There are good websites and then there are awesome websites.
Then there is The Wildnerness Downtown.
Working in conjunction with Google Chrome and built in the new HTML5 The Wilderness Downtown is an interactive interpretation of the song “We Used to Wait” by Arcade Fire. Featuring custom rendered maps (from Google Earth), choreographed windows, interactive flocking, real-time compositing and more this brings your web experience to the next level. The site uses the newest web technologies including HTML5 video, audio and canvas.
Prepare to be mind f*cked.
As a graphic designer, way to ruin it for the rest of us.
Experience The Wilderness Downtown
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Talk about killer kicks. 23 year old artist Jacob Patterson has been customizing sneakers for some time now but one of his more recent creations may just take the cake. His God of War sneakers (requested by one of his customers) not only features his custom hand painted design but chain laces with the Blade of Olympus at the ends. We normally have a lot more to say about killer designs but I think we’ll let these speak for themselves.
You can also check out a video of Patterson hard at work making this pair as well as an interview with Stig Asmussen, the director of God of War III, after the break.
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Fashion and technology can be hit or miss (think the disco activated LED shirt) but in the case of the cellphone dress it’s a huge hit. London based fashion company, CuteCircuit, has been producing a line of wearable technology that that combines smart textiles and micro electronics that instantly makes their clothing state of the art telecommunication devices.
When you look at the CuteCircuit it’s easy to see why Time Magazine awarded them with a Best Inventions of the year award. They made Katy Perry’s couture gown for the MET Ball that makes her sparkle more than she normally would. Made from silk chiffon the dress had over 3000 LED lights creating a shimmering rainbow of colors. The M-Dress combines that aeshetic beauty with telephonic function.
The M-Dress allows you to make and receive phone calls without having to actually carry your cell phone but by using the dress itself. With the an antenna built into the hem and a port for you to plug in your sim card for the ability to send and recieve calls. Built in sensors allow you to answer calls by simply lifting your hand to your ear Inspector Gadget style.
There is no keyboard or screen so beware – screening phone calls is not an option! The dress does allow you to program one phone number into the dress to make outgoing calls though, so choose wisely.
It should be noted that Agar Apparel is researching various technologies for our line. So far, we have created and innovated the neck tag. BOo yeah.
CuteCircuit via Gizmodo via TheStar
mage taken from CuteCircuit website
The Japanese seem to like taking our inventions and making them better (for example – we only made him a governor and they made him a star). Anyway, watches have always been cool but this Japanese LED takes that coolness to a whole new level. Combining sleek Japanese design and a touch-screen interface, the timepiece doesn’t make use of hands to tell time but it has a single ring of LED lights that circle the circumference of the face. White dots indicate the hours while blue ones are for minutes. Instead of pressing buttons as you would on a standard LED watch, The Abyss remains black until activated by the touching the crystal screen.
While this watch completely fails the drunk test (as in, I have no idea what time it is if I’m drunk) it does pass the cool test. I can only imagine how awesome it would be to look at a few flashing lights and explain the time to a passerby.
Chinavision via Gizmodo
image taken from Chinavision website
In the spirit of giving and to celebrate the last month of summer, we’ve decided to give away some free swag!! The best part, it’s so simple even a baby could do it.
- follow us on twitter or “Like” our facebook page
- ReTweet our contest link with your friends or show us some love on our wall!!
Be sure to keep us tagged so that we can keep track of who’s tweeted about us. The contest is open for the next three weeks and we’ll be giving away a couple shirts so make sure to check back. Winners will be notified via facebook/twitter.
Where better to put on a show than at the Standard Hotel in New York’s Soho. Naked guests and revved up couples have already proven that the glass façade of the Standard is the perfect place to catch a glimpse of …. well to just catch a glimpse (or sometimes even a full show). Capitalizing on this voyeurism Target is using the venue for their Kaleidoscopic Fashion Spectacular. Set for August 18 at 9 pm, Target will debut their fall collection in the windows of the Standard. With an expected 66 dancers in 155 rooms on the south side of the hotel, the dancers will be clad in Target’s fall line and putting on a performance accompanied by a light display. For a closer look 25 models will be wearing the top looks of the line on a stage in front of the building.
If you’re in the area, you’ll be in for a treat. The show can also be viewed life on their Facebook page.
Target via Racked NY
image taken from Racked NY website
