Fredo's Fridays 50

FEATURE


YOU ARE POWERFUL
AMNESTY


You Are Powerful from AlfredoSilva on Vimeo.

Amnesty International releases this powerful video. Lots of delicious CG composites.





VIDEO


MICROSOFT
FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE



So this little video by Microsoft is somewhat old but still a great insight into the future of Microsoft... mostly soon to be possible with their surface and projection technology. Good stuff.




BRANDING & MARKET RESEARCH


IDENTITY
STORIES BEHIND STUDIO LOGOS



This was a nice find and the historical data baffles me how these people dig this stuff up. At any rate, if you're interested in how studio logos came to be, click the link below.

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DRAMBRUIE
MARKET RESEARCH



Just a funny video on market research conducted for a new drink in a remote part of Australia.

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APPLE
3D OS?



Apple seems to be applying for patents towards a multidimensional interface... but who cares when you have Surface on its way right?

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PHOTOGRAPHY INDUSTRY


CHRISTOPHE HUET
PHOTO RETOUCHER & COMPOSITER



Some amazing work coming from Christophe. His portfolio not only shows his works, but on some pieces shows you the incremental steps in his composite work.

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FEATURE


GSPEAK
MINORITY REPORT INTERFACE


g-speak overview 1828121108 from john underkoffler on Vimeo.

Another closer attempt at a Minority Report type interface with multi-user interaction. The extraction of visual elements from plane to plane is really interesting... the nintendo power glove resurrected.





VIDEO


FILMAKADEMIE
ANIMATION FESTIVAL

The moment, student short film for from Filmakademie
Uploaded by mikropikol

A student short film for Filmakademie.




TECHNOLOGY



NANOTECHNOLOGY
AUDITORY



This is simply amazing. This technology using microfibers 1/1000th the width of human hair can produce sound. This means we can now have fabrics that produce sound... that's right... fashion will soon produce music coming from the very things you wear.

Click the link below to watch a small flag produce sound.

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AD CAMPAIGN


ALKA SELTZER
CAMPAIGN



Gotta love this clever campaign from BBDO for Alka Seltzer.

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FEATURE


1ST AVE MACHINE
VFX/POST HOUSE



Hot new site release from 1stAveMachine, "a visual design and storytelling outfit" Their works have been progressively doing well over these last few years.
Warning** The video that loads is NSFW

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VIDEO


LAUNDRY
VIDEO DESIGN



Buddy PJ Richardson and crew bring you a new reel from Laundry.

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FLAS DESIGN - SOUND


IKEA
COME INTO THE CLOSET



This piece is so wacky, it kept me on the site longer than expected. The use of sound with flash to activate dance movements that mimic an epileptic breakdancer began to crack me up. It's nice to see sound permeate its way into the interactive space with a new approach.

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iPHONE/TECH


VIDEO
CONVERTER/TRANSCODER



If you are ever in need of transcoding a video into several formats at once, this handly little online app does it for you... even encodes an iPhone compatible video format.

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iPHONE
WALLS



Wallpapers for your iPhone... new walls uploaded every few days. These actually look nice.

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FEATURED VIDEOS


I simply wanted to feature some of my favorite videos I've collected over the past year.


THE MILL
2008 SHOWREEL



As always solid work from the Mill NY/London. I was lucky enough to see these guys present at Flash in the Can last year. I recommend it to anyone.


GUY RICHIE
NIKE FOOTBALL (real football)


Take it to the next level from evan on Vimeo.

This one was an instant fav being a footballer myself. Guy Richie is having a great year. Check this piece he did for Nike Football (soccer). His RocknRolla film is looking hot.



DAVID FINCHER
NIKE FOOTBALL (american)


Nike | Fate from CCW - Lab on Vimeo.

Another strong piece from Fincher. The same feel as Guy Richie's Nike commercial, but not as strong.



TILT SHIFT
BATHTUB III


Bathtub III from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

A gem from last week's post, in case you missed it.



DIGITAL DOMAIN
REEL


Digital Domain Reel from peresini mattias on Vimeo.

