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Star Wars Uncut

Seeking help to remake the sci-fi classic "Star Wars: A New Hope," tech-geek Casey Pugh's project uses Vimeo as a crowd-sourcing tool to engage filmmakers in a "Be Kind Rewind"-style DIY production. He divided up the entire movie into 15-second clips, ...

From MIKE FRANK, Cool Hunting,  10 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Vimeo

Limited Edition Two Tone Posters

As influential as the music they supported, the Two Tone Records graphic system created an iconic look for British bands that fused Jamaican ska and rocksteady with contemporary punk and pop in the late '70s. Known for the black and white checkerboard ...

From MIKE FRANK, Cool Hunting,  22 Jun 2009
Related Topics: The Specials (musician)

Time Warner, AOL to Split by Year-End

FILE - In this May 12, 2008 file photo, the AOL Running Man figure decorates an employee's cubicle in AOL's New York office. The arrival of CEO Tim Armstrong arrival has thrilled employees who were unhappy under his predecessors, who were widely ...

From MIKE MUSGROVE AND FRANK AHRENS, The Washington Post,  29 May 2009
Related Topics: America Online,  Time Warner Inc.,  Tim Armstrong,  Google Inc.,  Facebook Inc.

Schwarzenegger to voters after election fiasco: We heard you 'loud and clear'

margin, voters slapped down five budget-related measures in Tuesday's special election — adding $6 billion immediately and another $16 billion in future years to the state's already gaping deficit. SACRAMENTO — A day after voters rejected a patchwork ...

From MIKE ZAPLER AND FRANK DAVIES MERCURY NEWS, The San Jose Mercury News,  20 May 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  U.S. Senate,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Darrell Steinberg

Google Executive Takes Over AOL

AOL is getting new leadership again, just two years after the outgoing executives were chosen to turn around the struggling dial-up and content company. Google Senior Vice President Tim Armstrong will take over as chairman and chief executive, ...

From FRANK AHRENS AND MIKE MUSGROVE, The Washington Post,  13 Mar 2009
Related Topics: America Online,  Google Inc.,  Tim Armstrong,  Time Warner Inc.,  Jeffrey Bewkes

Staton Uberstand Laptop Stand

Thanks in part to laptop stands like this two-tiered one by Staton, the days of lugging around crates of vinyl are slowly fading as DJs trade their decks in for laptop setups. Although we're the first to argue that nothing quite compares to a record, ...

From MIKE FRANK, Cool Hunting,  27 Feb 2009

Lars Amhoff: Neo Gramophone

We were able to chat with Lars Amhoff of the German-based Kinkyform, which has been collaborating with artists to produce furniture and objects that meld art with a functional purpose or "Usable Art." In Amhoff's latest creation, the , he updates a ...

From MIKE FRANK, Cool Hunting,  20 Feb 2009

Obama stimulus, Schwarzenegger budget plans at odds

$11 billion to California through mid-2010 for education and for Medi-Cal, the state health care program for the poor, according to an analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. SACRAMENTO — Within the next few weeks, President Barack ...

From MIKE ZAPLER AND FRANK DAVIES MERCURY NEWS, Inside Bay Area,  24 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Arnold Schwarzenegger,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Phil Angelides,  Darrell Steinberg

YouWorkForThem Relaunch

In 2001 designers Michael Cina and Michael Young began a departure from traditional commercial graphic work to focus on more experimental design projects. Spanning typography, illustration, 3D and video, they have been continually pushing the ...

From MIKE FRANK, Cool Hunting,  6 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Michael Young

Burgues Script

Every once in awhile a typeface makes you step back and appreciate the letter forms apart from the words they spell. Argentinean type designer Alejandro Paul was recently recognized by the Type Director's Club for the superior craftsmanship of his ...

From MIKE FRANK, Cool Hunting,  7 Apr 2008

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