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News & Updates
July 28, 2017
Before augmented reality becomes the next big thing, here’s what needs to happen
Today’s augmented reality is usually confined to smartphone screens, and even when available with a headset, users have few options for interacting with both the real and the virtual. Gesture controls could solve that problem, and lift AR’s biggest barrier.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
July 27, 2017
Black & White Photography: Switch House, Tate Modern Extension
Black & White Photography: Switch House, Tate Modern Extension
I come to appreciate those who only take Black & White Photography. In my opinion, it’s a hard style of photography to tackle especially when it comes to the colour, contrast and creative direction. Even though there’s a play with the shadows but it’s still pretty interesting. I took the liberty of featuring the work of Bimal Tailor and his series entitled Switch House, Tate Modern Extension.
This is a photo series by Bimal Tailor is a creative photographer based in London, UK. We have featured his work before on ABDZ. You should definitely follow his Instagram.
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More Links
- Check out Bimal Tailor’s site bimaltailor.co.uk
- Follow Bimal on Instagram
AoiroStudio
Jul 27, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Photography
July 27, 2017
You can now re-create the ‘Take On Me’ video in your living room thanks to ARKit
Remember the music video for Take On Me by A-ha? Get ready to experience its rotoscoped version of reality first-hand, thanks to a new augmented reality app developed using Apple’s ARKit.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
July 27, 2017
HTC and Qualcomm have a stand-alone, Google-free VR headset in the works
During ChinaJoy 2017, HTC said that it teamed up with Qualcomm to provide a stand-alone VR headset for the Chinese market. The details are scarce, but it won’t involve Google, meaning the unit won’t support the Daydream platform.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
July 26, 2017
Disney’s Magic Bench brings animated characters to life, no AR goggles needed
Disney is bringing one of its augmented reality projects to SIGGRAPH 2017. Called Magic Bench, it lets anyone who sits upon it the change to interact with digital characters through mixed reality.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
July 25, 2017
Concert.ua IOS App UI Design
Concert.ua IOS App UI Design
Concert.ua IOS App is a concept UI design project created and shared by Iana K and MEAT Studies on their Behance pages. The best thing for me with the new trend of UI design for mobile is the level maturity that the design is getting. We had phases full of textures and faux 3D, then we went to the super thin or light fonts and now we finally are getting to a point that is simpler. Bold when it needs to be and with an much more clear structure and contrast in typography. The new iOS 11 is a great example with big and bold titles. This project bring some of that, check it out.
Concert.ua is a concept of a ticket selling app with lightning-speed purchases and effortless interface.
UI Design
abduzeedo
Jul 25, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo UI/UX
July 25, 2017
Creepy Monsters Design
Creepy Monsters Design
Some artists excel in the art of horror. They have the ability to visualize creepy designs and translate it so well to the canvas, only to give us all goosebumps. Here are some examples.
From illustration to computer graphics, these are fine examples of monster design! These are pretty dope and well done, congrats on each artist. For more of it, please visit their portfolios simply by clicking each artwork! I hope you enjoy these! Cheers. 😉
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Maarten Verhoeven
Maarten Verhoeven
Luca Nemolato
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RodolfoH
PauloGabriel
Jul 25, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Illustration
July 24, 2017
2018 SXSW Art Program Applications Now Open
SXSW is awaiting your project ideas for the 2018 SXSW Art Program. Showcase your experiential and visual artwork to spark discovery, inspiration and connection at SXSW 2018. The program offers a great opportunity for your creative work to gain exposure to new audiences in the fields of music, film, and technology. Enter your idea before the final deadline on Friday, September 8, 2017.
The art program highlights emerging and established artists, and serves as a launching point for collaborations and discussions around the role of visual and digital media arts in culture and technology. The inaugural art program was held at SXSW 2017.
All visual artists – studios, designers, collectives, and individual artists – are eligible to enter their project. Once we have collected all proposals, final selections will be made by the SXSW Art Team with proposal feedback from our Advisory Board members. Look over the art application details to learn more about proposing an idea for the 2018 SXSW Art Program.
Don’t miss out on the chance to participate in the innovative and inspirational environment at SXSW 2018 by having your work showcased in front of thousands of creatives, global professionals, industry leaders, and more. Enter now before Friday, September 8, 2017 at 11:59pm PT.
