And on that way, he met a lot of people that helped him. As i remember he made arrangements to also meet people and record the dance with them over forums etc. It was a really nice project. I have seen it before just not in HD which makes a big difference!

There is a lot of heart in this video from all around the world. And it kinda makes you think about the positive things and feelings. It makes you happy. that’s it, end of story

I know you’ll really enjoy viewing his video and it may even bring couple of good smiles to your face.

Where the Hell is Matt? (2008) from Matthew Harding on Vimeo.

I’ve closed msn and all those chat things that could bother me and put up the Kanye West album Graduation. The song Flashing lights helped me get ideas and creativity so it’s in the video to hear. I fasten the video about 10x so you wouldn’t be looking at it for an hour but just as long as the music plays.

Although i noticed i could have left the last frame up for couple of seconds. So below are also the images of the final product and a 100% zoom to view the details.

Hope you like it.

Here is the video:

Flashing lights my way, graphic design from darjanpanic on Vimeo.

And here are the images:

Today Sony made a new ad for promotion of the Bravia LCD’s with their known slogan “Colors like no other”. This time they used domino to make it look really good. I didn’t check out if this was made with real domino parts but i think it’s Coputer Generated (CG).

Anyway again, they have made a impressive ad that gets a lot of buzz over the internet. I love all these colors and how each domino block has it’s own color.

Bravia Domino City from cinnabar on Vimeo.

I know you’ll say that skateboarding doesn’t have anything to do with design, oh but it does. First check out his video.

Pretty neat ha? There are some scenes that would make you stop the video, but if you didn’t do it we can continue now. Each time i see something like this, i try to enjoy it a lot, then i watch it again and try to find things that i can learn. Now from Gou Miyagi as a person, you can learn a lot.

How many times did he fall down? How many of them looked really painful? Yeah the answer is a lot, but at the end, he finished the trick he had imagined. That’s really important for a designer too, each time you get knocked down, you need to learn how to get up and do it again. I know this isn’t written in the video, but it’s there!

He used a variety of elements to use when skateboarding, the pipes to grind, the board itself and him on it. He used those things in a really creative and unique way. He thought outside the box, he went for something others didn’t do or think of and won. And example would be grinding the chain. He fell really hard there, got up, did it again and again until he made it perfect. So the next thing i learned was also to do something other wouldn’t, don’t copy but start with a idea even if it’s “stupid” at the beginning.

The third thing would be fun! Easy thing as being helped from a friend to grind that long rail was a great thing. Try to work in groups, more people that love to work something usually make great things and it’s more fun!

Those are just some things i’ve learned from watching this video. Try to find more and tell me, what else did you see/find?

Usually when i scroll through channels i catch those and if i like it. I stay on that channel and see what will it air. You can also see if the whole network has good or bad shows and content. Catching more people to look a show more equals more $$$ since they can sell those seconds or airtime at higher prices. PRO 7 is one of my favorite German tv channels and they got some nice station IDs, that are made in a funny way with the people you see on their Comedy shows etc. Concept and the idea are easy but they give much quality to the brand and name of the whole network company.

Here is a really good and funny Station ID that made me laugh and would keep me on that channel for longer. I love human beat-boxes, especially if they look like people you see from your daily life on a street enjoying music.

Cosmopolitan Cyborg from Gabriel Shalom on Vimeo.

Jellyfish are one of those being that are 100% organic, and when they “dance” you can see all the pretty colors, movement, figure and shapes mixed in a harmonically way that you could watch it all day. It’s calm and with the combination of water bring some peace in our soul breaking the daily routine and bringing us to something beautiful.

The thing that i also adore today and isn’t organic is the technology that helps us view the Jellyfish in High-definition and the macro option is a big thumbs up too.

Join the dance of the Jellyfish, just don’t touch them if you ever see them in water

I Had a Dream I was a Jellyfish Floating Through Space from mike ambs on Vimeo.

The second problem is that most ideas are combined with more then 1 art techniques and we need more software. Photography usually needs Photoshop/Lightroom, video needs After Effects, flash animations may need coding etc. So in the end either we learn everything by ourselves or we work with others. But the result with combining these tools is amazing.

Magnus Engsfors is one of those people that does know how to use his tools and he’s doing it as a pro. He published a video called “Suddenly” on Vimeo. Here’s a comment quote on how he did it:

It was shot with one Canon Eos 5D and a single external ProFoto flash while I was hanging in two ropes stretched across the scene. Then some heavy masking and retouch in Photoshop before the layers was lined up in After Effects to add camera movement and particles and such things.

3-4 progams used to make 1 great video. Impressive!

I… need… air… again. But i really wanted to look at at twice…

Imagine the working environment with these guys. Super nice guys and gals with ideas that could make the world a better place. Thumbs up for you.