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The international census illustrated the connectivity of our oceans and the life it supports (*not a big surprise) while also yielding gorgeous photos in time for Halloween…

Scorsese’s new HBO series strategically incorporates VFX 3D animation into its big budget set design of Boardwalk Empire. VFX is used to stand in for things like buildings, deer, billboard ads, window reflections and scenic shots of the beach’s horizon from the boardwalk.  Months of work/research/design. In a clip on the show’s website, VFX producer […]

“I-Wa-A-St-M,” October 1st – 30th @ WINDOW gallery (University of Auckland General Library foyer) Opening: 5.30pm Fri Oct 1st On site & online, see: window.auckland.ac.nz Daniel Satele

So this is what’s going down… Ridley Scott & Associates, The Mill, and Final Cut have teamed up with Fireflies West to raise money for a Leukemia charity with the City of Hope Hospital in Southern California through a: Bike ride that will start in San Francisco this Friday, Sept. 24 After 6 Days and […]

Radiolab looks at articulations of sound (music, baby talk, air pressure on the ear) and ponders its universality……. sound-as-touch It is a beautiful insight into how music and other sounds wield such emotional power and significance.  They also get all scientific in a discussion on releasing endorphins and how neurons adjust to unfamiliar sounds.

The online social networks of the 21st century depicted in the manner that social networks of the 18th century were visualized [i.e. cartography via colonization]. ……one conceptualization made in 2007 from xkcd.com ………an updated version for 2010 from flowtown.com

…starring arcade fire; featuring you and photos of your childhood home Chris Milk has made an interactive experience/music video using html5 featuring Arcade Fire as part of the “google chrome experiments“………and it is BLOWING MY MIND….. The experience begins at “The Wilderness Downtown” It is recommended that you close other browsers/windows/tabs particularly if they are […]