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FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHY

NICK KNIGHT
UPDATE



The man behind last week's Christian Dior's photography. Here he experiments with explosives and humans in one setting for Numero 50 magazine. Be sure to check out his other works along with the other photographers'.

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ALBRECHT GERLACH
PHOTO



Sweet new site from Design Studio "Group 94". They always seem to make everything so simple into something great.

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LUNK LUND
PHOTO AGENCY



The top photography agency in Stockholm, Sweden. Established in 1994. Photographers, stylists, prop stylists, set design, food stylists, hair, make up and high quality stock photography.

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FLASH SITES


HAVAIANAS
ILLUSTRATION/ANIMATION DELIGHT



This isn't your ordinary flip flop showcase... the animations and illustration will enchant you to buy, buy, buy! Take your flip flop and drag it around the site to watch the entire thing animate and build itself... then buy flip flops and you are set for the summer.

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THE BARBARIAN GROUP
BANNER AD DESIGN



I know I posted "banner ad design", but these guys are the studs behind The Subserviant Chicken viral campaign for BK which they named, the most successful online campaign ever! So go look at their banner ad designs and chicken work.

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VIDEO DESIGN


REXONA
FOR OVER-THE-TOP PROTECTION



This sweet commercial done by UK's best, The Mill, is definitely one of their best.

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UNITED
THE BULB



Nice illustrative commercial for United Airlines.

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FEATURE

CHRISTIAN DIOR
UPDATE



Christian Dior does it again with a hot new update... and Nick Night behind the camera doing stunning work yet again.

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UBIQ LIFE
PHILLY KICKs WEAR



This store opened up on Philly's own Walnut St. A great place for new kicks, clothing and to see some fresh art.

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ARCHITECTURE TECHNOLOGY


ANDREESCU AND GAIVORONSKI
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECTS



It is always nice to see good use of flash. This is the online showcase of two architects from Bucharest. Great fluid motion.

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DBRAIN
INTERIORS AND EXTERIORS



Beautiful interior and exterior work from this Japanese firm.

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PHOTOGRAPHY


DETLEF SCHNEIDER
GERMAN PHOTOGRAPHER



Hot photography from German-born Detlef Schneider. His fashionable style is definitely unique with manipulation of dark colors.

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VIRAL MARKETING


THE SITH SENSE
VADER KNOWS



Try to see if Vader can guess at what you are thinking of through this mind guessing game. From the same people that brought you the subservient chicken... Burger King.

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BLOG/PHOTO


ZOTO
PHOTO UPLOAD



The first contender for the image upload title against Flickr is live. Zoto looks to have the same features.

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FEATURE

FANTASTIC FOUR
ONLINE GAME



Play against others in this online flash game for the new Fantastic Four Movie.

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CSS/FLASH DESIGN

WEB.BURZA
CSS POWER



These guys are doing some nice stuff with CSS and a kiss of flash. Nice site from Web.Burza.

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VIDEO TECHNOLOGY

H.264
QUICKTIME COMPRESSION



Quckitime's lastest compression codec offers amazing quality at higher resolutions. Be sure to check out this page that demonstrates just how powerful this codec really is. (Only available on the mac... for now).

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ONLINE PORTFOLIO


LANCE WYMAN
BRANDING AND DESIGN SYSTEMS



"A design dinosaur, his work can be found in urban wayfinding systems, cultural centers, public transportation systems, public parks, international events, and corporate identities."

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PRINT DESIGN/BOOK


BLACK DAY TO FREEDOM
BOOK



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MUNK MOTION
PORTFOLIO OF MORTON ROWLEY



Great motion design from Artist Morten Rowley.

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FEATURE

DODGEBALL
SEE YOUR FRIENDS MORE



Dodgeball and Google have joined forces as Google acquires another online entity. Dodgeball allows the socially consciencous to be more social :) Coordinate social intractions, meet new people or give serendipity a "nudge". Being hailed by Wired as "...the first MoSoSo provider.." Check out what is the buzz at Dodgeball.com.

**MoSoSo - Mobile Social Software**

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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN

RE-IMAGINING APPLE:
APPLE GEAR WE HOPE TO SEE



"These product images accompanying this story were created for Business 2.0 by award-winning design firm Pentagram. The project was led by Robert Brunner, who was Apple's chief designer from 1989 to 1996 and who oversaw the design of the PowerBook line, among many other hit products."

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FLASH ANIMATION

TOKYOPLASTIC
MUSIC BOX



The latest installment from Tokyoplastic. For those that missed their first work "The Drum Machine", Tokyoplastic releases two new pieces in both raster-based and vector-based 3d animation.

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ONLINE MARKETING


OLD SPICE
WHEN SHE'S HOT



Create your own commercial using prerendered video and audio clips, all in a flash environment. Not to be confused with the paradoy "When You Stink"

SHE'S HOT LINK
YOU STINK LINK


SENSATION
BLACK



It is great to see more and more people taking advantage of video production and publishing it on the web. Although this is for an event that many of you many not attend, it definitely does its job well.

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TWiN
PORTFOLIO



Teaser site from Johnathan and John Baker - A directing crew from Sydney.

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TYPOGRAPHY


TYPOPHILE
BETA



A great community to find all of your typographic needs.

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FEATURE

ADIDAS ORIGINALS
BROADBAND CINEMATICS



My personal first contender for site of the year. Adidas has a great new site in their hands with this powerful online showcase with a sexy cinematic feel. Go here and select "movie" in the middle for the best experience.

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FILM


RUBBER JOHNNY
CHRIS CUNNINGHAM/APHEX TWIN



"Rubber Johnny is the latest creation from the UK's most imaginative filmmaker, Chris Cunningham. Featuring music by legendary electronic composer, Aphex Twin, this nightmarish and hallucinatory experimental short film is accompanied by 40 pages of drawings and photographs - Cunningham's first published book of original artwork."
Be sure to view the trialer.

