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The latest XKCD, excellence. Makes me consider getting a Kindle. Click the picture for the full comic.

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Le End of Le World

So I think I have figured out how to embed videos! Anyhows, I came across this great short film about 2012 being the end of the world and the ways in which it just might be finished off. Its by a french firm so it has an endearing french accent and a great 50's horror movie feel to it. To check out more of their films including the amazingly cool, sometimes 3-D spagetti river, exotic water buffalo, blue man meldy, abyss falling into something more music video for Bjorks Wanderlust, then click here.

If Saul Bass did the opening to Starwars

Saul Bass, the iconic designer of the Hitchcock movie look had a style that defined a movie mood. The Vertigo poster is one of his more famous works. His unique look emits the glow of the late 50's and early 60's that makes up the fascinating world of Mad Men. The music for the little title sequence below is the perfect complement to the video for a back the the Mad Men era break.

Amazing New Media Technology

More procrastinating finds.  With most of the computers today being sold with cameras integrated some companies have started using full advantage.  When viewed through a certain website a symbol on a page can call up a full 3D digital model on the screen.  The model moves which ever way you move the paper, giving you tactical control to see the model at which ever angle you want.  This site is in german, but it has a video showing the process of making one of these adds.

Eames Shell Chair Production

Finals have been consuming all my time hence the lack of posts, and I will finish up Barcelona and Paris after I'm done with finals.  On a quick study break I found this great video that shows the process of making an Eames shell chair.  The film is a great 70's period piece and the soundtrack is a great jazz score.

La Pedrera Part 1 of 3: The Facade and Roof

This is the outside of La Pedrera the Gaudi museum and apartment building.  The top two floors and roof are museum and the rest is either residential or retail space.  Gaudi's twisted art nouveau style is on display with the organic bay windows.  Notice the nature inspired wrought iron work for the railings.

The iron work continues here on the main gate with curved art nouveau shapes and symmetry.

Heres a look at the building from the line to get into the museum.  I love the mix between the straight lines of the stones being put together and the flowing curves that are carved around them.

This is one of the two interior courtyards.  They were not in the original building but Gaudi added them to bring light into all of the rooms in the apartments.  He was a champion of bringing in as much natural light as possible and therefore a hero of mine.

Here is another one of the courtyard, I just liked how the sky came out on this one.

This is the courtyard from the roof down.  You will notice that the shades are metal hurricane style shades.  An odd choice I thought.

This is the rooftop sculpture garden on La Pedrera.  For the most part these are the chimneys, exhaust pipes and water towers that are disguised under Gaudi's odd perceptions.

This is one of the mosaic covered water towers.  I suppose all of the swirly lightness was supposed to look like clouds, to me it looked like a cool whip commercial or Marvel soft serve.

The chimneys almost look like roman legions.

Some of the chimneys were covered in green glass, or staying with the theme, green sprinkles.

The lighting was great as the sun was setting, there were also great views of this section of the city from the roof.  On the corners of the roof there were little caves that you could hide in incase of rain.