nieks play

2009-08-21T07:30:00.000-07:00

Came accross this cool little animation, sponsored by Nike. Reminded me I really need to start running again.

Daytum fame

2009-06-03T07:48:00.001-07:00

Hadn't posted this yet, Creativity on-line published an article on personal data mining and they used my Daytum page as Illustration

The crude technology of Nasa

2009-05-20T07:10:00.001-07:00

We seen some amazing work done in space by NASA the last couple of days, now lets take a closer look at the cockpit from which they control space and view the Earth:

This is it, a view from the window looking at Earth and the Hubble solar panels.

Now lets zoom in a bit more....

On the right we see a screen which is professionally fixed with... Duck tape

You would expect the latest touch screen displays, but we all know these break easily so why not reuse the buttons we used on the Apollo missions back in the 60's. Proven technology:

Lets make sure everything is nicely labelled, but hey, we all know handwritten fonts are cool. So lets label item 125 with some special clear type:

Ehm, where was that strip indicating which button is for what. .. Oh wait, there it is.

Astronauts have the best of the best when it comes down to equipment, you would expect top of the line Rayban sunglasses with special UV filters. But hey, one of them decided to bring his adidas licensed sunglasses. "because they are so comfy when playing volleyball"

Let's hope they will make it back safely.

Update: they made it back safely!

DID YOU KNOW 3.0

2009-03-25T06:46:00.000-07:00

Version 3 of a great video which originated from a High School Teatchers PPT presentation.

World Press Photo

2009-02-13T06:08:00.000-08:00

This Friday, the thirteenth of February the winner of the World Press Photo Contest have been announced allways brings back memories.

Paolo Pellegrin shoots "Hollywood"

2009-02-09T00:49:00.000-08:00

A fantastic series of photographs by Magnum photographer Paolo Pellegrin done for the New York Times magazine. With audio from one of the editors.

via photoq

The Year 2008 in Pictures

2008-12-22T06:15:00.000-08:00

The Boston Globes photo-editors have done a great job gathering a selection of images defining the year 2008. Here they are: part 1, part 2 and part 3

The Famous Afro Ninja

2008-11-24T06:57:00.000-08:00

This youtube clip is just hillarious, it's been around for a while but it's worth posting anyway. The best part of this audition is the (now famous) Afro Ninja. Enjoy:

Dubai pics

2008-11-21T04:47:00.000-08:00

I find what's happening in Dubai very intriguing. The Boston Globe put together a great slideshow of images of the developments. You'll find it in the Globes "Big Picture" section.

Translated Freestyle Battle

2008-09-18T03:43:00.000-07:00

Great video by two guys named Ben and Ryan

Inside the Birdsnest

2008-09-02T00:53:00.000-07:00

Finally, a new post. During my recent vacation I got to watch the Olympics. During all the broadcasts I never saw was the inside of the birdsnest though it's worth a look. Find a nice set of images of Herzog & de Meuron's building interior here.

Tour de France on Google maps

2008-07-09T05:56:00.000-07:00

Google streetview has just been updated with streetview images for the entire route of the Tour de France.

If you've never heard of streetview, here's how it works:

L'hélicoptère

2008-05-16T03:59:00.000-07:00

I never see why women like Hermes so much that they would pay the extreme prices they ask for their bags, but I must say they have good designers even more now I've seen L'hélicoptère

Flying

2008-05-14T05:08:00.000-07:00

I came accross this amazing clip of basejumpers using wingsuits to fly trough a valley. There's one specific bit which around 2 minutes in the film where a guy called Espin Fadnes flies past a road, see for yourself:

Villa

2008-05-05T04:53:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend last week visiting The Hague and Dordrecht, we stayed in

Villa

A beautifull hotel/restaurant build in an old watertower and machine building, they have a big garden where they grow their own vedgetables and have got great rooms with beautifull views on "het Wantij". herewith the images I took

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Seeing John Malkovich

2008-04-25T02:33:00.000-07:00

When I got out of the train this moring I saw a familiar face. I looked straight in the face of John Malkovich who was waiting for another train...

Really

Tall Dutchman

2008-04-22T04:49:00.000-07:00

Being one of the tallest in an agency of 31 nationalities I often refer to a very interesting article I once read in The New Yorker. When I came across another article today I realized that the magazine has an excellent archive. So if you have some spare time read this article on why Europeans are taller then Americans (and why the Dutch are so tall)

Personalized Moleskine

2008-04-22T02:01:00.000-07:00

I am a great fan of Moleskine sketchbooks, the ruled reporter notebook being my favourite to take notes while working. Recently A new company has sprung up that engraves your Moleskine. It looks really cool! Start drawing and order your copy here

Rampenfest

2008-04-15T00:44:00.000-07:00

Have a look at this documentary, it looks like they took inspiration from Volvo's "The Mystery of Dalaro". It's well done but a bit long:

MVRVD Stairs

2008-04-14T20:00:00.000-07:00

Dutch architects MVRVD build a nice rooftop extension for a Rotterdam wigmaker. Though the colour was critisized (I think it's quite cool) anybody must like the stairs.

More cool artitecture and designs at MVRVD's website.

Piclens

2008-04-14T00:20:00.000-07:00

Decided to switch to Firefox on my machine at home. When I installed it I found this great plugin for Firefox to search and view images on Flickr, Google images etc. It's called piclens, worth trying:

You'll find it in the Firefox add ons

Jam

2008-04-04T11:51:00.000-07:00

Allways wondered (as I have) why without apparent reason traffic jams come into exsistence? Have a look at this:

Flight of the Conchords

2008-03-26T06:48:00.000-07:00

My New Zealand colleagues directed me to Flight of the Conchords. These guys are really funny. They have their own show on HBO. You'll find more from them on YouTube. Below one of my personal favourites: "Jenny".

More on YouTube

Macheads

2008-03-25T05:55:00.000-07:00

Mac users are freaks:

Macheads - the movie (trailer)

Still, I wouldn't mind having a macbook, appleTV, and an IPhone...

Adam an Ollie on the state of photojournalism.

2008-03-20T02:12:00.000-07:00

Two gentleman who shot the latest adidas originals campaign for us, Adam & Ollie, were judges in the latest World Press Photo contest. They have written a long and very interesting article about it. This is the first time I have seen an article giving insight in the workings of the Jury. I know the organization quite well as I started my working life there and I guess they won't be too happy. However I think they should be thanking these guys, for an organization which states: "Our mission is to encourage high professional standards in photojournalism and to promote a free and unrestricted exchange of information." they are too secretive about what goes on inside, they should embrase this chance to discuss the future of press photography in the rapidly changing world of communication. Read the entire essay on photo8.