I adore Visual Complexity. It is a pseudo-scientific project that combines statistics, algorithms, graphic design and information architecture to produce visual representations of complex relations and networks.
Right.
For example, the first image underneath represents an overview of the many, many recorded covers of Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” in relation to the original versions of the band – still a fairly simple information cluster. The second graphic shows all songs listened to on social music software last.fm during a period of 18 months. Colours, thickness of lines and font size all have their specific meaning.
Visual Complexity makes bare information and slick design meet. The product, for all its uselessness, is mysteriously exciting to look at.
… Not just for nerds!
One of the websites I’ve been most thankful finding for in the past few weeks is justconcerts.com. The man behind the smart URL is the radiostation CBC Radio 3, which focusses on indie bands, both established and new, from Canada. I’ve already discovered more than one interesting band in their new-and-unsigned-bands podcasts. Not only that, the lists of live concerts and sessions on various locations over the country include performances by Feist, Apostle of Hustle, Death Cab For Cutie, Interpol, Do Make Say Think, Four Tet… – and that’s only the section from A-F. A live version of Mogwai’s “You Don’t Know Jesus” gave me the chills today. Justconcerts.com seems an absurdly complete catalogue of the temporary Canadian indie scene and proves that cities like Montréal and Toronto are true talent breeding grounds. But we knew that already. As Malajube sang:
Montréal es tellement froid / … / J’m'inspire du pire / Pour m’enrichir / … / Tu gardes le rythme tu m’mets en transe.
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Just a regular day at the office…
Speaking of karaoke, I’ve dreamed of performing ‘Paradise By The Dashboard Light’ by Meat Loaf since I was 11 or 12. When I was about that age the videoclip still used to be played on MTV now and again. I had memorised the text completely and imagined I would sing it together with the boy I was secretely in love with . We would put on a brilliant and passionate act at the end of which we would realise our love for each other. That was before I could understand that the song is actually about a boy trying to get into his girls’ pants.
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The downside of working in a start-up company: we haven’t earned those millions to throw at marketing campaigns just yet. That is why when it came to promoting our awesome Evolution contest, we had to get nekkid.
What is truly awesome about the Hobnox Evolution contest, obviously beside the fact that it has posters with naked people on it, is that you can win an artist support budget of 25k if you do something awesome in one of the three categories music, film and urban culture. What are you waiting for? Click the boobies, submit your project and win! Awe-some!