Reel of one of the hottest VFX houses


STUDENT THESIS
KNOWLEDGE


knowledge (subtitled version) from Axel Rudolph on Vimeo.

I also posted this one a couple weeks ago... maybe embedded you'll watch it this time.

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FEATURE


WILLIAM RAST
TIMBERLAKE DENIM



"William Rast is a Los Angeles, California based clothing company founded by Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala most known for their premium jeans." Great marketing tactics using the movie motif.

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VIDEO


BEACHED
KEITH LOUTIT



Dude likes to recreate the Mister Roger's miniatures effect... but with video.

Beached
Bathtub III
Bathtub II



TYPOGRAPHY



TYPOFUN
REUBEN MILLER



22 of the World's Most Creative Alphabets

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TECH


GOOGLE
MAP ADS



"Google Turns On Text Ads In Google Maps."

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CREATIVE APPS
.NET



A nice list of creative applications for your mobile and favourite OS.

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FEATURE


QUENTIN SHIH
PHOTOGRAPHY



Chinese photographer, Quentin Shih with some solid photography work.

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PORTFOLIO REEL


CONRAD OSTWALD
VIDEO REEL



Video designer, Conrad Ostwald from Germany with a sweet reel with every design element under the sun.

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FLASH/TYPOGRAPHY



FONT PARK
ILLUSTRATIVE TYPOGRAPHY



Unique flash site lets you pull, drag and stretch Asian script to create illustrations and submit for ratings.

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UX/IA/DESIGN


YAHOO NEWS
REDESIGN




Yahoo news releases a new design that is curiously very similar to Comcast.net's news section... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...? I'm flattered.

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FEATURE


KNOWLEDGE
THESIS



Sweet video thesis from student, Axel Rudolph. Took over 3.5 months to prepare and deliver. His didactic approach wants to pull in the "MTV" crowd and show that learning can have a "cool look".

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PORTFOLIO


STINA PERSSON
ILLUSTRATOR



Swedish illustrator, Stina Persson located in Stockholm exhibits a great portfolio with mixed media.

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INDUSTRIAL/PRODUCT DESIGN



SEYMOUR POWELL
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CO.



British Industrial and Product Design house.

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ARCHITECTURE/INTERIOR DESIGN


DRYGAS DESIGN
POLISH DELIGHT



Polish Architecture/Interior Design group has a clever site with some slick work.

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FEATURE


YEARBOOK YOURSELF
50'S - 2000'S



This little flash site had me giggling my ass off when I was able to upload my own photo and teleport myself back in time to the 50's through the year 2000 and "yearbook myself". Great stuff, highly viral and stealthy with the store linkage.

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APP WATCH


ADOBE CS4
ANNOUNCING



Adobe is soon to announce the CS4 family of products. You can sign up at their blog to gain access to the web cast this September 23rd.

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PHOTOGRPAPHY



1938 UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY
VINTAGE PHOTO



Sweet vintage photography from the 30's - Photographer, Bruce Mozertom.

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AUDIO CAST



HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
PRACTICES



"Deborah Dick Rath, Senior Vice President of the Healthcare Practice of FactorTG tells Marketing Voices listeners how to develop an effective media plan to leverage the digital landscape."

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TOOLS


COLOUR LOVERS
COLOR TRENDS DESTINATION



Interesting site on color trends across websites and magazines. Snag community submitted color palettes too.

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FEATURE


TIN EYE
IMAGE SEARCH ENGINE



This nice little service lets you upload an image and search results pull back data relevant to your image. Esta bien nice.

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VIDEO


EMILY IS NOT REAL
3D GAMING



Advancements in the gaming industry have allowed for more realistic rendering in gaming software. Check the vid yo.

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SHORT LOVE STORY
STOP MOTION



"This is a segment of a yet unfinished Stop motion and 2D animation work."

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READ



BABY CAR LOGOS
BRANDING



What if Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Jaguar had infants?

