Muscle Computer Interfaces and Air Guitar Hero

With the air guitar and guitar hero existing currently as separate activities this invention shows how the two worlds can be merged. The outcome has true potential for the gaming world, but Muscle Computer Interfaces have amazing possiblities beyond this throughout everyday life.
The video is a little cheesy but pretty awesome, I wouldn't mind having a go on air guitar hero!
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Creative Meanings

My final book for the Creative Meanings project. A piece of information graphics about my radio alarm clock, title taken from its product name/code 'AJ3121'

After receiving audio feedback from Ruth, I can see where improvement can be made to this project, having said this I do still feel I had a strong outcome.

The final outcome was a book with information graphics on my radio alarm clock that sits on my window sill next to my bed in cardiff. I enjoyed almost every part of this project. The photography is something I have always been interested in and having a chance to get into the studio for a project is always great. With many different aspects being tackled I was also able to get stuck into some vector graphics to illustrate the object, something I have experiemented with before with an iPod with some pleasing results. The layout was a challenge as there was a large amount of information, I in fact had even more that had to be excluded. The information that was included, I agree with Ruth, could have been a little more entertaining/interesting and possibly flowed with a better narrative through the pages.

Aesthetically I am very pleased with the outcome, but the tint of the type is to light, an error I can learn from and one that occurred through priting. Always make the tint 10% greater as its appearance on screen is clearer than that when printed! I definitely will not forget this for the future and have learn a valuable lesson on reflection of this project.

If learning these lessons and developing skills isn’t what education is about then I’ll be flying to the moon tomorrow. This project in particular taught me some hard lessons and developed all manner of design knowledge and skills.

Pop-up Typography

An amazing discovery! A book published by French designer Marion Bataille. Exploration and experimentation taken to the extreme with the pop-out typography book shown in the video above. This book is now on my Christmas list!

FOOTMARK vs Futurestep Sneakers

A chinese footwear manufacturer has taken customising your sneakers to a whole new level with these beauties. Feel like a spot of yellow on the tongue, some pink lacing, a blue strap, just make your choice while you lace up and your away. The whole array of options comes with the shoes to leave you with hours of fun trying out different looks. Who knows when they'll hit the UK market, if ever, but they're available in a shop in a city in a country somewhere in the world this winter! Hopefully that helps.

Best viral ever?

Unbelievable! A publishing company put banners on over

200 flies to promote them at a show.

I can't even believe it worked, it's insane, I love it so much

I'm going to track down some flies for the end of year

exhibition and train them to fly in formation spelling out

my name... I think I have enough time?

Bruce Lee Part 2

Similar post to the last, but this time he's possibly more impressive. Great viral advertising by Nokia, a lesson on how it's done that's for sure.

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Bruce Lee Nokia Advert

After reading Danielle's blog and trying to find the Nokia advert she was talking about I stumbled across this little gem! A Nokia advert with Bruce Lee! He's playing (and winning) a game of ping pong using nun-chukkas... amazing! But is it the real Bruce Lee...? I wonder.

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Photography

Some really nice photography from a young female on deviantart.com, click here to see her gallery.