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Chad: 365 Awesome Designers

Chad — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:42:24 +0000

Chad: HTML Calvin

Chad — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:42:21 +0000

Collective: Inspiration from new tools

Collective — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:05:31 +0000

I’ve been having a good deal of fun editing on my iPhone lately and its even spilled over into some of my design work. I recently discovered a great little app called Grid Lens well worth checking out , and created a custom grid for myself of skinny columns Some inspiration from this painting and took a sequence of photos of a white wall… It turned out like this see image above .

I figured I was onto something and brought it into Image Blender another invaluable app and started layering it. First horizontally and then diagonally. I ended up with this:

This got me pretty excited, especially because it started with a photo of a white wall… I then layered it over another photo that I mirrored for more symmetry and ended up with this:

I find accidental creativity to be some of the most exciting, especially when it comes together quickly, when you almost cant keep up with it.

A few more examples of the same technique:

I am working on a logo right now and I figured this is great application to try out this same technique. I did it all in illustrator but the inspiration came from a $2 app.

Tools that fit in my pocket fit much better into my life.

All images by Seth Hardie
Find me on Instagram here: @hallwood

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Chad: OOPM Creative

Chad — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:42:20 +0000

Jon: Explorers of Tomorrow / Process Post

Jon — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:17:13 +0000

Explorers of Tomorrow is the title of the first book project I completed at the Academy of Art University in Spring 2009. Up to this point our projects consisted of posters and small printed materials, so this was the first time we were pushed to develop a consistent visual language and extend it across multiple pages. The assignment was to take a subject of interest, research its future 10 years from the present, and display our findings in a book.

Growing up, one of my favorite books was Automobiles of the Future by Irwin Stambler. Written in the 60s, it imagined the automobile in the 80s, 90s, and even the new millenium. The book was a window to a strange parallel dimension, where everything inside was a streamlined, pastel version of reality. Its pages held promise, for the future of automobiles was about more than spark plugs and oil filters, it was the story of man’s struggle to better himself. At the same time, it was very naive and simplified the world of tomorrow to a utopia that answered all of the problems facing their society. It never considered the possibility that the future would have its own set of obstacles to overcome. But that was its biggest appeal to me, to see the ways our society had advanced so far from their wildest dreams, yet fallen short on its fundamental ideals.

Space exploration has always been a fascination of mine. With that in mind I began to think about our future. 2019 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 flight, and I thought it would be interesting to look at the future of space exploration 10 years from the present, but from the perspective of writers in the past. Specifically, I wanted to look at how a society that had just landed on the moon would view space travel in the future: how would our idea of 2019 compare to a society’s that looked to the stars for answers?

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Post tags: academy of art university, book, explorers of tomorrow, jon wong, Process

Chad: Dave Gamache

Chad — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:42:19 +0000

Jakub: Clark+RxGibbs+Memoryhouse+Warm Ghost

Jakub — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:58:08 +0000

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Warp Records’ Clark comes with a beautiful ballad named Com Touch, pretty much a synth journey that bubbles and grows into a classic for all the early lovers of IDM.

RxGibbs puts together a high gliding dreambeat piece for those who would want a gentle version of early Kompakt ala MFA.

The new Memoryhouse tracks keep coming which means the LP isn’t far from release date, the production is far from buried or lo-fi and much more glossy, I can see this becoming big this duo.

I did a rework of one of my favorite Warm Ghost tracks, plus testing out the new HTML5 on Soundcloud player below, looks pretty amazing.

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Nick La: CSS3 Image Styles â

Nick La — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:18:20 +0000

Previously I wrote two tutorials on how to style the image element with CSS3 inset box-shadow and border-radius. The trick is to wrap the image with a span tag and apply the image as background-image. However, I recently ran into a problem with that trick while designing the PhotoTouch theme. The issue is that the [...]