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FEATURE


THE SLEEPWALKER
CHRIS CUNNINGSCAM



So when I first saw this I thought immediately, another Chris Cunningham project, but lo and behold, it's actually some Japanese film maker's work. Strong edits nonetheless.


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VIDEO


ABSOLUT KANYE
TAKE THE PILLS



As some of you may know, I don't own a television so I am not exposed to today's commercials, but I found this Kanye ad online with Absolut. The marketability of this guy intrigues me.

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CUT CHEMIST
FIRST BIG BREAK



So the first 360 degree video is released. Now only a matter of time before all the other imitators come out with one too.

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ANIMAL LOGIC
REEL



Animal Logic releases their latest TVC Reel. It's off the meat rack!

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OLYMPIC MONKEY
BBC



Fun Monkey video I spotted on the BBC site for the Olympics. Has been produced by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, the guys behind the Gorillaz.

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FLASH SITES



SCION UNITED
FLASH VIDEO



I thought this was cool for like 10 seconds then realized you can't kill the video so it became really annoying. Interesting nonetheless.

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FEATURE


SNOWL
BROWSER + IM = :)



An experiment from Mozilla that allows you to chat and surf the web all contained in your browser without having to minimize/ALT+Tab/jumpy-jumpy.


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THE SOCIAL


TWITTER FONE
TWEET BY PHONE



You can now send messages to your twitter account using voice. They allow you to register your phone number and call in to voice your tweet. The service then converts your recording to text and posts it on your twitter account. Dayum... What's next?.. teleportation?

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FLASH SITES



SPECTRA VISUAL NEWS
NEWS TWIRLY THINGY



I'm not exactly sure how this works fully, but it looks pretty damn cool despite not being able to convince myself... sorta.

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READ


RE-MISSION
DRUG ADHERENCE



A video game designed towards adherence for young cancer patients. Reports showed that this target age group yielded lower rates of adherence before the game was played... hmm.

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DEATH OF AN ICON?
SHAKE IT



Philly local, Jason Santa Maria's nice post on the imminent death of the iconic use of the Polaroid graphic to represent images on and offline.

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ADOBE FLASH PLAYER 10
BETA



For those that missed the beta release back in early July, here's a great page to catch up on all the new great features of this beta release. All videos!

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UNITED VISUAL ARTISTS
VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT



"United Visual Artists are a British-based collective whose current practice spans permanent architectural installation, live performance and responsive installation."

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FEATURE


DNA 11
DNA ART



"DNA 11 is the original creator of DNA Portraits-the world's most personal form of art. We have propelled an entire industry with unique artwork based on genetic codes.." Get your DNA, fingerprint or kiss print made into pieces of art.


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THE SOCIAL


PAGE LINKING
DELICIOUS



If you live under a tree, you may have never heard of delicious.com a social site that allows you to bookmark your favorite websites while clouding them with their entire network of linkage. This week they introduce a redesign of their site.

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FLASH SITES



FLUID DESIGN
INTERACTIVE DESIGN AND BRANDING



Great look for interactive design house, Fluid Design. Great use of full browser canvas keeping the interaction simple and to the point. They have a couple of gems in their portfolio section.

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READ


MICROSOFT MIDORI
...A FUTURE WITHOUT WINDOWS



Microsoft begins to look beyond Windows to introduce the future of OS possibilities.

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ESQUIRE MAGAZINE
ELECTRONIC PAPER



Esquire plans to release their first ever magazine cover using electronic ink for their cover...

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WEB URBANIST
BANKSY



Anonymous street artist, Banksy is one of my all-time favorite writers. His work has been seen around the world, yet nobody knows who he is. From political to comical or thought-provoking, this graffiti artist's work has been seen since the early 90's. I think what I like the most about Banksy is the added mystique he's managed to maintain over the years. Little is known about him other than his country of origin (Bristol, UK) and a few minor details. Be sure to check out this eight-part series on his works.

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MICROSOFT LIVE
SEARCH TACTICS



Microsoft begins testing new search engine tactics by provoking users to dive into searches with enticing background graphics and hot spot areas. Some are calling it crazy, yet it may work!?

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