getting nerdy with mr. v.

Arthur Ganson's a gENIUS!!!

2007-06-24T15:44:00.000-07:00

if you've ever explored Rube Goldberg and the fun mousetrap-like machines that he and others in his shadow have constructed, you'll surely appreciate the breathtaking and amazing kinetic sculpture work of Arthur Ganson...observe this cool-a-tastic video and, as usual, click on the title of this here post to get a closer look at the the artists website and what makes this man tick!

Andreas Gysin roks it with amazing interactive vids and games...that's right, gAMES!

2007-06-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendars folks, it's official...I've been blowN AWAY!!!
please do yourself a favor and check out this amazing site by Andreas Gysin that provides endless ideas and hours of entertaining thoughts about how the net can work as a place of interactivity!!! you gotta try my personal favorites: molecule, psychopong and fan and ball pictured here...a game of mini golf in 3d terrain using a virtual mini fan to blow the ball through a little maze...aMAZING!!! click the title of this post for the fun to commence!!!
thanks brian check!

THE Most Dramatic Chipmunk...

2007-06-22T10:57:00.000-07:00

...touted as the BEST 5 second internet video, Dramatic Shakespearian Chipmunks unite!!! observe for yourself and be the judge...

Amazing Job+Everybody's favorite pastime: eating = Food Stylist?

2007-06-14T07:10:00.000-07:00

How many of you have been disappointed when ordering an item at a restaurant only to find that it looks NOTHING like the menu or the sign shows? I think everyone's hand is raised...That's because when restauranteurs photograph their food products, they hire someone called a Food Stylist to prepare the food for maximum view-ability, or what I call, 'eye-candy factor'. Behold, from neatorama.com, a list of some of the tricks used by Food Stylists all over to get that maximum mouthwatering effect out of food photos:
* using tobacco smoke to give the appearance of steam
* spraying food with hairspray to hold it in place
* arranging mashed potatoes to look like ice cream
* painting cooked meat
* cereal can be photographed with white glue instead of milk, because the cereal does not get soggy quickly and the flakes stay where they are placed
* vegetables that appear to be cooked are raw and touched with a blowtorch and coated with glycerin to make them appear cooked
* ice cubes are hand-carved acrylic
click the title of this post for a fun, interactive article about Food Styling on pbs kids...
ph: Arby's Beef 'n Cheddar promo pic vs. deflated reality...

Robo-walrus roks communication to base camp!!!

2007-06-13T13:37:00.000-07:00

Observe this Paul Nicklen photo of a beautiful Walrus with his own old school cell phone built in to his tusk! he's gettin jiggywidit! communicating and rokkin the special features like ring-tones and texting! wowee!!!
check out Paul Nicklen's other amazing photos and galleries by clicking the title of this post...amaZING!

Etch-A-Sketch artist George Vlosich III

2007-06-12T19:02:00.000-07:00

Is it possible to earn a living as an artist using only an Etch-A-Sketch? Just check out artist George Vlosich III and you be the judge...this is thrilling stuff that surely beats my boxy looking drawings that i used to make...observe this stellar video:

The Air Car and maybe my future transport...

2007-06-11T07:06:00.001-07:00

As most of you know, I've haven't owned a car in 7 years or so...
As a result, I've been getting completely nerdy about alternative means of transportation. You know, things like bikes, public transit, and walking have played major roles in how I get around these days. When my brother Tom bought a hybrid vehicle about 5 years ago, I became fascinated with the potential of how cars were going to change, so I started investigating that, and here's one of the most exciting things I've found, The Air Car by MDI. It's a car that runs entirely on compressed air leaving no pollution behind! It's totally incredible!!! Anyway, for some reading, click the title of this post...
and here's a cool vid for some watching:

don't wake the baby

2007-06-11T06:43:00.000-07:00

okay friends, here's a lil vid i made this past weekend with my good friend joe welch from indianapolis, in...enjoy!

rokkers u-NITE!!!

2007-06-06T13:30:00.000-07:00

hi friends, i just wanted to say this a place that i will collect ideas about people 'getting nerdy' about, well, whatever it is that they get nerdy about...
please note i try to make this spot a kid friendly place to watch and share about gathered ideas of epic magnitude and good fortune...wee!!!

love, box style...

2007-06-06T08:12:00.000-07:00