Fredo's Fridays 13

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VIDEO FEATURES

A SCANNER DARKLY
ROTOSCOPE ANIMATION

A Scanner Darkly, is the new sci-fi rotoscope-animated movie directed by Richard Linklater (Waking Life) based on the Philip K. Dick's novel, starring Keanu Reeves. View the trailer.

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NO-DOMAIN
DEMO REEL

Some fresh work coming from this Spanish group of designers. Print, Web, and motion graphics. This is their demo reel.

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DC COMICS JIM LEE DRAWS JENNY SPARKS
COMIC LEGEND

A Comic legend in his own time, Jim Lee shows us just how simple it is to draw comics.

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WYSIWYG
WE LOVE INTERNET

Another Spanish surprise. Great demo reel from WYSIWYG with a nice beat to keep your head noddin'.

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FLASH SITES


SAMURAI SHAMPOO
BLADES AND HIP HOP BEATS

The director of Cowboy Beebop and a contributor to the Animatrix joins forces with Hip Hop artists supplementing tracks to this animated series. Check out this interesting flash site.

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MIAMY
A PHOTO JOURNEY

Great photography + soundtrack on this site.

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TECHNOLOGY


INTERNET EXPLORER 7
BROWSER RELEASE

Internet Explorer 7 details.

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MAPS 24
INTERNET MAPS SERVED WITH JAVA

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PRINT DESIGN


112 ALBUMS
ALBUM COVERS

"I am a sucker for old album covers and here is 112 of them for you to sift through."

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KEMP ATTWOOD
INTRANSIENT

Portfolio of work by Kemp Attwood.

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Fredo's Fridays 12

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VIDEO DESIGN FEATURES

THE NEW GOLF GTI
VOKSWAGEN DOES CLASSIC-TECHNO

What if Gene Kelly could poplock and breakdance with techno music? Your wish comes true with this "Original, updated". Brilliant!

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NOTORIOUS
TWENTYFOUR:SEVEN

A collection of award winning directors showcasing work from Hyundai, Suzuki, VW, and Dodge commercials to Def Tones, Telepopmusik, Santana, and Jimmy Eat World music videos.

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LOOKING FOR SOME ACTION
POPLOCKIN' PLEASURES

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TOOLS


DESIGNER'S TOOLBOX
HANDY TOOLS FOR DESIGNERS

From special characters to various sizing specifications, this site offers some very handy tools that are just a link away.

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DESIGN STUDIOS


DOMANI STUDIOS
BROOKLYN, NY

Design Innovations: Online, For Print, In Motion.

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MUZAK
BRANDING BY EAR

Creating Experiences with Music, Voice, and Sound Systems, MUZAK offers audio branding by bringing stories to life with music, voice and sound in a way that is as powerful as it is persuasive.

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FUN


LIFE ON MARS
AUSSIE FUN

Discover what it is like to live on Mars with a gameshow and other interactive goodies.

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Fredo's Fridays 11

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FEATURE

FLASH 8
NEW PLAYER FEATURES

For those who missed the feature releases of last year's Macromedia Tokyo conference, here is a video that highlights all the great new improvements to the new flash player coming later this year.

LINK -Link to the "K" drive.

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TECHNOLOGY


FLICKR
NEW PHOTO SHARING SERVICE

When you invite people to join Flickr you are instantly connected to them. You can click through people's profile pages to learn more about them, or search for others using their email address.

Join a group by browsing through the public groups that people have already started. Or if you want to have a special group just for you and your friends, create a private group.

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FLICKR GRAPH
FLASH PHOTO SHARING TOOL

Flickr Graph is an application that explores the social relationships inside flickr.com. It makes use of the classic attraction-repulsion algorithm for graphs. Start exploring your contacts by entering your flickr username or the email address you used to register there.

Upon entering this page, select one of the items in the top left drop-down menu to see watch this app. generate images.

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GOOGLE MAPS
FAST MAPS FOR BROWSER

Google launches a beta for online maps.

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VIDEO


THE MILL
UK'S FINEST

UK's award-winning video production/animation studio has redesigned their site with fresh content. Always a good video viewing pleasure.

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WHAT BARRY SAYS
DESIGN AND POLITICS

An unapologetic criticism of US foreign policy and the Project for the New American Century. Produced by Knife-Party and Swarmfilms, this video piece aims to the visually literate generation and provide food for thought.

**Politics aside, this is a beautifully designed video piece.**

LINK -Links to the "K" drive.

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FUN


PAC MAN
WORLD'S SMALLEST PACMAN GAME

Brought to you by the people at Guimp, makers of other small fine installments.

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SAY IT!
BROWSER TEXT TO SPEECH

Just type it and she says it. Choose your language too!

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Fredo's Fridays 10

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FEATURE

SUPERBOWL ADS
iFILMS

For those who missed the SuperBowl Ads or watched it solely for the purpose of viewing them.

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DESIGNERS

MILTON GLASER
I ♥ NY

To many, Milton Glaser is the embodiment of American graphic design during the latter half of this century. Be sure to watch this video from the Hillmancurtis site.

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ORTIZ LOPEZ
A MAN OF LETTERS

What really intrigues me about Ortiz Lopez is his perspective on the matter. "I don't love type. Type is dull." Lopez says. "I have friends who can talk about type for days. I can do that, but, gee, it gets pretty shallow. This is the easiest thing I know how to do to make a living, so I do it."

PC magazine, Rollingstones mag, Men's Journal, Vogue, InSyle, People... the list goes on... and he's done virtually every logotype out there.

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PHOTOGRAPHY


JILL GREENBERG STUDIO
MANIPULATOR

Another site by the infamous Group94 from Belgium. The interface is a bit unconventional, but do not let that intimidate you. Some great work from this studio.

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FLASH


ROBOTYPE
FUN WITH TYPE

A type comoposer, that allows playing with letters as graphic elements, exploring each one of the forms, something so extended as typography, draw, design, compose, create... just click on "Composer" on the right.

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AUDI
VORSPRUNG DURCH TECHNIK

An elegant new site from Audi. (sound experience)

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LITERATURE


DESIGN COUNCIL
DESIGN IN BUSINESS

The more businesses use design, the more successful they’re likely to be. That’s the clear message from Design in Britain 2004-2005, based on one of the UK’s biggest business surveys.

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