http://www.giographix.com/blog Our musings on Design, Development, Web Trends, Tech and Culture, and latest news on Giographix. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 23:52:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With its release less than 2 weeks away, the folks at "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World" have already provided fanboys with an avatar creator, free ringtones, and even news of an animated short coming to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. In an effort to make sure you that this movie is ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/scott-pilgrim-interactive-trailer/ Comic-Con 2010 just ended and I'm sure its taking truckloads of Febreeze and a small army in haz-mat suits to get the smell of Nerdgasm out of the San Diego Convention Center. The convention is ripe with A-list celebrities from film and TV but the real stars are always the cosplayers. Inevitably, ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/pics-comic-con-2010-roundup-who-wore-it-better/ During Thursday's iPhone OS 4 Event, Steve Jobs took aim at Google and introduced Apple's own mobile advertising platform built in right into the iPhone-- this is no doubt a direct response to Google purchasing AdMob. Unlike the desktop, Jobs said that "search is not where it's at" in regards ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/apple-sets-its-sights-on-google/ PIXELS is Patrick Jean's latest short film. Shot on location in New York, it shows the city being invaded by familiar 8-bit creatures. Check out some of the screen caps below. Now check out the amazing video. http://www.giographix.com/blog/pixels-by-patrick-jean/ We're a little late to the party but that doesn't mean Neil Cameron's A-Z of Awesomeness isn't worthy of sharing for all to enjoy. Cameron took suggestions from followers for themes per letter in the alphabet and created an illustration each day. Cameron describes the process as: Each day I would ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/a-z-of-awesomeness/ I'm sure a lot of you have seen Erykah Badu's newest video "Window Seat".  If you haven't heard or seen it, it generated a buzz a few weeks back due to the multi-controversial content in the piece.  I don't want to spoil it for the people that haven't seen it ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/current-bump-window-seat-by-ashy-larry/ April Fool's Day is upon us and I'm sure you've already been inundated with numerous "clever" Facebook updates from all your witty uncles. April 1st is the one day that the IT department gets to go postal and let's face it, it's always nice to see giant corporations show they have ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/april-fools-2010-guide/ Check out this current bump.  It's a stop motion piece by Tant and Unga! of Broken Fingaz. Backed by an ill beat from Boreta and ediT of Glitch Mob fame, this video is sure to get you visually stimulated and your head noddin'! http://www.giographix.com/blog/current-bump-broken-fingaz-stop-motion-graf/ One of the best part of the Oscars, besides this of course, is that once in a while it sheds light on a film that actually is cool. That movie is Logorama, the Oscar-winning animated short, which you can now watch in its entirety. Directed by François Alaux, Herve de Crecy, and ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/logorama-the-oscar-winning-animated-short-film/ Here's a collection of musts for any fanboy and movie geeks out there. With a sunglass-toting toddler and two, yes count them two of the baddest men of the planet, this list will have you farting through silk! Black Dynamite Blu Ray The jury is still out whether or not Cinemaphonic Quadrovision ... http://www.giographix.com/blog/wish-list-bookbook-baby-carlos-can-you-dig-it/