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Friday Smackdown: Iliop Poh Poh

10 Feb, 2012 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN
3D Human CAD Models

And once he floated past the dock’s end, all scale disappeared from view. He could sense the foam, blue in it’s liquid hue, lapping against the distant rocks. A ferry’s horn creeping through the fog. Where would he hit? The light spoke. The flash blinding. There he lay in a field of white heather. Color shooting from the pores of these links.

Zeitguised – Their surreal cinematography visuals will amaze and astound you. Check this out and then proceed to their other projects. Thanks Alex!
Sci-Fi artwork – What if famous paintings were redone with a sci-fi twist. You’ve never seen it quite like this.
Kooroo – Crazy cool letterpress animal prints and wee ceramic animal sculptures. Will look great in the nursury.
Shoe Sculptures – These are not weird at all, unless you think faces spilling through the straps of a high heel are weird.
Needing/Getting – Nothing like the most awesome OK Go video ever to take you into the weekend. Thanks Dominic!

Friday Smackdown: Greela Machina

03 Feb, 2012 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

Blown up bandages wrapped the wires and wimples of the war torn wasteland. It would indeed be a challenge to find. Bending back sheets of steel from the surface, he began. Days turned to months, months turned to years and one afternoon, a glow from the ground and the chest covered in the shadow of these links.

Fausto De Martini – Fausto is from Brazil, lives in California. He sketches amazing concepts and creates these 3D models.
Morning Routines – Apparently they are creativity killers. Here’s why and how to combat the repetition.
Camera Holster – You know you’ll be looking snazzy in this camera holster, even if you don’t have cameras.
Minimal Icons – Oh. glorious icons that be minimal. Here are 20 that will catch your fancy. Thanks Rod!!
Brock Berrigan – 11 tracks from the fabulous beat maker Brock Berrigan. Free t0 download and enjoy.
StormTrooper Hapiness – Ya know, Stormtroopers are people too, with families and feelings and love.
More Dropbox storage – Is your Dropbox all filled up? Here’s how to get 4.5GB more.
The German – British fighter pilot vs German Ace. This 10 minute shorts was done on zero budget for visual effects.

Friday Smackdown: Telby Trubo

27 Jan, 2012 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

Decidedly pertinent as it was, he set forth, silvery landscaped before him and each step sending a minor chord of mischief through the white haze layered against the ground. On his back, the survivors, a small lot, best know for their gun arts and the ability to form bullets from these links.

Victorior – The imaginations of. This is the art of Wanchana Intrasombat of Thailand. He brings amamzing composition to these intricate character and scenes.
Three Little Pigs – The comic styling of one John Branyan and his version (perhaps the best) of the three little pigs.
Marathon run – A guide to marathon running… ya know, if you’re into that sort of pain and torture.
Robot – A short by Jim Henson from 1963, that saw the conflict between man and machine and how it will end.
CouponYum – Print and share coupons. Browse by category or search for money saving offers.
Countdown – You’ve got 24 hours to get $#!@ done… better get started.
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore – “A poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story.” The film has won best animated short among other awards.

Friday Smackdown: Larttle Chops

20 Jan, 2012 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

Vapor rolled from the jaw of the ice glazed face. There were literally hundreds spread throughout the forest floor. Some behind trees, other frozen mid-stride, and still others frolicking in the leaves, with all signs of mischief pointing to these links.

Mark Molnar – Concept art and illustration. Vehicles, characters, creatures and more are all in the mix.
Rescuetime – Where is your time going? What are you doing? Find out and get it under control.
Glacier fields – If ever you wanted to see big, fat photos of spectacular looking galcier fields, today is your day.
Onepager – Create a slick looking business website… on minutes.
Apocalypse Later, Surf Now – What would you do if the world were ending? Surf. This puts the end time epic in full cataclysmic perspective.
PressPausePlay – You give something to a human and they can make something with it. This excellent documentary explores art, creativity and how it has changed.
Dunhill Case – If you love fine, handcrafted goods and the sound of them being made, you will love this.

Friday Smackdown: Bogrobamblobo

13 Jan, 2012 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

Buried amongst the thorns, winter long and cold, the bramble beast. Should the rope be torn from his pack fast enough, he may ride, but quick the beast is and torn not was his sheathed cord. Found there amidst briared air, he stood, breath stolen, as rose slow the the bramble beast dripping with these links.

Richard Dumont – Color and perspective with an amazing composition of structure and light. Just a few elements making Richard Dumont’s art simply wonderful.
LENR – Cold Fusion is here. NASA video talks about the future of energy… (oh, and what’s really going with alternative energy.)
10 Things to do with Twinkies – Hostess is going bankrupt, but that doesn’t mean Twinkies become any less useful.
Mr. Dictator Head – and other owrk by Stephen Ives (scroll through to see the dictator head action) via Neatorama.
E-Bugster – Not only is this a cool commercial, the new on the beetle from Volkswagon is looking mighty cool and mighty vicious as well.
Nitro Circus Trailer – Travis Pastran and the crew are bringing the car launching, face crushing, skin flaying action in 3D.