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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN


CENTAUR
CONCEPT



"Like the mythical half-horse, half-man of Greek lore, Concept Centaur combines the best of several technologies to create an innovative whole. The result of exploration by Segway LLC's product development team, Concept Centaur will challenge the way you think about four-wheeled transportation."

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MICHELIN
REVOLUTIONARY TWEEL



"At the NAIAS 2005, Michelin unveiled the first real-world application of a radical new technology that integrates tire and wheel, and operates with no air pressure." See the Tweel applied to the Segway Centaur.

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ARCHITECTURE DESIGN


UNREALIZED MOSCOW
Москва невоплощенная



The Architecture of Moscow from the 1930s to the early 1950s. Unrealised projects

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POSEIDON UNDERSEA
RESORTS



The world's first permanent one-atmosphere sea floor structure and the world's first true undersea resort. Guests will enjoy 5 star luxury accommodation, all with stunning views of the underwater world. For only $1500 a night... I hope I don't get wet.

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VIRAL MARKETING


AXE
FEATHER FUN



A bed, a not so good looking girl, your mouse, and a feather... don't get carried away. It is only French, viral marketing with video implementation. Now go send this to your buddies.

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PRODUCT DESIGN


TARGET BOTTLE
THE PERFECT PRESCRIPTION



How the pill bottle was remade—sensibly and beautifully.

The photo above is the pill bottle designed by Deborah Adler, a 29-year-old graphic designer whose ClearRx prescription-packaging system debuts at Target pharmacies on May 1.

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FLASH SITE


PSP
A FAIRY TALE



"If you are looking for "temptation within fairy tale", this one is for you. True, the site is a beauty. And yes, it's filled with models posing as fairy tale chicks holding delicious technology in their hands. What's not to like?!"

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CSS AND OTHER NONFLASH :)


CODA COZA
MySQL, PHP, XHTML 1.0, CSS2/3, FLASH



Damien du Toit, from Cape Town has found the winning formula with his latest site design. His site exhibits a mixture of MySQL, PHP, XHTML 1.0, CSS2/3 and a kiss of Flash.

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FEATURE

NEW WEB PICK
WEB MAGAZINE



Issue number 2 is out. New Web Pick online magazine features top talent spanning all media forms. This intense package was downloaded 2 million for its premier issue. Great format with sound and video integration. Lotsa eye candy.

LINK - Web Link
LINK - Links to "K" Drive (for PCs)
LINK - Links to "K" Drive (for Macs)

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STUDIOS


LOGAN | NEU
PHOTOGRAPHER-FILM DIRECTOR



Yahoo, VH1, Mac, Volkwagen, Music Video direction... this design house in Venice, CA has a stout line-up of clients in video production and direction.

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SYRUP
NY DESIGN



An international visual communications agency based in New York City with offices in Europe. Their services include creative direction, art direction, brand strategy and identity development, graphic design, product design, advertising, interactive development, motion graphics and illustration. What do you think about that? Go see their site and tell them what you think.

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BLOG


PROBE
CRITIQUE AND OBSERVATIONS



This blog does exactly what its title says, "critique and observe" communication and design. Go see for yourself what I am fussing about... or skip to the next one.

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FUN WITH TECHNOLOGY


SKYPE
INTERNET FUNNIES



This free internet telephony service launched a couple of cutesy and disturbing animations that will make you go "heh". Become part of the viral marketing wagon and view these... then send them to somebody on impulse.

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FILM


STANLEY KUBRICK
HOMMAGE a KUBRICK



A little Kubrick Hommage for those who loved his film works.

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ILLUSTRATION/ART


LUKE CHUEH
SICK GUY



"When you first look at his paintings, it's really cute, but when you look again, you gotta think... this Luke Chueh guy's got issues."

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FEATURES

POLLINATE
ORIGINALITY



This amazing video details the importance of originality and how to better your process to achieve it. Produced by Belief - Broadcast Design and Live-Action studio in California.

LINK - Web Link
LINK - Links to "K" Drive (faster)

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PHOTOGRAPHY


SEB JANIAK
PHOTOGRAPHER-FILM DIRECTOR



Nice flash presentation showcasing the work of french Photographer/Director, Seb Janiak with credits in Film, Album Covers, Editorial, Advertising and Exibitions.

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DESIGN STUDIOS


D-FORM1
MACHINES NEED LOVE TOO



Designer Anders Schroder has always seemed to keep me intrigued with his progress as a designer. His interests in 3d with slick motion graphics and powerful style in design has landed him gigs across the world. Be sure to check out his reel.

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HATCH
VISUAL EFFECTS



HATCH designs and produces digital visual effects for films, television, commercials and interactive projects by using the latest techniques in digital matte painting, compositing and computer graphics. The company has been part of some high profile films such as 'Lord of the Rings', 'Scorpion King', 'The Rundown' , 'Hellboy’, ‘The Chronicles of Riddick and ‘The Manchurian Candidate’.

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ZERO ONE
MOVING IMAGE DESIGN



RGB animations are slick... but check out their project section.

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FLASH SITES


May 1st Reboot
Relaunch



May 1st Reboot is a simultaneousd, international relaunch of web sites by authors and creativesat any level of experience working within the field of Web Design. If you want to participate, be sure to sign-up for free. By May 2nd, a lot of new names are made.

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TECHNOLOGY


AUDIOPAD
THE FUTURE OF MIXING



Audiopad is a musical instrument which uses electromagnetic tracking and video projection.

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PLAYSTATION 3
PROCESSOR UNVEILED

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GMAIL
DRIVE SHELL EXTENSION

Turn your Gmail account into a hard drive.

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