http://www.rubbishcorp.com Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:25:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am away for the next few days without my computer. My blogging will be restricted to the Qik and Flickr widgets you see to the right and my viNe. I am going to a SurfCastle in Portugal. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/rubbishcorp%c2%ae-gone/ Very well produced, very slick and, if viewed under the right circumstances, a little bit scary site - but what the f**k has it got to do with Doritos? I don't understand..? PS, If you can't get in - change your clock so it's night time. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/hotel-626/ Social networking for members of a subculture favoring black clothing, white and black makeup and a form of rock music loosely derived from punk, typically with apocalyptic or mystical lyrics. Slightly ironic? http://www.rubbishcorp.com/gothbook/ Mail Goggles is a new g-mail feature designed to keep you from sending pissdy email messages. When you enable Mail Goggles (which, by default, is only active late night on the weekend), you'll have to solve a series of sums before you can send your message. Brilliant. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/mail-goggles/ A full-body BuggyRollin suit that turns the wearer into a human luge/transformer that can reach speeds of up to 70 mph (on steep slopes). Wow. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/bob-sled/ Nice Tilt/Shift film http://www.rubbishcorp.com/tiny-people/ "Other than the obvious play on words with Twitter it is a word we would like to associate with ranting, displeasure, disgust and if you're just truly f**ked off. We wanted to provide a platform for you all to express yourself and remain as annonymous as you like. We like ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/shitter/ For years now everyone has been on about a bold future in which devices converge, making our lives simpler and better. Today I was finally presented with that vision. My good friend Neil bought me a Stylophone for my Birthday. As I excitedly removed the device and thumbed through the instructions, ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/convergence/ Another friend, Caroline, bought me a Ukulele yesterday (she actually bought me a box with a Ukulele bag and a CD, but that's another story). So, as you do, I was looking up Ukulele my interwebs this morning and I found this clip: It's the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain's performing ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/whos-the-cat-that-wont-cop-out/ Mark Ecko has unveiled his new collection of Star Wars-branded t-shirts and hoodies. Buy here. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/storm-trooper-hoodie/ Gnarly etc. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/wing-sluts/ Desperate times means desperate measures for ITV. The mass adoption of PVRs (and probably the internet?) means less and less people are actually watching ad's before TV shows. So the struggling broadcaster is trialling a number of new ways to try and make advertising work. The most ludicrous of these is ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/idiottv/ A well crafted campaign film/site for Austrailan soft drink Spring Valley, featuring a sort of Tamagotchi creature you have to feed with product. It feels a little bit like two separate ideas, but I think that's just the art direction. However, I like the film and I did check out Spring Valley ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/save-your-sensible/ Styrofoam. Remote-control. Sheep shaped Lawnmower. Brilliant. *Firstly, this is not the original pun. That was 'Lawnmooer', however my pun nemesis Neil Starr (copy Tzar) suggested the above (which I hate to admit is better). Secondly, I am aware that this is mostly a cow related pun however, it made me laugh so ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/lawnmooer/ Dirty Rabbit is a Belgium based design collective. Unlike Belgium, their blog/tumblr has some interesting things to look at and I have been back. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/dirty-rabbit/ rubbishcorp® hits the heights. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/uk6/ http://www.rubbishcorp.com/jade-deady/ Twitter is traditionally a place where people tell other people (that care) about what they are doing/thinking/seeing, etc. Basically a fairly flippant local/global "what's happening now". So it's a little weird of Twitter to launch a relatively serious service monitoring the US Election, right? election.twitter.com works by filtering hundreds of ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/electiontwitter/ SMS conversation I had last night with Lazyboy. Dude. Sweet. Car? Where? Dude. Sweet. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/guess-the-film/ Son Of Tony at 15. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/riley-hawk/ An electronic t-shirt with a playable drum kit on the front. Get yours here. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/drum-knit/ "It is reported that 50% of people in London are worried about security and sleep with some form of self-defence to hand, for use against intruders. The 'Safe Bedside Table' has a removable leg that acts as a club and a top that doubles as a shield for self-defence. This ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/bat-side-table/ Highly un-original porn for porns sake, or evil genius. You decide, just as long as you're over 18 of course. Here. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/diesel-xxx/ Metamorphosis is programmed by Glenn Marshall entirely in Processing, the music is ‘Corsair’ from Geogaddi by Boards of Canada. It's the follow up to the wonderful Music Is Math below, again animated in Processing with Music by Boards. More from Mr Marshall here. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/metamorphosis-math/ Dead sweet video for Swedish electro-poppers Minilogue’s latest single 'Animals'. Made at the Varelsen studio, who develop and produce motion graphics, moving pictures, print and web, as well as design concepts and solutions. Bra. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/varelsen/ Like before only now you can spin the whole thing around. Technically (speaking) the same, but well more geek based. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/radioh3ad/ A sweet Japanese lingerie based site where each piece of underwear has a dedicated noise or tone (of course). By combining 3 pieces (like socks/pants/bra) you can create a unique track that you can then transfer to you mobile device as a ringtone. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/ring-tones/ I find myself wrestling with the idea of what a 360 agency actually means, or does for that matter. As I understand it, there are two kinds of 360 agencies: there are digital ones and ATL ones. The difference between the two being that the ATL ones tend not to ... http://www.rubbishcorp.com/360/ This is a great piece of online advertising for Wario Land : Shake It on the Wii. It's simple, to the point and hugely viral. Nice. http://www.rubbishcorp.com/shake-it-like-a-poloroid-picture/ ... could you survive chained to a Bunk Bed with a Velociraptor? http://www.rubbishcorp.com/how-long/