Man & Computer
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010An short educational film by the UK branch of IBM (1965).
This is great in so many ways. Using film footage, a well spoken voice over and some inventive animations, the makers gracefully explain the basics of computer operations. With such developed usability and interface technology there’s little need for an understanding of these fundamentals now days. If however, you’re unfamiliar with these concepts and have ever wondered how the seemingly inanimate object you’re reading this on does what it does then this is an elegant introduction and a great way to discover about the octopus that was doing all the counting inside your favourite 8bit games console.
Via A Kind Of Terminus.
D.I.Y America
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010Published via WKE (the arts and culture content delivery subsidiary of advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy), D.I.Y America is an ongoing series of documentary shorts from Aaron Rose, director of Beautiful Losers.
The 11 episodes released so far include parts 1-6 of Skate and Create, parts 1-3 of Graffiti and a couple of brief artist profiles on Swoon and Os Gêmeos…
Visit the site to check out all the episodes so far at…
Patrick Jean: Pixels
Friday, April 9th, 2010Some 8bit flavoured animated fun for the weekend…
Written, directed by : Patrick Jean
Director of Photography : Matias Boucard
S002: 40 Winks – Extended Leisure
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010It’s about time I followed up the first instalment of Slide with another carefully selected and criminally underexposed mixtape from the archives.
As the seasons change I find myself revisiting releases that have been hibernating, unnoticed in my itunes library for a while. Certain musical directions that for one reason or another I’ve come to associate with a particular time of year will stand out again when I’m browsing for a work soundtrack or something to keep me in a groove while I’m cooking dinner. This mix by 40 Winks often reappears around this time each year, maybe it’s the first few days of being outside in a t-shirt without freezing that does it…
S002: 40 Winks – Extended Leisure by slidemusic
As I said last time I’m not going to go in to any depth trying to explain the content of these mixes, you can scan them via the player if you want to get a feel for what’s involved. If you’re not familiar with what 40 Winks do, think along the lines of an adventure in laid back beats and narrative interludes.
You can stream or download the mp3 via the Soundcloud player. Enjoy.
