Fredo's Fridays 57

FEATURED



PRAQUE'S TOWER
600 Year Anniversary


The 600 years anniversary of the astrological tower clock in Prague's Old Town Square gets mapped. (Video projections onto the actual surface of the tower)





IRC DANCE MOVEMENT
OF PORCELAIN - SIGNAL THE CAPTAIN


"Movement never lies. It is a barometer telling the state of the soul's weather to all who can read it"
- Martha Graham






FASHION




KOBI LEVI
ARTISTIC FOOTWEAR

Artistic footwear designer, Kobi Levi from Jersusalem creates "wearable sculptures"



Link





MUSIC


WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO
Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup


Performed and choreographed by Suzanne Cleary & Peter Harding
Film by Jonny Reed
Music: Yolanda Be Cool & D Cup ft. Cleary & Harding

Fredo's Fridays 56 - The Future

FEATURED



MICROSOFT OFFICE LABS
2019 VISION


Microsoft's 2019 vision video has some obvious Surface interfacing, but the designs look really nice and clean.






MIT
WEARABLE COMPUTER DISPLAY

Students at a MIT lab turn the human body into a computer interface.






EMOTIV SYSTEMS
MIND CONTROL INTERFACING

Tan Le from Emotiv Systems demonstrates their mind controlling software.






MUSIC


FUTURE OF MUSIC
INSTRUMENTS OF TOMORROW



A look at some of the most original musical instruments... some a variant of today's.

Link




INTERFACE DESIGN


MICROSOFT
ZUNE UI


Okay so maybe this is not in the future... but still, the latest Zune UI looks slick if you've never seen it.




A look at more interfaces of tomorrow.

Link

Fredo's Fridays 55 - Street Art

FEATURED



DUB FX
JUST PLAIN SICK




Aussie man, Ben, street performer is so sick, he needs medical attention. I can't stop watching his videos. He uses two diff pads. One to lay down tracks and another to tweak his voice creating songs live. I strongly recommend watching them in their entirety.









VIDEO DESIGN



BANKSY
BRISTOL SHOW



If you haven't heard of Banksy by now, you need to read up! His political art and his anonymity have thrived over the years. He's taken over The Bristol Museum in England.



MORE HERE



TAPEOGRAPHY
JIM²

French street artist Jim² creates an interesting visual using tape and a metal rail fence.

Street Art >> Jim²

TECHNOLOGY


AUGMENTED REALITY
STREET GAME



A new take using augmented reality, a first person shooter type game using a camera phone.



FILM



JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET
CHANEL NO.5


If Jean-Pierre Jeunet is not the best film director on the planet, then he must be second. Here's his latest work for Chanel's no.5 perfume staring Audrey Tautou with a nice Billie Holiday cherry at the end. Second is "making of" vid.

Fredo's Fridays 54

FEATURE



MILK ART
NSFW



This post is really not safe for work, but I had to post it in the name of art. Russian artist experiments with milk, body and photography.

LINK



VIDEO DESIGN



CHEMICAL BURN
FIGHT CLUB TYPOGRAPHY



California based, Sebastian J. creates this and several other typographic animations using clips from movies. This ones from Fight Club.

LINK



FAIRY SHEPARD
OBAMA ART



Found this oldie but goodie. Shep talks about his iconic Obama art and his works.

LINK




ARCHITECTURE


TREE CRIBS
TREEHOUSES OF THE WORLD



It is what the title says, amazing treehouses. Stop reading this text and click on the link.

LINK



INDUSTRIAL DESIGN


AUDI
D7



Concept car from Audi... love it.

LINK




HARLEY DAVIDSON
ELECTRIC BIKE



Another hot design from Harley this time it's electric... boogiewoogiewoogie. Okay, if you got that, you're lame.

LINK



ZIPIT.COM
EARPHONES



These earphones are both practical and clever.

LINK




FASHION


FUTURE IS NOW
COUTURE SHOES



These chick-kicks are hot.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 53

FEATURE



CAROUSEL
PHILIPS



Philips wanted to show off the power of their new Cinema Display television with an impressive 21:9 display versus a 16:9 letter boxed display. The result was a well directed, still shot cops and robbers interactive piece.

