Midtown

No city in the world is as alive and fast-paced as NYC. Director Drew Geraci has showcased just that in his stunning, two-and-a-half trip past some of New York's most iconic landmarks. His piece is titled, "Midtown". Enjoy.

MIDTOWN from Drew Geraci (District 7 Media) on Vimeo.

Street Photographer Jamel Shabazz

"Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer is the the latest film from Wild Style director Charlie Ahearn. The aptly entitled documentary offers a glimpse into the life of Shabazz, a notable photographer who’s well known for his unique stylings of subjects and the access he was able to achieve while documenting old school NYC street culture." - Andy Cush. Jamel Shabazz: Street Photographer will screen at BAM Rose Cinemas Aug 2-8. Link via Animalnewyork.com.

Circular New York Subway Map

"Mapmaker Max Roberts has created this incredible "circular map", which uses a Tube-like style but with the 90- and 45-degree angles ditched in favor of radial lines emanating from the Upper Bay." - Boingboing.net. Clean simple design can make the most complicated problems to simple easy to read visual solution.

Button Sculptures

Check out these marvelous Button Sculptures. I couldn't find their source of origin but smashinglane.com has posted a few more images of these colorful works.

Gif-fiti

Creativebloq.com has posted an article about graffiti artist INSA. According to the post, "INSA blindly animated the wall in four different stages over several days to achieve the effect you see." You can see more of INSA's work on his blog, insaland.com. Gifs via creativebloq.com.

NEW NYC Parking Signs

Ever sit there for minutes trying to figure out whether you can park on a certain part of NYC street? 9am to 9pm? Monday, Wednesday, Friday? What day is it today? We all have. "The NYC Department of Transport has revamped its notoriously complex parking-rules signs, so that they're slightly less cryptic. It's a very nice example of good information design!" - Boingboing.net. I must agree. A great layout design can simplify our already hectic city life. At least of a little bit.

3Doodler

3Doodler is a pen. But not any ordinary pen. A 3-D modeler pen! "3Doodler, a high-tech pen that essentially allows you to create real plastic sculptures out of thin air." - techeblog.com.