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A surplus of geekery by :: Fred Abercrombie

Watch: Jesse’s Magical Follicles

Wow. Some serious planning and facial hair went into this vid.

Makes my time lapse commute beard look more than a bit choppy by comparison. And makes my head hurt just thinking how he reverse engineered the whole thing. Cheers to MailChimp for using this to showcase their growth potential. (Thanks, Tim!)

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Time Lapse: Jeremy Fish “As The Mind Wanders” for Decoder Ring

See all 21 layers in this time-lapse vid for #10 in a series …

Jeremy Fish Time Lapse: As The Mind Wanders, Decoder Ring #10

The Decoder Ring Design Concern is a design partnership in Austin, TX whose mission is “to do work we love for clients we admire.” They also do a series of fine art prints where they let you click-through the process layers of each artist’s work. Making the finished product that much more impressive.

This is the tenth installment in their Decoder Print Artist Series. Past artists include Tara McPherson, Gary Baseman, and Dalek.

Following this over the last several days I thought it’d be rad to see ‘em in motion. Edison’s “Tonka Truck” felt like the perfect soundtrack. Enjoy.

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Time Lapse: My Hairy Commute / Readying For Whiskerino

Every day, I take the bus from Petaluma to San Francisco. Every year, I grow a beard for the Petaluma Whiskerino contest. This time, I thought I’d combine the two.

I shot most every workday for 2.5 months, except for the days I drove. Not an exact, or smooth, science. But hope you enjoy.

Time Lapse: My Hairy Commute on Vimeo.

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Whoa: COMBO Collaborative Animation by BLU and David Ellis


Lotta planning (and talent) went into this. Amazing. (Thanks, Rich!)

David Ellis’ site. BLU’s site.

BLU’s “MUTO” from last year:

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Tilt Shift: New Bathtub Series Video from Keith Loutit

Every vid this guy does just gets better and better. See more tilt-shift wizardry from Keith Loutit. (Thanks, FangFoundThis)

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Time Lapse: Beard Growth While Walking Across China

Damnit! I am in the process of doing a vid like this for the upcoming Petaluma Whiskerino. Instead of walking across China, it’s even further—my commute from Petaluma to San Francisco. Heh heh.

Bitterness aside, this video from Christoph Rehage is awesomely impressive.

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Time Lapse: Insect Flight Patterns vs Air Traffic Patterns

 

Cool video of bugs buzzing a streetlight by Charlie McCarthy. (via Kottke)

 

Excerpt from amazing BBC special “Britain From Above“.

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Art: Awesome “Rubikcubism” Video by Invader

French pixel-artist, Invader created this Beatles & Clash-ified teaser for his July ’09 show at Jonathan LeVine gallery in NY. Check out Invader’s site. (via Visual Texture)

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Art: Brian Caraway / Mills College MFA Exhibition Opens Saturday

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This Saturday @ 7 pm, The Mills College Art Museum will open its ’09 Exhibition Young Americans, featuring works by their 2009 Master of Fine Arts degree recipients.

Brian Caraway, Friend of the Umlaut and one of the eight lucky artists, gave us a peek inside his studio during the final weeks of prep. Days before shaving his time-lapse beard.

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Video: Top 10 Time-Lapses of Nature At Work

Food rotting. Storms crashing. Creatures metamorphosizing. Watch Wired’s fav “nature at work” vids here.

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