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This is a wonderful video profile of Steven Sasson, inventor of the digital camera, by David Friedman. It’s amazing to see how far we have come in terms of technology. The first digital camera could hold 30 images, a decision of Sasson, not a technical limitation. In the video he talks about why he chose…
Do you feel like your music selection is lacking variety or maybe you are just behind the times? Look no further than Designers MX. The site is currently invite only but there are plenty of mixes to keep you listening for hours. The site is a great idea for creative types and a nice alternative…
A stop frame animation created for the Toffie Festival 2011. It shares advice from local (South African) and international designers on starting your own business. Loved this so hard, some nice type and great advice, by Studio Botes.
Aaron Draplin is one of my favorite designers. Dude’s just so wise and so real. Aaron Draplin of Draplin Design Co. talks to YoBeat.com about snowboarding and design. From his early days at Snowboarder Magazine, then Snowboard Mag along with identity work for brands like Union and Coal, Draplin has left his bold mark on…
I was fortunate enough to score a spot at Drinks with a Designer: Pentagram this week, and I was so impressed I had to share my sneak peek. The Architectural League of NY hosted the Design in 5 event at Pentagram’s office. Complete with drinks, snacks (including a jumbo glass ball of chips!) and designers…
Love the detailed pencil drawings/paintings/coffee-stained work of Oakland-based artist Meagan Donegan. Check out more of her work and purchase prints here. (And yeah, that’s a bee beard above).
The most recent lecture hosted by the School of Visual Art’s Design Criticism program featured fellow Ohio-native, Michael Bierut. Hailing from the suburbs of Cleveland, Michael’s talk followed his life’s major events, but without the standard photo album. In simple black and white fashionable slides, he described the influences that brought him where he is…
If you caught any bit of Jeopardy last week you saw IBM’s Watson super computer. The video above looks at how artist/designer Joshua Davis solved the problem of making a computer seem more human-like. The video also looks at how the text-to-speech was achieved. via FlowingData
