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Archive for March, 2007
Art: Saatchi Showdown
A Pop Idol-style competition has been launched by well known art collector Charles Saatchi to find a new exhibitor at his latest gallery that will open its doors during autumn this year in London. Anybody can submit images of their work to the website, where they will be judged by their peers in an giant online talent contest. The Showdown initiative is an extension of the popular “Your Gallery” section on Saatchi’s website, that provided a platform for online submissions from artists around the world. The website has received more than 50 million hits since going live earlier this month. Over the next six months thousands of art works will be voted down to twelve in a series of bi-weekly votes…
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Multimedia: Learn basic Arabic phrases online
The Egyptian Tourist Authority has put a multimedia game online to learn basic Arabic tourist phrases. It includes the usual ones from Airport, Taxi, Hotel to Souk and Restaurant. Nicely done…
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Formula One: Honda’s new environmental concept
The 2007 Formula One season gets underway with the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne next weekend. The Australian Grand Prix will see the Honda RA107 take to the track in its new “earth” livery for the first time. The Honda Racing F1 Team’s new 2007 F1 car carries no corporate colors, no advertising and no logos beyond the FIA-required insignia. To help raise awareness of the environmental issues facing the planet, the RA107 F1 car will simply feature a huge image of earth. Via the website “myearthdream.com” you have the opportunity to put your name on the car by making a pledge to make a lifestyle change and to improve the environment. Within the concept of…
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Advertising: The Mill Breakdown of the Ford F450
While we don’t endorse the use of huge pertrol guzzling vehicles for personal transport this advertising is just so greatly done that you should have seen it. “…Suspended in mid-air the car’s components are seen floating throughout the commercial, and are slowly drawn together as if magnetized, to eventually form the new Ford Super Duty F450 truck…” The commercial by the Mill 3D and 2D teams was created by combining different techniques and software. A team of operators prepared…
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Time: The Ides of March
Tomorrow is the 15th of March that in the old Roman calendar like in May, July and October were called the Ides, the days which were sacred to Jupiter. Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue, shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak. Caesar is turn’d [...]
Internet: The Great Firewall of China
A non-profit group of web designers, film directors and journalists who want to make the Internet censorship system more transparent has put up a web site called the “Great Firewall of China”. On the site you can test if a particular website address is blocked in China and see how the site looks from the perspective of a Chinese user. It works by routing the requested url from…
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