LINK



BRAND IDENTITY



IDENTITY REDESIGN
AIR FRANCE / KRAFT




A look at the rebranding of two well-established brands, Air France and Kraft. I wish I had more info/research that went into these brands. I've read mixed opinions.



VIDEO


HEINEKEN
OMG!



Funny video that came out a while back from TBWA\Neboko, Amsteram. Found it again and thought I'd repost.



UX/UI


VISUALIZATION MAGAZINE
VOLUME 2 - CIRCLES


Visualization Magazine is hot. Flip through every page.

Open publication - Free publishing - More aesthetic

A nice display of data visualizations. Thanks to Josh N. for the link.



ADVERTISING/CAMPAIGN


THE ECONOMIST
GET A WORLD VIEW



If you've been to 30th Street Station in Philly recently, you may have seen this large multi-panel ad display draped on opposite sides inside.

LINK



PHOTOSHOP CS4
AS REAL AS IT GETS



What if you could recreate the entire Photoshop interface with your room?

LINK




TECHNOLOGY


HI-TECH TOILETS
DIGITAL DOODIE



Here's your weekly dose of culture shock if you've never used a baday. This is the next level. Welcome Toto.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 52

FEATURE


DMITRY MAXIMOV
TEBE INTERESNO







Dmitry Maximov from Russia hones his photoshop talents most skillfully. His composites from photos give us a gander into his fantastic world with playful, eerie, political and often comedic images. I recommend viewing his entire portfolio.

LINK





VIDEO


COCACOLA
HEIST



It's not so much the concept but how great the renders of each bug are. Clever like a pair of little boy's shoes.



VIDEO SHORT




A THOUSAND WORDS
TED CHUNG



Love this short by Ted Chung... "Every day: so many opportunities to connect...
What if you took just one?"






DIGITAL/ANALOG ART



MASSIVE BLACK
CONCEPT ART



The multi-talented concept house Massive Black... and I love their logo!

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 51

FEATURE


HER MORNING ELEGANCE
OREN LAVIE



One of the most creative uses of stop-motion animation I've seen in a long time.





VIDEO


THREE LEGGED LEGS
PIECE OF ME, PIECE OF YOU



Puppets normally don't do much for me but these cats did a great job. I'd recommend checking out their creative process at their SITE



AERONAUTIC DESIGN




ULTIMATE FLYING MACHINE
IconA5



Sweet "Light-Sport Aircraft" designed by an ex F-15 fighter pilot and a skateboarder with a $139,000 price tag. With just 40 hours ($10,000) of flight lessons you're certified to fly this small plane as the creators claim is the easiest plane you'll ever learn to operate.

LINK




PHOTOGRAPHY



BRUNO DAYAN
PHOTOGRAPHER



It's always great to see a photographer explore the full color spectrum in their work. International fashion photographer Bruno Dayan hones this craft most skillfully.

LINK

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.

LINK




DRAMBRUIE
MARKET RESEARCH



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

LINK




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?

LINK





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.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 49

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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.

Link




AD CAMPAIGN


ALKA SELTZER
CAMPAIGN



Gotta love this clever campaign from BBDO for Alka Seltzer.

LINK

Fredos Fridays 48

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

LINK




VIDEO


LAUNDRY
VIDEO DESIGN



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

Link



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.

LINK




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.

LINK




iPHONE
WALLS



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

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 47 - Video

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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.

Fredo's Fridays 46

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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.

LINK




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

LINK




TECH


GOOGLE
MAP ADS



"Google Turns On Text Ads In Google Maps."

LINK




CREATIVE APPS
.NET



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

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 45

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FEATURE


QUENTIN SHIH
PHOTOGRAPHY



Chinese photographer, Quentin Shih with some solid photography work.

LINK



PORTFOLIO REEL


CONRAD OSTWALD
VIDEO REEL



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

LINK



FLASH/TYPOGRAPHY



FONT PARK
ILLUSTRATIVE TYPOGRAPHY



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

LINK




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.

LINK

Fredo's Fridays 44

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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".

LINK



PORTFOLIO


STINA PERSSON
ILLUSTRATOR



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

LINK



INDUSTRIAL/PRODUCT DESIGN



SEYMOUR POWELL
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CO.



British Industrial and Product Design house.

LINK




ARCHITECTURE/INTERIOR DESIGN


DRYGAS DESIGN
POLISH DELIGHT



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

LINK