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Hulu’s desktop app lets me navigate the whole site from my couch with my Apple remote. There’s lots of slick UI details, too. Sold. Thank you, Hulu.

Thu 05.28.09 (3 comments)

As if we didn’t know already, Rachmaninov had big hands.

Wed 05.27.09 (3 comments)

One time, for a brief few seconds, just to see what it was like, Gene Kelly was unsure of his footing. The time he tap danced on roller skates in It’s Always Fair Weather was not that time.

Sun 05.03.09 (2 comments)

Ways They’ll Screw-Up the New G.I. Joe Movie: Part 3

The new trailer introduces us to “accelerator suits.” Apparently, they exist to accelerate the movie as far away from the source material as possible. Look, Ma! I’m a Transformer!

Fri 05.01.09 (7 comments)

Tagged: Film, Nerdery & Geekery, Video

MuteMath’s Spotlight Video

Spotlight makes me smile.

Sun 04.26.09 (2 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Creativity, Music, Video

OK, boys and girls (mostly boys), episode 8 of G.I.Joe: Resolute resolutely RULES.

Thu 04.23.09 (0 comments)

Adult Swim has unveiled G.I.Joe: Resolute, a PG-13 series of webisodes penned by British comic writer Warren Ellis, whose previous knowledge of G.I.Joe consisted of “drinking with Larry Hama.” Awesome. (via Opus)

Mon 04.20.09 (0 comments)

If you’re in need of a good root-for-the-underdog moment, watch this.

Mon 04.13.09 (1 comment)

Moon Trailer

I so badly want Moon to be amazing.

Sat 04.11.09 (7 comments)

Tagged: Film, Nerdery & Geekery, Video

Where the Wild Things Are Teaser Trailer

Wed 03.25.09 (3 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Film, Video

Do yourself a lunchbreak favor and search the YouTubes for “The Owl”. (via Paul Armstrong)

Wed 03.25.09 (0 comments)

I’m jaw-on-the-floor astounded by Naturally 7′s acapella skills. I am sad that Universal Music Group disables embedding of YouTube videos by default. I am made happy again by their take on Phil Collins’ In the Air Tonight.

Thu 03.19.09 (5 comments)

An Interview with Kyle Blue, Design Director of Dwell Magazine

An interview with Kyle Blue, Design Director of Dwell Magazine. Despite my once and current misgivings about Dwell‘s recent redesign, Kyle and his team have been one of the more consistent design inspirations for me over the last 6 or 7 years.

Wed 03.18.09 (1 comment)

Tagged: An Entry, Design, Typography, Video

Ken Wilson has a little write-up on the Where’s My Bailout? series package we’re using right now at NewSpring. I did very hands-off creative direction on this one and the video guys ran with it, origami-awesomely.

Mon 03.16.09 (1 comment)

Let’s get it all out at once: the stellar title sequence from Watchmen, the characters as a Saturday morning cartoon, and the amazingly-edited Hitler finds out about new Watchmen ending.

Sun 03.08.09 (0 comments)

You can watch a selection of CBS shows on your iPhone via TV.com. And suddenly, streaming an episode of Smallville while I get my tires rotated is a reality.

Fri 02.27.09 (2 comments)

Monome!

Messing with Ken’s Monome on Vimeo. He’s been a tad obsessed since he got it.

Wed 02.18.09 (2 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Technology, Video

Interview with Tony Morgan and Nick Charamlambous on Web Campus, Social Media, and Web Strategy a NewSpring Church

You can get to know Nick and Tony on their respective blogs. They’re good chaps to know.

Tue 02.10.09 (0 comments)

Tagged: An Entry, Church, Twitter, Video, Web Culture, Web Design, Web Development

Typographically delicious motion graphic intro for TED 2009 from the folks at Trollbäck + Company. I love the sound design, too.

Thu 02.05.09 (2 comments)

Electric Purgatory is a fascinating documentary (available in it’s entirety on YouTube) on black musicians in rock and, “the [music] industry’s ambivalence towards them.”

Sat 01.31.09 (0 comments)

CareerBuilder has some tips for how to know when you need a new job. These tips are presented in a way that massively exceeds your current expectations for clicking on the link, so you should just trust me. (via Yewknee)

Wed 01.28.09 (1 comment)

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Hulu’s desktop app lets me navigate the whole site from my couch with my Apple remote. There’s lots of slick UI details, too. Sold. Thank you, Hulu.

As if we didn’t know already, Rachmaninov had big hands.

One time, for a brief few seconds, just to see what it was like, Gene Kelly was unsure of his footing. The time he tap danced on roller skates in It’s Always Fair Weather was not that time.

The new trailer introduces us to “accelerator suits.” Apparently, they exist to accelerate the movie as far away from the source material as possible. Look, Ma! I’m a Transformer!

Tagged: Film, Nerdery & Geekery, Video

Spotlight makes me smile.

Tagged: An Entry, Creativity, Music, Video

OK, boys and girls (mostly boys), episode 8 of G.I.Joe: Resolute resolutely RULES.

Adult Swim has unveiled G.I.Joe: Resolute, a PG-13 series of webisodes penned by British comic writer Warren Ellis, whose previous knowledge of G.I.Joe consisted of “drinking with Larry Hama.” Awesome. (via Opus)

If you’re in need of a good root-for-the-underdog moment, watch this.

I so badly want Moon to be amazing.

Tagged: Film, Nerdery & Geekery, Video

Tagged: An Entry, Film, Video

Do yourself a lunchbreak favor and search the YouTubes for “The Owl”. (via Paul Armstrong)

I’m jaw-on-the-floor astounded by Naturally 7′s acapella skills. I am sad that Universal Music Group disables embedding of YouTube videos by default. I am made happy again by their take on Phil Collins’ In the Air Tonight.

An interview with Kyle Blue, Design Director of Dwell Magazine. Despite my once and current misgivings about Dwell‘s recent redesign, Kyle and his team have been one of the more consistent design inspirations for me over the last 6 or 7 years.

Tagged: An Entry, Design, Typography, Video

Ken Wilson has a little write-up on the Where’s My Bailout? series package we’re using right now at NewSpring. I did very hands-off creative direction on this one and the video guys ran with it, origami-awesomely.

Let’s get it all out at once: the stellar title sequence from Watchmen, the characters as a Saturday morning cartoon, and the amazingly-edited Hitler finds out about new Watchmen ending.

You can watch a selection of CBS shows on your iPhone via TV.com. And suddenly, streaming an episode of Smallville while I get my tires rotated is a reality.

Messing with Ken’s Monome on Vimeo. He’s been a tad obsessed since he got it.

Tagged: An Entry, Technology, Video

You can get to know Nick and Tony on their respective blogs. They’re good chaps to know.

Tagged: An Entry, Church, Twitter, Video, Web Culture, Web Design, Web Development

Typographically delicious motion graphic intro for TED 2009 from the folks at Trollbäck + Company. I love the sound design, too.

Electric Purgatory is a fascinating documentary (available in it’s entirety on YouTube) on black musicians in rock and, “the [music] industry’s ambivalence towards them.”

CareerBuilder has some tips for how to know when you need a new job. These tips are presented in a way that massively exceeds your current expectations for clicking on the link, so you should just trust me. (via Yewknee)

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