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Posted by DaveyApr 2012How did I miss this one? While sitting around waiting for Season 5 of Breaking Bad I came across this clip on Funny Or Die. It falsely claims "Breaking Bad has officially been cancelled. Luckily, ABC has picked it up. The only problem...they've turned it into a sitcom. WTF!! Here is a sample they released". Not to be missed (or revisited if this is a fail).... [Read more]
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Posted by DaveyNicolas Boillot's installation "Lambeaux" has evolved from the mind bending GIFs on show here to his latest reincarnation which pulls in a live TV feed and outputs as a pixelated stream (video below). The live video installation will be exhibited in La Gare at Coustellet, France from the 27th of June to the 3nd of September 2012.... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodApr 2012Synth Eastwood are delighted to announce our latest collaboration; two bands, one designer and seven inches of vinyl. The result? Our first musical release which contains a double A side from two of Dublin city’s newest and most exciting bands; I Am The Cosmos and Ships. And all nicely wrapped in geometric artwork from John Cowhie. Stay tuned, we'll be streaming the tracks and posting the launch details next week.... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodApr 2012Ireland has never had such a exciting selection of graphic design studios and practitioners as it does today. Studios and practitioners that are producing world class work that is successfully helping themselves and their clients communicate more thoughtfully, effectively and beautifully. To help celebrate and document this, a new initiative called The 100 Design Archive has been established ... [Read more]
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Posted by DaveyApr 2012Move your samples and beats around in style with these very cool 8GB USB key drives. They were designed by Alkota Beats and can be bought online from www.hiphopdrumsamples.com. The perfect gift for all the beat heads out there.... [Read more]
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Posted by KarlApr 2012Swiss artist David Fuhrer has digitally rendered our solar system for a project called The Cosmos he is currently working on. What makes his solar system special is that he removes the planets from their normal setting and places them on a white background — something we are more akin to seeing with art, fashion and product photography. The knock-on effect is that we view each planet in isolation and ... [Read more]
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Posted by AlApr 2012Last night saw the opening of digital artist Phil McDarby's first solo show in the Copperhouse Gallery. The series is called Into the Greenwood and combines beautiful photography and digital modelling to depict a miniature mythical civilization living deep in the forest. Dazzling photography and Photoshop work and well worth a look if your around town.... [Read more]
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Posted by Synth EastwoodApr 2012Elastic Witch is a new independent record shop operating out of The Twisted Pepper building in Dublin. The shop is run by Gib Cassidy. They specialise in new vinyl and CDs from independent artists and labels of all genres "with an emphasis on Irish artists". This minimix concentrates on the more beat-orientated end of things this that the shop does. Enjoy!... [Read more]
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Posted by AlApr 2012UK dubstep artist Benga is back with a new single I will never change and with it comes a lovely video promo. The piece was designed and created by Us and featured 960 hand cut vinyl records plotting the digital waveform via mutli camera. It sounds complicated but is the opposite, it's beautifully simple and leaves you wanting more of the track. ... [Read more]
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Posted by AlApr 2012Vahram Muratyan is an art director and graphic designer that spends his time working between Paris and New York. He has prepared and designed a lovely book that teases out the contrasts and similarities of these two great cities. A beautiful job published by Penguin books.... [Read more]