The People's Car Project: Chinese citizens access a Chinese-language VW website to upload ideas for transportation concepts they'd like to see, and by the 11-month mark, 33 million people had visited the site. http://vimeo.com/weareflink/morphing">Here's the fun pitch video (via Core77)
Of course I'm a strong believer in Holstee's manifesto, being lucky enough to have had the chance to work with those groovy folks. Holstee just launched an inspiring website, croudsourcing real stories from real people. http://mylife.holstee.com/
Stop Working More than 40 Hours a Week (Time Magazine)
Photography Blog (with stunning cinemagraphs): From me to You
Great Tracks:
The Playlist... over 100 tracks... subscribe - I'm Glad to hear your feedbacks here or over there at twitter:
Macklemore – And We Danced (feat. Ziggy Stardust)
Django 3000 – Zeit fia ois
The Blackout – Said and Done
Bonobo – The Keeper - Banks Remix
The Experimental Tropic Blues Band – The Best Burger
Grimes – Genesis
Deichkind – Leider geil
Bodyrockers – I Like The Way
Modest Mouse – Float On
The Decemberists – Down By The Water
Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma
Freelance Whales – Generator ^ Second Floor
The Bianca Story – Coming Home
American Royalty – Matchstick
Laura Gibson – La Grande
Norah Jones – Happy Pills
Noah And The Whale – 5 Years Time
Great Websites/Services:
Google Re-Brief: Can America’s most iconic advertising campaigns bere-imagined for the web?
Great Videos:
Jean Paul Gaultier has been hired as the new creative director at Diet Coke. So he developed three awesome short films (seen on PSFK).
I like the "From Sketch" Row on ARTE, showing Interviews and Sketches of creative people. See what Cory Doctorow says about dangerous copyright laws, Erik Spiekermann on the Office of the future or how Modeselektor produces a track.
"A Fun Approach To Creating More Successful Websites" in Smashing Magazine "A Web experience that is simply “usable” is no more memorable than a meal that is merely edible. Just like a master chef strives to create a menu that is truly exceptional, so should we, as Web professionals — endeavor to design and develop experiences and interfaces that are unforgettable. Hopefully this article has shown that one of the ways this can be achieved is by adding a bit of fun to the projects we are designing."
Print is Dead! Long Live Print? by Jordan Kurzweil for Techcrunch
M83/Eric Prydz – Midnight City [Eric Prydz Private Remix]
The Format – The First Single
Fun. – We Are Young - feat. Janelle Monáe
Lindstrøm – De Javu
Dry the River – The Chambers & The Valves
Brigitte – Ma Benz
Great Services / Websites:
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, which just won the oscar for best short film, as a delightful iPad ebook/app/game/ (not just for kids :-) )
This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better. http://www.thefuntheory.com/
Great Articles I should have read but had no time to:
As part of the "What They Know" investigative series into data privacy, the Wall Street Journal analyzed the data collected and shared by 101 popular apps on iPhone and Android.
"One day I got an email, an sms, a phone call, a Facebook message and two tweets all within about 5 seconds of one another. This video is a re-manifestation of my brain's interpretation of that event. #trustory"
