http://phl.kontxt.net multimedia nerdism Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:03:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you don't know... too good! here's a playlist http://phl.kontxt.net/video/look-around-you/266/   1. Do some research about funky technologies. Best find some scientific PDF documents. 2. Find the most funky formula. 3. Select it. 4. Make a screenhot. 5. Call it "graphic design" (most important point!) http://phl.kontxt.net/design/marked-math/264/ ... and so will I? Probably at least a little. I'm going to India for 4,5 months, starting in August. This will lead to some different content as usual in this blog, feel free to unsubscribe if you're only interested in my posts about design and technology. You're more than welcome ... http://phl.kontxt.net/personal/some-things-will-change-here/259/ new photos on my flickr. be sure to be my logged in flickr friend for seeing the personal pictures too. http://phl.kontxt.net/personal/paris-frankfurt/257/ Yesterday evening was definitely one of the inspiring one's. I went to Point Blank in the Mousonturm with no idea what will happen, expect for some "clever use of software" in a performance. The performance was a girl talking, and showing photos: "In Point Blank Edit Kaldor invites the 19-year-old Nada ... http://phl.kontxt.net/photography/edit-kaldor-point-blank/256/ After 1,5 years of VJing, fair construction sites and writing diploma (!), my laptop keyboard urgently needed a cleanup. For remembering the positions of the keys I took photos. I continued taking photos because I really enjoyed digging deeper in the basis of the number one man-machine interface - besides it ... http://phl.kontxt.net/personal/rest-in-peace-f12/254/ A very lovely project about camouflage and invisibility: "Urban Camouflage deals with the question how to camouflage oneself and one’s identity in the urban space. Our costumes are inspired by the «ghillie suits», the military camouflage suit." see videos and more photos on the website http://phl.kontxt.net/video/urban-camouflage/253/ nice idea: http://phl.kontxt.net/video/a-day-in-the-life-of-abbey-road/251/ The node08 lecture day is about to enter the net. Starting with Paul Prudence's lecture (dataisnature.com) and performance (this is the last part, with the performance): I guess there's a lot more to come. Best subscribe to the node08 vimeo channel. http://phl.kontxt.net/video/node08-at-vimeo/249/ I recently updated my Flickr with a lot of analogue taken photos from the last half year, including New York, Bremen, Salzburg, Graz, and Frankfurt. I usually announced posts of this kind with a bunch of thumbnails. But unfortunately my chosen method (a wp plugin) doesn't work anymore. Any ideas how ... http://phl.kontxt.net/personal/my-flickr-updated/246/ I'm still quite in love with Brooklyn (note to self: scan the photos), and the following video underlines one of the reasons: colorful people. http://phl.kontxt.net/video/fifty-people-one-question-brooklyn/245/ Why not? As long as it makes fun. http://phl.kontxt.net/video/commercialized-flashmob/244/ I recently discovered this little sticker on a paper towel dispenser in a toilet in New York: It seems to work: "Testing shows a "These Come From Trees" sticker on a paper towel dispenser reduces paper towel consumption by ~15%" official website It worked for me too, I didn't use one of the paper ... http://phl.kontxt.net/personal/these-come-from-trees/242/ My brother Christopher currently exhibits a series of his photographic work in the Künstlerhaus Salzburg. You are invited to check it out, it's running until 25. of January in the Café Cult. "Die gezeigten Fotoarbeiten von Christopher Steinweber verschränken subtil zwei Konzepte der Wirklichkeitsaneignung mittels des Mediums der Fotografie. ... http://phl.kontxt.net/web/good-morning-night/234/ I'm doing a workshop about making visuals with VVVV at the Elevate Festival in Graz (A) together with Kathi. If you're interested in taking part, check out the details here. On friday, I'm also VJing with kon.txt, looking forward to Dorian Concept and more. http://phl.kontxt.net/visuals/216/216/