South African up and comers Die Antwoord, have created a buzz in the music scene. My first impression of Die Antwoords music was ANNOYING. But out of curiosity, I went back for a third and fourth listen and it surprisingly found a place in my music electronic collection. Die Antwoord is composed of South Africa artists, Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ Hi-Tek. Their sound has a catchy modern day pop like presence,...

Eighty Four Films is an independent production company operating in Buffalo,NY and San Francisco,CA. They make animations, commercials and music videos. Recently they have collaborated with a few of San Francisco’s finest illustrators, Ferris Plock, Jay Howell, Skinner, Jeremy Fish and Kelly Tunstall. The stories are quite short, but they represent the style and feel of the original artists work. Check...

Back in the early 2000′s I use to notice Stay Gold stickers all around the city (San Francisco). I inquired with in the local graffiti community to see if anyone would claim them, to my surprise no one really new who was pasting them about. So, I asked a friend, who is pretty much the ambassador of San Francisco, and soon found out, that the man behind the sticker was actually a local graphic designer...

As I get more and more involved in interactive installations, I seem to come across things that inspire me and invigorates my passion to perform. Trafik a French creative studio combines the arts of design and coding very beautifully. The Sonic Cube, a large illuminated canvas box shown recently at the contemporary art center, La Ferme du Buisson in Paris, is an interactive application that reacts to sound....

It’s a new year and its time to start developing new projects. In 2010 I have decided to pursue interactive art as a full time creative outlet. I have started sketching out ideas and have resourced materials to accomplish my goals. I have also joined a collaborative group (OK MEDIA LABS) that has vowed to create Arduino based interactive installations. Our group is composed of some talented creative/technologists...

The Compound Gallery in Oakland, CA has a cool program called ART IN A BOX. It’s an art subscription service featuring Bay Area artists. Each month you receive a new work of fine art by a different artist. Their artist’s work in a variety of mediums (ceramic, printmaking, painting, collage, digital prints, etc.) and most of them live and work in Oakland or San Francisco. You can indicate a preference...

The fellas over at BleepLaps have released a new and improved DIY analog synthesizer. I’m a fan of Bleep Labs ever since I purchased and built a Thingamakit. The ThingamaKIT is a DIY analog synthesizer that you control in a different way. The amount of light falling on its photocell eyes change the pitch and modulation, allowing to you use it LEDacles, or any changing light source, to created audio madness! It...

Pen Pencil Stencil is the studio and workspace of designer Mark Giglio. I came across Mark’s site while I was doing some R&D for my own personal toy ventures. Mark created a line of kokeshi toys which are pretty cool. Kokeshi are traditional Japanese dolls, originally from northern Japan. They are handmade from wood, have a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define...

I’m loving Jim Carrey’s website. It’s creepy, it’s dark, its COOL! The graphics are quirky and creative, I especially like the toaster oven which kinda represents The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. It also contains a host of cool sound effects and animated illustrations. Click around and enjoy the show. Jim Carrey – Official Website

I came across the Pulp website a while back, and I was intrigued with its content. Being a creative I’m always on the lookout for fresh ideas. Something that moves me, to either open up Flash, Photoshop or take my point and shoot out for the afternoon. Pulp magazine has evolved from a New Zealand street scene magazine into an internationally-recognised title that continues to create and critique leading-edge...