December 22, 2017
VR photos in 12K are now possible with the latest Insta360 Pro update
Is 8K not enough? The Insta360 Pro can stitch together 8K files for a 12K still photo, even in 3D, with the camera’s latest update. The update also includes a wider dynamic range and better noise reduction.
The post VR photos in 12K are now possible with the latest Insta360 Pro update appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
December 22, 2017
‘Ocean’s 8,’ Hallström, Wain, & More Trailers You May Have Missed
Staying on top of the trailer circuit is a full-time job in and of itself. We’re here to help.
A Futile and Stupid Gesture dir. David Wain)
Premiering at next month’s Sundance Film Festival and arriving on Netflix the week after, the latest from Wet Hot American Summer director David Wain is a comedic biopic documenting the rise and controversies surrounding the infamous National Lampoon comedy magazine and film “studio”. Known for its outlandish, raunchy humor and, with its production of John Landis’ Animal House (which now sits in the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry), the company had a wildly tumultuous ride up the ranks of the comedy world. Starring Will Forte as founder Doug Kenney, the film looks like it’s accentuating the outlandish of the magazine’s history as well as hinting at the in-house fighting that threatened to tear them apart. As one scene indicates, this may not be for dog-lovers. Release Date: January 26th, 2018, via Netflix
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December 22, 2017
Get to Know: 9 Canadian Artists Performing at SXSW 2018
Each year, musicians from all over the world converge on Austin, Tx in March to perform for an international audience of creatives, industry pros, and fans eager to get a sneak peek at the next generation of talent. SXSW’s strong roster of international and regional acts is a gold mine for diggers in search of new great music. With over 1000 artists performing yearly, the process of discovery can be time intensive, so we recommend getting head start prior to March. To help you out, we are highlighting a selection of Canadian artists performing at the 2018 SXSW Music Festival for you to get more familiar with.
Australian Artists Spotlight
Colombian-born singer-songwriter Lido Pimienta, winner of the 2017 Polaris Music Prize for her recent album La Papessa, makes music poised at the intersection of art and social change. Dubbed “one of the most prolific creatives in Toronto” by Complex Magazine, TiKA is an R&B star on the rise to look out for. Anemone, who recently provided tour support for Allah-Las, creates a psychedelic world rich with twangy guitar riffs and haunting synth lines on top of which float lovestruck vocals. Soulful singer-songwriter AHI (pronounced “eye”), recently dropped his debut 2017 album We Made It Through The Wreckage. Dream-pop band Milk & Bone will their sophomore effort in early 2018, and if their recent single “Daydream” is any indication of what to expect, the record will definitely be one to keep an eye out for.
Provocative pop singer Forever has gained momentum through her live performances in the lead up to her forthcoming EP, which is set to be released in January 2018. Genre-defying rock act Partner recently released their fun and refreshing debut album In Search of Lost Time. Cheeky indie pop act Peach Pit is generating buzz following the release of their debut LP Being So Normal. Set to release a much-anticipated LP in 2018 on Holodeck Records, synth-driven post-punk act Automelodi will resonate with listeners who appreciate the recent trend of ambient electronic soundscapes cropping up in everything from film scores to pop hits.
Discover More
Want to dig deeper? We’ve got you covered. Check out our Get to Know feature on Australian Artists, surf the SXSW 2018 Showcasing Artists Music Videos playlist, and listen to the SXSW 2018 Spotify Playlist. There are still plenty of artists to announce for SXSW 2018 so keep an eye on the SXSW Schedule for additions, and don’t forget to mark your favorites to make planning your SXSW experience even better.
Attend SXSW 2018
Interested on getting a sneak peak at the next generation of musical talent by attending SXSW 2018? Learn more about attending SXSW 2018 here. The best way to experience SXSW Music Festival events is with a Music Badge: not only will you have access to all nighttime showcases, but you’ll also receive entry into daytime Conference sessions, networking events, and parties.
Book your hotel through SXSW Housing & Travel for the best rates and availability. We hope to see you in March!
Top to bottom: Milk & Bone – Photo by Nastia Cloutier-Ignatief, TiKA – Photo by Kadeem Ellis
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Source: SxSW Music
December 22, 2017
How to read your 2017 story?
How did 2017 treat you?
Regardless, if you had your strongest year-ever, a so-so, or – hopefully not – the weakest.
The conclusion of your 2017 story highly depends on how you interpret it and learn from it.
The story you tell yourself of how 2017 ended up for you, has profound implications for how your 2018 and beyond will play out.
Case in point is Dan McAdams, Northwestern University psychologist, who developed the concept of Narrative Identity.
He ran an experiment where he asked people to tell him their life stories.
Two distinct narrative patterns emerged:
1) People who recount Redemptive Stories about their lives, or stories that transition from bad to good.
2) People who recount Contamination Stories, in which people interpret their lives as going from good to bad.
Redemption and contamination stories are just two kinds of tales we spin.
McAdams has found that beyond stories of redemption, people who are driven to contribute to society and to future generations, are more likely to tell redemptive stories about their lives, or stories that transition from bad to good.
