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2009 Web Trend Map
Update: zoomable version of web trend map here, thanks to Jax Who has an A3+ printer so I can actually read it without scrolling back and forth and up and down? Not that I’m complaining – thanks for the hard work and genius IA – keep up the good work.
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Five photos with little explanation
Playing around with Ricoh GR on a mini tripod with a bottle of Talisker Whisky and a long exposure gave result to these two moody shots from Berrima last autumn. The gate Moon tree I kayak on the harbour a few times a week. Love the way the morning light magnifies the colour on the [...]
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Stop-frame helicopter sea rescue
Great stop-frame story of a fisherman’s rescue from the rocks near Tamarama beach by photographer Keith Loutit. The photo effect makes the people seem like plastic figurines in a diorama. I’ve found a few tutorials on how to make this effect with stills photography on Digg.
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Twitter data – the anti timesheet?
Katie Chatfield mentioned Xefer.com/twitter data visualisation tool at Ad:Tech Sydney. The tool allows you to plot a ‘twitterers’ behaviour over a week. Simply enter their profile and with a mixture of Google’s Chart API and Yahoo Pipes it magically plots the ‘twitterers’ habits. With a mild fascination in data and understanding online behaviour – it [...]
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64 red bulls & 9 gallons of coffee
The making of Telematics City by Hook. Is a data visualization trip through the creation of a 3d city, from app to wireframe, to render and fly-through – featuring 1200 buildings. It seems to be commissioned by Toyota and Lexus and I think is interactive from the console / kiosk featured on the Hook website. [...]
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Dogs dream
Dan H sent this to me last night. Take a moment to put one big smile on your face – this is hilarious.
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Vision of 2019
Hoorah for Tom, another inspirational share to add to my collection of ‘digital educational’ videos (now topping 14). “When Microsoft decides to imagine the future, it never fails to impress.” Shame they struggle with the present.
M is for Mustang, B is for Boombox
My lovely friend Claudia Pearson, who lives in Brooklyn NYC, is an artist and illustrator. We were chatting during that cross over time, when one country awakes and the other is preparing for sleep, and got to talk about her new work. Pictured above are some of my favourite ‘alphabet’ illustrations. We also got to [...]
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Entertainment and communication in 2010
Thanks to Faris for his ’2 cents worth’. This clip outlines the ubiquity of the internet. The shift from search to share and touches on the digital divide.
Another two videos that explore digital
This first clip, thanks to Tyson Lundbech via Twitter explores how mobile technologies can reconnect local communities to their environment. Tyson’s timing couldn’t be better – I’ve just come back from lunch at Google where I saw a demo of the gPhone – in particular seeing how the camera, Google Maps, and wiki content can [...]
Two more video’s that educate on digital
On my quest to make digital more understandable via video I found two more clips of note. Perhaps a bit geeky, but essential in getting the back story, the animation “History of the internet” describes how the internet evolved from 1957 – 2009. Copyright, who better to explain the importance of Creative Commons – than [...]
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8 videos that inspire & explain the opportunities of digital
Need your help in finding more. Last year I started teaching the ADMA Digital Certificate in Marketing thanks to an introduction from Mike at Profero. 14 Tuesday nights later, great guest speakers, the marking of 28 exams and presentations – I’m doing it all again. As you can imagine keeping the course up-to-date is a [...]
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