for a city without green

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

zombocom

...fucken cracks me up. Just go there. http://www.zombo.com/

Wikipedia says; "Zombo.com is a humorous website created on October 10, 1999. The site consists solely of a single Flash animation of the website's title and seven circles of alternating colours. The animation's voice-over, which has a vague Caribbean accent, repeatedly welcomes the viewer to the web site and claims that the viewer can do anything they want without any limitations at Zombo.com. However, when the introduction is finished, instead of a link to the main zombo.com website (which requires use of the password: 'NONOTRLY'), it simply provides a link to the defunct Zombo.com newsletter for a few seconds and then goes back to the start. The dot (".") in the URL is not pronounced in the animation; instead the site is referred to as "Zombocom". The site has become well known as an Internet phenomenon." source

Death Star Giant Cookie Jar

Come to the dark side...we have cookies! source

Monday, March 7, 2011

for the love of street art

"This project was part of the winter Tisch ITP program. ITP is a 2 year graduate program that explores the use of imaginative communication technology that functions as both art and media. The “Space Invaders” moss project was designed by Marko Manriquez and Kimi Spencer for the 2010 ITP winter show. The idea behind creating the moss “Space Invaders” was to create alternative graffiti that could also be environmentally friendly. The moss paste was “painted” and grown directly on the brick wall taking around a couple weeks to grow in. Besides adding a touch of green to the otherwise concrete jungle that is large cities, moss can also sequester carbon, serve as air filters, regulate humidity and even has antimicrobial properties. Rather than using harmful spray paint, graffiti artists could continue to express themselves with their art through the use of organic materials.

Aside from the iconic shape of the aliens, each invader also plays an 8-bit musical sound when touched. Some of the aliens even have speech bubbles enticing the “earthlings” to touch them. Visitors have the option of either listening to the 8-bit cacophony or joining in themselves to create a little symphony of sound effects from the game. While the question of why “Space Invaders” is never answered, it probably isn’t a stretch to say that the designers wanted to choose something that is both fun and easily recognizable.

Moss Invaders from Nisma Z on Vimeo.

This is a great idea and while it probably won’t catch on among graffiti artists, it could be a great way for guerilla marketing. Rather than tagging buildings or sidewalks with paint, why not grow your tag? It’s technically not vandalism if its natural, right?" source