Can you guess what movie is represented above? The answer is the Wachowski’s colorful “Speed Racer” from 2008. MovieBarCode is an anonymous blog where the webmaster takes an entire film’s reel and compresses and stretches it to create a single frame of streaks of color which represent an entire film’s color tones at one glance. It is very interesting looking at the barcodes of movies you know well and some really stand out from the others. Visit Movie Bar Code to see more.

Shepard Fairey is featured in the music video for Death Cab For Cutie’s newest music video for the song “Home Is A Fire”. This video features wheatpasted lyrics and shots of the city of Los Angeles with the occasional shot of Fairey at work in his shop and in the streets. Enjoy the video below and below that, Shepard’s statement on the project. Death Cab For Cutie’s album Codes And Keys, will be available May 31, 2011. (more…)

Nabil Elderkin is a great photographer / music video director who has worked with some of the biggest names in rap & r&b. His style is varied and experimental. Check out his portfolio of videos at his website or his vimeo page. More samples below. (more…)

David A Smith is a glass artist and sign painter. Watch this beautiful short documentary by Danny Cooke about his rare craft and the incredible work by Smith at his shop. Screenshots and the video below. (more…)

Watch this mesmerizing video of an ancient letterpress in motion, operated by Nick Sambrato of Mama’s Sauce print shop. Filmed by Northern Lights. Film below. (more…)

Created in 1977 by Charles and Ray Eames for IBM, this is an interesting look at scale to the power of ten from the farthest  scope of our view, to the smallest. It would be interesting to see an updated version of this including data of modern research, however the video’s contents are still fascinating to behold. Enjoy below the break. (more…)

An increasingly important way of disseminating complex information, data visualization is of interest to everyone interested in visual culture. It is also important for those who absorb visual culture to give careful consideration to data visualization. Film below (54 minutes) (more…)

I stumbled upon this old video (below) of eccentric pop artist Andy Warhol ‘painting’ a digital portrait of Debbie Harry in 1985. This video is hilariously bad and fascinating to me, and I figured some of you might appreciate it too. I especially like how the computer guy host seems to be less than thrilled with the color fills Andy is using but Andy is more than fascinated by it and calls his digital manipulation ‘beautiful’ I suppose the concept of this moment is quite beautiful, although the results are laughable by today’s standards. It sure doesn’t hurt to have Debbie Harry circa 1985 as your muse. Witness the first crude steps of a technology that many of us take for granted on a daily basis. (more…)

In the video below, Massimo Vignelli drops valuable knowledge on good design. After watching, make sure to read through his Vignelli Codex for some old school design principles and rules. (more…)

Banksy’s greatest creation, Mr. Brainwash Exit Through The Gift Shop is now available on BluRay and DVD in the UK. You can grab the BluRay version for only £11.93 at Amazon UK. We will keep an eye out and publish news about its USA release date, but it is currently still screening across the country. Go to the film’s website to find a theater near you and go see this breathtaking achievement for yourself.