Friday Smackdown: Icktheroti Burn

06 Jan, 2012 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

When sailing his house on the wooded sea, green moss pillows rose against the eaves. And upon the rolls of wave shed leaves, floated this princess and pauper king, silently sailing in moonlit peace, eating smoked salmon and squeezing these links.

Hal Tenny – Wonderfully expansive fractal art (made using Mandelbulb 3D and Apophysis) to add a little 3-dimensional intricacy to your weekend.
Time is Nothing – Around the world (17 countries) in 343 days. 6237 photos in a little under five minutes. Consider yourself traveled.
How to give and ask for a raise – The best time of year to do it is over, but that doesn’t stop your scheming for this year.
Top 10 recut Movie trailer – I love a good movie trailer of a comedy… that’s been recut to look like a horror film. That and more.
Essential Geography – of the United States. The most excruciatingly detailed map every created.
60 second adventures in Thought – What have been the most challenging mind conundrums of the past several centuries? This animated video will give you something to chew on.

Friday Smackdown: Nilt Forque

30 Dec, 2011 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

Gripping the cord, strung between a bottle and bewilderment, he struck the membrane. The vibrations echoed through the passage, off his eyes and into the face of the small beastie squeezing these links.

Ray Ceasar – The art of a dog that takes a melancholy mood, mixes it with five layers of feelings and emotions turning it into beautiful art. (somewhat nsfw.)
Unroll.Me – Manage all the email subscriptions that come into your inbox and unsubscribe yourself with ease.
Stephen Wildish – Stephen’s minimalist design will make you think, but not too much. Check out the latest 80′s and 90′s movie alphabets.
Calkoo – A mass of superb calculators for nearly any purpose plus a nice mobile interface.
Peppermint Hot Fudge Sauce – Once you make this, you will likely drench everything in it until you become thoroughly sick of peppermint.
Drobbox Automator – Select a Dropbox folder, select an action, make things happen automatically.
Clay Morphing – The phenomenal clay moving morphology of Peter Sluszka.

Friday Smackdown: Luyitar Dobo

23 Dec, 2011 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

Then, hopping down the snow-drawn path, with bells singing a muted rhyme, it happened upon a cranberry grove, strange and quite serene. There in the light and shadows still, a beckoning upon that hill, a band of rabid Christmas minks, gnawing on these chewy links.

Evan Raditya Pratomo – Classic and fiarytale combined, exploring worlds and characters in the serene storybook art of Evan Pratomo.
Mumuration – Starling swarms. You may have seen them in the fields as you drive toward the sun, or like these two, in a boat on a lake.
Exploding Christmas ornaments – A different look at Christmas ornaments. High-speed photos create by Alan Sailer.
31-Step financial tune-up – Yes, it’s about that time and if your finances are not in order yet, this might help you put it off longer.
Year in Pictures – A lot of sad events, but a lot of nice ones as well. The Big Picture looks back in this 2011 photo montage.
History of Santa – This quick video breaks down how the jolly fat man, or the small elf man, or the skinny bishop came to be.

Friday Smackdown: Vaper Styn

16 Dec, 2011 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

The creoxithan seeped onto the outer hull, leaching the painted emblem of the Alliance crest off the ancient metal beneath. They couldn’t contain what lie inside much longer. Neither, could they ignore the fire gales beyond the hatch. Caught between two ends and no apparent way out, they decided to take these links.

Steve Burg – The look and feel of sci-fi abstract brilliance and a mix of deep, dimensional compositions will encapsulate you.
Little Drummer Boy – Perhaps the best rendition of the holiday hymn. Particular because 16 year old Sean Quigley, produced, directed and played all the instruments himself.
2011 in LEGO – From the Royal Wedding to Pepper Spray in the face, the 2011 Year in review with LEGO’s.
La Mer de Pianos – What if you owned the oldest Piano shop in Paris. This is what it would be like and also tearing a piano apart with a mallet. Thanks Simon.
20 Sites that took 3D to the next level -WebGL, Flash11, HTML5… It all adds up to a whole lotta 3D love.
Mini-van Express – Take this idea home for the weekend and you’ll likely be love for years, or at least a few days, to come.

Friday Smackdown: The Smoth Mealer.

09 Dec, 2011 by Josh Mings in SMACKDOWN

And slipping into the grassy depths, the shadows fell, the sun disappeared overhead and the earthy floor tumble out before her. What strange and vibrant things were these passing by? A snail of purple playing didgeriplinks with an elfkin on top launching these links.

Amy Sol – Quiet and peaceful. Little pandas sitting on shoulders and furry friends. A mix of manga and vintage-style illustration.
Disrupt your inbox – As opposed to the inbox disrupting you, which it’s likely doing, right now. A few hacks to make it work better.
21 ft Great White – Yes, this is a 21 foot Great White shark circling a boat, caught with an iPhone camera.
Cello beatbox – If you like the deep sound of a Cello and the fine art of beatboxing, you’ll absolutely love this. Thanks Jeff!
Robbing a Bank – What if you were paid to rob banks? What if you then physically robbed the bank. Moran Cerf tells the story. so funny.
3.2 Million Ink dots – Miguel Endara creates a pointillist composition of his Father. 210 hours and how he filmed it.