SRAM pART - Bike Art

As I assume everybody knows, we here at the HUB are all about a precious few things, Arts, Tech, and Bikes!

SRAM have paired with artists and some very interesting results have occured

http://www.sram.com/partproject/

Not much more can be said so just go check it out!!

Timescapes

Timescapes is a series of time lapse films that utilise Kessler technology - http://www.kesslercrane.com/

The Kessler Cranes are mounts for your cameras that run on tracks with motors and do all kinds of crazy things and add a sense of movement in to the time lapse films. Some of the effects that have been achieved are mind blowing! and They have recently introduces a way in which alter focus during the camera movement too!!

Just think of the mental effects you could get when they make them tilt and shift compatible so that you can move the camera on 3 axis as well as the lens!

TimeScapes: Rapture from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.

After the jump there is another video, its a Timescapes making of style video! its also well worth a look!!

Drawing Machines

Hello all! Its been quite some time since I posted! I am currently in End of Degree HELL with essays due in pieces of music ... to even conceive. Actually saying that i have been in this almost end of degree hell for quite some time now, the stress is taking its toll and I may be taken away by the men in white suits rather soon!!

BUT before that happens here is something that I think is Brilliant.

As much as I love actually doing something my self (writing music, drawing, desining what ever!) I am essentially .... a man. A stereotypical man! (sorry no sexism meant by this) but what that does mean is I am always looking for ways in which to get out of doing work. Ok this is a complete lie but I am very interested in the systems and ideas behind projects that create autonomously, Generative Art. Setting a process in motion and the product is done for you, be it music, film, art. I especially love it when you can see said process.

 

Check out the Video after the jump of one in action

Porter Robinson's Capture the Can

Beautiful slow-mo paint-ball war, enjoy as people display their frankly disturbing accuracy with paint-ball gun. Also it would be quite funny to see someone actually try to do half these things in an actual paint-ball game. There's the film its self and the making of, just after the jump. Porter Robinson well done sir.

Film of the Week : The Incredibles

This film just has to be one of Pixar's all time greats. The Incredibles was released in 2004, with voice talents such as Samuel L. Jackson [Frozone] and Jason Lee [Syndrome]. Also this film featured Pixars staple short in this case "Jack Jack Attack". I really can't stress this enough, SEE THIS FILM!!!

Oh and enjoy the trailer

Water Fountain Printer

The Japanese have created this beauty in Osaka City Station. It's a water fountain that seems to double up as a basic dot-matrix printer. By changing the flow of the water the fountain can create beautiful pictures, messages and even acts like a clock.




It has to be seen to be believed.

The RISD Moonbuggy

For quite a while at the hub, I and a few others have had what could be called, because it is, a D.I.Y. bike obsession. Call it what you will this brilliant group entered NASA’s Great Moonbuggy Race, and won. The Rhode Island School of Design or RISD are these aforementioned winners. Please enjoy their exploits.

The web site dedicated to this project among others is www.bryancloyd.com , the statement on the site states "NASA’s Great Moonbuggy Race, which is held annually at the Marshall Space Flight Center, in Huntsville, Alabama, challenges students to design, build and race lightweight, human-powered vehicles that can whiz across a simulation of a rugged lunar landscape. Teams are judged by how quickly and easily their vehicles negotiate the twisting curves, treacherous gravel pits and other obstacles of a half-mile course riddled with some of the same challenges faced by Apollo-era astronauts in their lunar rovers. Last year RISD was the first design school to ever enter the competition. RISD "took home third place in their first race appearance, despite having no engineers on their team (all team members are Industrial Design students)," as NASA put it in their press release." to read more and somehead cam footage from the race catch the jump.

Sky Orchestra : Synchronised hot-air balloon flight

Synchronised hot-air balloon flight, broadcasting music over the London sky, interested? This just great enjoy every second of this post and please check out some of the links they really are something to see well done everyone involved. The official Sky Orchestra website states.

"Sky Orchestra delivers music to sleeping people from out of the sky. Created by artist Luke Jerram with composition from Dan Jones, the balloons will take off at dawn and dusk with speakers attached, creating a massive audio landscape."

"The latest Sky Orchestra performance took place in London to herald a year to go to the 2012 Games.The Mayor of London Boris Johnson teamed up with London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) to bring the project to the city between 22 - 27 July 2011."

To check out the Sky Orchestras online presence visit www.skyorchestra.co.uk



This video came from the Guardian Online, to see the original article visit the Guardian Online