Centripetal Notion// archive

More hilarity from Natalie Dee and her husband, Drew.

Thursday 30 Mar, 2006 at 1:45 am
Art/Design + Comics + Humor
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I wasn’t going to mention SXSW at first for the sake of overexposure, but as more and more interesting material keeps pouring in, not to mention the 9rules network (with which I am affiliated) taking the prize for best community site of the year, I had to touch on it to make sure everyone who reads this is at least aware of the content I’m (just getting around to) enjoying right now.

Saturday 25 Mar, 2006 at 3:30 pm
Art/Design + Film/TV + Interactive Design + Internet + Music + Technology
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This clip may have made the rounds, but it didn’t make it to me. Chris Bliss, comedian, juggles three balls choreographed to a Beatles tune, basically, the juggling equivalent of playing a guitar with your teeth.

Saturday 25 Mar, 2006 at 1:00 am
Music + Performance
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Like silly string, but instead of crap all over the floor, you get instant clothing made of tiny cotton fibers that blend together to create a peel-away fabric.

Friday 24 Mar, 2006 at 2:47 pm
Clothing + Technology
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… via Skydive Arizona’s vertical wind tunnel. Especially watch the last quarter of the video where the instructor (pictured above) goes freaking nuts.

Wednesday 22 Mar, 2006 at 6:29 am
Science + Sport + Technology
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Like other treemaps (which are tools to visualize hierarchical data), but the size of the graph stays the same as you zoom into each sector.

Tuesday 21 Mar, 2006 at 10:08 pm
Art/Design + Geometry + Information Design + Math
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French design firm Easyweb has been projecting video onto buildings, carefully mapped to follow the dimensions of the structure to give the illusion of depth and texture. It’s difficult to describe, so check out the video.

Tuesday 21 Mar, 2006 at 2:02 am
Animation + Architecture + Art/Design + Technology
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“If you haven’t come across John B in one of his many musical guises over the past decade, where have you been? Classically trained at a young age, this British superproducer has gone on to become one of the most eclectic and unique individuals working within electronic music today. Consistently escaping categorization, John’s genre-defying catalogue spans the worlds of Electro, Trance and Drum & Bass, and a few other spaces across the BPM spectrum.”

Tuesday 21 Mar, 2006 at 1:34 am
Music + Performance
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Started in 1962 under the direction of Ward Swingle, The Swingle Singers perform virtuosic a capella vocal covers of classical music flavored with jazz harmonies and the occasional string bass and drum accompaniment. Their repertoire ranges from Chopin piano preludes, to Mozart violin sonatas, to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, and everything in between.

Saturday 11 Mar, 2006 at 2:46 pm
Music + Performance
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Me too. Mostly because I don’t care, save this year’s inclusion of John Stewart. Enter the Internet, and BitTorrent — you can download the awards minus all those … awards, and just enjoy Stewart’s commentary.

Monday 6 Mar, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Film/TV + Performance
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