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October 26, 2017

The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, October 27

Music is the focus of The Daily Chord, whether it be business developments or cultural phenomena. Six links each weekday provide an unique overview and a time-saving service. Subscribe to the Chord email blast to make your inbox more informative.


Monday, October 23


Tuesday, October 24


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Thursday, October 26


Friday, October 27

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October 26, 2017

Halloween Illustration: Well That’s Pennywise!

Halloween Illustration: Well That’s Pennywise!

We are only a few days from Halloween, are you still trick and treating? Hah! I’ve been quite fascinated by the latest adaption from Stephen King’s movie “It”. With both events combined, it’s a nice occasion to revisit the main character of one of the scariest movies of the year. Hello Pennywise! Let’s take a look at this illustration for Halloween by Germany-based designer Martin Hoffmann, after having 3 days of free time between two jobs. Why not having fun taking a poke at Pennywise? What do you think?

Martin Hoffmann is a graphic & character designer and illustrator based in Stuttgart, Germany. Focusing his work into Book Illustration, Cover Design, Kids Art, Children Books, Visual Concepts, Scribbles, Story Board, Logo Design and more. Check him out on Behance.

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AoiroStudio
Oct 26, 2017

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October 25, 2017

Digital Art & Illustration: Summer Diary Series

Digital Art & Illustration: Summer Diary Series

Summer might be over but it never is with Digital Art. That’s the idea behind the concept with the mighty folks from Hunky-Dunky. Let’s go through your beautiful summer memories through CGI and illustrative form, it’s definitely a cool series! I love the fact that they expressed it like a journal with dates and funny quotes. Hit it!

Hunky-Dunky is the creative studio of 3D Artist Yonito Tanu and the Art Director Jessica Chapiness. Based in Spain, you should follow their work on Behance for lots of digital art projects.

Summer may be over, but its hot fun memories will stay forever.

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AoiroStudio
Oct 25, 2017

Source: Abduzeedo Illustration

October 24, 2017

Interaction Design: Learn some basics of Sign Language with Uber

Interaction Design: Learn some basics of Sign Language with Uber

To me, it’s an interesting take on building your brand and at the same time listening to your community on what can be done to improve the overall experience. Let’s take Uber for example who recently built what they called a series of features in the effort of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing community. It’s a beautiful step in the right direction. We are taking a look at the interaction design of their new microsite where you can learn the basics of American sign language. You’ll learn how to sign: Thank you, Goodbye and even sign your name. The microsite is rightful simple to navigate and love the intention of expressing a mobile experience.

In their Words

Unemployment or underemployment in the Deaf or Hard of Hearing community is close to 70%. At Uber, we’re proud to provide earning opportunities to Deaf and Hard of Hearing drivers across the world and in more than 200 US cities. That’s why in 2015 we built a suite of features including flashing trip request notifications, text-only communication, and notifications so riders knew they were being matched with a Deaf or Hard of Hearing driver.

Interaction Design: Learn some basics of Sign Language with UberUber Sign Language

Today, we’re excited to introduce a tool that helps teach riders simple phrases in American Sign Language, including how to sign their name, hello, thank you, and goodbye. We hope this tool will help start a conversation between our riders and our Deaf and Hard of Hearing partners.

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AoiroStudio
Oct 24, 2017

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October 24, 2017

Instagram Follow: Black & White Photography with @jasonmpeterson

Instagram Follow: Black & White Photography with @jasonmpeterson

Recently I noticed a few of my friends on social media hustling down on this black & white photography challenge. It was funny and interesting to see the results! Most of them simply add a filter to their pictures but we do understand there is a bit more conceptual thinking that goes into this style of photography. Let’s take a look at the work of Jason Peterson (@jasonmpeterson) who is a Chicago-based photographer that takes black & white photography to a whole different level. Take a look.

Behind the lens is the work of Jason Peterson, the Chief Creative Officer at Havas Chicago. Care to check out his legendary Instagram account, one of the few people I know that has 1M followers and who’s not a celebrity per se.

