Terror Suspect Lockdown Interieur-Study
Edmund Clark fotografiert Einrichtungen in Guantanamo und dokumentiert „Kolateralschäden“ im Krieg gegen den Terror. Sein jüngstes Projekt „Control Order House“ ist eine „top-to-bottom survey of a three-bedroomed residence in which a pre-trial, UK terror suspect lives under house arrest“.
Control Order House is the only existing photographic study of a residence occupied by a person under a UK control order. It is not an exposé, however. Given the legal sensitivities, every image was vetted by UK government officials. Clark was not allowed to reveal the identity of the terror suspect — referred to in legal documents as “CE” — nor his location.
“To reveal CE’s identity would be an offence and in breach of the court-imposed anonymity order,” says Clark. “All the photographs I took or the documents I wanted to use had to be screened by the Home Office.”
Strategically, Clark has decided to release Control House Order as a book. In addition to redacted legal documents, handwritten notes from CE and architectural plans of the house, the book reproduces contact sheets of all 500+ images made in the house and presents them in the order they were made.
This Incredibly Boring House Is a U.K. Terror Suspect’s Lockdown
Lost In Space – Japanese Soundtrack Artworks
Die Cover-Artworks zum japanischen Vinyl-Soundtrack zu „Lost in Space“, hier in HighRes auf Flickr oder nach dem Klick auf voller Breite: Gib mir den Rest, Baby…
Vintage golden Skeleton-Actionfigure in a Silver-Sarcophagus
Bei Sothebys kann man grade ein goldenes, bewegliches Skelett in einem Sarg aus vergoldetem Silber ersteigern. Kostet nur run 200.000 Dollar.
The fully articulated human skeleton in a velvet-lined coffin chased around on each side with three panels showing the course of life, one end with attributes of the arts, the other with attributes of war, the removable cover with the journey in the footsteps of the Angel of Death, surrounded by the faces of infants alternately laughing and crying…
The Rouchomovsky Skeleton: A Russian Gold Articulated Skeleton In Silver-Gilt Sarcophagus (via Morbid Anatomy)
France Bizots Pencil-Drawings
Hübsche Arbeiten von France Bizot aus Paris, die Website-Elemente mit Filmklassikern in tollen Layout-Scribbles masht. Nice! Mehr ihrer Artworks gibt’s auf der Website der Backslash Gallery.
Cuisine with Marijuana and Magic Truffles
Youtube Direktmagic, danke Philip!
Das hier ist zwar Werbung und das auch noch für ein Modelabel, aber wenn beides mit einem Kochbuch inklusive Koch-Videos und Rezepten zu solchen Sachen wie Marijuana Ravioli, Hashish Capuccino oder Kalbfleisch mit Magic Truffles und Zutaten wie Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (angeblich ähnlich wie LSD) oder Blue Lotus Extract daherkommt, dann muss ich ja wohl.
Auf Baked von Freshcotton gibt’s drei Kochclips mit Sternekoch Misha Sukyas sowie ein Drogen-Kochbuch als PDF (Pay for Tweet, man kann aber auch einfach diesen Link hier klicken), oben das Video zu „Savoury Cappuccino of Bali Kratom, Hashish & Baby Woodrose with Foie Gras Marijuana Lollipops coated in Magic Truffles.“
“It’s haute cuisine, Amsterdam style: using every street-legal drug you can imagine. From well-known marijuana to more esoteric buzzes,” explains Rickard Engstrom , who (with his creative partner Joris Kang ‘eri) was responsible for the idea. “Chef Misha will show you how to make truly mind-blowing, beautiful food,” says Jesse Smit , CEO of FreshCotton. “And in return for a Tweet you can download a recipe book for your tablet or to print.”
The project showcases a selection of Amsterdam talent working together– the films were directed by Doug Hancock through Darlings Amsterdam; the digital execution was done by highly-regarded interactive studio Cartelle; and the music was provided by Full Crate, a producer who fuses hip-hop and soul with a futuristic sound design. Neil Henry , of Arnold Amsterdam produced the campaign.
Weitere Rezepte aus dem Kochbuch: „Marijuana chicken rolls with Hashish quenelles and a Marijuana coulis“, „A raspberry-Marijuana bombe coated in Hashish chocolate with Morning Glory and Magic Truffles“ oder „Foie gras Marijuana lollipops coated in Magic Truffles, almonds and pistachio nuts“. MARIJUANA LOLLIPOPS! ZOMG! Ich glaube, die Agentur hinter dieser Aktion liest mein Blog.
Die anderen beiden Videos zu „Morning Glory Ravioli with Coquilles, Damiana & Marijuana“ und „veal in a Salvia Divinorum Crut with Magic Truffels and Marijuana“ nach dem Klick: Gib mir den Rest, Baby…
Kim On Tour
Erst schickt Kim heute morgen seine Soldatinnen mit High Heels auf die Straße, erklärt Japan zum neuen NK-Feind #1 und jetzt das: Kim On Tour.
PBS Minidoc about Photoshopping
Nette Kurzdoku von PBS Offbook über Photoshop. Die erste Hälfte über Digital Paintings ist eher meh, die zweite Hälfte über Memes und politisches Photoshopping allerdings recht brauchbar.
Photoshop has completely revolutionized our visual culture. Artists now use Photoshop to create complex imagery that would have been impossible 20 years ago. It has also profoundly changed the art of photo retouching, turning a labor intensive process into an artful and often controversial digital workflow. But possibly the most current and expressive influence can be seen in meme culture online. With the ability to alter any image in the media landscape, everyday people now have the means to critically comment on culture and spread their ideas virally, leveling the playing field between traditional media creators and consumers. Photoshop has changed the way we communicate, the way we express ourselves, and the way we view the world and each other.
