An applet that lets you explore the popularity of numbers from 0-100000 on the Web. Makes heavy use of cool animated transitions.
This is an old and simple tool but it’s amazing to see a trained artist using it. This is the very first convincing example of a “creative” 3D sketching tool I see. Also watch the various drawings at the end of the video.
If we want to make computers more human, maybe we should start with the pixels? Other projects by Guillaume Reymond here, including a hilarious Space Invaders video.
In case you missed this excellent video.
Researchers from Stanford launched a free online vectorization tool. Upload your bitmap and get a neat svg or eps. It is very easy to use and works surprisingly well, especially with low-res images. http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/
Gibson’s new “Robot Guitar” has machine heads equipped with servo motors and a new cool-looking knob for switching tuning presets and the like. First Run Limited Edition available on December 7th, see the reseller worldwide map on Gibson’s website.
Lesson from the US #1: How to advertise a product.
Lesson from the US #2: How to give a CS paper talk.