Splendid Beats Music and Thoughts by Crispy / Leave Trace
Categories: Cool Hunting, Videos, Visual Art

Fantastic motion and sound design and epic galactic events? Yes please!

Spotted at Imaginary Foundation.

Categories: Videos, Visual Art

Here’s an awesome video for an awesome song. I love how the technically simple video editing techniques provide for such a powerfully beautiful and mesmerizing video.

Spotted at ISO50

Categories: Cool Hunting, Videos, Visual Art

I’ve often thought that the iPhone and related devices would be fun mediums for persistance-of-vision experiments and applications. Looks like the folks at Dentsu London & Berg have one-upped that idea by making stop-motion films with this stunning and creative implementation of the technique.

This film explores playful uses for the increasingly ubiquitous ‘glowing rectangles’ that inhabit the world.

We use photographic and animation techniques that were developed to draw moving 3-dimensional typography and objects with an iPad. In dark environments, we play movies on the surface of the iPad that extrude 3-d light forms as they move through the exposure. Multiple exposures with slightly different movies make up the stop-frame animation.

Read more at the Dentsu London blog:
dentsulondon.com/​blog/​2010/​09/​14/​light-painting/​
and at the BERG blog:
berglondon.com/​blog/​2010/​09/​14/​magic-ipad-light-painting/

via Phidelity Blog

Categories: Cool Hunting, Videos, Visual Art

Woah. Remember that one time you did that thing and everything was all like asldkfjIojjkj$#3245(*&hjlkasjdf? This video for Blockhead’s “The Music Scene” is a lot like that….

Official music video for Blockhead’s ‘The Music Scene’.

An animated mind melt into a post human New York where TV and animals rule. All cast to the sincerely melodic soul of Blockhead’s ‘The Music Scene.’

Directimated by A.F.Schepperd
Commissioned by Ninjatune Records
Music by Blockhead

spotted at Flyer Design Goodness

Categories: Cool Hunting, Videos, Visual Art

As a huge fan of Theo Ellsworth, this animation immediately caught my interest. I absolutely love that surreal, hyper-detailed, doodle/stream-of-consciousness inspired illustration style, and Malcolm Sutherland has taken it to another level by bring it to life in this lovely animation. Enjoy!

When a hungry astronomer falls asleep while working on a problem, he discovers a solution not in outer space, but in the surreal food-chain of his subconscious mind. An animated film by Malcolm Sutherland, with sound by Leon Lo. Made in 2009. For more information or DVD purchases please visit animalcolm.com/theastronomersdream

Categories: Cool Hunting, Videos, Visual Art

Wow!

From http://vimeo.com/10692284:

ENVISION : Step into the sensory box. Sous ce nom se cache l’expérience immersive offerte par ALCATEL-LUCENT à ses clients lors du dernier Mobile World Congress. Une expérience à base de vidéo mapping conçue par l’agence SUPERBIEN et le département New Media de l’Agence \Auditoire. Le public était invité à entrer dans un cube et à découvrir une vision artistique de la tagline de l’événement : Transforming the mobile experience.

Google Translation:

ENVISION: Step into the sensory box. Under this name hides the immersive experience offered by Alcatel-Lucent to its customers at the last Mobile World Congress. An experience-based video mapping designed by the agency and the Department SUPERBIEN New Media Agency \ Auditorium. The public was invited into a cube and discover an artistic vision of the tagline of the event: Transforming the mobile experience.

Categories: Visual Art

I posted a massive Doodling At Work update last night. Check it out to eavesdrop on my subconscious ramblings and comment on your favorites.

Categories: Chill Room, Cool Hunting, Games, Visual Art

The fine folks from Mostrous, who provided us with some serious eye candy at Chillography 202, have just released Entranced for iPhone and iPod Touch. Here’s what they have to say about it:

Entranced
Monstrous is proud to announce that Entranced is now available in the Apple iTunes store!

If you are new to Entranced, now is a great time to check out this visually stunning, action packed game that stimulates the eyes, ears, and mind!

Entranced is a fresh, finely-tuned visual music game that takes the experience of listening to music to an entirely new level, blending brilliant colors and intoxicating sounds into full synesthesia.

Each track is perfectly matched with custom visuals, creating a dreamlike experience that takes you deep into the song. Tap the beats to the rhythm of the music and watch the notes transform into beautiful and imaginative blooms. With 5 musical worlds and many more to come, you’ll enjoy hours of entertainment that will intensify your love for music.

Entranced showcases songs from some of the best DJs and musicians from around the world, including Makyo, Adham Shaikh, Sounds from the Ground, and Karsh Kale.

To celebrate the launch of Entranced, we’ve lowered the price by 50%!

Click here to buy the game for $1.99!

If you enjoy Entranced, please help us spread the word:
Join our Facebook fan page
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Tell your friends!

Categories: Cool Hunting, Visual Art

new Imaginary Foundation shirts

The brilliant Imaginary Foundation is dead-set on ruling the world with its inspirational and desigenerly sublime tshirts. The latest batch of new prints is not exception. They already occupy half of my shirt drawer… nothing wrong with adding another shirt or two to my collection, right???

Categories: Cool Hunting, Videos, Visual Art

Check out this fantastic short film by Terri Timely that explores Synesthesia. The film reminds me a lot of parts of the wackiness that is Funky Forest.

Spotted on the always interesting Synthtopia blog.