Futuristic User Interfaces from Anime, Movies and Games
Das Tumblelog VisualPunker sammelt HUDs und GUIs aus Anime, Filmen und Games. Sweet! (via MeFi)
Schweizer Plakate
Schweizer Plakate, sortierbar nach Farbe, Stil und Inhalt. Dasselbe hätte ich jetzt gerne bitte für Amsterdam, Berlin, London und Warschau.
Keng Lyes 3D-painted Octopus
Vor anderthalb Jahren bloggte ich über die dreidimensionalen Goldfische von Riusuke Fukahori, die er auf Harz-Schichten malte, irgendwo zwischen Skulptur und Illustration.
Jetzt hat sich Keng Lye (hier auf Flickr) die Technik abgeschaut und malt – dreidimensionale Goldfische. Und Octopusse. (via My Modern Metropolis)
Russ Meyer x Star Wars-Actionfigures
Neue Custom Actionfigures von Jamie „Sillof“ Follis, ein Toy-Mashup aus Russ Meyer und Star Wars. Whoa! Die Teile wurden von Patton Oswalt in Auftrag gegeben und er hat sie Roger Ebert gewidmet, der ein paar mal mit Russ Meyer zusammengearbeitet hatte.
It’s the Star Wars universe as interpreted by Russ Meyer. Busty, pneumatic amazons in all of the male roles, with one Li’l Abner-stlye lunkhead in the Princess Leia role. Cars and liquor and 60’s-style garage rock. And, except for a couple of names and character ideas (I came up with “Darla Vade” and insisted she be modeled after the immortal Tura Satana) Sillof came up with the whole story, and all of the other characters. A film buff as well as a craftsman, this man.
What’s bittersweet about the whole thing is, Roger Ebert never got to see these. I turned him on to Sillof’s site last year. He especially loved the Noir Wars figures.
And I sent him the title logo of this set as a tease just a few months ago. As someone who’d worked with Russ Meyer (Ebert was going to write the collaboration between Meyer and the fucking Sex Pistols, fer chrissakes) he was more than intrigued. But I never rush an artist, whether they’re going a poster or album cover or especially something like this.
So this set’s for you, Roger.
Faster, Empire! Strike! Strike! (via Neatorama)
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
Custom Star Wars-Toys im Ralph McQuarrie-Design
Sillofs „Return of the Jedi“-Steampunk Actionfigures
Steampunk-Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back
Steampunk Star Wars Actionfigures
Star Wars WWII Action-Figures
Skateboards made from old Skateboards
Skateboards aus alten Skateboards. Hätte auch echt mal jemand früher drauf kommen können, die Technik gibt’s ja nun doch schon ‘ne Weile, hier der Fuckfinger von Haroshi.
As plywood decks became the norm, manufacturers began to color layers to add a visual element. Strips of red, blue, yellow, pink or various combinations could be found between the light hues of natural wood, with splashy graphics on the board’s bottoms and black grip tape on top, sometimes cut into artistic patterns.
Rocha assembles new decks using the remnants of broken and discarded skateboards, laminating them together and slicing the resulting stack sideways to create his material. The result is gorgeous and always unique, turning the distinct patterning of the thin multicolored ply into the standout feature of the decks’ tops and bottoms.
Shortfilm full of Papercraft-Monsters: Waste
Schicker Kurzfilm von Studioset.tv mit jeder Menge Papiermonster. Und die kommen sogar als PDFs zum Selberbasteln und eine Sammlung GIFs gibt’s auch zum Short, hier das Eyeball-Monster:
With just a pair of scissors and some glue you can create this pop-up monster and surprise your unsuspecting work colleagues on a monday morning or give a fright to those studious bookworms. DIFFICULTY – ADVANCED
Google Streetview Hyperlapse
Vimeo Direktlapse, via Interweb3000
Tolles Spielzeug von Teehan+Lax Labs, ein DIY-Timelapse-Dingsbums mit Fixpunkten für die Kamera per Google Streetview. Den Sourcecode gibt’s auf Github, damit kann man dann so schöne Videos machen, wie das obige.
Hyper-lapse photography – a technique combining time-lapse and sweeping camera movements typically focused on a point-of-interest – has been a growing trend on video sites. It’s not hard to find stunning examples on Vimeo. Creating them requires precision and many hours stitching together photos taken from carefully mapped locations. We aimed at making the process simpler by using Google Street View as an aid, but quickly discovered that it could be used as the source material. It worked so well, we decided to design a very usable UI around our engine and release Google Street View Hyperlapse.
The site settings are purposely low (like having a maximum of 60 frames per animation) for greater accessibility. However, all the source code is available on Github (including examples and documentation) so developers can play with higher frame rates, better image quality, and more complicated camera movements.
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
ASCII Street View
Map of Superpowers on a T-Shirt
Die Popchart-Labs haben ihre 2011er Karte der Superkräfte aktualisiert und auf ein Shirt gedruckt. Sweet!
Behold the universe’s most extensive charting of superpowers. This sprawling breakdown features over 300 heroes, anti-heroes, villains, and beasts as well as hand-drawn “Kirby krackle” effect by comic book artist John Amor. Face front, True Believer!
The Giant Omnibus of Superpowers
Nach dem Klick nochmal das Original in HighRes: Gib mir den Rest, Baby…
