Something A Little Different - Software as Art

We are surrounded by computers doing such wonderful things all of the time, but for the most part they are doing predictable boring things that we ask them to.

While for the most part this is the desired effect, but what would you do if it did something completely different. And I'm not talking of buggy software that irritates the hell out of us by crashing 5 minutes before the project is due, or the slide show that just won't format correctly no matter what gods you pray to or what small animal you sacrifice.

How cool is it that there are developers out there that are making software that is there to make art, not just the end product of the process is to make art, but the whole process of using the application is part of the "art" experience. The tools are unpredictable, there are controls to "Fuck with interface" just to mess with you, controls that tell you that you are doing something boring so try something else.

I love it. Plain and simple. Take some time and play, don't give me what I want, give me something fun!

Welcome to the mindset of Signwave UK software products... Auto-Illustrator, Autoshop and other so called auto-generative systems... Allowing the user in a rather unconventional way to create while working with the tools... and working with them in a collaborative way... the tools will constantly surprise you... and the results are often beautiful and sometimes crap... but never a bore!

Go get these... all are available for demo... but well worth the time and frustration. sign|wave UK

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Mark Morford Speaks Out!

So on the tails of the 9/11 commission, another great rant from Mark Morford (SF Gate) comes out...

Have a look Because Dubya Said So!

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Is the truth is coming out about 9/11?

As there are senate committees convening, and tongues are wagging and Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 is finally being released, the truth of what happened on September 11, 2001 is finally coming out.

And to everyone's surprise (ok so nobody is really surprised) it seems that Mr. Bush is proving to be a weak kneed idiot, and there is no connection between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein. Imagine that... So was that whole Iraq war thing a revenge thing? Oh yeah - Weapon's of Mass Destruction... Wait.. Those were never found either... hmm... Hey Dubya, what's the deal?

So my friend's to the south... Think election... When you think about this, give the following article a read... And when you go off to vote, keep these things in mind...

Dubya... gonna miss you... You silly little fool... I don't think Dad and Jed are gonna be able to get you out of this one.

Link:
The Observer | Focus | 9/11: At last, the full story has been told


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iPod put to the Ultimate Test

So what happens when you get a couple of guys together and one asks: "So it's a nice design and all... but how tough is the thing?"

What proceeds to happen is the most abuse any digital device should ever see, drop it in a muddy field, paint ball fire and finally become a clay pigeon... Only T3 Magazine (UK) could conceive and actually go through with this kind of product testing...

From MacWorld - iPod shot to death

Creative Showcase 2004 Viral Campaign Winner

The Interactive Advertising Bureau of the UK has announced the winners for the 2004 Viral Ad Campaign of the Year....

The Trojan Games

An incredible undertaking, surely worth another look if you've already seen it.... just brilliant... Congratulations to The Viral Factory

Link from: Creative Showcase

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