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

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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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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


Chen Zhun
Chinese Hotness





Chinese photographer, Chen Zhun delivers some Asian hotness with this photoshoot for Chinese FHM. This futuristic take on anime has all themes of girls, violence, guns and girls again.


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THE SOCIAL


IMAGE BOOKMARKING
WE HEART IT



IF you like ffffound.com then you'll heart WeHeartIt. No invites needed here to join. The browser bookmarking feature makes it so easy to use.

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FREE SOCIAL LISTENING
GROOVESHARK



Listen to any song – even if you don’t own the track – in its entirety. You can earn store credits by sharing songs that go toward buying songs to download. No restrictions, plus the interface is super clean. Sauce!

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WEB WATCH




US/UK STUDIO
NON-FORMAT



A London/Minneapolis creative team with exciting new works.

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TYPOGRAPHIC DELIGHT
ALEX TROCHUT



Illustrator/Typographer, Alex T. from Barcelona lays a smackdown in his world of typography and illos. You may have seen his new stuff in the new Nike Football campaign.

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PHILLY COGER
JASON SANTA MARIA



Philly native Jason Santa Maria of Happy Cog updates his site. Looking sharp.

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