This is so awesome! Director Casey Neistat was given $10k by Nike to make a movie about what it means to #makeitcount. Instead of making the movie, he spent the entire budget traveling with his friend Max until the budget ran out. It took ten days. Funny enough, Casey's movie actually shows how you can #makeitcount and has probably worked out well for Nike too. Check out this article by Fast Company for more insights into the campaign.
The awesome Google Art Project now gives users access to 30,000 high-resolution artworks from 151 museums over 40 countries.
"WEST LAFYETTE, Ind., USA--The Purdue Society of Professional Engineers team smashed its own world record for largest Rube Goldberg machine with a 300-step behemoth that flawlessly accomplished the simple task of blowing up and popping a balloon - setting the new world record for the Largest functional Rube Goldberg machine, according to World Records Academy"
Inside the graphics department at the New York Times. Film by Gestalten.
"They've won countless awards for their graphic work, but now it's time to dive behind what makes America's most venerated general interest newspaper stand a world apart. Graphics director Steve Duenes and his team of 30-some journalists at The New York Times turn around images at a breakneck daily, if not an hourly, pace, sorting and sifting through reportage to provide the clearest visualization of data possible.
How the information is manifested – through diagrams, charts, or interactive media – is up to them, though we've grown to trust their authority on all stories, from the sensitive (9/11) to the scientific (a perfect triple axel at the Olympics). In Gestalten.tv's latest podcast, we speak with Duenes and graphics editor Archie Tse on location in their New York headquarters to learn a few tricks of the trade."
Holy smokes! Thank you Love for posting the best Easter tribute I've ever seen. Featuring Kate Upton.
"New videography techniques have opened up the oceans' microscopic ecosystem, revealing it to be both mesmerizingly beautiful and astoundingly complex. Marine biologist Tierney Thys has used footage from a pioneering project to create a film designed to ignite wonder and curiosity about this hidden world that underpins our own food chain."
Benjamin Jenks acheived his dream of hitchhiking around the USA and this video is his proof. The video took 3 months to shoot and 2 years to create. If you are interested, Benjamin's blog is really helpful resource for those who want travel adventures.
"Timelapse videos depicting the stars from low earth orbit, as viewed from the International Space Station. Images edited using Adobe Lightroom with some cropping to make the stars the focal point of each shot, and with manipulation of the contrast to bring out the stars a bit more." Video by Alex Rivest.
