Archive for May, 2008
Rivers and tides
Welcome to the meticulous world of artist Andy Goldsworthy. You can almost taste the innocence as he works on hanging a sculpture from a tree and ultimately fails.
Advertising in the sky
Who’s up for some building advertising?! Thanks to Trends Insights for this one.

Girl skateboards goes RED
Girl Skateboards art director Andy Jenkins and team rider Eric Koston talk about their contribution to Project Red. Watch the beautifully packaged video here.

Meho time, all the time
“Go ahead and add noisy, frenetic, underground-rock bands to the list of things that define Los Angeles…With its self-titled full-length, Meho Plaza seems set to take its place next to No Age and HEALTH in a lineage that stretches back to older touchstones like the Minutemen and Fear.” - Prefix Magazine
Meho Plaza is the latest from Better Looking Records, who are kind enough to take 15% off your entire order at Insound when you use this coupon code: mehoplaza15. You can also stream the entire album here. Who says the music industry is dead?!
Mobile TV done right. No, really.
About a year ago, my buddy Dan gave me a tour of MediaFLO’s network. Qualcomm had just dumped a billion dollars to prove consumers do want to watch TV on their mobile devices. All prior attempts by Verizon, Sprint and _______ have produced less than promising results. Let’s face it, TV on the phone just isn’t there yet. We’re talking crappy displays, buffering issues and shoddy service. Fun, right? Well, all that changed when I saw the MediaFLO demo. We’re talking 32 frames per second (same as TV) blazing fast couch potato heaven on your phone. I was blown away, flipping channels felt natural, service was uninterrupted and the interface was surprisingly smooth. Now a year later and renamed FLO TV, Qualcomm’s pricey project is ready to rock. They’ll launch May 4th exclusively on AT&T in over 45 cities nationwide. The downside: It requires a new device that’s not iPhone (LG and Samsung are your only options at launch) and the service will tack on an additional $15-$30. The upside: Conan, The Office, Top Chef, Sportscenter, The Hills and more on your phone. Go ahead and be the first geek to shout I WANT MY M(OBILE) TV!
Best Buy prank
From the creators of “Frozen Grand Central” and “Best Game Ever” Improv Everywhere sends over 80 agents to a Manhattan Best Buy dressed in blue polo shirts and khakis. It’s an older clip but this never gets old.
Calling all clever people of San Diego
BarCamp San Diego is an unconference made up of tech geeks, professionals, Internet enthusiasts, and vast creatives in the Southern California area who wish to share and learn in an open environment. The cleverness takes place May 3-4 at Microsoft’s UTC office. Bring a laptop, sleeping bag, Wii controller and an open mind. Holiday Matinee will be there on Saturday so come say hi. Full scoop here.
Zune Arts Gets It.
I have yet to me anyone that actually owns a Zune but the artist series of short films coming out of Zune-Arts are nothing less than stunning. Yves Geleyn teams up with The Bird and The Bee in honor of Mother’s Day. Other standouts include shorts with M Ward, Mates of State, Maps and my personal favorite, The Deadly Syndrome. Music and art bump and collide masterfully here.
Guy Ritchie takes on soccer
Creative shop 72andSunny snatched Guy Ritchie to direct one hell of a soccer promo for Nike. I must have watched this three times in a row and now I’m itching to get on the field.






