This digital cloud skyscraper was a finalist in Singapore’s recent contest to design a pavilion for the World Expo 2010. And it’s nothing short of wondrous.
Factoid: A 81 x 81 cm square of dirt looks like one dead pixel from an altitude of 1 kilometer in Google Earth. Fact: You got us there, Helmut Smits, you clever artist you. [Todayandtomorow]
This new Honda ad uses hundreds of car headlights to make pixel art. It’s neat looking, but you’ve got to wonder how much energy they wasted making this ad for a hybrid car. Ironic? [DailyWhat]
Forensic specialists can now pinpoint the exact make and model of a camera simply by analysing the pixels in digital photos. This technique would be useful in the future for tracking down criminals, such as kidnappers who’ve leaked photos of their hostages to the media. Read on to find out how it works.
Today’s crazy building comes to us via the architects at design firms MVRDV and ADEPT. And no, “Sky Village” is not headed for Dubai. Instead, the 380-foot “pixelated” structure will rise above the city of Roskildevej—just east of Copenhagen, Denmark. The building will include apartments, a hotel, retail shops and offices as well as sky gardens for residents. The most interesting aspect of the design however involves the adaptability of the pixel living spaces. galleryPost('pixeltower', 3, '');
You might think that the entire history of personal computing is too complex to explain in a reasonable amount of time. Too bad Canadian animators Superbrothers teamed up with singer-songwriter and all-around awesome dude Jim Guthrie to prove your reasoned point wrong with this badass music video. The story: two heavily pixelated scientists decide to have a dance battle that echoes the transition from primitive ’60s machines all the way up to today’s cloud computing. The video is after the jump.
These pixel drink coasters are made of paper and come in 50-unit packages for US$8. Nothing special there until you notice that they have different shapes, which are not actually made at the factory: The coasters come in a single sheet, folded in 50 segments that you can cut in any way you want using the one-centimeter-long square perforations that divide each segment into 110 pixels. The results are beautiful, including an obligatory Space Invaders theme.
This awesome street art was spotted here in NYC in the East Village, and I love it. Pixelart beats sloppy, illegible tagging any day of the week, thank you very much. Unfortunately, some jackass didn’t agree. At least we have a picture of it in its original state. [Gothamist]
These Samsung-sponsored dancers take football-stadium card flipping to the next level with this inspired routine. They combine computer-generated choreography, perfect synchronization, custom-designed costumes that can instantly reveal a variety of colors and a level of cooperation that’s probably not even possible in America. Wow.
Samsung Dance [Neatorama]
