January 2009 Archive

01 30 09

Shadow Play

Check out this beautiful end title sequence of the film Mentiras Piadosas, directed by Diego SabanĂ©s. Yet another inspiring example of why I wish I designed 3D and motion graphics. I’m sick of this lousy, motionless, two-dimensional crap (half serious).

type_shadow

01 29 09

N64 Kid Remix

This is a bit of an oldie, but I had to post it for those of you that haven’t seen this yet. This is a YouTube remix of a video of a kid getting insanely excited about the Nintendo 64 that Santa just brought him. Now, typically I hate YouTube remix videos, but this one is just awesome! YouTube Link

01 22 09

See Mike Draw

I am totally hooked on the comics of Mike Jacobsen. I don’t typically get excited about internet cartoons, but Mike’s stuff is particularly hilarious. He’s got a great style too. Reminds me a bit of Gary Larsen (Farside). Be sure to check out each of his sites in order to get your fill: See Mike Draw, Urf, and Pencils at Dawn.

wizard_of_oz

01 21 09

Inauguration from Space

An incredible satellite image (taken by the GeoEye-1) of the Inauguration Day events. Be sure to check out the high-res shot in all its glory.

inauguration

01 19 09

Peter Roe

An amazing showreel (in HD) of Peter Roe’s 3D work from 2008. Not only is this stuff awesome, but he gives a breakdown of how the clips were created. Cool background music too!

robot_lighthouse

01 16 09

Alex-ellent Design

Self-proclaimed web design superstar, Alex Buga has an awesome new website. A beautiful design featuring some of the latest web tricks and trends.

alex_buga1

01 15 09

Loading

Never before have I wished for load times to be longer. Put together by Big Spaceship, Pretty Loaded is a collection of some of the coolest flash preloaders from around the web. If you have a short attention span and an appreciation for good flash design, check it out. I could watch these things for hours (If there were more of them).

fingerprint

01 13 09

Hot Karl

When it comes to logos, German designer Andreas Karl has one of the best portfolios I’ve ever seen. The work from his company, Karl Design, has won numerous awards and, odds are, you’ve seen some of these logos before.

karl_design

01 10 09

The Jeopardy Archive

I’m not the smartest guy in the world (really), but I sure love trivia. And I’ve recently stumbled upon the J! Archive. This is a fan-created archive of every Jeopardy game, player, catagory, clue, answer, and just about everything else a Jeopardy fan could want. It dates all the way back to the very first unaired pilot with Alex Trebek in 1983. They even have MP3s, photos and videos for some of the video daily doubles!

jeopardy

01 07 09

There’s a Monster in my Comic

Check out these comics (specifically the ones by Tom Gauld). I love the illustration style, not to mention the awesome monsters, creatures, and robots.

monster

01 05 09

Apple Evolution

This is a pretty thorough look back at the evolution of Apple products over the last 3 decades. This chart spans from the very beginning, 1976, through 2007. You’ve come a long way, Mr. Jobs.

apple_history

01 03 09

Pie Charts

Be honest… this comic made you hungry, too.

piechart