June 23, 2017
YouTube launches a new video format for virtual reality without the 360 view
YouTube is launching a new video format, designed to offer virtual reality effects without including the entire scene. The 3D, 180-degree videos are headset compatible and compatible cameras are already in the works.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
June 23, 2017
Weekly rewind: Graphene headphones, $1 cell service, baking bread like a pro
In the tech world, a lot happens in a week. So much news goes on that it’s almost impossible for mere mortals with real lives to keep track of it. That’s why we’ve compiled a quick and dirty list of the top 10 tech stories from this week.
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Source: Digital Trends VR
June 23, 2017
The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, June 23
The Daily Chord aggregates the top music news and delivers it directly to your inbox every weekday. Lately, streaming services have dominated music industry news, and this week there was a twist in the story as Tesla considered throwing their hat in the ring. This week was also marked by two music-related cases going to the Supreme Court, the announcement of a new Jay-Z visual album, and the passing of Mobb Deep member Prodigy. Subscribe to The Daily Chord’s email updates to stay current with the music industry.
Monday, June 19
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‘What We Started’ looks at dance music history and raises questions about a way forward
Review from LA Times -
Master Of None: Music supervisor Zach Cowie shares his soundtrack secrets
Interview from BBC News -
Jay Z’s new ‘4:44’ album exclusive to Tidal and Sprint users
Post from CNET -
How to manage your digital music library
Post from TechHive -
The secrets of successful podcast music
Feature from Pitchfork -
Cleveland legend Peter Laughner: The rock star you never knew
Post from Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tuesday, June 20
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Why The Slants took a fight over their band name to the Supreme Court
Story from NY Times -
Promoters ‘a lot more thorough’ since attack at Ariana Grande’s Manchester concert
Post from BBC News -
Twitter takes Chance to claim it’s fair and balanced
Commentary from CNET -
Spotify is testing ‘sponsored songs’ in playlists
Post from The Verge -
Future and Mike Dean say they’re not after Desiigner over ‘Panda’ copyright claims
Post from Pitchfork -
The story of music is the story of humans
Post from Phys.org
Wednesday, June 21
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Prodigy of Mobb Deep dies at 42: Forged sound of New York rap
Obituary from NY Times -
Supreme Court turns down EFF’s ‘dancing baby’ fair use case
Post from Ars Technica -
Enjoy Jay Z’s new album, it may be the last of its kind
Commentary from Wired -
Stephen Stills and Judy Collins announce collaborative album
Post from Stereogum -
R&R Hall Of Fame announces new Japan exhibit
Post from Rolling Stone -
Chuck Klosterman on Taylor Swift, Harry Potter, and LCD Soundsystem
Interview from MTV News
Thursday, June 22
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Apple said to seek lower rates in new deals with record labels
Post from Bloomberg -
The rowdy world of rap’s new underground
Post from NY Times -
Festivals dominated by male acts, study shows, as Glastonbury begins
Story from BBC News -
Sean Parker exits Spotify board after seven years
Post from Music Business Worldwide -
The Ringer’s midyear music awards
Post from The Ringer -
Margaret Moser, queen of Austin, is dancing in the light
Post from NPR Music
Friday, June 23
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Tesla is talking to the music labels about creating its own streaming service
Post from Recode -
What will new Cuba travel regulations mean for the music industry?
Post from Billboard -
The secret lives of playlists
Analysis from Watt/Cash Music -
The slow secret death of the six-string electric guitar, and why you should care
Story from Washington Post -
Prince’s epic ‘Purple Rain’ tour: An oral history
Story from Rolling Stone -
In the future, all albums will be produced by Jack Antonoff
Column from Stereogum
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Source: SxSW Music
June 23, 2017
Tips to Book Your Hotel for SXSW 2018
There are a few things you need to know about booking your hotel when Housing and Registration go live on August 1, but the most important thing to remember is that the SXSW Housing & Travel team is here to help. Here are some tips and policies to keep in mind to help you prepare to book your hotel for SXSW 2018:
Booking for an Individual
To ensure SXSW Housing & Travel hotel rooms go to SXSW attendees, each registrant is limited to one hotel reservation. Each reservation must be made separately through your SXSW shopping cart or SXsocial account.
Booking for Large Groups
To register and book hotels for multiple people in your organization, SXSW Housing & Travel recommends you purchase all your registrations in one SXSW shopping cart. After purchasing your registrations, book hotel rooms by clicking the link to “request hotel” next to each registration located in your purchase history or using the SXSW Housing link in the SXSW drop down.
