October 2011
1 post
Project File Organization →
It is essential for creatives to maintain discipline when working on projects. First, it allows you to be more productive and use your resource of time more effectively. Second, if there is any sort…
September 2011
1 post
Archie Pelago →
Nice groove from Archie Pelago. It’s a creative blend of DJ, looping, and organic sounds.
August 2011
1 post
Context sensitive to-do list →
More in the life of a productive creative. Consider the idea of the context-sensitive to-do list.
I’ve been a obsessive fan of to-do lists for quite some time. They’ve taken on various forms from a…
April 2011
3 posts
MORE: series opener →
Heavily inspired by Coldplay’s XY album art I give you the opener for our current series entitled “MORE.”
Turns out animating colorful squares is (1) a lot of fun and (2) requires more effort…
If I were to go PC →
If I were to ditch my Apple loyalties and go PC, this is one of the few things that may sway me. I say may. Also, there is a video.
Analog whiteboard timeline →
Sometimes video guys think best out loud. And sometimes they think best in timeline terms.
Here’s a brief conversation between two video/motion graphics creators and one worship leader.
The…
March 2011
5 posts
Great Star Wars photography →
I love everything on this guy’s Flickr page. That snow texture… awesome.
EF International Language Centers ads →
Clean and simple, and the typography is very well suited. I know several artists who would really dig these.
EF – Live The Language – London from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.
Norwegian travel →
I’m absolutely fascinated with these images of Norwegian travel architecture.
Conan O’Brien kinetic typography →
What great piece and slick execution.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross on the Social... →
Great little inside look at Reznor’s studio, some beautiful modular synths.
February 2011
1 post
Super Bowl poster design →
Pustuts has a great post of classic Super Bowl poster designs. Even if you don’t care for football you’ll hopefully appreciate this.
Super Bowl Poster Design
Here are a few examples;
January 2011
3 posts
video games in real life →
I never get tired of compositions like these. Video games in real life situations.
Dancing robots →
I love this indents by double g studios for Channel 4.
MPD18 + Reason Kong (as a sampler) →
Here’s a little composition I built over the Christmas holidays.
October 2010
7 posts
Man v Wife →
Here’s a little promo the team built to advertise our marriage series, Man vs Wife. Playing on the whole “I now pronounce you man and wife” / “step into the ring” / etc. vibe we decided to go all…
Reactable →
Reactable is a new music app I picked up recently for iOS. It’s modeled faithfully after the physical interactive surface the Reactable table (which you can see in action here), from reading the…
G.I. Joe names →
My kids have been playing with my childhood G.I. Joes for several years now. Just the other day I held this guy up an my daughter replies “Oh, that’s suspenders-Man.”
Really? I totally would have…
Anakin goes to Catalyst →
Whenever I go to a conference or travel away from my family I take one of G’s toys with me. The toy and I document the trip and I send back periodic photo updates. It’s fun for me (explaining to…
Grover / Old spice spoof →
I couldn’t resist, this is just awesome.
non-scary Jurassic Park →
Wouldn’t it be much more fun if the dinosaurs said “hey” rather than growling and screeching?
Why I wish the monotron wasn’t on such a long back... →
I’m fascinated by small music creating devices. I love software, it’s great, deep, endless… but it lacks those tactile controls of a hardware device. Unfortunately most analog hardware devices are a…
September 2010
1 post
DocuCam After Effects Preset →
Camera shake. We all love it, right? Now you could try the “create a null and motion sketch on it and parent that element to your camera, dealing with the lack of z-position date” method. Or…
August 2010
13 posts
Falkirk July 2010 set →
The other day I came across this DJ set by Falkirk and after digesting it thoroughly I am blown away. First off, you can jump into it at nearly any point and find something amazing. (But I suggest…
When it comes to some things, analog is best →
As much as I love it all digital there are some things that just work better analog. And when it’s groceries analog works best for me.
