CLOCKWORKBIRD: design, animation, illustration » inspiration http://www.clockworkbird.com/site Clockworkbird (aka Heather Smith) : Chicago based web designer, developer, animator, illustrator, artist and musician. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:24:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 1,000 uploads to YouTube, the aftermath http://www.clockworkbird.com/site/2010/06/03/1000-uploads-to-youtube-the-aftermath-3/ http://www.clockworkbird.com/site/2010/06/03/1000-uploads-to-youtube-the-aftermath-3/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:46:33 +0000 hey hey http://www.clockworkbird.com/site/?p=481 So, a friend of mine, Patrick, has been performing a art/video project on Youtube for the last year. The project can be viewed here.

The project:
1. Upload a video to YouTube.
2. Download said video from YouTube.
3. Reupload the video you just downloaded.
4. Repeat 999 times.

Turns out the natural deterioration of the re-compression is a lovely thing to watch.
By the 1000th time there is very little left of the original image and sound track. What remains, is a pixelated wash that vaguely suggests movement. Art + Technology once again comes unique and super cool.

This was covered  over at Mashable. READ THE FULL ARTICLE.

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http://nettuts.com/tutorials/other/the-golden-ratio-in-web-design/


I remember being fascinated by the concept of the golden ratio as a kid. Good design explained by math?!? What?!?! It suggests a greater organization to this wacky beautiful world we live in.
To me, that’s comforting.

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Your use of color, texture and detail have started a fire under my sculpture loving ass. Thank you.

Most sincerely,
Heather Smith

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“I dare say you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. ‘When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast!”

]]> http://www.clockworkbird.com/site/2009/04/05/quote-of-the-day/feed/ 1 Wiring Diagrams for light and power http://www.clockworkbird.com/site/2009/04/04/wiring-diagrams-for-light-and-power/ http://www.clockworkbird.com/site/2009/04/04/wiring-diagrams-for-light-and-power/#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:27:17 +0000 hey hey http://www.clockworkbird.com/blog/?p=243 I LOVE this book. I believe I received it from Angela Faz years ago… but it continues to be an inspiration. I love that it was on naval vessel and has tons and tons of hand lettered typography. Plus, frankly, I’m just a sucker for diagrams.

Read more about the WWII warship’s travels (chances are, this book was aboard):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Welles_(DD-628)

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