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April 11, 2018
Photography Search for Geometrical Shapes & Symmetries in Vienna
Photography Search for Geometrical Shapes & Symmetries in Vienna
Hlinka Zsolt is an urban photographer looking for geometry and symmetry obsessively in each composition. The next station in the photography search for geometrical shapes and symmetries is Vienna: its architecture, like Budapest, carries both the lasting impression of the past, and also the promise of a bright future, and the unstoppable nature of progress.
In my photographs, I have captured this dynamism, so the common topic was chosen to be the upward aspiration. They have been apostrophized to be tunnels, reaching towards the unknown.
Though the objects may seem like stationary and silent, upon closer inspection we can see the memory of countless past events. Not only historical buildings are depicted, which are well versed in the actualities of old times, but their modern pairs are also showcased. These forms are developed by building on their predecessors, respecting or even breaking traditions, which means they cannot be separated from each other.
Photography
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Apr 11, 2018
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April 10, 2018
Score the awesome PlayStation VR headset right now for $199, its lowest price yet
If you’re looking to enter the world of virtual reality, you don’t have to spend a small fortune. The excellent PlayStation VR, one of the best virtual reality headsets on the market, can now be yours for a new low price of $199.
The post Score the awesome PlayStation VR headset right now for $199, its lowest price yet appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
April 10, 2018
A VR experience lets you ride a jetpack over the world’s most romantic city
Nothing says 21st-century romance quite like taking your other half on a jetpack flyover of Paris. Fortunately, a brand new Parisian attraction called FlyView is here to help using virtual reality.
The post A VR experience lets you ride a jetpack over the world’s most romantic city appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
April 10, 2018
Concept Art for Surreal Air Carriers
Concept Art for Surreal Air Carriers
Paul Chadeisson is a Senior Illustrator & Concept Artist, full time freelance since 2016, working for games and films. He has an incredible portfolio of concept art for clients including NCSoft’s ArenaNet, 343 Industries, Walt Disney Pictures, Alcon Entertainment, Lionsgate, 20th Century fox, Square Enix, Unit Image, OATS studios, The Senate VFX. He also had the chance to contribute to incredible movies and like BLADE RUNNER 2049: Black Out 2022, The Surge, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Alien 5, Kingsglaive Final Fantasy XV, Tron: Uprising.
For this post we want to feature one of the coolest concept art ideas, the Air Carriers. They look like the come from a Star Wars movie but when you look closely you will see they are nothing more than a regular container ship that flies. The details are quite amazing and definitely worth featuring here on Abduzeedo. For more information about Paul, make sure to check out http://paulchadeisson.com/
In 2012 i co-founded Ragequit Corporation, an Independent video game company with my friend Pierre-Etienne Travers, Cédric Lecacheur and David juhens. We developed and published Strike Vector on STEAM in 2014, and Strike Vector EX in 2016 on STEAM and PS4.
Concept Art for Air Carriers
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Apr 10, 2018
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April 10, 2018
UI Inspiration: This week’s selections from Nicolás Fiasche, Aoife O’Dwyer and more
UI Inspiration: This week’s selections from Nicolás Fiasche, Aoife O’Dwyer and more
It’s that time of the week for our collection of UI/UX interactions to boost your UI inspiration. We are focusing on cool animations, layout designs, UX thinking and more. We are mixing it all from static, dynamic and even live prototypes, this might be a great weekly series to bookmark! This week we have a concept for National Geographic by Nicolás Fiasche, it’s quite colourful. Also we are focusing more specifically on interactions for Web design, hope you will enjoy these.
In this collection we are featuring the work from Nicolás Fiasche, Aoife O’Dwyer, CAROLINE CHAUVET, ganeshkumar and more.
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Design by Nicolás Fiasche
Design by Aoife O’Dwyer
Design by CAROLINE CHAUVET
Design by ganeshkumar
Design by Yudin Alex
Design by Wando C.
Design by Ryan David Curtis
Design by Murat Yılmaz
Design by Mauricio Bucardo
Design by rohan rahian
Design by meguru muramoto
Design by Dan
Design by Hashan
Design by LEISHU
Design by Matt Wojtaś
Design by Zhenya Rynzhuk
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Apr 10, 2018
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April 9, 2018
Leap Motion’s prototype augmented reality headset includes hand tracking
Leap Motion revealed a new prototype headset combining hand tracking with augmented reality. The open source community will have access next week after a few refinements. Leap Motion wants to add even more tech in the future.
The post Leap Motion’s prototype augmented reality headset includes hand tracking appeared first on Digital Trends.
Source: Digital Trends VR
April 9, 2018
Editorial Design and Illustration for Public-sector Publications
Editorial Design and Illustration for Public-sector Publications
Marçal Prats shared a beautiful post showcasing the editorial design and illustration work done for very important publications. These public-sector publications have one thing in common: the people. The topics they deal with are very sensitive and therefore the illustrations always convey trust and positivity.