2017 SXSW Art Installation, toki – series #02 by Akinori Goto – Photo by Chris Smith
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Source: SxSW Film
July 24, 2017
Barry Jenkins, Esther Perel, and whurley Announced as 2018 SXSW Keynotes, Plus Featured Speakers
We are kicking off the 2018 season early with the reveal of select Keynotes and Featured Speakers for the SXSW Conference. SXSW spotlights some of the industry’s most inspired thinkers, diverse visionaries, and change-makers who share forward-thinking ideas. We are thrilled to share with you our first announcement featuring some of the biggest and brightest names of our time.
Keynotes announced today include Academy Award-winning writer and director Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, Medicine for Melancholy), psychotherapist and best-selling author Esther Perel, and technology entrepreneur and quantum computing expert whurley. Featured Speakers announced today include space entrepreneur and futurist Bob Richards, Kaiser Permanente chairman and CEO Bernard J. Tyson, Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 chairman and CEO Ingrid Vanderveldt, artist and poet Cleo Wade, and author and founder of the Future Today Institute Amy Webb.
“We are overjoyed to invite Barry Jenkins back to SXSW as a Film Keynote having presented the world premiere of his first feature, Medicine for Melancholy, in 2008,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “Moonlight is a magnificent piece of work, transcendent, and made on his own terms. We couldn’t be happier for his success and to have this remarkable artist with such a generous soul return to SXSW.”
Beginning Tuesday, August 1, register to attend SXSW and explore what’s next in the worlds of entertainment, culture, and technology during the 2018 SXSW Conference & Festivals from March 9-18 in Austin, TX.
“SXSW has become a premier destination for innovation and creative discovery. We’re pleased to begin our 2018 season with strong programming that represents a diverse and talented group of pioneers in the technology, social sciences, and entertainment industries,” said Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer. “To be able to announce such a strong lineup before registration opens is an excellent indicator that this is going to be one of our best years ever.”
Read more about our first installment of speakers for the 2018 SXSW Conference below. We cannot wait to see what these industry leaders and visionaries share with SXSW attendees.
Keynotes
Barry Jenkins (Film Keynote) – Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins feature film debut, Medicine for Melancholy (which had its world premiere at SXSW in 2008) was hailed as one of the best films of 2009 by The New York Times. Jenkins received an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his second feature Moonlight, which won Best Picture at both the Oscars and the Golden Globes (Drama). His upcoming projects include adaptations of If Beale Street Could Talk and The Underground Railroad.
Esther Perel (Interactive Keynote) – Psychotherapist Esther Perel is recognized as one of today’s most insightful and original voices on modern love. Fluent in nine languages, she holds a therapy practice in New York City and serves as an organizational consultant for Fortune 500 companies around the world. Her celebrated TED talks have garnered more than 18 million views and her bestseller Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence became a global phenomenon translated into 24 languages. Her recent book, The State of Affairs: Rethinking Infidelity, is another example of her bold synthesis of complex cultural shifts.
whurley (Convergence Keynote) – whurley is a Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and the founder of Honest Dollar, a fintech company Goldman purchased in 2016. He is the Chair of the Quantum Standards Working Group at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). His latest book Endless Impossibilities brings the realities of a quantum future into the present, helping readers understand and prepare for the coming age of quantum computing.
Featured Speakers
Bob Richards (Intelligent Future) – Bob Richards is a space entrepreneur and futurist. He is a Co-Founder of the International Space University, Singularity University, SEDS, the Space Generation Foundation, and Moon Express, Inc., a space transportation and lunar resources company located at Cape Canaveral, where he currently serves as President and CEO.
Bernard J. Tyson (Health & Wellness) – Bernard J. Tyson is the chairman and CEO of Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. and Hospitals — known as Kaiser Permanente, one of America’s leading integrated health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Under Tyson’s leadership, Kaiser Permanente continues to focus on providing affordable, accessible, high-quality health care and improving the health of its members and communities.
