Iron Man 2 Review

Topping the first film is no easy feat and of course Iron Man 2 might even be considered a disappointment if one were to "go there." But it is nonetheless one of the most entertaining comic book movies as of late and despite what appears to be a money-maker formula by Marvel, still manages to mix a satisfying mix of action, wit, drama, and appeal to the fans that's value true spirit of its source material while nicely tailoring itself to the tastes of the modern movie audience. 8.2/10.

Why Time Travel Shall Never Work

You gotta admit, this is very true. Naturally, you would think jumping in one-year increments would be the correct solution.

But even if you do it in one-year jumps, do you go by actual years or by 365 days?

365 days won't help you, of course, because you'll be still six hours off-course, which is about 600,000km.

BUT!

If you go one actual year forward / backward, you'll be about 90 degrees longitude off-course due to the Earth's rotation. Not a big deal unless your velocity vector travels with you, in which case you'll either slam into the surface of the Earth or be launched several miles into the air.

So the next solution would be to do some serious math and figure at what points in time the Earth's position and angle of rotation would be the same as they are now. This puts a substantial limit on the number of possible jump-points, but it must be considered for safety reasons.

Lastly, this all assumes that the Sun is stationary in space, which... it isn't.

Jens Risch

Never thought I'd find myself drooling over newspaper spreads. Thank you, Typography. I owe you one.

CASE-REAL... Mmm-Mmm, Good

What's that? The sound of summer, loves. And to start it all off, audio porn - along with a plan to revamp my desk space for Unplggd's reorganization month.

Book of Mad Skillz

It's up folks. Six weeks of hard work in InDesign. You can check out the entire project over at my Cargo Collective. Otherwise, download the PDF here. Enjoy!

Addictive User Experiences

Here's a small collection of great examples of user interactions that truly heighten the depth and uniqueness of creating addicting human-computer experiences. My personal favorite from the batch? Color pickers, of course!

Fantastic Mr. Fox Review

Now, this is simply divine. In an age where Pixar seems to be eating up all the spotlight in terms animated features, it takes some cajones and talent to turn one of my childhood books into one of most beautiful universes ever created - and all in stop motion, too. From the wonderful music selection to the delightful characters centered around a plot that's easily digestible for parents and children alike, the sheer energy, confidence, and downright brilliance of execution truly makes Fantastic Mr. Fox one of the most memorable films I've ever seen. 9.4/10.

Ode to Mad Skillz

A peek at what's to come.

Light Booth Museum Exhibit

Here's to seven weeks of research, ideation, and development of our museum exhibit that plays with long exposure photography within a fun and interactive photography museum gallery.

Project Team: Anthony, Anna & Sidd
Institution: Indiana University Bloomington 2010
Music by Beirut

Enjoy!

Ibai Acevedo Photography

Photoshop magic or simply awesome photography? Ibai Acevedo delivers a little bit of both - filled to the brim with retroism and a wonderful looking model. Of course, my favorite part happens to be the red glasses. I think I got a thing for those.

Thugs with Tambourines

Norwegian's Afeeliated keeps it raw. But who would've thought you could have underground hip-hop artists bumpin' heads with tambourines? Pretty good cinematography for a rap video, though.

Kitchen Food Lab

Time for a weekend chock-full of experimentation.