New Zealand Book Council — Going West
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Big Ideas (don’t get any) from James Houston
“Radiohead held an online contest to remix Nude from their album - In Rainbows. This was quite a difficult task for everybody that entered, as Nude is in 6/8 timing, and 63bpm. Most music that’s played in clubs is around 120bpm and usually 4/4 timing. It’s pretty difficult to seamlessly mix a waltz beat into a DJ set…
“I decided to take the piss a bit, as the contest seemed to be in that spirit.
“Based on the lyric (and alternate title) “Big Ideas: Don’t get any” I grouped together a collection of old redundant hardware, and placed them in a situation where they’re trying their best to do something that they’re not exactly designed to do, and not quite getting there…”
Если в перевернутое изображение лица вклеить неперевернутые глаза и рот, манипуляция останется совершенно незаметной для зрителя (via)
Джаспер Маскелин был известным английским иллюзионистом. Во время второй мировой войны он с группой помощников занимался тем, что морочил голову пилотам немецких бомбардировщиков: например, маскируя танки под грузовики.
“Georgia Max Coffee chose to redesign the toilets of a number of key ski resorts in Japan. The cubicles were fully wrapped on all sides, so that the person caught short would have a ski jumper’s view when they were sitting on the loo.”
Agency: Tugboat, Tokyo
Georgia Max Coffee: Ski Toilets (Coloribus via Pink Tentacle via DVICE via Gizmodo)
