Below are 6 looping animations done by Pantograph. Their website is only written in Japanese, but judging from the images and artwork exhibited on their site, these individuals certainly are Creaginators.
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From the Google Blog
Today, we're announcing our second annual Doodle 4 Google contest in the U.S. Google doodles are the special "dressed-up" logos we run on our homepage for holidays and other events, and Doodle 4 Google is an opportunity for one child to have his/her artwork displayed on our homepage as a doodle for hundreds of millions of people to see. This year's theme is "What I Wish for the World," as we really want to tap into not only children's creativity but also what they want their future to look like.
We're very excited this year to be partnering with the Smithsonian's, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Since Cooper-Hewitt is focused on design and education and fostering the brightest design minds of tomorrow, they were a natural partner for Doodle 4 Google. Their partnership also means that this year's prizes not only include having your artwork on the Google homepage for a day, a college scholarship, and a technology grant for your school, but also having your work (and that of all 40 finalists) exhibited at a Smithsonian museum!
Most of this year's contest remains the same as last year's. (For inspiration, you can see Grace Moon's beautiful winning doodle "Up In the Clouds" in our Doodle Gallery). However, there are a few changes. First, we've increased the college scholarship prize for the national winner to $15,000. We've also added a $10,000 prize for the school district that submits the most high-quality entries. Finally, in partnership with Cooper-Hewitt, we'll be celebrating the 40 finalists and announcing the national winner in New York City, to coincide with the opening of the exhibit. Please visit the official competition website for a full listing of all contest rules and requirements.
Only students from registered schools can enter, so teachers, if you want to participate please register your school by March 17, 2009. All doodles must be submitted by March 31, 2009.
So, what do yall think? Is it worth a shot?
Creative thinking is making it's waty into the world of digital gaming. What was once considered the dominion of first-person-shooters, real-time-strategy, racing, or exploration has now opened itself up to a genre of games, the creator.
With the release of titles such as "Spore" and "LittleBigPlanet", industry professionals are proving that gamers can be more than just passive consumers, they can be artists in their own right.
As a gamer, and as an artist of sorts, a union of this nature has excited my imagination for the future of digital gaming.
Reuters recently ran an article delving into this new phenomenon.
Antikythera... what? A video has recently emerged on YouTube that shows the reconstruction of a 2000-year-old computer. It was rebuilt by Michael Wright, a museum curator in London.
The fascinating astronomical device is called the "Antikythera Mechanism". For more information see National Geographic's article.
This coming Saturday and Sunday, Maker Faire will be hosting over 300 "Makers". Here's just some of the commercial exhibitors from the Maker Faire website (not that I expect you to read every single one of these, but just skim the list, you'll some pretty notable and interesting names):
Groups and associations include:
Austin Alternative Photographic Group
Center for Community Based NonProfit Organizations at Austin Community College
Finally, for those of you with insanely fast internet connections you can watch the following promo clip entitled, "Maker Faire Austin in the 21st Century (The movie!)".
For up-to-date info visit the Maker Faire blog. This is the kind of stuff nerds get pumped up about. This is the kind of thing that when ordinary people attend, they discover that they're secretly nerds. Unless you have some really good excuse not to be there, then you should go. This is the now.
Maker Faire is coming to Austin for the second time ever! For those of you who have ever been inspired by science, technology, robots, do-it-yourself projects, metal arts, crafts, art cars, fire, music, or... or.... basically anything that's cool, then Maker Faire was made just for you.
The Travis County Expo Center will host Maker Faire on October 18 and 19. Maker Faire only occurs twice a year, once in the San Francisco Bay Area and once in Austin. Exhibitors and attendees have literally come from across America, and even the world to attend Maker Faire.
Watch the best parts of Maker Faire 2008.
Maker Faire robots!
Maker Faire vehicles!
Maker Faire robots!
Maker Faire vehicles!
For more about this amazing, science and technology fest visit makerfaire.com.
