Posts Tagged ‘Art’
David Merrill: Siftables, the toy blocks that think
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under 3D, Art, Computers, Conceptual, Design, Music, Science, TED talks, life, web
MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables - cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?
link to this TED talk / Devid Merrill’s Siftables project / Devid Merrill at MIT Media [...]
Stefan Sagmeister: Things I have learned in my life so far
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Architecture, Art, Conceptual, Design, Photography, TED talks, life
Rockstar designer Stefan Sagmeister delivers a short, witty talk on life lessons, expressed through surprising modes of design.
In this talk graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister takes the audience on a whimsical journey through moments of his life that made him happy — and notes how many of these moments have to do with good design.
Liz Diller: Architecture is a special effects machine
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under 3D, Architecture, Art, Conceptual
In this engrossing EG talk, architect Liz Diller shares her firm DS+R’s more unusual work, including the Blur Building, whose walls are made of fog, and the revamped Alice Tully Hall, which is wrapped in glowing wooden skin.
Liz Diller and her maverick firm DS+R bring a groundbreaking approach to big and small projects in architecture, [...]
Golan Levin: The truly soft side of software
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Art, Computers, Conceptual, Music, TED talks
Engineer and artist Golan Levin pushes the boundaries of what’s possible with audiovisuals and technology. In an amazing TED display, he shows two programs he wrote to perform his original compositions.
David Griffin: Photography connects us with the world
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Art, Conceptual, Photography, TED talks, life
The photo director for National Geographic, David Griffin knows the power of photography to connect us to our world. In a talk filled with glorious images, he talks about how we all use photos to tell our stories.
Zero7 - Futures
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Art, Conceptual, Music, Photography
Psychedelic and vibrant slide show of morphed photography, with great music from group Zero7
(feat Jose Gonzalez)
Frans Lanting: A lyrical view of life on Earth
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Art, Photography, Science, TED talks, life
In this stunning slideshow, celebrated nature photographer Frans Lanting presents The LIFE Project, a poetic collection of photographs that tell the story of our planet, from its eruptive beginnings to its present diversity. Soundtrack by Philip Glass.
The Web’s secret stories - TED.COM
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under Conceptual, TED talks
Jonathan Harris Artist and computer scientist talks about emotional
world of the Web by making online art that captures the world’s expression.
Mindnever Inspiration - TED.COM
Posted by Rudolf Getel | Filed under 3D, Art, Computers, Conceptual, Photography, Science, TED talks
Arthur Ganson sculptor and engineer talks about his work, kinetic art
that explores deep philosophical ideas. Some great conceptual
thinking and thoughts implanted in machines. Truly Amazing.
George Dyson takes us back at birth of modern computer, also he
tries to redefine concept of life by talking about evolution of
Barricelli universe. Can you imagine what will computer look like
in [...]