Helpful Hint: If your organization needs more than 5 rooms, sometimes it’s helpful in the rush of our launch day to have more than one person in your organization purchasing registrations and booking rooms.
Large groups may request up to 15 rooms at any individual hotel. If you need more than 15 rooms at one hotel, contact SXSW Housing & Travel to help you find the accommodations you need. Our local team of travel proffessionals is available to help you with your large group housing needs throughout the season.
Payment Policies
Be sure you have a valid credit card handy when booking your reservation(s). Nothing is charged at the time of booking. The card is only used to guarantee your reservation. If your hotel requires a deposit, it is collected by the hotel in late February. Your reservation is paid in full, directly to the hotel, upon check-out.
Each hotel’s deposit requirements are located with their amenities information on the Hotel Availability page, in the “hotel overview” section of the booking process, and in your reservation confirmation under “reservation agreement.”
Credit Card Authorization
If you don’t intend to travel with the card you want to use to pay for your reservation, you must fill out a credit card authorization form and submit it to the hotel directly in advance of arrival. The hotel does not receive reservations made with SXSW Housing until the end of February.
When the hotel processes your reservation in late February, they send another confirmation that includes your hotel confirmation number. Once you receive your confirmation number you are able to provide the hotel with the Pre-Authorization form. Forms will be made available on our Reservation Policies page in early February.
Penalty Fees & Deadlines
SXSW Housing & Travel never charges attendees for our services, but there are some cancellation penalties you should keep in mind before making your reservation(s). Keep in mind that if you choose to book outside of SXSW Housing & Travel, many downtown hotels require a non-refundable payment up front. We know plans change and have negotiated more flexible cancellation policies with our hotels.
SXSW 28 Day Cancelation Penalty
If you do cancel or reduce your stay within 28 days of arrival SXSW Housing & Travel charges a $50 penalty for each cancellation.
Hotel Cancelation Policy
Individual hotels also charge a penalty for cancellations within 7-30 days of arrival, depending on your room type and hotel. You must agree to the hotel’s reservation policy before finalizing your reservation. We recommend you add your cancellation deadlines to your calendar when you book to avoid penalties. Be sure to read your reservation agreement carefully to familiarize yourself with the hotel’s policies.
Be sure to pay attention to:
- Minimum Stay
- Hotel Cancellation Penalties
- Deposit Amount (usually equal to 1-2 nights stay)
- Early Departure Fees
We also recommend that you save your reservation confirmation to reference later or to quickly reply to with questions.
Questions?
Contact housing@sxsw.com or Visit our FAQs
Hotel Photo Courtesy of the Hilton Garden Inn
Helpful Resources:
Payment Policies
How to Book
Hotel Availability
Register
SXSW shopping cart
SXsocial
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Source: SxSW Interactive
June 23, 2017
Minimal & Architecture Photography by Andreas Levers
Minimal & Architecture Photography by Andreas Levers
We are sharing this cool minimal and architecture photographic series by Andreas Levers. He has definitely a style that I am going for through my pictures. I gotta admit that is quite hard to accomplish. This series is entitled: Colorful boxes and we are exploring his Lego-inspired theme and also a play on the light and shadow. What I like also about this style of photography is that you are trying to tell a story or sharing a concept of your vision of things. If you haven’t tried this type of photography, I would suggest you give it a try.
Andreas Levers is a project manager by day and a photographer by night. Located in Potsdam, Germany; I love how Andreas explore different styles of photography. You should definitely check out this Behance.
Details found on facades
AoiroStudio
Jun 23, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Photography
June 23, 2017
Editorial Design: Play, Cook, Kiss: Culinary Tricks
Editorial Design: Play, Cook, Kiss: Culinary Tricks
Happy Friday guys! We are sharing a culinary book that is everything except being conventional. Let me explain, the folks at Juicy Square did an incredible job at editorial design to express the passion for food through the pages of the book entitled: Play, Cook, Kiss: Culinary Tricks. The title says it all, the design is playful and does a play on the material too. Something we have rarely seen in this part of the industry. Mixing different mediums from sketching, typography, images and graphic design; this book is certainty a gem.
Juicy Square is a studio that works mainly in graphic design, editorial design and print. Located in Vilnius, Lithuania, a city of immense allure; I love their motto about an outstanding graphic design is not only lines and figures. It must be reasonable and thought-through in order not only to be aesthetic, but also to be functional. To be complete.
