Covered in Umbrellas

Archdaily.com covered an interesting installation done in Talca, Chile titled “Covered in Umbrellas”. The project was executed by a team of 36 students from The Workshop Projects. Despite a handful of significant obstacles the team managed to pull off the project in 5 weeks.

Check out the full article on Archdaily for full details and more pictures.

Raven by Christopher Hosmer

As art progresses artists continue to explore new mediums. I recently stumbled upon the work of Christopher Hosmer a designer doing some really interesting work using tape. Originally from Northern California, Chris now resides in Shanghai where he works in a variety of design disciplines.

Cooliris

Those who are not familiar with Cooliris will most likely live full and fruitful lives. But for those who have discovered it, searching or browsing images on Google, flickr and many other sites is a MUCH more fluent and enjoyable task. The big news today… Finally! Coolirisis no longer restricted to full-screen use. It will be interesting to see what their next move will be, flash version, perhaps embeddable? Time will tell.

If you haven’t already, install it: Cooliris.com

Porsche Panamera (photo via autoblog.com)

When a company as design-centered as Porsche announces they are going to do something crazy like make a sedan, people pay attention. After a year or so of only glamour shots, real images are starting to hit the web.

It appears that the 2010 Panamera is only mildly attractive when looking at the car from a three-quarter front angle at about 10 inches off the ground. Otherwise, it’s just plain ugly. Making it the Pontiac Aztec of sports cars.

link: Porsche Panamera on porsche.com
photos: Autoblog’s Porsch Panamera gallery

Big Sur Bliss - Chris Burkhard

Chris Burkard is an up and coming surf photographer who has been quickly climbing the ranks. Now a senior staff photographer for surfline.com, Chris is quickly amassing a vast and well-traveled portfolio. I was lucky enough to receive a Burkhard print in the early days (2 years ago) as a gift. Now I can sit back and watch this young photographer’s career grow. Keep an eye out for his book The California Surf Project.

Big Dig House by SSD

What was once considered cheapo housing reserved for trailer parks, has now become the canvas for some of the most forward-thinking architects. In addition to pushing the boundaries of design, many of these architects are also incorporating unique applications of recycled, reclaimed and other green materials.

The above image shows SSD’s Big Dig House which uses 600,000lbs of salvaged material.

My Favourite Things from kidswithcrayons on Vimeo.

The DSLR Camera was once dedicated solely to capturing images but has since evolved into a favorite tool for indy filmmakers. DSLR Camera’s allow a level of flexibility that would be otherwise unattainable for the average film student or enthusiast and the results are stunning.

Check out the DSLR Cinema on Vimeo

iPhone Deconstructed via Gizmodo

The beauty of the iPhone is and always been the software. The hardware (phone) has only ever been a vehicle to deliver the UI. It’s odd to see consumers flock to stores (some even waiting in line) for what essentially amounts to a software update. To Apple’s credit, they have made millions of consumers believe that a video enabled camera and voice controls (already available for free in the app store) are a worthwhile use of their cash. What’s amazing to me is that the media is on the bandwagon. I found the 3Gs to be one of the least interesting Apple product releases in years

Scott Blake - Barcode Art

Note: This is a re-post from my old blog (pseudopop). Blake continued to push the envelope of art and has updated his site with a lot of new great work. Be sure to check it out. barcodeart.com

Barcodes are everywhere. They saturate virtually every facet of American consumerism. They are inescapable and inevitably here to stay. When a barcode is used as art, at first it comes across as one of those blank canvases hanging in a modern art museum that nobody understands or a tired cliché, making an astute observation on our automaton-esque lives. Scott Blake is trying to make us all reconsider.

Blake explains his work as follows:

I choose the barcode symbol because it reduces everything to white and black marks. It equalizes the world with an objective scan. Coke or Pepsi, Jesus or Buddha, American or Russian, Dead or Alive is all the same to the barcode. The system of bars appears random, but the computer easily understands this chaos. I try to look at the world from a computer’s point of view. – Interview with inbox magazine

One of my favorite pieces by Scott Blake is titled “Bar Code Oprah“. This piece is a portrait of Oprah composed of hundreds of barcodes, each acquired from books featured in Oprah’s Book Club.

Soulsavers music video “Revival” directed by Helen Grace, has a simple vision and most likely a low budget. The result however, was a fantastically moving video.

Soulsavers site: thesoulsavers.com