Ingrid Vanderveldt (Startup & Tech Sectors) – Ingrid Vanderveldt is the Chairman and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women by 2020 (EBW2020). Previously, she was the first Entrepreneur-in-Residence (“EIR”) for Dell Inc. where she oversaw entrepreneurial initiatives worldwide helping to build a $250 million business segment and founded the $125M Dell Innovators Credit Fund, Dell Founders Club, and the Dell Center for Entrepreneurs during her 3-year term.
Cleo Wade (Social Impact) – Cleo Wade, an outspoken artist, speaker, poet, and the author of a forthcoming book, is an inspiring voice in today’s world for gender and race equality. She creates motivating messages, blending simplicity with positivity, femininity and arresting honesty. Her poems, accessible yet empowering, speak to a greater future for all women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community, preaching love, acceptance, justice, and peace.
Amy Webb (Startup & Tech Sectors) – Amy Webb is an author, futurist and Founder of the Future Today Institute, a strategic foresight and futures forecasting company that advises the world’s leading businesses and governments. Forbes named Amy one of the world’s preeminent thinkers on the future impacts of technology.
Join Us at SXSW 2018
Registering for SXSW is the only way to experience these fantastic speaker sessions. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 1 when registration and housing opens for the 2018 SXSW Conference & Festivals in Austin, Texas from March 9-18. With expanded access to events for all registrants, attendees will receive primary access to programming associated with their badge type but now also enjoy secondary entry to most other SXSW events. Start planning today by browsing badge types to find the perfect badge for you.
Learn how to participate in one of the many prestigious SXSW categories including SXSW Film Festival submissions, SXSW Music Festival Showcasing Artist applications, Interactive Innovation Awards, SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event, David Carr Prize, and the SXSW Art Program. Then help shape the March event during PanelPicker Community Voting from Monday, August 7 – Friday, August 25.
We have only just begun – stay tuned for many, more big announcements, programming updates, applications, awards, and beyond throughout the season. Sign up for SXSW Event Updates and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
2018 SXSW Keynotes (l-r): Berry Jenkins – Photo by courtesy of the speaker; Esther Perel – Photo by Karen Harms; and whurley – Photo courtesy of the speaker.
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Source: SxSW Film
July 24, 2017
How to Overcome Stress with Visual Storytelling
We all carry worries and anxieties about future events that could go wrong in our lives. When you really unpack what exactly is this worry or stress your mind is producing, you find a simple truth.
Stress or worry is in essence, a story we tell ourselves with a bad ending. It’s an imagined outcome that has never happened yet and may never will. These negative stories tend to pop up deep in the night when your storytelling mind is wandering with a wide range of dramatic narratives, chasing away your sleep.
It’s an old survival mechanism we’ve been using for eons. Most likely since the first cave man tossed and turned all night, worrying that there are no wandering bears outside his cave.
Then you wake up in the morning, upbeat for a new day – and those wild stories are replaced with hopeful thoughts (translation: the same horror stories from last night where you just edited the ending to a more positive resolution) – and go happily with your day.
From this perspective, your storytelling mind is like a big data story trafficking engine that based on a wide range of variables; past experiences, hopes, and beliefs (even time of day) – is constantly churning out stories to make sense of and respond to the world around you. And you get to play, pause, rewind or fast-forward these visual stories in your mind.
If you’re thinking a Demand-Side Platform (DSP) from the digital advertising world, you’re not far off. Just replace the ads with stories and you get a Demand-Story Platform.
The difference is that only you manage the story inventory and the Real-Time Bidding (RTB) for a convincing story.
When your mind is seeking to find a meaning to an event, it will demand a convincing visual story to rationalize it and a proper call-to-action.
As I mentioned in a recent post since we are constant seekers of meanings, “we’re all players in our own movies where we play the hero, the director, the cameraman and most importantly the editor“ – then we edit what we see in order to create meanings. Such editing work could play with the narrative timeline back and forth until landing on a story we find personally meaningful.
Now that you understand how stress works – at least from a storytelling perspective – and why the editing principle is so powerful, try to distribute positive visual narratives in your campaigns.
These vivid stories will empower your audience and their minds to picture a great outcome to a burning problem they’re facing. What’s more, your solution could be that key to transforming their stress into an opportunity.
In short, your story will become THEIR STORY!
Let me know how this strategy is working for you. If you’d like to chat, I’d be happy to exchange ideas.
Source: Visual Storytelling