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Chad: Lucas Mynus

Chad — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:14:20 +0000

Scott: VDMX 5

Scott — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:37:38 +0000

Visuals are a big part of the Tycho live show and I’m often asked how they were created and presented in a live setting. The answer is VDMX, a modular video performance platform. For those of you familiar with video editing / effecting, you could think of it as a stripped down, real-time version of After Effects where every parameter is controllable via various protocols MIDI, OSC and even by other parameters. It can mix multiple sources using blending modes like multiply and color burn all while utilizing Quartz Composer effects.

I’ve been using VDMX for a few years now and it’s become one of those tools that I can’t live without. Because it’s modular, VDMX’s interface can be arranged in any way you prefer. I personally use three video decks with and effects bin on each and then a master effects bin. I trigger clips and modulate parameter via MIDI over IP from Reaper running on a Macbook Pro w/ a Vertex 3 MAX IOPS drive VDMX eats data bandwidth alive! .

VDMX is an incredibly deep and flexible application which I have yet to see any real limitation to. The workflow and functionality is so abstract that there are myriad ways to accomplish pretty much anything you can think of. And therein lies the only real problem I can find with VDMX; the flexibility and modularity afforded by the abstract way in which the application functions comes at the expense of usability. The learning curve is very steep and many of the initial concepts are a little tough to wrap your head around. Vidvox the developers of VDMX have put together some great tutorial videos which can help move the learning process along.

Thankfully a new version is out, and with it come some very helpful additions and changes. VDMX 5 is an entirely new program, written from the ground up. For those coming from older versions a lot of the way VDMX works will feel familiar. But you’ll quickly notice that some subtle changes in workflow make a big difference. I just started learning the new version during this current tour and it was pretty straight forward.

VDMX, while certainly not geared toward the casual user, is one of those apps that will allow you to grow into it. The relatively steep learning curve will pay off pretty quickly when you realize just what it’s capable of.

You can grab a demo and get more info here.

Photos by Buweneke and KimJackie

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Post tags: Concert, live, live visuals, performance, show, Shows, Tycho, vdmx, vdmx 5, Video, Visuals

Jakub: Moonrise Kingdom – Wes Anderson

Jakub — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:09:00 +0000

Wes Anderson did it again, he made me hunt down a release date for his newest film and add it to gCal, I only usually do that for albums that I can’t wait to buy. This hits theaters May 25th, I can’t wait to see Bill Murray’s character in this.

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Chad: Neotokio

Chad — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:18:31 +0000

Chad: Deux Huit Huit

Chad — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:47:30 +0000

Jakub: Instagram Favorites Musician Edition

Jakub — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:55:53 +0000

@edroste Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear

@comtruise Com Truise

@teendaze Teen Daze

Instagram has sort of become a way of life on tour, almost anything beautiful or funny we see outside the tour van we yell out “take the shot!”. Since i’ve jumped on Instagram i’ve looked for musicians that post on there since soo many get to travel, here’s just a few that I follow that I post about that make it in our ISO50 playlists.

@peakinglights Peaking Lights
@mattmondanile Real Estate / Ducktails
@benjamincurtis School Of Seven Bells / Secret Machines
@dam_funk DaM FunK
@nosajthing Nosaj Thing
@muxmool Mux Mool
@sunglitters Sun Glitters
@geejairmo Prefuse 73
@starslingeruk Star Slinger
@poolside Poolside
@foxesinfiction Foxes In Fiction
@bisradio Tim Sweeney of DFA
@willits Christopher Willits
@ryanpitchfork Ryan @ Pitchfork
@laurenflax Creep
@__shigeto Shigeto
@studioirisarri Rafael Anton Irisarri / The Sight Below
@j_gossett 1/2 of Beacon
@tm_iii 1/2 of Beacon

@iso50 Tycho
@nitemoves Rory O’Connor – Tycho’s Drummer / Com Truise
@zryder Zac Brown – Tycho’s Bassist / Dusty Brown
@heathered_pearls Jakub

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Chad: Create DM

Chad — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:18:27 +0000

Scott: Checking in From The Road

Scott — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:25:39 +0000

Somewhere between Toronto and Montreal. Really pretty, wide open spaces up there.

