Some say they don't sound much alike, but I'm convinced Anonymous Midwest Girl and Shua are the "writing style equivalents" of each other. If you don't see it, read her recent post about my personal favorite, Lost. Now that's funny.
AVed at 3/31/2005 08:53:00 PM | LINK |
The Chemical Bros. new video Believe, is a stunning piece of work. If you can look past the first 30 seconds, it becomes absolutely amazing. If the robots were that cool, I don't think I'd mind them following me.
AVed at 3/31/2005 12:58:00 PM | LINK |
Tonight, LOST returned with its 19th episode, entitled "Deus Ex Machina." It was one of the best episodes yet, and the series continues not to disappoint. If you're not obsessed yet, you just don't know good TV. Oh, and Shua's suggestion of cooking very, very large burritos was a raving success, as well. Toppings such as feta, grilled potatos, marinated chicken, and beef... are you drooling, yet?
AVed at 3/30/2005 10:17:00 PM | LINK |
After a 4 week hiatus, ABC's top drama (so they define it), Lost, is coming back. For those who don't know me well (or haven't been within 10 feet of me since September), I've become officially obsessed. It's a bit sad, really, but all in good fun. Episode 19 airs this Wednesday on ABC at 8:00pm. If you strive to be the ultimate TV geek, I would suggest this Lost Forum. It keeps me heads above my other Lost geek friends.
And if it's really, really bad, you can preorder the DVD of the first season (which still has six episodes to wrap up before completion).
AVed at 3/30/2005 09:02:00 AM | LINK |
It appears as if The Tech Dig has come across something Adobe wasn't ready to show off. The Photoshop CS2 Press Release, scheduled for April 4th, was inadvertently placed online but not linked yet. However, the talons of Google did prevail, and located THIS PDF, detailing good things to come. Albeit a few days too soon.
AVed at 3/28/2005 12:47:00 PM | LINK |
It's been a long while since I've visited Ultrashock. Shua and I used to frequent it when we were immersed in the world of Flash, a year or so back. I was digging through tonight, and found this beautiful site. And you can even write on the paper!
AVed at 3/26/2005 11:03:00 PM | LINK |
tween is hosting this piece by nailgun. It may very well be my favorite motion graphics piece of '05.
AVed at 3/25/2005 10:47:00 PM | LINK |
Thanks to Jared for these. Squares is one of those addicting 'net games that makes you go "just one more time." And when you're done with that, try this.
AVed at 3/25/2005 09:13:00 PM | LINK |
Computer Arts Magazine launches their redesigned website this week. While you're over there, be sure to check out the I Love Dust article on creating your own stencil illustrations.
AVed at 3/25/2005 08:16:00 AM | LINK |
Firefox hack. Thanks to Jared, this is the extension or hack I've been looking for.
AVed at 3/24/2005 04:52:00 PM | LINK |
TANK THEORY has a nice selection of screen printed T's. As I write that, I am reminded about how much I had the apostrophe punctuation, because it gets so misused. In the case of "T's," I guess it can act as a contraction of "T-shirts." But for CDs... how does that work? Is it CD's? Do the compact disks own something? Or are you contracting the phrase "compact disks" into "CD's?" Now that my video nearing "render completion," perhaps I'll just let this little debate go.
AVed at 3/24/2005 12:13:00 PM | LINK |
It looks like RADIOHEAD have been back in the studio, contemplating their next move. If you want to be utterly confused, just visit their site.
AVed at 3/23/2005 10:57:00 PM | LINK |
AV Club gets a minimal face lift today. Just a few fresh pixels, nothing too fancy. Shua will be delving into and teaching me the finer points of CSS in a few weeks and a proper redesign is underway... but not until work settles down at newspring. There's a lot brewing in the next few weeks in the world of video and action graphics for us techies. Keep your eyes on the AV Club for some upcoming pieces, or better yet attend one of our 5 identical Easter Services this weekend. Saturday offers 4:30 and 6:00, and Sunday offers 8:30, 9:45, and 11:15.
AVed at 3/23/2005 10:52:00 PM | LINK |
Mercedes-Benz release Mixed Tape 06 for free today. Great music, worthy download. Also, I am currently liking this, this, and this.
AVed at 3/22/2005 11:40:00 AM | LINK |
So it's been a good weekend. My birthday was Friday and my wife bought me the object of my lust... hang on... I'm not going where you think I am. She purchased for me an ipod mini. I will give it a full review later, but as of now, it's ranking a 10 of 10 for me. Ease of use, great catalog, and... though it's tough to swallow the crow... great interface software (iTunes). Yes, it's a device that will serve me well for years to come (or 18 months, if the battery-rumors hold up). More to come...
AVed at 3/21/2005 05:57:00 PM | LINK |
a little mini golf, anyone?
