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Coded Candy | Pushing the aural envelope

JAMES ZABIELA

So far Coded Candy dealt with the visual – infographics, computer generated graphics and films, icons etc. – but there is another type of Coded Candy – the aural. Technologically, DJ’ing has moved beyond mixing the records. The equipment digitizes it all and has expanded in such a way that in deft hands DJ’ing approaches the arena of pure performance. At the core of it all, we want the DJ to just play that song – but the question is now, which one? The pre-recorded or live? Following is an excellent insight into DJ’ing Coded Candy courtesy of BBC Radio 1, hosted by a longtime proponent of electronic music and a DJ himself Pete Tong, featuring a master class by affable DJ James Zabiela. When you are done or over the chit chat, check out James Zabiela’s London set at Boiler Room TV to see it all in practice. When done by a Master.

Design | How corporate logos evolve

SOURCE: COOLINFOGRAPHICS

Coded Candy | Serif vs. Sans

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Coded Candy | 3D printed gown with crystals Dita Von Teese

the verge

From design studios of Francis Bitonti and Michael Schmidt

Coded Candy | Chrome, Siri and bud.ge little big details

Chrome for iOS - Tab counter turns into a smiley face after 99

Siri - Confirms what “tomorrow” means, when it is mentioned close to midnight

bud.ge - The settings screen for to-do reminders is designed like a letter

Booze | Beer relationships

It has been a while since I posted anything on booze,

then I came across this relationship chart in the Crate & Barrel Holiday Inspiration 2012 catalogue.

Thirsty?

Crate & Barrel Holiday Inspiration 2012

Coded Candy | Today Google celebrates 107th anniversary of Winsor McCay’s “Little Nemo in Slumberland”

It is nice to be educated, ever so subtly, to rise above one’s ignorance of one culture’s markers – or, in reality, to add to one’s upbringing conducted elsewhere with other bits and pieces to draw upon. 

Today Google did that for me, and no doubt countless others. “Little Nemo in Slumberland” anniversary. The title has a nice ring to it. Let’s see. Winsor McCay was a cartoonist from early 20th century – born in Michigan, U.S. according to his claim, born in Canada according to his gravestone and census reports – North American either way – inclined to depict the landscapes of dreams, both in Little Nemo (yes, the Slumberland) and Dream of the Rarebit Fiend cartoons. Pure fantasy like that is good for the soul, and it’s a pity I did not stumble onto McCay’s work sooner, although the style of the pictures seems vaguely familiar. Better late than never, though. 

Let’s feast our eyes together. Thanks Google team for the pointer and the animated sequence.

Coded Candy | NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio does it like Van Gogh

The ocean currents have an untapped beauty. Untapped till now. 

Those clever folks at NASA got their art on and assembled from a huge amount of satellite and computational data the “Perpetual Ocean”. Check out the goodies below and here.

Random | FOMO

Fear Of Missing Out. Guilty?

See full image with other stats at fomo.timerazor.com

Coded Candy | Big Buck Bunny

Alright, alright, I know, not that new. So?! … … … That’s why it’s slotted under “Coded Candy” – to serve as a reminder what can be done using free software. Blender in this case. “Big Buck Bunny” was released in 2008 and is a visual brain child of Dutch dudes “Sago” and Ton, with music by German Jan. 

Here it is just 3 seconds shy of 10 minutes. OK, glass half full glass half full glass half full… J

Animation | Lovable insects of Minuscule

Minuscule (2006)

Cuteness! Minuscule – the private life of insects could make the spiders and ants appealing in this French-made series of short films. Production of a feature film was commenced in March 2012.

Music | Peeping Tom “Your Neighborhood Spaceman” over “La Marche des Sans Nom”

Not quite what I saw in my brain when I first heard this song back in 2006. But I’ll take it. I’ll take it for sure. I mean, what a swell homage to the man with vocal chords and technique, NO – techniques! , that can sound out the weird, the beautiful and everything in between. Yes, the dude called Mike Patton. OK, disclosure time. I am a fan of the man. Like, I will not obsess and stuff (when is his birthday and stuff??), but when I hear him I am happy. 

Alright then. Some knowledge. 

Peeping Tom is a band led by Mike Patton, who assembled a crew of his dream collaborators. One for each song. Maybe two for one song. Maybe more for more songs. The band still has only one album to its name, but the music is the man’s vision of what pop could sound like if it was up to him. And if you like it wacky, you will be very happy. Check out the Peeping Tom roster at Ipecac Recordings Artist page. 

LaMarch des Sans Nom (The March of the Nameless, 2007) is a student project, directed by Jean Constantial, Lucas Vigroux and Nicolas Laverdure. Vimeo shares the full thing, as originally created. 

Now – mash up time!

Coded Candy | How to Lead a Creative Life, according to Fast Company magazine

There is a simple way (with or without my suggested by-pass) or the interesting, ahem, creative way to lead a creative life. Got to love Pop Chart Lab’s roadmap. It explains a lot… ah, creative genius requires many a thing.

If you do not want to by-pass the reading goodies, go to fastcompany.com/magazine/161/cocreate

Coded Candy | Most Popular Infographics You Can Find around the Web, according to Fast Company magazine

Got to say, yep very true – “a crapload of irrelevant data put together in a big vertical image”.

Guilty. And a bit like a blog *wink wink*

fastcompany.com/infographics

Desktop going Japanese

Left to right: Yoritsuki icons from Hybrid:Works^®, Meiji Taisho icons, Yuuyake icons.

Are you bored with your desktop? Are you wishing for something exotic? Something more than a new picture for your background? OK, so I sound like a ‘one-of-those’ commercials, but in case you do – there is a way. Clever creative people are always busy putting together fascinating things for our personal use.  Lo and behold: Japanese Themed Desktop Icons! My favorites at the moment are Yoritsuki icons from Hybrid:Works^®, a set of hot springs themed icons that can be also appropriated for the iPhone and soon also for the iPad. Me happy! But maybe you prefer the utilitarian tools of days gone by? Then Meiji Taisho icons are for you. Yuuyake icons preserve some of the flavor of standard icons, but with amplified style. Sources and download connections are here at designsbuzz for all three plus more, and here at knowtebook for Yoritsuki. If you are itching for a full overhaul of your desktop, then get inspired by claustrawberry and kjherstin at deviantart. They even point you to the sources for the good stuff. As for me, I started slowly – new icons for some things. But, boy, am I tempted...

Left to right: ©2010-2011 ~claustrawberry and `kjherstin