one last thing before I quit

I found these the other day and I quite enjoy them. It's one guy's minimalist take on some classic album covers.

Check out Ty Lettau's flickr for the rest of his set, or his portfolio site, Sound Of Design, for more work that he's done.

Last week my favorite art gallery of choice had my favorite yearly exhibit hosted by my favorite movie director. Yep that's right, the now legendary Crazy 4 Cult show took place. And in traditional fashion, there were a ton of pieces that I love and shall share.

There's an indie band from Brooklyn called Grizzly Bear. I've listened to some of their songs here and there, and they aren't too shabby. They've opened for both TV on the Radio and Feist, just to give you an idea of their genre. But that's not my point.

Growing up I never had MTV, Much Music or anything that showed music videos. With the emergence of YouTube over the years, I have certainly caught up on many of my favorite bands' videos. Something that I'm sure we've all found while looking for videos are fan videos. They tend to look like one of two ways: a photo montage of the band or a photo montage of the fan's friends with horrible typography tacked on everywhere.

But here's a rare gem. Gabe Askew put together a video for Grizzly Bear's Two Weeks song. Phenomenal. But compare for yourself.

It's not too often that we see something new on a Jumbotron at a sporting event. I still remember the dancing hot dog at Winnipeg Jets games. It was a pixelated animation that didn't quite loop properly, and it was shown up through their last game in the 90's.

I came across this new technology called CrowdWave. It's an entertainment platform that's controlled by the fans, live! A bunch of cameras and software determine the movement of the crowd and translates it on screen. There seems to be a Guitar Hero example where you have to move your arms left, right or up at the right time to score points. There's also a hockey game where you have to move your arms in a direction to make a save. Super cool.

I don't agree with their statement that it'll bring more people to the games and generate more revenue, but I do think that it's a great way for the crowd to actually feel like a part of something. It could lead to less cameras panning around and looking for someone to dance silly, and actually help kids who struggle to sit through a full game move around.

I was unable to find any examples on YouTube, so I recommend that you go to their site and check it out there.