AVed at 3/17/2005 11:13:00 PM | LINK |
Universal Everything is currently on my list of beautifulcool sites. Non-extravagant, effective layout and good content... that's what people come for, folks.
AVed at 3/17/2005 09:33:00 AM | LINK |
The Orange Peel is hosting Autechre coming up in May. Anyone intersted in some glitchy strangeness? Read about them on their label site, WARP Records. Here's an audio sample.And to keep it in the motion graphics family, WARP has a beautiful, if not hard-to-navigate, site. I picked up their DVD video compilation a few months back and was oddly impressed. There are some gems, and a smattering of the unusual.
AVed at 3/16/2005 11:03:00 AM | LINK |
You know, we all need a little healthy diversion every now and then. This should be yours for today. I present to you the second sermon in a series for the Reverend Joe Dale.
Sermon 02 (7.7 Mb, Quicktime)
AVed at 3/14/2005 05:28:00 PM | LINK |
Visual mad hatters WeWorkForThem release their 2nd DVD, entitled Finding Eutaw and North. From their site, "It includes six new videos, featuring the title video track -- a 34 minute ambient architectural interpretation of the mean streets of Baltimore, Maryland...."
Should be interesting and inspirational as always, with that certain special degree of strange.
AVed at 3/13/2005 02:53:00 PM | LINK |
I don't know how I missed this one, Google now has an integrated movie search. Simply search for "movie: (insert movie name)" and get specific results tailored to movies. Here's an example.
AVed at 3/11/2005 09:50:00 PM | LINK |
Here's the audience filling up the Anderson Civic Center for New Spring's 5th Anniversary service. That'd be my counter running on the screens.
AVed at 3/11/2005 05:33:00 PM | LINK |
and that's a pretty picture of New Spring's 5th.
AVed at 3/11/2005 05:32:00 PM | LINK |
backlog new spring mp3 downloads:
Enchurch
Enchurch 01
Enchurch 02
Enchurch 03
Enchurch 04
The Gamble
The Gamble
iHateMyMarriage.com
iHateMyMarriage 01
iHateMyMarriage 02
iHateMyMarriage 03
I Hope So (Christmas Eve)
I Hope So
Overdrive (Civic Center)
Overdrive
The Gift
The Gift 01
The Gift 03
The Gift 04
AVed at 3/10/2005 02:32:00 PM | LINK |
Google Desktop Search Download reaches maturity, and become non-beta. Check out the new version.
AVed at 3/09/2005 10:04:00 AM | LINK |
and their network grows with Google Print.
AVed at 3/08/2005 05:05:00 PM | LINK |
fictionpixel has some nice motion work. The Sticky Grey and BAM pieces are great.
AVed at 3/06/2005 10:10:00 PM | LINK |
Lloyd, volunteer extrodinare, has some nice photos of the 5th Anniversary service.
AVed at 3/06/2005 09:53:00 PM | LINK |
And the news for today: First, New Spring celebrates its 5th anniversary today. The house was definitely rockin' as the band opened with the Black Eyed Pea's Let's Get it Started... complete with rapper donning a black velor Addidas outfit. Numerous motion graphics pieces abounded (see last Thursday's post), and the Reverend Perry Noble (please, please don't call him that) laid it out for all to hear. Download the sermon here (after Monday). Exhausting, but a great time. Happy 5th, New Spring. You're in kindergarden, now.
And for the linkfest, Google has a new one. If you google (yeah, it's a verb) "weather ZIP CODE," you'll get the weather forecast for your area (assuming the ZIP CODE is yours). This is the weather for my house, if you're curious.
AVed at 3/06/2005 04:31:00 PM | LINK |
Finally. Jamiroquai has announced the release of their new album, Dynamite. It is expected to release in May.
AVed at 3/05/2005 08:29:00 AM | LINK |
I think I mentioned this one a few weeks ago, but it's worthy of a second round. Sehsucht has a beautiful piece for Mercedes-Benz. From their site, click "Action," then "Referenzen," then "Mercedes-Benz. Awesome. The, visit Stash Magazine to read more about this beautiful piece.
AVed at 3/04/2005 11:37:00 PM | LINK |
It's been a prolific week, to say the least. And the fruits of labor? View below.
Overdrive Opener (1.4 Mb)
Overdrive Pre-intro (1.6 Mb)
Battle Promo (1.2 Mb)
"Guilt Free Sunday" commerical (0.8 Mb)
AVed at 3/03/2005 07:32:00 PM | LINK |
I've been looking for this desktop again, and I finally found it.
AVed at 3/02/2005 06:20:00 PM | LINK |
Motherland Motion Design Studio has some good stuff on their site. I particularly liked the Comp'd Open they did for Fuse network.
AVed at 3/01/2005 12:17:00 PM | LINK |
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