox TV Japan.

The unusual thing is that Robert wrote a application in Processing that Nando could use to build his own customizable flocking behavior, based on perlin noise algorithms.

Code can indeed be beautiful.

Source: Motiongrapher

Last week i was amused with a drinking challenge, with one shot for each time that “2.0″ was spoken. While the other challengers were all geeks, i suddenly realized that we have to let go of this naming. And web designers are also starting to get fed up, as pointed out by Elliot Jay.

Presentation at FOWD

Sure we have a problem, but is anyone trying to figure out a solution ? My 2 cents would be to to look at the edges to find new paths to creativity. Art, interactive installations, local events or underground culture seem to be the most promising exit strategy to this 2.0 thing.

With everyone doing and looking the same, the web is starting to look kind of dull. And before you start rumbling, i know this site’s design is all about the 2.0 trend, but i’ve been working on a new template, avoiding rounded corners or gradients.

Interesting article at Colour Lovers, with an historical perspective on the use of color and education degrees.

They start by referring the portuguese University Of Coimbra as the first record of connecting academic practices to color. This was a topic that always confused me when i was a student, as sometimes i met colleagues from other universities that had different colors but were studying for the same degree.

Help me out (and Colour Lovers) to find out the right color degree.

International:

(w/ Sergio edit @ 22:05, 2007/11/11)

Portugal

It’s not a real manta, but a remote-controlled robot driven by water hydraulics

Watch this and more beautiful innovations by German engineering company Festo.

Via Digital Experience