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city to city

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chicago things

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F words | http://www.tinker-street.com/podcast/. (Link in bio)

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another state of mind

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void you out

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see what happens when the summer ends

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Off!

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lost control again today

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at the drive in

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strange ways

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kill the moonlight

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start without me

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role models

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workbook

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chi day

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jim jarmusch

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AoiroStudio
Oct 24, 2017

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October 23, 2017

Web Design: Sense6 Fashion Website Design

Web Design: Sense6 Fashion Website Design

Let’s kick it off with a clean and simple web design project by Lithuania-based branding studio called: Andstudio. It’s a classy design with a nice flow and a little beautiful play on the typography with a combination of Bodoni 72 and Brandon Grotesque. The mixture of black & white pictures gives the website a light approach where you will be focusing on the items. The pictures are stunning and by Visvaldas Morkevičius.

Andstudio is a branding studio based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Focusing their work in graphic design, branding and art direction; you should definitely check out their work on Behance.

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AoiroStudio
Oct 23, 2017

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October 23, 2017

Swing and a miss: Why virtual reality is striking out with sports fans

Virtual reality has the promise of truly improving the way we watch sports, but has yet to live up to that potential. I break down why VR’s marriage with sports is so rocky, and ways it can be fixed.

The post Swing and a miss: Why virtual reality is striking out with sports fans appeared first on Digital Trends.

Source: Digital Trends VR

October 22, 2017

Was Pennywise the Real Villain in ‘The Shining’?


Turns out that Kubrick using hidden imagery to hint at a fake moon landing isn’t the craziest theory surrounding “The Shining.”


Let me preface this article with the following statement: I am obsessed with the 2017 remake of It. The made-for-TV movie scared the ever-loving shit out of me as a kid (okay, as a teenager, too…okay, I’m still age-inappropriately terrified of Tim Curry’s Pennywise), so walking into the theater on the opening night of Andrés Muschietti’s film, I wanted to be as mentally prepared for the horrors that were about to befall me. After surviving (barely), I became entirely engrossed in the lore of Stephen King’s original story. I had not only went to see the film three times in three consecutive days, but I had watched every dag-blasted trailer, sneak peek, movie review, and film theory on the internet in hopes of better understanding what on earth had bewitched me so.

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Source: NoFilmSchool

October 21, 2017

Mashup: 14 Parodies of One of the Most Famous Horror Scenes in Movie History


If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Hitchcock must be tickled pink by all of the parodies of his most famous horror film.


When it comes to comedy, parody is my guiltiest pleasure when it’s mediocre and one of my most favorite devices of buffoonery when it’s great. From Saturday Night Live skits to Spaceballs to Scary Movie, works of parody can be used to do any number of things, whether it’s to make fun of individuals with great power or to call attention to a film genre tropes that have become tired and cliché.



Regardless of the comedic purpose, though, no film has been as perfectly and hilariously parodied than Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, particularly the infamous shower scene. This mashup by the folks at TIFF shows you not only how often it has been the target of parody, but how influential and fascinating it has been to filmmakers since it hit theaters.





Here are all of the films and TV shows that appear in the mashup (though I’m not so sure you’d call Gus Van Sant’s remake a parody).

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Source: NoFilmSchool

October 21, 2017

Watch: Why Our Brains Don’t Explode at Film Cuts


Why is it so easy for us to process edits in films?


As the story goes, when audiences first saw the Lumiere Brothers’ The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station, they screamed and ran to the back of the room to avoid what they thought to be a real-life train barreling toward them. You can’t really blame them, though; it was 1896 and people had never really seen anything like it before, and tall tale or not, it makes sense that a response like that could’ve been elicited by a bold, new, dynamic medium such as cinema.



But what about editing, then? Film editing came out not long after the inception of film, round around the turn of the century, but while movie-goers were scrambling to the back of theaters over an on-screen train, nobody really took notice when one picture cut to an entirely new one. Sure, nowadays this is expected and even a standard editors aim to achieve in their work, but back then, when the cinema was a novelty, why weren’t audiences in awe of the grand spectacle of the cut? Well, this video essay from Aeon Video explains it.



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Source: NoFilmSchool