Link love 2009-04-24

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Jeffrey Melton

Babushka (above) is a modern, lit version of the classic Russian Doll. Turn Babushka on and off by pushing down on the top of the light, and watch it faze through its cycle revealing varied colors as it goes.

Field is an open source framework that combines code and visual views for creating dynamic media arts.

NYT food writer Mark Bitman maintains a vegan diet during the day, but says anything goes after 6 p.m.

One of our favorite sketch comedy shows, The State, is finally coming to DVD.

This Belkin surge protector is a great idea for turning off your electronics when they’re inactive.

Check out this Flickr set of vintage beer cans.

Amazing concept artwork from Andree Wallin (despite the huge, annoying site header).

The Teenage Engineering OP-1 is so cool we want one even though we don’t know what it does.

Ari Versluis and Ellie Uyttenbroek have spent the last 15 years studying the dress codes of social groups and published a book and website featuring their photographs and findings, called Exactitudes.

’241543903′ is the tag for photos of people putting their head in a freezer.

MTV Cherry Girl is an impulsive character, who finds that her actions, which are seemingly self-indulgent, can have a positive effect on the people and environment around her.

Broadcast at Pratt Manhattan Gallery presents a selection of works, dating from the 1960s to the present, that interrupt broadcasting systems in order to examine or challenge the structure, influence, and power of mainstream television and radio.

Cut-up and pasted-together photos of locations in New York depict unseen herds.

J.G. Ballard proves you should live a bit before writing.

Processing: Random font test 03

Posted on August 8, 2007 by Jeffrey Melton

Random font test 03 is my first foray into using text functions in Processing. Yes, I’m still working with procedural code. Eventually, I hope to get my head around true object oriented programming (OOP) for more interactivity and generative art goodness. Above and below are a few stills (click to enlarge), and hereâ€™s a short movie of the results (1.25 MB .mov), also on Vimeo.

Processing: Random spheres 01

Posted on April 10, 2007 by Jeffrey Melton

Random spheres 01 is my first foray into using 3D sphere and light functions in Processing. Above and below are a few stills (click to enlarge), and here’s a short movie of the results (932 KB .mov).

Processing: Random bezier blur & posterize

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Jeffrey Melton

I have been experimenting with filter() to blur and posterize in Processing, and Random bezier blur & posterize is the result. Above are a few stills (click to enlarge), but it works best in motion. Hereâ€™s a short movie of the results (824 KB .mov). If you let it go for a while, it makes for a soothing light show. It runs as a Java applet here, but you can download the source code to save image sequences or rework.

Processing: Random circles greyscale

Posted on March 29, 2007 by Jeffrey Melton

I have uploaded Random circles greyscale, another sketch I created using Processing. Above are a few examples (click to enlarge). It runs as a Java applet here, but you can download the source code to save image sequences or rework. Hereâ€™s a short movie of the results (308 KB .mov).