Ten toughest games to beat →
IGN blogs their list of the Ten Toughest Games to Beat. At first I looked forward to taking issue with their list, but I’m satisfied, especially since Battletoads made it to number 8.
Vintage calculators →
Why do I love so much?
Telephoneme.tv – a new MK12 masterpiece →
I could only dream of being able to pull something like this off one day. Great type, great moves, love the color treatment. Can I get it as a T-shirt?
TELEPHONEME | MK12…
SelectaVision →
Who needs television? I want RCA SelectaVision.
G and Daddy’s car stunt show →
This weekend G and I make a car track, and I used it as an opportunity to teach him about a little video editing.
Evernote power tip →
If you use Evernote on your iPhone and want to import a large chunk of
photos here’s a power tip for you. Rather than using the built in “camera roll” importer that limits you to one upload at a…
Bliptronome →
Day 156 / Double Bliptronome (all the way) from Charlie Visnic on Vimeo.
Homemade Salsa (and assorted tech) →
This weekend’s projects include:
1) Jailbreak iPhone and get Netflix app working
2) Order new dishwasher as our Maytag one was recalled
3) Make salsa from scratch
I was able to accomplish them…
posh yellow espresso machine →
If I was overhauling my kitchen with an unlimited budget I would certainly outfit it with this sleek espresso machine.
February 2010
1 post
Boutique coffee →
The other day I was in the mood for an afternoon cup of coffee. Our in-office brewers makes a full pot, but I only had a few scoops of Starbucks (leftovers from a previous brewing) in my office.
I…
January 2010
6 posts
10th Anniversary Event Opener →
This piece ran after the counter and was used as a setup for the first song, Solution.
* This piece is free and clear to download. Do enjoy!
** Special thanks to Austin Booth…
Fix You →
This is the video compliment to the band’s performance of the track “Fix You” by Coldplay. Over the past 2-3 weeks we have had boards set up at all of our locations where people could sign them if…
Identity Theft promo →
I’ll post a handful of our 10th anniversary content over the next few days. Here is a promo we ran for our upcoming series, Identity Theft.
If you’re into that sort of thing,…
NewSpring 10th →
Allow me to share some images from parts of the NewSpring 10th anniversary backstage experience. Thank you especially to the volunteers for all your sacrifice to make this happen. The best is yet to…
Final Fantasy for the iPhone? →
What? Final Fantasy is coming to the iPhone? This really takes me back to my younger years. I don’t know that I’d have the time to invest in these games again, but what a cool idea.
infinite, auto Mario →
Now there’s some serious automation going on here.
October 2009
16 posts
FAQ: online broadcast copyright →
In today’s Frequently Asked Question we’ll take on one that we frequently get here at NewSpring. And when I get this question I pass it along to Amanda, our resident expert on such topics.
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Nice… and creepy →
Loving the use of Twitch (I assume) in this piece and if it weren’t so creepy I know G would be digging the use of gears moogaloop.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
FUSION 09 intro – PC3 (Wilmington, NC) →
I’m really digging the motion tracking and rotoscope work from the FUSION 09 intro created by PC3. Watch the digger’s arm rotoscope at the 1:10 mark, very clean. Nice work guy.
FAQ: Setting up a video department →
Here’s a response I sent a gentleman the other day. His question was this, “How do I set up a video department at my church?”
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The biggest advice I could give you from a starting standpoint is…
File under “extra precious cute” →
So my 3-year-old daughter is convinced that any plane that files overhead is piloted by her grandfather. Here is her explanation.
Weekend Project: Cylon Jack O’ Lantern →
Halloween’s a-comin’, and what better way to taunt the neighborhood kids into attacking your house than with a Cylon Jack O’ Lantern.
Agile Partners – Star6 →
Nice set of free loops. They appear to be intended for the Star6 app, but are WAV files that are accessible by just about everything. Agile Partners – Star6 – Free Audio.