Claire in the Making

I've got the exclusive on a movie in the making : Claire . It touches on some interesting issues including virtual tombstones. According to the director, Dan, Claire plays upon both Ego and Obsession.

Jack is the high school football hero. He couldn't care less when Claire, a girl he didn't know, is struck and killed by a drunk driver. But when Jack discovers a photo of Claire where she is staring directly at him, things change. Clues pile up that indicate Claire may have had an interest in Jack. He plunges into Claire's life, learning little by little who she was. His interest in Claire sparks issues within his own social circle as he uncovers friends who had wronged her in the past. His own life spirals out of control as curiosity turns to obsession and high school drama escalates, pushing his friends, future and sanity to the edge. The final blow comes in the form of a terrifying question: Did he unwittingly play a role in Claire's death?"

If any of you out there happen to travel out West to California this summer, you can volunteer or be cast as an extra. For more info log on to:

http://www.claireisdead.com/
http://www.indiegogo.com/claire

Avez Vous Deja Vu?

A super short animation where viewers find themselves seeing interesting ironic/dark/humorous scenarios, directed by Pierre-Alain Bloch.

Art Dubai 09

Ah I miss Dubai and the shows that keep coming and I keep missing.

Six Senses in Technology

How Awesome is this! Perhaps not the best way to pick up people.. but doubly impressive if you can draw a watch on your hand and tell the time.

Personal Fudge Factoring : Sweaters make cheaters!

Abstract :

Ariely has long been fascinated with how emotional states, moral codes and peer pressure affect our ability to make rational and often extremely important decisions in our daily lives -- across a spectrum of our interests, from economic choices (how should I invest?) to personal (who should I marry?). At Duke, he's aligned with three departments (business, economics and cognitive neuroscience); he's also a visiting professor in MIT's Program in Media Arts and Sciences and a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. His hope that studying and understanding the decision-making process can help people lead better, more sensible daily lives.

I am a huge fan of TED.com, and here is a guy who.. intrigued me to say the least with his experiments on pain, and personal fudge factoring.

Towards the end though he did state something that caught me off guard..
Can intuition be systematic??????

The Arrivals

I've been bugged to watch this series on youtube/ thewakeuproject.com for sometime. In between work, I've had the chance to comb through some of the videos posted by the group.

The series examine the media's manipulation and influence on us through using the Quran as a platform to proove that there are a group of people out there who are yelding society to their own way of thinking. No surprises there. Check out PBS, "The Persuaders" as a reference.

Personally, I feel that the investigation of the ideas is a bit too shallow and amateur. A few points to consider:

1/ Lack of media literacy
2/ Contact watchdogs in Industry

At best, it's a rough draft and the makers need to do a lot more than bring footage together. If "The 99" can make it then perhaps this has a chance at becoming something huge.

Great points highlight that Disney is Satan alongside it's byproducts, Britney and Christina Aguilera.

Abduction Lamp

ah.. How I would love to put a few (hundred thousand) people in there. Here's a fun lamp which is about to launch into the mainstream. This lamp also abducts humans :D. Danke Shao!

Siggi Does It Best

Cringe-ingly, 80's Geometry is making a come back and with the puff sleeves this season, graphics from that era are finding its way into advertising. Despite my hate for recycled trends there is one guy who seems to put it together well.

I Day Dream With Monsters

And I've always imagined them to be as refined and strange as Travis Louie's portraits. You can almost hear Uncle Victor (above) speak. His early childhood was spent making drawings and watching “Atomic Age” Sci-Fi and Horror movies. There were many Saturday afternoon trips to the local comics shop and noon matinees at the RKO, explaining the look and feel of his paintings.

One Good One Bad

Having an eraser for a USB.... not such a great idea. Being a designer, this would be the ultimate useless purchase.

How awesome is this! Cutters rejoice, many sharp surfaces to de-stress yourself during those long working hours. Its got a stapler, a business card holder, letter opener, perforation and a memo holder.

Adidas Sponsors Pee

Its hilarious, " Katy Perry Gets Peed on -Literally" Sponsored by Adidas.

This is no joke. I was reading Perez when I noticed that on top of Katy Perry's story was an active link to Adidas. The company featured the singer in their My Adidas lifestyle photo shoot. So whenever the Perez dishes about her, they get a link to their merch.
Marketing's final fronteir, or rather dereiere

Advertising Services in Kuwait

Looks a lil like this. Yes this was paid for.
Slightly confused.

VOTE VOTE VOTE

http://www.designbyhumans.com/vote/detail/49682

Sign up and vote and pass it along!

Englishmen + Sheep

Equals this.

Meet Neave

A series of games and experiments with flash that interacts with your mouse and microphone :D.

TreeForest is a .. Fan

TreeForest Studios has just released their new design for the Kings of Leon contest for DBH!

VOTE NOW go to www.designbyhumans.com

C'est Vraiment Genial

Julien Breton takes Arabic calligraphy to the next level using a few flash lights. . None of the photos are retouched by photoshop. His method is simple, keeps the camera on long exposure and choreographs his way through each letter by spending 30 seconds or more on each character before moving on to the next. Fou!!

The Other Body

Otherbody.com is an interesting research based curating project about how dressed bodies transform from the street to the gallery.

And in Hammersmith they

Do Butts and Gum.

Don't Play Play

The Tee has its own Facebook Group! Join and invite friends ! I know I will :P