Lopolis

Lip Dub – Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger
The hipster staff of Vimeo/CollegeHumor/Busted Tees put together a fun video singing to Flagpole Sitta. Looks like a fun place to work.
(tags: music video workplace business)

Will Ferrell NFL draft comedy bit
(YouTube)
(tags: video humor willferrell youtube)

Sumotori Dreams
Simple game with some hilarious use of physics. Download or check out the gameplay videos.
(tags: 3d physics games gaming humor videogames)

On assignment from the Stranger, Chuy, Paul and I put together a short video of the Seattle Thread Fashion & Lifestyle Show.

I contributed the editing, but much more credit goes to Chuy and Paul for heading out and shooting last Sunday (alas, I was preoccupied). For having not done much video at [...]

I received a lovely invitation to a friend’s wedding the other day. It was very formal, as expected, with the typical “Mr. and Mrs. so-and-so request your presence at…” language. And then I came to this RSVP card:

What’s the correct way to fill this out? I figured out that the “M____” line [...]

Forbes.com Corporate Org Chart Wiki
Similar interface to Geni.com’s family tree setup, but for corporate organization structures. Some companies can be protective of this info, so it could get interesting.
(tags: business chart organization forbes research)

Across the Universe – Trailer
The latest from Julie Taymor (Lion King the Musical, Titus and Frida) looks to be just as [...]

As I’ve described before, our regular Monday night trivia group tries to come up with some creative names for our team. We try to stick to jokes about current events (some more tasteful than others), although not quite as pun-ny as some bowling team names. We usually get a laugh or two [...]

Flickr: 24 hours of Flickr
Excellent! I guess I’ll have to take plenty of pictures on my B-day.
(tags: photo photos flickr)

Planet Earth: Elephant v. Lions
One of the craziest moments from the Planet Earth series that’s been airing on Discovery. (with the original BBC voiceover, thank goodness) Not for the feint of heart. (YouTube)
(tags: [...]

Is It Better to Buy or Rent?
Very well done visual calculator from the New York Times
(tags: infographic visualization data finance calculator realestate)

Stranger Than Fiction: Opening Sequence
Great use of info/motion-graphics that opens the film. The mk12.com site also has 2 different concept pitches for the sequence. (Quicktime)
(tags: film graphics infographic movie visualization motiongraphics animation)

Funny or [...]

World famous violinist tries playing at a D.C. Metro entrance
Similar results as when Badly Drawn Boy tried busking in London.
(tags: music culture subway experiment research violin)

Yahoo! alpha (beta) search engine
Playful name, same Yahoo! search. I like the spiffed up interface, letting you browse results from multiple sites like Flickr, YouTube, and Wikipedia. Doomed [...]

No one belongs here more than you. Stories by Miranda July
Fun, creative website for Miranda July’s new book.
(tags: design mirandajuly web creative book)

3D Paintings on Glass
Incredible-looking 3D paintings, across multiple sheets of glass.
(tags: 3d art gallery painting)

Game Neverending Museum
The origins of Flickr. I wish I’d tried this out before it closed it’s doors. When are we going to see a genre of massively multiplayer, web-based gaming like this emerge again?
(tags: games gaming interface social web [...]

Just the other day I received my very first check from Google. I’ve experimented with AdSense on my site for quite some time now, mainly on the individual post pages. I can’t tell you how much I make, but since I’m only getting my first check now, you can make some guesses (it [...]