December is just one day away and winter is slowly becoming a reality for many. So how about a playlist that will join in the sounds of winter. In Playlist-20 there are some treats in here with a new track called "Kids" by Two Door Cinema Club and a remix of Helios track "First Dream Called Ocean". New bands like The Blacklight District, Brothertiger and Mathemagic and much more. So sit back and relax to the sounds of winter.
If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on Archived Playlist in this post or on the right hand side of this blog.
Cover art by: Damion Schweizer
Tracklist
1. Stay Close by Delorean
2. Put the Days Away by Sun Airway
3. A Man of Virtue by The Blacklight District
4. Feel by Brothertiger
5. The New, Improved Hypocrisy by The Radio Dept
6. 300 Clouds by Nightlands
7. Mexican Mavis by Boy and Bear
8. Only If yOu Run by Julian Plenti
9. Kids by Two Door Cinema Club
10. Block After Block by Matt & Kim
11. Satellite by Lelia Broussard
12. Scott Mescudi vs The world (Ft. Cee-lo Green) by Kid Cudi
13. Breastroke by Mathemagic
14. Cold House by Teen Daze
15. First Dream Called Ocean (Stray Remix) by Helios
I don't know how to pronounce this visitor center but it is definitely eye catching in design. It's located in the eastern part of the national park that surrounds Europe's largest glacier. The Snaefellsstofa building is shaped in an X design and was designed by Arkis. The materials are as usual concrete and beautiful untreated wood. I'm a sucker for these types of materials. If I'm ever in Europe I would surely visit this visitor center.
Location: Skriðuklaustur, Iceland Type: Visitor center Year: 2010: Architecs: ArkÃs
Lumadessa is a little art and design label by Josh Brill. Focusing on limited edition art prints and design products, that implement premium materials and production methods. Resulting in timeless works with longer display lives. In these limited edition prints is his Flora Fauna Birds Edition which is full of different styles of birds. The Flora Fauna collection is a cataloging of the design identities of plants and animals from around the world. Examining the visual character differences and similarities of species. A field guide of discovery, beginning with birds. For each of these prints that are sold 5% of the profits are donated to Animal and Environmental charities which I think is a great idea. Here are a few of the designs. If you want to see more than head on over to his website.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving NBC has hooked up with illustrator/director Nathan Love. In these 30 second promos to the viewers of NBC wishing them a Happy Thanksgiving. He does this with none other than the friendly and wildly goofy peacock.
Each of these commercials have a comedic edge to them. Especially the second one. I also wonder if he got his color palette choices from the old 1962 NBC Laramie Peacock animation. Either way I enjoyed each of these promo's. So Happy Thanksgiving from Damion DJ & Producer Blog. If you want to check out more of Nathans work than head on over to his site. I'm sure you will recognize a lot of his other works.
This home was designed as a weekend getaway for Merrill Wright, a Seattle resident, by Tom Kundig of Olson Kundig Architects. Tom is known for houses that are both beautiful and noteworthy. This is one of these homes which was built on a 15-acre site in San Juan Islands which is off Washington State. The home is 2,200 sq ft with a sod roof and tall steel framed windows. It's has a main space of 61 feet long and 12 feet high, with a large kitchen at the back of the home and a living and dining area overlooking the water in the front of the home.
The location of the home is beautiful with the view in the front. The use of the rocks in the surrounding area's also gives texture and style to this concrete and glass home. The entrance to the home alone which is cut into the rock gives it a cool and warm feeling and style. One of my favorite things about this home is the terrace which has an outdoor fireplace and a window wall that pivots opens like a door.
Christmas will be coming right around the corner and you know someone in your family is going to get you a calendar. It just a given because someone one thinks you need to be more organized. So someone is going to get you those zillion standard size calendars for the year with some kind of image of animals or flower prints.
In being that it's now almost 2011 and most people use their Andriod or iPhone to organize their lives The calendar world needs to evolve into something different. We're seeing new concepts and nifty ideas emerge to make the new generation more appealing to everyone. They're now more than just day organizers, they're must-have accessories for our home decor. Below are some calendars that have gone ahead and done that.
Greg Gillis, the man behind Girl Talk, has released his new album All Day. Which has been the buzz on Twitter. The reason for that is because Girl Talk is known for his success of mashing up independently successful artists into a solid track and on top of that he is giving away his album for FREE.
This is his fifth album, featuring 12 tracks with 372 overlapping samples of hit songs. If you want to check out the tracks that have been sample than click here. Girl Talk was even kind enough to give the list of the sampled tracks. He does ask though that we listen to this album as a whole, rather than bit by bit. For sake of making things easier, however, he has been kind enough to break it down into more manageable pieces. This is a must have album. It will have you rocking all the way through.
We all remember the Smart car right? The company that brought that little tiny car that so many craved to own. Well how about owning a pedal-powered bicycle with electric assistance named ebike. The ebike is powered by a 36-volt/9.6Ah Lithium-ion battery pack which is concealed within the frame paneling above the crankcase. It can be charged from a household mains socket and is said to take just two to three hours to fully charge.
Unlike some other pedelec (pedal electric cycle) vehicles available at the moment, the electric drive on smart's e-bike is not activated via a throttle grip on the handlebars. The 250W brushless direct current wheel hub motor activates as soon as the rider starts to pedal and provides four levels of electric support, controlled by a button on the handlebar. Depending on the motorized support level chosen, smart says that the ebike has an effective range of between 30 and 90 km (18.6 and 55.9 miles) per charge.
The ebike also has a spot for your smartphone. Not a selling point for you. How about if I told you this bike will integrate with your smartphones via a smart drive kit app. When placed in a special mount, the phone automatically activates the electric drive and becomes an information and control center for the vehicle. A trip computer interface advises the rider of battery status, current and average speed and also includes a heart-rate monitor and navigation system. There's even a GPS tracking function to help users locate a parked e-bike. This ebike not only has some great features but this bike has a stunning design which I would feel pretty slick riding around town. How about you?
Thorsten Schmidtkord has a new series called Head on Top. You can see from the images below that Schmidtkord must have had a fun time working these images. It's definitely an interesting series where he reverses your head picture with surprising results. It also makes you wonder how he went about manipulating these images. Check out more of his projects.
