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January 2009 Archives
Apple's amazing industrial designer interviewed about his work.
I attended a Visual Music event the other night in San Francisco. The work of two artists were shown, Vanessa O'Neill and Michael Mantra.
Ms. O'Neill's work was based on highly processed film of nature scenes, multiple layers of physical processing transforming the scenes into increasingly abstract images. Rapid cuts and layered audio further moved the experience into abstraction.
Mr. Mantra's work was video graphics, a series of animations exploring scale transformations and the juxtaposition of size and color. His produces his work using Photoshop and Final Cut Pro.
I really appreciate that there is a community actively exploring visual music in the Bay Area.
The next meetup will be in March. I encourage those with an interest in visual music to join in!
Objectified is a new documentary film in production from the creators of Helvetica.
It's an exploration of modern industrial design, the designers who make
the objects we love, and the relationship that users and consumers have
to the objects -- including everything from iPhones to toothbrushes.
It
looks fascinating. I'm also intrigued by a method they are using to
fund production, offering $500 memberships to "The Objectifiers". This
gets you a listing in the credits as well as a number of cool premium
perks.
More info at the Objectified website.
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It's an exploration of modern industrial design, the designers who make
the objects we love, and the relationship that users and consumers have
to the objects -- including everything from iPhones to toothbrushes. 