For more information make sure to check out: http://www.marcal.net/
Editorial Design & Illustration
1. Customer Services in Government
How can U.S. agencies bring customer service to every level of their organization? This guide explains the role of each department and staff member – from agency leaders to frontline staff to HR and IT personnel – and provides firsthand advice.
The illustrations are influenced by the fauvist paintings of André Derain(1900-1910), which are characterized by strong colors and fierce brushwork.
Inspiration – Fauvism
Sketch process
2. The Human Resources Playbook for Gov
This playbook focuses on the key issues U.S. agencies must address to achieve proper recruiting, hiring, onboarding and employee development.
The concept of Human Resources, together with Playbook, evokes the favorite game of my childhood: Lego –with its characters, bold colors, and the assembly instructions as well. Furthermore, the illustrations and page layout have been drawn in blocks using a grid, like when playing the game.
Inspiration – Lego
Sketch process
Square grid layout
3. People of the Cyber
This guide dives into six personas that represent different types of agency personnel behind government cybersecurity. By better understanding them, U.S. agencies can tackle the most important component behind cyber defense: humans.
The design is inspired by the Kawaii culture: anything that stirs feelings of care, and protectiveness.
Inpiration – Kawaii
Sketch process
4. Icon library
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Defining Your Role In Government Customer Experience
The Human Resources Playbook for Government
The People Behind Government Cybersecurity
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Apr 09, 2018
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April 8, 2018
‘A Quiet Place’ Makes Noise as the Biggest Box Office Opening Since ‘Black Panther’
What does “A Quiet Place’ have that “Pacific Rim: Uprising” and “Tomb Raider” don’t? Quite a few things, it turns out, including the best domestic box office opening since “Black Panther.”
The critically acclaimed third feature from actor John Krasinski, who stars opposite wife Emily Blunt, nearly tripled its budget on opening weekend. That will propel it into a major profit for struggling Paramount and provides an easy route to over $100 million in domestic. Overseas, initial reports have its take at $21 million.
“A Quiet Place”
Jonny Cournoyer
Any way you look at it, this is a hit, but here’s the elements that stand out.
— Its $17 million budget is minuscule by studio standards — especially compared to “Pacific Rim” ($150 million) and “Tomb Raider” ($94 million), both of which will struggle to reach a domestic gross over $60 million. Foreign grosses should get “Tomb Raider” in the black, but the more expensive “Pacific Rim” remains in question.
— It is a non-franchise, original story, similar to recent lower-budget successes like “I Can Only Imagine” and “Game Night.” That makes five of the top 10 releases of 2018 releases unconnected to sequels or franchises; last year at this time, we had three.
— The success of “A Quiet Place” comes with not only strong reviews (not unheard of in the horror genre, but atypical) but also with carefully crafted marketing that accentuated fresh story elements.
— Like “Ready Player One” and “Blockers,” “A Quiet Place” used SXSW as a more populist Sundance to build interest for a mainstream studio release.
— It includes a strong central female figure among its leads, contrary to traditional genre, appealed to a slight majority of female ticket buyers.
“Blockers”
“A Quiet Place” parallels the better-than-expected opening for “Blockers,” an R-rated comedy in the spirit of “Bridesmaids.” The $21 million film had the best comedy opening weekend of the year.
With budgets at this level, the need to shape a film for universal appeal becomes less important. For two films like this to open so well in one weekend is great news.
At $50 million, “A Quiet Place” is the second-biggest opener for 2018. Last year, it would have ranked no higher than sixth. So while it deserves the fuss, it isn’t exactly an unprecedented gross for early spring.
“Black Panther”
All told, this weekend provided the strongest grosses since late February. Coming in at around $164 million, it represents an increase of over a third above the same weekend last year. The fact that it comes via smaller films is all the more impressive.
“Ready Player One” kept its drop to 40 percent, with a 53 percent drop from its four-day initial total. With very strong international included, it is nearing $400 million; more than a half billion looks certain. An expensive film, but one that is scoring above the recent franchise standard.
“Black Panther,” of course, remains the franchise film par excellence. Even with the surge of interest in newer films, it dropped only 27 percent. It should remain track to reach a staggering $700 million domestic total.
“Chappaquiddick”
Two other new films opened wide to lesser results. The Ted Kennedy/Mary Jo Kopechne retelling “Chappaquiddick” actually did more than anticipated, with $6.2 million on 1,560 screens. The acquisition from last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, with a reported $20 million price tag (that includes marketing commitments), will face a challenge sustaining a run, but its 31 percent Saturday increase and per-theater average give it a shot.
“The Miracle Season,” produced by LD Entertainment, fell short of the top 10 with just over $4 million in 1,707 theaters. However, the inspirational girls volleyball team story got a strong A Cinemascore and a 19 percent Saturday increase; despite a weak start, it might have further appeal.
