Today is the Day
Posted in Art & Design, Funny, Random Leave a comment
“Fully Flared” Intro Squence (Lakai Skate movie)
Apparently this is the intro sequence to a Lakai Footwear skate movie titled Fully Flared. Very well done. Be sure to stick around long enough to catch the finale:
EDIT: Lakai had the video taken down. I guess they hate free publicity? DailyMotion still has it up though.
This just in: Saw on some other posts that the explosion at the end is quite real:
“the most dangerous part of the introduction was Mike Mo Capaldi’s switch flip, which was followed by a staircase being blown up with napalm”
Also it was directed by Spike Jones, and as you’ve probably figured out by now, the music is by M83.
Posted in Art & Design, Video Leave a comment
3 Unlikely Drum Machines
What do soup cans, gum balls, and eggs have in common? Well, besides being round, they’ve all been used to trigger programmable drum machines:
The Drum Buddy
Triggered by light shining through holes in a large aluminum can.
Bubblegum Sequencer
Triggered by colored gum balls placed on a grid.
“Almost Certified”
Cumputer sequencer triggers hammers that hit various sized eggs… for some reason.
Posted in Music, Random, Video Leave a comment
Funny (70s?) Moog Ad featuring Edd Kalehoff
You’ll never guess what this is an ad for. Stick with it for the last 10 seconds:
You couldn’t ask for a better tagline too!
Posted in Funny, Random, Video Leave a comment
Kermit Does Talking Heads
This is either the coolest thing I’ve ever seen or I’ve just been staring at the screen all day:
Posted in Funny, Music, Random, Video Leave a comment
“Time Piece”, a Jim Henson short (1965)
Here’s a fun little nine minute short film from Jim Henson. From the IMDB:
Dislocation in time, time signatures, time as a philosophical concept, and slavery to time are some of the themes touched upon in this nine-minute, experimental film, which was written, directed, and produced by Jim Henson-and starred Jim Henson! Screened for the first time at the Museum of Modern Art in May of 1965, Time Piece enjoyed an eighteen-month run at one Manhattan movie theater and was nominated for an Academy Award for outstanding short subject.
Enjoy.
(via Ze Frank)
Posted in Art & Design, Video Leave a comment
Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind: Dots Ad
Here’s an ingenious ad for the Dorina Nowill Foundation for the Blind:
A quick bit of googling found a clever print ad too.
Posted in Art & Design, Video Leave a comment
Something Planned: Think Beauty
Here’s a cool little piece using orange safety tape and a chain link fence from Something Planned (direct link – who still uses frames?!) complete with time-lapse video of its creation. Via NOTCOT.
Posted in Art & Design Leave a comment
Faces in Places
When we were shopping for houses last year my wife was (barely) amused at my ability to immediately dismiss a house simply because the arrangement of door, windows, and roof line made it look like it was making a stupid face. After stumbling on this site, I’m thrilled to discover I am not alone. The faces are everywhere.
Posted in Funny, Random Leave a comment
Printing Is Alive
Print may be dead, but printing isn’t. Pazazz hopped on the viral bandwagon with this Dave Attell style rant:
Funny. And true. But mostly funny.