Chrome Shorts is a series of videos that were put together to advertise for the new Google Chrome browser, and each one takes on the task in a rather unique and interesting way.
Below is one of the videos, though I highly encourage you to check out the site and give the rest of them a view as well:
Believe it or not, this GAZ-51 inspired hot-rod truck actually started out life as a Cadillac Escalade EXT truck!
The Russian creation was made by a company called ‘Grande-Garage’, and though little is known about it other than the fact that it looks great on the outside, is being built for a Russian plutocrat, and inherited quite a unique past, it’s definitely an interesting project to keep an eye on.
[Via: Carscoop]
The Walls Notebook is a sketchbook that’s filled with 80 ‘clean’ New York City walls for you to write, paste, draw or doodle on.
The interesting and inspirational backdrops are meant to serve as a blank slate for the graffiti artist inside of you to create upon, and with a little practice, you’ll be giving Shepard Fairey a run for his money in no time.
I’m A Designer And… is a neat little concept site where designers can add their ending to the sentence, and a stream of past results are shown so you can see what it’s like to live as a designer.
That’s really all there is too it, but the single sentence insight is interesting to read and you might be surprised by what goes on in the heads of these guys.
[Via: Creattica Daily]
World of Goo has been an indie gaming sensation, and now Kyle Gabler has made the soundtrack that he created for the game available as a free download.
The majority of the instruments you’ll hear are computer instruments, with a few live performances on top to add a bit of warmth. For the older music, I used one of those Sound Blaster cards that let you load samples into memory. More recently, I’ve been using the freeware sfz soundfont sampler. I have an m-audio keystation 49e midi keyboard for picking out melodies. Influences include Danny Elfman, Vangelis, Bernard Herrmann, Hans Zimmer, Ennio Morricone, and all the big movie guys. I grew up listening to them, and they remain a big influence in everything I write.
Many of the songs were written specifically for the game, but a few were also salvaged from previous projects that he had worked on, but if you’re looking for some interesting music to get you through the day, then give the World of Goo Soundtrack a try.