Whereas people who told Contamination Stories tend to be more anxious and depressed and to feel that their lives are less coherent compared to those who tell redemptive stories.
As I’d like to say, we’re all playing in our own film, as the director, hero, cameramen and most importantly – THE EDITOR.
So doing even small positive edits to your 2017 story have a profound impact.
What have you learned in 2017? What edits are you making to your story? Feel free to drop me a note or chat. I am curious to learn how you’re reading your 2017 story.
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December 22, 2017
The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, December 22
All of the 2017 Daily Chord stories have now been marked up for the year, and if you’re in the mood for some December reflection and a self-guided tour of the year in music news, you should start at our page. Thanks for the great suggestions and comments and thanks for subscribing to the email. Let’s do it again next year!
Monday, December 18
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Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge join with Live Nation
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Hidden gems of 2017: Great albums you may have missed
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Sirius XM hit with big rate hike by Copyright Royalty Board
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Rape and abuse: The music industry’s dark side exposed
Story from BBC News -
What on earth is Zuckerberg planning to do in music?
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Ralph Carney, Akron native and internationally renowned musician, has died
Obituary from The Plain Dealer
Tuesday, December 19
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Why has DJ Gramatik sold his work as a digital token?
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XXXTentacion hit with eight more felony charges for alleged witness tampering
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DJ dies as harrowing footage shows stage collapse in windstorm at Atmosphere EDM festival
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Plex has launched its idea for a music player: Plexamp
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What Pandora’s genome can tell us about the sounds of 2017
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Irvin Mayfield, New Orleans jazz pillar, indicted for laundering library funds
Story from NPR Music
Wednesday, December 20
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YouTube, music labels end standoff, move toward paid service
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Supreme Court possible next stop for Insane Clown Posse gang designation fight
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How Ed Sheeran made ‘The Shape Of You,’ the year’s biggest track
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Playlists! Lawsuits! Fake songs! The biggest streaming music trends of 2017
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The 36 best overlooked albums of 2017
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Gifts that sing – are you listening?
Post from Chicago Reader
Thursday, December 21
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Rolling Stone publisher sells majority stake to Penske, owner of Variety
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Amazon Music to end support for streaming your uploaded MP3s
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EDM got sad and anxious in 2017, just like everything else
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The music I love is a racial minefield
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Music industry lawsuits and issues to watch in 2018
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Court upholds BMI’s consent decree victory allowing fractional licensing
Post from Variety
Friday, December 22
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Universal Music Group strikes first major licensing deal with Facebook
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Lawmakers introduce Music Modernization Act, which simplifies digital licensing and increases rates
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52 things we’ve learned this year in music
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The best albums and tracks of 2017: How our writers voted
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These are the UK artists that need to break America
Post from The Independent -
The 101 most anticipated albums of 2018
Post from Stereogum
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Source: SxSW Music
December 21, 2017
‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ is now available without virtual reality
Star Trek: Bridge Crew has received a free update, allowing those without virtual reality headsets to enjoy the game with their friends. Regardless of your platform, you’ll be able to play with any other player.
The post ‘Star Trek: Bridge Crew’ is now available without virtual reality appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
December 21, 2017
Editorial Design: Cazador Cookbook by Tim Donaldson
Editorial Design: Cazador Cookbook by Tim Donaldson
This is an editorial design by New Zealand-based Creative Director Tim Donaldson, it’s a design of cookbook entitled: Cazador. The print material reminds me of an old cookbook which brings a great load of nostalgia. Once inside the book you are introduced to a few images which again keeps that vintage concept but you will notice the big beautiful fonts for the “chapters” and also use for a two-spread designated for quotes. Simple, lovely and quite efficient.
Tim Donaldson is a Creative Director at Sea Change Studio based in Auckland, New Zealand. His work is mostly around art direction, graphic design and branding; check out more for his work on Behance.
More Links
- Learn more about Tim Donaldson at seachange.studio
- Follow Tim’s work on Behance
Editorial Design
AoiroStudio
Dec 21, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Editorial Design
December 21, 2017
UI Inspiration: This week’s selections from Claudio Guglieri, Ela Kumela, Gleb Kuznetsov and more
UI Inspiration: This week’s selections from Claudio Guglieri, Ela Kumela, Gleb Kuznetsov and more
It’s that time of the week for our collection of UI/UX interactions to boost your UI inspiration right before the time off for the holidays. We are focusing on cool animations, layout designs, UX thinking and more. We will also mix it all from static, dynamic and even live prototypes, this might be a great article to bookmark! For this week, we have some cool interactions with what could be trending for the next year. How about even more complex animations but at the same time being subtle? We also have a sneak peek of a Screen Design Tool by Framer animation. Please enjoy!
In this collection we are featuring the work from Claudio Guglieri, Ela Kumela, Gleb Kuznetsov✈, Nicola Baldo and more.
