Artwork from a Curious Designer

Artwork from a Curious Designer

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Kinetic Sculpture

Ever wonder what the process of giving form to something looks like? BMW has an idea and shares it with the rest of us through the kinetic sculpture installed at the BMW Museum in Munich. Employing the use of over 700 individual metal spheres and stepper motors, the mechanical wonder covers six square meters. Over …

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Mars, Vol. 2: Skin

While on Mars the other day, I was fascinated by the unusual skin of the native fauna: Their skin appeared vibrant while remaining resilient to the harsh climes of the Martian frontier…

This afternoon

After what has seemed like a week of meetings, networking events and social gatherings, it was time for a change. So this afternoon I set out with a bag full of cameras and a phone full of maps; and ended up among derelict steel mills and abandoned yards at water’s edge, climbing around on rusting …

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The fast life

Ever wanted to fast forward life? How about eight years in about two minutes: In this short video, JK Keller flips through eight years worth of daily self-portraits. The static images from his daily photo project can be viewed here on his website.

Day 21–A year ago

I took this shot of myself a year ago today when I lived in Oakland, California. A lot, thank goodness, has changed since then… not the least of which is my cyborg eye shrinking back to its normal humanoid size…

Day 20–Stupid Day

What a stupid day! Seriously! Was it 1995 today, I didn’t check my calendar? Did I suddenly switch back to enjoying the blazing fast speed of a 14.4 modem?! I can’t remember– I forgot where I was while watching a simple ZIP archive (AH file, as in ONE) of press-ready files upload for HALF A …

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ToneMatrix

Generally I try and avoid brief posts about random novelties, but this is just too cool to pass up. People, have you seen the ToneMatrix? Seriously, this is such a neat application– simple, elegant and just plain fun!