The Top 10
1. A Quiet Place (Paramount) NEW – Cinemascore: B+; Metacritic: 82; Est. budget: $17 million
$50,000,000 in 3,508 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $14,252; Cumulative: $50,000,000
2. Ready Player One (Warner Bros.) Week 2; Last weekend #1
$25,060,000 (-40%) in 4,234 theaters (no change); PTA: $5,919; Cumulative: $96,921,000
3. Blockers (Universal) NEW – Cinemascore: B; Metacritic: 69; Est. budget: $21 million
$21,439,000 in 3,779 theaters; PTA: $6,345; Cumulative: $21,439,000
4. Black Panther (Disney) Week 8; Last weekend #3
$8,430,000 (-27%) in 2,747 theaters (-241); PTA: $3,069; Cumulative: $665,356,000
5. I Can Only Imagine (Roadside Attractions) Week 4; Last weekend #4
$8,537,000 (-20%) in 2,894 theaters (+246); PTA: $2,888; Cumulative: $69,084,000
6. Acrimony (Lionsgate) Week; Last weekend #2
$8,065,000 (-53%) in 2,066 theaters (no change); PTA: $4,020; Cumulative: $31,350,000
7. Chappaquiddick (Entertainment Studios) NEW – Cinemascore: B; Metacritic: 67; Est. budget: (not reported)
$6,200,000 in 1,560 theaters; PTA: $3,974; Cumulative: $6,200,000
8. Sherlock Gnomes (Paramount) Week 3; Last weekend #6
$5,600,000 (-20%) in 2,733 theaters (-929); PTA: $2,049; Cumulative: $33,898,000
9. Pacific Rim: Uprising (Universal) Week 3; Last weekend #5
$4,910,000 (-48%) in 2,627 theaters (-1,081); PTA: $1,869; Cumulative: $54,919,000
10 Isle of Dogs (Fox Searchlight) Week 3; Last weekend #11
$4,600,000 (+56%) in 554 theaters (+389); PTA: $8,303; Cumulative: $12,049,000
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Source: IndieWire film
April 8, 2018
Elon Musk Wants You to Watch ‘Do You Trust This Computer?’ in Memory of Stephen Hawking, and It’s Free
Because “nothing will affect the future of humanity more than digital super-intelligence,” Elon Musk thinks you should watch Chris Paine’s artificial-intelligence movie “Do You Trust This Computer?” And, wouldn’t you know it, the film is streaming for free until later tonight.
Here’s the synopsis: “Science fiction has long anticipated the rise of machine intelligence. Today, a new generation of self-learning computers has begun to reshape every aspect of our lives. Incomprehensible amounts of data are being created, interpreted, and fed back to us in a tsunami of apps, personal assistants, smart devices, and targeted advertisements. Virtually every industry on earth is experiencing this transformation, from job automation, to medical diagnostics, even military operations. ‘Do You Trust This Computer?’ explores the promises and perils of our new era. Will A.I. usher in an age of unprecedented potential, or prove to be our final invention?”
Musk notes that his endorsement of the film is “in memory of Stephen Hawking,” who passed away last month at 76. Watch “Do You Trust This Computer?” here.
Nothing will affect the future of humanity more than digital super-intelligence. Watch Chris Paine’s new AI movie for free until Sunday night at https://t.co/WehHcZX7Qe
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 6, 2018
Source: IndieWire film
April 8, 2018
‘A Quiet Place’ Praised by Chris Pratt, Ryan Reynolds, and More: ‘John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Are My New Parents’
As evidenced by its $50 million opening weekend and 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes, “A Quiet Place” is the movie of the moment. John Krasinski’s near-silent thriller was hailed as “an extraordinary piece of work” by Stephen King earlier this week, and now Chris Pratt, Ryan Reynolds, and others are chiming in as well. Here’s what they have to say.
I’ve seen #AQuietPlace twice in one week. SEE THIS FILM! @johnkrasinski and #EmilyBlunt are my new parents. Congratulations, Ryan.
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) April 8, 2018
Just watched #AQuietPlace. Congrats @johnkrasinski, I can’t sleep and I’m all out of Gilmore Girls to watch to clear my head. What psycho wrote this? Oh you did. What crazy person directed this. You again. Cast your real wife as your wife? Come on!?! We have to talk. https://t.co/CE2hYbAGUs
— jimmy fallon (@jimmyfallon) April 3, 2018
Ahhh @johnkrasinski !
Another amazing example of the high praise A QUIET PLACE is receiving. So happy for you, man! https://t.co/zC4yUDnrJ2— Will Poulter (@PoulterWill) April 7, 2018
Can’t wait to go see it! Wife and I be waiting so patiently. #HorrorHouseWeHave https://t.co/0R9Lg9om9B
— LeBron James (@KingJames) April 5, 2018
Source: IndieWire film