Fluid Vase

A brilliant combination in 3D modeling and visualization with 3D printing creates these one-of-a-kind splash vases. Created by Supabold, they have partnered with i.materialise to allow customers to digitally create their own simulated splash, choose the best moment and have it turned into a vase. The i.materialise website says about the project:

“Supabold’s Fluid Vase is a moment frozen in time. Water rushes in splashing, filling the void. The splashes are physics & poetry.

You can now select a water drop, position it and watch the water flow. Choose the most beautiful instant and forever capture it. 3D printing takes this moment and turns it into your unique vase.”

These vases are incredible. If they didnt cost $600, I'd be making myself one right now :)

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Save The Words!

Launched by the Oxford English Dictionary, Save the Words is a lighthearted project "to save forgotten words from obsolescence." Users can go to the website just to learn about all these forgotten words rarely used in everyday conversation. They've been "designed" differently and in vibrant colors, making the interaction fun, although there are a lot of typefaces on there that induce a bit of a gag reflex haha. You can just browse through the words to stock up for the day, or a particularly competitive night of Scrabble, or you can even ADOPT A WORD! How fun! You register and then pledge that if you adopt the word, you will try to use it in everyday conversation to bring it back from the dead.

Seen first on GOOD.

Roman Ondák is amazing

Roman Ondák is creating another living infographic at the temporary stedelijk. He's a Slovakian artist plotting visitors’ heights whose mean will become increasingly apparent over the four months of the exhibition. Ondák created "Measuring the Universe" at the Museum of Modern Art last year and gave visitors a similar experience. Attendants measure visitors by height, first name and date. What started as boring white walls quickly becomes a visualization of aggregated data.

Since I'm doing my thesis on data visualization, its always so fun to see how far outside of the box one can go to show a visualization. Instead of a printed or even interactive graphic, bound by paper edges or screen edges, Ondák has created a visualization you can be a part of. With your participation, it will not look the same, and without any participation, it could not exist at all. How fantastic.


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WalkSmart Update

OK Go - End Love

More amazing work from OK Go and more amazing stop motion. Love this video! At the end, when all the people from the park get involved, theres some really creative ideas there. I love the mass moving at high speed with the band barely moving - so great!

Thanks to Charles for sharing!

3Oh!3 Double Vision

No special effects, this 3Oh!3 Double Vision music video brilliantly mimics scrolling down a website. Theres "embedded videos" throughout the site that when clicked come to life and even banner ads. Such a creative idea! Love it!

Here's the Behind the Scenes making of the video. Would have loved to see this set!

PIXMA Sound Sculpture

Canon Pixma: Bringing colour to life from Dentsu London on Vimeo.

This Dentsu London studio just absolutely blew me away. This video is incredible and the concept behind this is brilliant. To rejuvenate the brand for Canon's PIXMA printer, Dentsu took bits of paint on a stretched membrane, hit it with some sound and created some pretty amazing stuff. The video shows the whole process and some video of the paint actually moving slowly in time. Absolutely stunning.

If you do check out Dentsu London's website - make sure to check out the people page. A brilliant way to show a bit of each employee's personality :)

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AAKKOSET - I want one!

AAKKOSET by Kayiwa



















































The AAKKOSET bookshelf was designed by Kayiwa, a designer originally from Uganda, now practicing in Helsinki. The bookshelf itself can be used for books, magazines, objects or just as a room divider. It comes in black, blue, green, orange, red, violet, white and yellow

AND I WANT ONE!

Its available on his website for purchase for a mere 15,092 euro which comes to about $21,000. I think Ill have to just dream of this one - or make my own version :)

Meet Daniela

MEET DANIELA

A data visualization exploring a day in the life of New Yorker - Daniela - and how much walking she does. The video is for WalkSmart, a new product I'm developing that will help people track how much they're walking, compare their walking with their friends' walking habits, and educate people on how walking increases brain connections, keeps your brain healthier and reduces the risk of dementia in the elderly.

Still in its early stages - any feedback is welcome :)

I don't recommend watching it full screen currently because the file size is too small and its just a blurry mess. Later iterations will be bigger.

World Cup 2010 Twitter Replay

World Cup Twitter Replay
See what people were tweeting during each match of the World Cup as it was going on. Click on each game and see how the tweets changed during the high speed time lapse. Major moments in the game like goals and red cards are also denoted along the time. This is are really cool idea :)

Designed by Martin Shuttleworth, Mark McCormick, Christine Oliver, Lisa Villani and Alastair Dant for guardian.co.uk