great 20 mins. documentary on one of manhattans’ most notorious bars and it’s barman ‘sheldon nadelman’ who documented that particular era and its people
(thanks to ’21bis’ for the tip)
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the foreign legion
…today can be better than yesterday…
according to foreign legion: a group of idealistic students who wish to make the world a better place by working for free, at least without the restraints of commercial and economic factors, sounds familiar… at least i know a few clients who would be interested in free work that’s for sure…
e chromi
interesting project E.chromi: a collaboration between scientists and designers in the (new) field of synthetic biology
…by combining these with other BioBricks, bacteria could be programmed to do useful things, such as indicate whether drinking water is safe by turning red if they sense a toxin…
blomkwist & louanza
meet ‘blomkwist & louanza’ a young dutch duo starting out in still/product photography, with an eye for detail and a focus on analogue means to an end, like these sunglasses shot against coloured perspex sheets and re-comped at a later stage
or the beautiful aerial portraits of deceased cars; see their website for more (and larger) images from their growing portfolio… one (well two) to watch
digital print
two interesting print ideas with a digital twist: firstly for volkswagen lamenting the dangers of ‘texting’ behind the wheel and secondly a clever series of back covers for the new ‘ipad mini’ mirroring the cover of the magazines they are placed in
