Cool Hunting
As a follow up to the original GameSetandMatch Conference held in November of 2001, Game Set and Match II provides a fascinating, kaleidoscopic view of the most recent developments in the digital design domain. Through a series of essays stemming from such diverse backgrounds of authorship as architecture, design and technology, this book emphasizes the importance of "game technology" used in software development as a platform for future innovations in architecture. One of the particularly interesting threads I found was the idea of "playing the building as an instrument" as way to create a more ideal communication between the structure, the environment, and the people who interact with them. Although many of the essays are metaphysically charged and technical, anyone at all involved or interested in the future of design would be a fool not to check out this volume.
Starts at €40 from Episode Publishers.
Contributed by Edwin Cahill
Like most movements, "New Media" is not without its overarching generalizations, generic definitions, and ivory tower theories. The recent book New Media Art by Rhizome founder Mark Tribe and art critic Reena Jana anthologizes some of the innovative artists in the field, documenting a moment when the genre is at its apex (or over, according to some). The cast includes current new media darling...
An offline component to the world's largest photo blogging community, Fotolog.book is 1,000 of the millions of digital images posted to Fotolog in its four year history. Edited by former New Yorker photography critic Andrew Long, the hard bound anthology ranges widely in tone, subject, and style—from artsy black and white compositions to spontaneous quotidian moments—but the photos all share a unique straight-ahead point...
Yesterday I received 2 DVDs containing MP3s created from 100 of my CDs. Yeah, yeah, I know-- Rip Digital has been around for awhile. In this case, it's better late than never. What a pleasure it is to have someone do the ripping for you! Just place your order, FedEx your CDs (Rip will send you all the packing materials) and receive your encoded...
So Yesterday. It's an adventure mystery about a teenage cool hunter who stumbles upon the most amazing sneakers ever. Needless to say, I was skeptical. I finally got around to reading it (cover to cover in flight from San Francisco to New York) earlier this week and was pleasantly surprised. Westerfeld's witty yet simple writing weaves a fun story with a bit of cool...
By Justin Bovington The London and Chicago-based design firm Rivers Run Red is busy developing a range of clothing with one of the UK’s top Fashion Designers - Mrs Jones. Not unusual you might say? Well, these clothes are purely virtual; they grace the bodies of personal digital representations (avatars) in computer games and virtual worlds. It would seem that your real/virtual life’s Brand...
Some of the hottest pixel plopped art on the face of the planet comes from eBoy-- a collaboration between 3 Berliners and a New Yorker. Lots of new work just went up on their site, so be sure to check it out. If you like their stuff, get the book at Amazon: via socialpest...
The Pharos Project
Hank and Matlok
Neon Shoes
Radio Village Nomade
Ghostly Swim: Interview with Sam Valenti
Creative Index
Interview with Maarten Baas
A Paper Tiger
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