So I’m on the road for the first leg of the US Tycho tour and it’s been pretty intense; haven’t had a chance to post here in a while. Jakub is along tour managing and things have been going well. We’ve seen a lot of really beautiful landscapes along the way; so far we’ve driven from Chicago, up through Toronto and Montreal, and all the way from Buffalo down to Orlando where I’m currently holed up in a Travelodge taking a much needed night off from playing. We play Orlando tomorrow night, then on to Tampa and Miami, and then back north for a string of dates ending in Brooklyn. Beacon is along doing support, definitely check them out, really beautiful stuff.

Jakub took this one somewhere outside of Pontiac, MI

I can’t explain what a moving experience it has been to get out and meet so many people and share the work with them. I spent the last year locked in my basement working on the album so it’s been really refreshing to be out here performing it for people. I want to sincerely thank all of you who made it out so far and to all of you who have supported this project in other ways; it means the world to me and I feel fortunate every day to be able to work as an artist.

Gratuitous tour shot including the band, Jakub, and Brian Wenner who is our stage manager

I’ve been dreaming of having a proper visuals rig for a while now — we had been renting equipment — but this time out we finally have our own setup consisting of a 5K Lumen Christie LX45 projector, and Da-Lite Fast-Fold 16:9 screen, and a brand new custom rigging system pictured below . It’s a great feeling to know that wherever we play, the show will be consistently presented. Thanks to everyone who helped out in Montreal getting this thing built, and to Darren from Home Depot in Watertown, NY for helping build the mounting plate.

Speaking of visuals, I’ve been getting a lot of work done on the new stuff. I’ve been working with Charles Bergquist on a new visuals set and things have been going great. Charles has been shooting beautiful HD footage and I have been arranging / effecting it using VDMX. It’s still a work in progress but we have been showing some previews here and there during the live show. I’m hoping to get that all wrapped up during our post Europe tour break.

As for upcoming stuff, we have a lot planned for the year: Europe, a full US tour, along with some festivals and no less than seven SXSW showcases. Hope to see you out there!

-Scott

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Post tags: Music, Shows, tour, Travel, Tycho

Chad: Mezcal Buen Viaje

Chad — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:18:27 +0000

Collective: US Satellite Program

Collective — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:25:38 +0000

Happened upon this set of satellite program photos. Unfortunately there’s not much information to them, but I did find that there are a couple of gems like this to be seen here, and check out the rest of this set here

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Chad: Sir John A Day

Chad — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:18:27 +0000

Chad: Juxt Interactive

Chad — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:18:27 +0000

Poler: World’s Highest Standard of Stuff

Poler — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:38:35 +0000

POLER CAMPING STUFF makes sleeping bags, tents, bags, and accessories that are simple, good looking, well designed gear for people that are travelers, couch surfers, regular surfers, skateboarders, snowboarders, bicyclists, parents, kids, car campers and anyone else looking for something that looks good, is a good value and is all about having fun on road trips and in the outdoors.

Be sure to check out the Adventures section on their website.

And dont forget to give them a follow on Instagram as well. @polerstuff

http://www.polerstuff.com/

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Chad: Solo Interactive Studio

Chad — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:18:27 +0000

Jakub: Tycho European Tour Announced

Jakub — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:53:07 +0000

It’s finally happening, we’re happy to announce the first proper Tycho A/V tour with the band, here are the string of dates below, let us know if we’re missing anything or you have any suggestions, looking to also relax a few days after Antwerp.

Feb 16th Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
Feb 17th Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Exit07
Feb 18th Berlin, Germany @ Gretchen
Feb 19th Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen
Feb 22nd Milan, Italy @ Magnolia
Feb 24th Paris, France @ Batofar
Feb 25th London, UK @ Cargo
Feb 26th Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE HERE

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Chad: Wells Riley

Chad — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:56:51 +0000

Collective: Scott Campbell

Collective — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:47:59 +0000

Beautiful halftone heavy poster work by Scott Campbell. Scott is a graphic designer & illustrator based in New Orleans. Check out more of his work here

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