PLAY, COOK, KISS: CULINARY TRICKS What is the most important thing in food-making? Despite the quality products, time-tested recipes and cooking skills, it’s love. The passion. In other words – it’s courage. Being fearless leads one into the unknown areas of possibilities and sets the new plots of the future. That is the main message of the culinary book filled by wisdom and charisma of Alfas Ivanauskas, creative director and editor in chief of the Kitchen Mythbusters. It’s not just a culinary book. It’s an creative and inspirational guide in a form of diary and an album.
That is why features of it were adopted and incorporated into the creative process of the design concept. And it came crafty, detail and unique in every page – full various forms of drawings, blueprints of recipes, notes and so on. All this gives vitality to the book and makes it “alive”. Even the recipes were took out of it and places in a special extra issue to make more space for the sense of philosophical culinary quest. The task for design demanded a lot of unorthodox solutions. Therefore, the visual language is vivid in it: a few different concepts and ideas interact and strengthen each other here. Various composition techniques come hand-by-hand in this book.
- Check out Juicy Square’s site: juicysquare.com
- Follow Juicy Square on Behance
AoiroStudio
Jun 23, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Editorial Design
June 22, 2017
Interaction Design & Illustration: Domino’s PizzAPP
Interaction Design & Illustration: Domino’s PizzAPP
Domino’s PizzAPP is an app where you can order your pizza by reading the traditional menu, by selecting each ingredient to create your own pizza, by experiencing the most innovative ways to order: Pizza Match and Lucky Pizza. Currently available in Italy, this is the work from the folks over Alkemy. The interaction design is putting a delicate and characteristic touch to the micro-interactions meanwhile the addition of the illustrations adds an overall simple approach for a very friendly experience.
Alkemy is a studio based in Milano, Italy. Where they will work in the fields of Consulting, e-Commerce, Creativity & Brand Strategy, Social Media, Content, UX & Design, Media & Performance and Technology. Make sure to check out their site at alkemy.com.
An unexpected experience is not only a foreign brand making pizza with Italian ingredients but also a mix of experiences that people can live thanks to Domino’s Pizza. And thanks to this App.
- Check out Alkemy’s site: alkemy.com
AoiroStudio
Jun 22, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo UI/UX
June 21, 2017
Heartwarming Pictures of a Family and their Dog
Heartwarming Pictures of a Family and their Dog
Maddie is a well-known dog around this part of town. Back in 2013 we featured “Maddie the Coonhound Project” where she was seen doing all sorts of crazy things. Since then, her family kept posting beautiful pictures of their adventures in their Instagram.
She’s a well behaved and super loved dog, and goes around in all kinds of adventures with her family, which is amazing. These pictures are truly priceless. For more of them, please visit their Instagram and show Maddie some love! I hope you enjoy these! Cheers. 😉
PauloGabriel
Jun 21, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Photography
June 21, 2017
Web Design & UI/UX for the God of War 4 game
Web Design & UI/UX for the God of War 4 game
Last week, they announced at E3, the very next instalment of the game God of War 4. It’s pretty exciting and stunned to witness their latest game to a newer console knowingly that the last game was dated from 2010! Aside from this release, we are looking at the work of Rolf Jensen on the web design and UI/UX (a year ago) in collaboration with Real Pie Media and Sony Interactive Entertainment. It’s quite a lovely overall design.
We are looking at the work from Rolf Jensen who is an independent design director based in New York, USA. Working mainly in art direction, web design and interaction, you should check out his Behance for more of his work.
These are some designs I created almost a year ago for Real Pie Media and Sony Interactive Entertainment. I wasnt allowed to put them on display publicly until now, so it’s been a while. I’ve tried to capture the essence of the hyper detailed in-game 3D renders instead of promoting pre-rendered stills with studio post production. Here it goes!
- Check out Rolf Jensen’s site: rolfjensen.no
- Follow Rolf on Behance
AoiroStudio
Jun 21, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo UI/UX
June 20, 2017
Clever Illustrations by Christoph Niemann
Clever Illustrations by Christoph Niemann
Back in 2010 we featured some clever artworks by Christoph Niemann in which he used Google Maps as his canvas. Today, we’re updating you on his latest work, which is pretty incredible and witty.
Christoph takes everyday elements, mundane things and make ’em part of super clever illustrations. His capacity of abstraction is such that he was featured in Netflix’s “Abstract – The Art of Design“. So, check out a selection of his latest pieces below and watch the documentary whenever you get the chance! Cheers. 😉
PauloGabriel
Jun 20, 2017
Source: Abduzeedo Illustration