From Digital Kitchen’s Vimeo account, behind-the-scenes...

From Digital Kitchen’s Vimeo account, behind-the-scenes and extended footage (NSFW) from the True Blood main titles shoot, which made use of 8mm, 16mm, handicam and HD footage.

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Dan O’Bannon, 1946–2009.

Dan O’Bannon, 1946–2009.

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Incredibly realistic 3D renderings by Alex Roman. There’s...

Incredibly realistic 3D renderings by Alex Roman. There’s a softness and artistry to these images — particularly the way they’re focused and lit — that completely sells them as real-life objects. (via Scott Hansen)

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This promotional film by Charles and Ray Eames includes a...

This promotional film by Charles and Ray Eames includes a detailed look at the internals of Polaroid’s SX-70 camera, including its lens assembly and the mechanical operation that follows each shutter press. The style, framing and voiceover are all impeccable. (via Pat Dryburgh)

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Troy Stains (via Jarred Bishop): So it seems my flash...

Troy Stains (via Jarred Bishop):

So it seems my flash meter’s either broken or in the habit of lying to me these days. The bright side is, apparently if you underexpose Kodak E200 a good bit things start to look like a 60s vogue or Harper’s Bazaar. I’m newly in love with Kodak again as a result of shooting this last roll of E200. Many thanks to Mr. John Kelso for giving me that roll of film and to Mrs. Jarla Aberdavis for posing.

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"When I arrived to pick up Ollie from Poppa’s place later that afternoon, they were both at the..."

“When I arrived to pick up Ollie from Poppa’s place later that afternoon, they were both at the table, with two steaming pots of noodles in front of them. … They had compared the contents of the flavour sachets, and were conducting a taste test worthy of a 3-star sommelier.”

- Ben Gracewood takes a break from tech to write about the importance of answering kids’ questions.

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Photograph by Li Hui. (via Paper Tissue)

Photograph by Li Hui. (via Paper Tissue)

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“Oil Fields #13” photographed in Taft, California...

“Oil Fields #13” photographed in Taft, California (2002) by Edward Burtynsky. (via Ck/ck)

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“The Beautiful Young Crew”, a dissection of social...

“The Beautiful Young Crew”, a dissection of social set behaviour from Lawrence Arabia’s Chant Darling, one of my favourite albums of the year. (via The Burning Ear)

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New from TypeTogether, Etica — the moralist typeface: The...

New from TypeTogether, Etica — the moralist typeface:

The challenge was to obtain the same force, versatility and colour that are, from our point of view, Helvetica’s greatest qualities. The same proportions have been maintained, albeit with slightly reduced letter width. The resulting design has soft strokes, open counters and terminals; aesthetically resting somewhere between a grotesque and humanist sans serif.

Comes in six weights, with OpenType features including four sets of numerals, fractions, several stylistic alternates and a set of arrows and dingbats.

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Photograph by Marta Černická. (via Peter Nidzgorski)

Photograph by Marta Černická. (via Peter Nidzgorski)

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Martin Lang filmed The Second Vision over a five-month period...

Martin Lang filmed The Second Vision over a five-month period using a Nikon D90 with a custom curve file — created to replicate the look of Kodak’s Vision2 5229 film stock — loaded into the camera itself. The results are gorgeous. (via Curved White)

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Daniel Too: A fantastic series of photos: Legos on Hoth. The...

Daniel Too:

A fantastic series of photos: Legos on Hoth. The photographer gives a full description of how they took the photos, which involve submerging the figs in water, then sprinkling plaster of paris for the snow. Brilliant!

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“Intro” by The XX, who play Auckland’s Laneway...

“Intro” by The XX, who play Auckland’s Laneway Festival on 1 February 2010. (via Jarred Bishop)

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