More Links
- For more, check out Dribbble
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via Dribbble
Design by Claudio Guglieri
Design by Ela Kumela
Design by Gleb Kuznetsov✈
Design by Nicola Baldo
Design by Ionut Zamfir
Design by Benjamin den Boer
Design by ⍨ Samuel Medvedowsky
Design by Evgeniy Dolgov
Design by Zhenya & Artem
Design by Johny vino™
Design by Nicholas
Design by Bobbi Z
Design by Mateusz Piatek
Design by Sergey Pikin
Design by Victor_hong
Design by Riki Tanone
Design by Surja Sen Das Raj
Design by wenjun
AoiroStudio
Dec 21, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo UI/UX
December 20, 2017
Give the Conversation of a Lifetime
How can a last-minute gift last a lifetime? When it’s the gift of a StoryCorps conversation, recorded and uploaded via the free StoryCorps App. It’s never been simpler — or more gift-able — to pledge to honor a loved one by recording their voice and preserving it along with the hundreds of thousands of conversations StoryCorps has contributed to the Library of Congress. Here’s your one-stop gift guide for an experience you, your loved one, and future generations will cherish.
HOW IT WORKS
Download and print your StoryCorps interview coupon here. (Pro tip: A color printer will give you the best result; printing on heavier-stock paper, even better, though regular paper works, too.) Write in the name of your loved one, sign it, and trim it along the dotted lines. It’s the perfect size for slipping into a stocking or a greeting card, affixing to a wrapped gift, or just delivering in person.
WHAT IT MEANS
What are you giving when you promise to interview someone the StoryCorps way? It means you want to show someone special that their voice and their story matters. That they mean so much to you that you want to set aside 30–40 minutes to ask them questions about their life and their outlook, and then really listen while they answer. The StoryCorps App will guide you through the process. At the end of the interview, you’ll have a recording you can revisit again and again — and that you can upload to the StoryCorps Archive so that a copy is also housed in the Library of Congress, where we’re always adding to the largest single collection of human voices in the world.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND
There are no right or wrong questions or answers — and the StoryCorps App suggests some of our Great Questions, devised through years of guiding people through recording interviews about life, love, loss, and other moments and milestones that shape our lives. When you’re ready to conduct the gift of an interview, just find a comfortable, quiet place; let your curiosity be your guide; and keep in mind one of our favorite StoryCorps expressions: Listening is an act of love.
Source: SNPR Story Corps
December 20, 2017
Una Entrevista de StoryCorps Sín Editación: Maria Elena Soto y Lilia Soto
¿Sabe que los clips de audio que puede oír en NPR y nuestro podcast son extractos de las entrevistas recogido del Archivo de StoryCorps? Los participantes visitan una de nuestras localidades de grabación con un amigo o miembro de la familia para grabar una entrevista de 40 minutos con la ayuda de un facilitador cualificado por StoryCorps. Durante los 14 años pasados añadimos casí 70,000 entrevistas al Archivo de StoryCorps.
Para celebrar nuestra iniciativa de Historias — una iniciativa para enfocar en y celebrar las voces Latinx, presentamos una conversación en Español. Esta conversación fue grabada por una alianza comunitaria de StoryCorps en San Francisco con Puertas Abiertas. Una mitad de las grabaciones por los StoryBooths son alianzas comunitarias con organizaciones o proyectos locales que sirven comunidades desatendidas.
Las voces que va a escuchar son María Elena Soto y su hija Lilia Soto. Las dos mujeres grabaron juntas en Napa, California en Puertas Abiertas por el StoryCorps en San Francisco al 7 de Agosto 2015.
Para María Elena, pasando su niñez en México, siempre quería estudiar pero no había acceso a la educación después del grado sexto. Ella describe que “la letras con el hambre no entran”. Por eso fue un sueño para ella que sus 6 hijas asistieron a la escuela y triunfaran academicamente. Por díez años María Elena cuidó a sus hijas, ella sola, después de cruzar su esposo la frontera para buscar trabajo en la agricultura. Cuando la familia inmigraron a Napa, Lilia habla de la dificultad de asistir a la escuela en una cultura y lengua diferente. Pero Lilia fue determinada en lograr éxito con el apollo de su mama. Ahora Lilia no solamente tiene un PHD pero también enseña en el nível de la Universidad.
Todas las entrevistas de Historias, estan compartidas con La Benson Colección de la Universidad de Tejas en Austin, un centro de investigaciones especializadas con el enfoque en Latino/as en los Estados Unidos. A cualquier persona que se identifique como Latino/a o Hispano/a se le invita a participar en Historias. Para escuchar más entrevistas del Archivo de StoryCorps, hace una cita en la American Folklife Center en la Biblioteca del Congreso.
Todos los materiales contenidos el Archivo de StoryCorps son registrados como propiedad de StoryCorps. StoryCorps anima el uso de estos materiales en este sitio para los educadores y los estudiantes sín permiso, a condición de que StoryCorps sea acreditado. Esta entrevista no ha sido cheaqueada para los hechos y posiblemente puede contener materiales sensitivas o información sobre personas vivas.
Source: SNPR Story Corps