HunterGatherer is a design, illustration, animation and production studio based in Brooklyn, NY.
Their organic, hand-made aesthetic creates a playful and expressive quality to the work. The dedication to, and joy in, their craft is evident. And as they put it, their unique process enables them to create a unique output. How many designers do you know that use a table saw on a regular basis?
The interview below was created to celebrate the launch of some new products developed for Incase.
Today yet another service has launched for sharing your life.
thisMoment uses “moments” as the organizing metaphor. The interface looks impressive, easy to use, and fun. It also appears to seamlessly integrate with other services you’re already likely using, such as Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube.
As I wrote in a previous post, after the web 2.0 bust, I’m very hesitant to “invest” in new services like this. Especially ones where you chronicle the great moments in your life. Just today even I was starting to fret again about the level of content my wife and I have been putting in our now 1-year old son’s Tumblelog.
I have to say however, that I like where thisMoment is going and I won’t be surprised to see features like this begin to crop up in Apple’s iPhoto.
Flash Catalyst is a product from Adobe that’s sure to play a powerful role in rapid prototyping. What’s unique to this product is its seamless integration with other Adobe products such as Photoshop and Illustrator.
Great video here from Clay Shirky on how social media has permanently changed the media and communication landscape.
He reviews some powerful moments such as the citizen journalism that happened during last year’s earthquake in China, and recent user interactions with Obama.
Coincidently, I was reading yesterday of the collapse of a building in Brooklyn. Fortunately no one was seriously hurt. The news came via the local, The New York Times local news channel that harnesses citizen journalism and bloggers
Why would my twisted mind make that kind of a leap? Well, I’ve had the pleasure to work with the folks at Slim Jim many years ago. And that headline is (almost) on-brand for them. Remove the “Kills Three”, and it’s 100% on brand.