Inspiration
Inspiration: A Flamethrower Meets A Fire Extinguisher
A flamethrower has to be the coolest gadget you could carry on your back. What happens when a flamethrower and fire extinguisher meet? The band Dancing Pigeon’s (where do people come up with these band names?) decided to find out in their music video for their single “Ritalin”. Check out the video – it’s awesome:
New Artist Spotlight: Eddy, Start An Uproar!
I have a thing for new artists and the up-and-comers (as they say). There’s just something about new and raw talent being showcased to the world that gets me going! So, as a result, I want to start showcasing and spotlighting new creative talent, whether it’s artists or musicians or performers or whatever! Our first [...]
Inspiration: The Return and Salvation of AyoJin
I used to be so Hip-Hop. Now, I’m just an overweight asian blogger/programmer who does a lot of sitting on his butt sipping americanos in dimly lit areas. I’ve obviously upped my cool. Not.
Coca-Cola’s Happiness Machine
Coca-cola has some seriously great advertisements. During the warmer months, they market themselves as the perfect addition to your summer; during the colder months, they’re synonymous with polar bears and even Santa Claus himself. I recently caught their Happiness Machine commercial and loved it. Have you seen it?
Inspiration: The Work of Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid‘s work speaks for itself. This Iraqi-born, London-based, Pritzker Prize-winning architect is one of the field’s leading theorists and lecturers, and has seen dozens of projects realized since founding her firm in 1980; keep reading to check out some of her best.
Inspiration: 19 Things You Might Not Know About Star Wars
[Click for larger view] The Star Wars Triliogy continues to be my favorite set of movies (LOTR is a very close second). When I saw this infographic I was amazed at some of the things I didn’t know about one of my favorite movies!
Dieter Rams and 10 Principles of Good Design
With the release of the iPhone 4, you may have heard the name “Dieter Rams” being thrown around a little more than usual. Who exactly is this nearly-unpronounceable übermensch of industrial design? He is this man. He has inspired countless innovations in terms of design, products, and more. Here are 10 of his Design Principles [...]
Type Inspiration: Asian Scripts
Although ‘exotic’ scripts are kind of going the way of the dinosaur (at least in some circles) thanks to overuse of some typefaces like Papyrus (Avatar), I thought it would be good to do a post on some of these more obscure Asian scripts I’ve been checking out over the past week. Check them out:
Inspiration: Incredible Animated Short Film with Whoopi Goldberg
It can be quite difficult for me to sit through anything without getting the itch to do something else, especially online videos and ones that attempt to be short films. Most of them are boring, under-produced, or just plain bad. I found one this morning though that is anything but those things. I sat there [...]
Video Inspiration: Of Chronicles and Parables
Check out these two videos from CrossPoint.tv and their new series: Chronicles. I’m particularly loving the composition:





