The New Twitter(s)
With the launch with the new @thesweetbuffet Twitter account, we share with you the new look and functionality of the Twitter website. Make sure you follow @thesweetbuffet for short and sweet updates of the stuff you've come to love.
Try on a watch. On your phone.
Many things may contribute to a successful iPhone App. Simplicity is often times one of them. Montreal-based Neuvo has launched a line of 4 new CAD 45 watches and they launched the app that lets you try them on. Simple. But so damn cool. Sweet find here.
Is it the new iWatch?
Add-ons and accessories for all things Apple have created an entire industry of their own. And coming up with a strap to turn the new iPod nano into a watch seemed an almost instant assumption as soon as it came out, so it was only a matter of time. Sweet find here.
Interactive Advertising done right
A truly engaging viral campaign done by Parisian agency Buzzman to put the brand Tipp-Ex on the map. Similar to Subservient Chicken done by CP+B, this is fun and will keep you there, interacting with the brand for minutes, maybe hours. Take a look, we don't want to ruin the surprise factor. Sweet find here.
Lomo on a stick
Lomo is always coming up with ingenious ways on all-things-photography, in case some extra inspiration/motivation is ever needed. This time, they take a different spin on things (pardon the inevitable pun). Just pull the chord, and get an interesting 360 image on a 35mm film. Sweet find here
When beer inspires beautiful things
You may question the ultimate purpose of this documentary, as it was done as part of an ad campaign by Mother, in New York, for Stella Artois. However, I dare you to question it's quality as a film. Beautiful and moving photography, impeccable cadence and edit, all brought back to tradition and artistry, with a cherry on top: beer.
Darwin Deez - Radar Detector
Catchy tune, awesome moves and sense of style. Not to mention the cool video. This funky artist form NYC will be making an appearance during South by Southwest, in Austin and then continue to tour around Europe.
One Frame of Fame
C-Mon & Kypski will get by with a little help from their fans. Similar to what the band SOUR did (previous sweet find here), they're creating a video with pictures of their fans, though you're still in time to participate on this one (11294 contributions at the time of writing). They give you a frame, you recreate it and they replace theirs with yours, thus the title "One frame of fame". The (changing) result is an interesting, on-the-verge-of-provoking-you-a-seizure, but pretty awesome video that is updated hourly and will have you watching more than once. Sweet find here.
Esquire's Augmented Reality Issue: A Tour
With all the new technologies around, it's hard to know which ones will actually stick (remember the laser disc, or mini discs?). But perhaps customization, interaction, and live content are a huge plus to getting there. All of the above are included: just think of the possibilities. Enough said. Enjoy.
"If you can type, you can make movies"
At least that's what xtranormal.com claims. This fun (and free!) website lets you create movies based on your picks of several 3-D characters, camera angles, music, locations, etc. Best part? The characters say what you type and move how you "tell" them to. Later you can download and/or publish the movie to what has grown into a virtual community of wannabe directors, aspiring screenwriters, amateurs and what-nots. Possibilities and different uses for this are literally endless. Sweet find here.
Soup of The Day: Bosque
"Forest" in English, is a multidisciplinary design studio, but really what stands out is their graphic work, with lots of hand-made value and a slight touch of "skater aesthetics". These Up-and-comers from Buenos Aires, Argentina, are worth checking out; visit the life section on their website to get a feel of how they work and look like. Sweet find here.
Beatles Rock Band trailers released
The formula was pretty obvious: get the most famous band in History and pair it up with the most successful music video-game lately. What do you get? Ch-ching! Passion Pictures, the same folks that created Gorillaz have developed the animated trailers for the upcoming Beatles Rock Band extravaganza. If you're a Beatles fan, chills and goose-bumps are guaranteed. Sweet Find Here.
LED Spray Can
Pretty self-explanatory. Paris-based designer Aïssa Logerot came up with this. You can interchange LED bulbs for different colors and brightness. Very cool. Sweet find here.
The Interactive Music Video
In the times when "Video Killed the Radio Star" came out, who would've thought you would ever be able to experience a music video in a different way every time? Let alone direct what happens in a way. Labuat, an artist from Spain, decided to launch an interactive music video for her song "Soy tu aire" (I am your air) on her website. It won a Favorite Website Award. Sweet find here.
Olympus Pen E-P1
Technology usually does not respond to the "it all comes back" paradigm. This is one of those exceptions. Meet the new Olympus Pen E-P1. A retro-looking camera (based on a design launched in 1959) with whopping 12.3 megapixel interchangeable lens system; the smallest one in its class. It also records HD video. The Pen E-P1 is an excellent option if you're looking for a combination of a point-and-shoot and DSLR camera. And also if you're willing to look very cool. Sweet find here.
SOUR '日々の音色 (Hibi no neiro)'
If music is a universal language, it's found a perfect partner in YouTube. Check out this music video by a Japanese Band called Sour shot entirely on web cam(s) with help from their fans from all over the world. Excellent use of the media. When was the last time you were surprised by something seen on YouTube?! This stuff is amazing! Sweet find here.
The ecofont
If you've ever been mad while looking at someone else's idea and thought: "It's so simple! I could've come up with that!", then you're really going to be pissed with this one. Dutch firm Spranq has developed a font that uses 20% less ink when printed. This is accomplished through small "holes" inside every letter, which are barely noticeable in a 9 or 10 point size. The font is downloadable for free. Sweet find here.
Obama: The College Years
Lisa Jack, an aspiring photographer, took these pictures in LA back in 1980. Little did she know... Little did she know... Sweet find here.
Dollar ReDe$ign Project
The dollar bill has not been redesigned since 1939. The Dollar ReDe$ign Project invites designers (and some jokers) to submit their proposals just for the fun of it. Be the judge of some very disappointing entries and very interesting ones as well. Hey, who said the economy is not looking good? Sweet find here.
Soup of the Day: Damien Correll
You can probably read 'New York' all over this portfolio, right? Right! Damien Correll is a designer based in Brooklyn, NY. He has managed to develop one of those looks you feel like you've seen all over the place but just can't seem to pin-point where. Nice, fun, organic integration of digital and hand work. Some works retro, some works streety. Make sure you check out his Flickr Stream as well. Sweet find here.
Redefining the white T
It's hard to create, but it's harder to re-create. British brand Top Man has challenged designers like Philip Lim, JW Anderson and Henry Holland to re-define one of the most iconic yet simple pieces of clothing in their project called "We ♡ The White Tee". Sweet find here.
New Monopoly print campaign
Board games have always been big winners in ad festivals. When it's not Scrabble, it's Risk, or in this case Monopoly. JWT in Frankfurt developed this bright campaign. Bright in colors, and bright as in: "smart!". The simplicity of their insight appeals to the fact that... well, we've all been there. Sweet find here.
Soup of the Day: YouWorkForThem.com
Nothing beats the feeling of turning the pages of a good design or art book. YouWorkForThem.com is a store with a really vast collection of what has grown to be not only books, but fonts, vector-art, posters and t-shirts. And if you're ever concerned about what you are going to get, they will show you several pictures of what the item actually looks like on the inside, so you don't have to judge the book by its cover. Sweet find here.
Soup of the Day: Art Lebedev Studio
This studio takes pride in its principles of not working with "jerk-offs" or anyone whose interests or views conflict with theirs. Based in Russia with an office in Kiev, 11 designers in every major field put together a studio with a wide range of work. Their website may not be that impressive, but their work speaks for itself. Literally. Take a look at Verbarius, the clock that "tells" time the way humans do. Sweet find here.
Public Design Festival
Meet the "spin-off", if you will, of Milan's Salone Internazionale del Mobile. From April 18 to the 26th 2009, the Public Design Festival will address everyone interested in public spaces, from students to public administrators. Sweet find here.
Life after a drum-playing gorilla
Cadbury Eyebrows from Nils-Petter Lovgren on Vimeo.
How can you top a Cannes Grand Prix-winning-drum-playing gorilla? Well, maybe you just can't. Check out this new ad for Cadbury. Kudos on making advertising entertaining... and freaky.
Preloaders that preload other loaders
Preloaders are to a website what opening credits are to a movie. They help set the mood. Meet Prettyloaded. This (very geeky) website compiles tons of flash animations that are surprisingly fun to watch -and the fun never ends! It's like a guilty pleasure of a "vanishing art form": so for the first time, you'll wish you didn't have broadband. Sweet find here.
How to become a Master in Luxury
Here's a twist to your typical design program. The University of Art and Design of Lausanne has launched a new Master's program in Luxury design items. Only a few are selected to join the elite of teachers/designers that will guide you through the process of creating luxury items. The head of this one year program is Augustin Scott de Martinville (remember the beech wood moose head?). Sweet find here.
Find your favorite new song
This is The Sixty One's claim, and it delivers. This website (named after Highway 61) has some cool features other sites of this kind don't. For starters, no annoying flashy ads -if any. And if you're obsessed with one particular track, for example, you can play it as many times as you like. You can also find and buy all sorts of weird remixes to it. 'The Rack' will let you discover music "under the radar" and you can browse throughout the site without interrupting the player. The layout is very simple, but give it a try, you'll be surprised. Sweet find here.
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