rain forest species
Posted on | May 2, 2009 | No Comments
here is an environmental piece now. done by ogilvy in frankfurt, germany. it’s good for kids to learn about all the interesting and dangerous animals in the rain forest.
iphone swine flu tracker
Posted on | May 2, 2009 | No Comments
for all those who are concerned about the swine flu, there might be an iphone app coming out soon, tracking what’s going on. i wonder a little what all the fuzz is about though since the director of the cdc said in his news conference that the cdc estimates that 36000 people die every year in the states of flu related causes. he? what? ok, how many people died sofar of swine flu in the states? one. hmmm. anyways, think this is a good example of people reacting creatively and quickly to what goes on in the world.
“A potential app, the Swine Flu Tracker, may be on the way. The Swine Flu Tracker, still pending approval from Apple, would be free. It was developed by IntuApps, whose founders, Barry Schwartz and Lilly Gold, say they want to keep people informed about the virus and where it is spreading.
“Just being able to have the information with you on the go is a powerful tool for people,” Gold told CNN. The Swine Flu Tracker’s first tab shows the current threat level – Phase 5 – and brief description from the World Health Organization.
The next feature, likely the most useful, is a map that tracks where the virus is spreading in relation to the user via a “locate me” button. Each pin that pops up on the map offers details about confirmed and suspected flu cases. The data comes from a Google Maps RSS feed.
A third tab provides virus facts and flu symptoms from the Centers for Disease Control, Wikipedia and other sources. The last screen, Alerts, is a consolidated triad of Twitter updates from the World Health Organization, the CDC and HealthMap.
Schwartz submitted Swine Flu Tracker on Thursday and said Apple typically takes a week or two to approve new apps before they are released. Given the urgency of the swine flu outbreak, maybe they’ll move more swiftly on this one.” seen on CNN
shit, this is cool
Posted on | May 1, 2009 | No Comments
the first two videos don’t have sound but it is pretty amazing and definitely worth watching through! imagine the possibilities! wow.
we put anything on paper
Posted on | May 1, 2009 | No Comments
nice series of ad visuals for an illustration studio. although on the first look i thought it is an ad about something environmental. in any case they are interesting visuals.
chalk animation for firekites autumn story
Posted on | May 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
this is nicely done but what i like a bit better in blu’s first chalk, stop-motion drawings (click here) is that blu integrated, in a very interesting and surprising way, more of the real environment. it was a play between fiction and reality, less here so, still cool.
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