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Plastic bags bite back

Plastic bags needn’t hasten the end of the world, they can be fun too. Artist Joshua Allen Harris tied some to the subway grates in New York, and look what happened when a train sucked past…

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American business cards

I’m getting a bit carried away with posts today, but I was reminded of the classic business card scene in American Psycho and thought I’d share. Funny how everything gets immediately more frightening when you preceed it with ‘American’. American Psycho, American Idol, American Airlines. I saw a programme called American Inventor last night and it terrified me to my very soul.

…the most frightening part of the business card clip though, was that I was most distressed by the fact that none of them measured 85x55mm…




Saul Bass does Star Wars

Saul Bass does Star Wars

Ever wondered what the title sequence to Star Wars would have been like if Saul Bass had done it? No? Well here’s the answer anyway:

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Crayon Physics

Check out this video of some lovely touchscreen game design. Shapes drawn on the screen take on physical properties in the game, it’s lovely. Something this well executed would work brilliantly on the Nintendo DS…

Cheers to Jonny for the link




David Beckham gets the chop

OK, so I’ve posted about The Decapitator before, so apologies for mentioning it again. I just HAD to post this video of his latest stunt, David Beckham beheaded live on camera.

Genius.




Stop motion gaming

This lovely video reimagines some classic games using stop motion animation and general odds and ends. Make sure you have your sound on as the effects are spot on. It’s a really imaginative use of materials, and be sure to check out the other clips and shorts at The Twisted Films of PES.

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