http://loop.domanistudios.com A little sandbox for all things Domani Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:20:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en DS was approached by The Martin Agency to help celebrate the 40th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. They challenged us to figure out a way to truly recreate the mission online. After a few months of strategic thinking, 3D modeling, coding, testing, and a handfull ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/shooting-the-moon/ I was a little skeptical opening this mysterious package today... glad i did. The latest member to the growing shelf of awards, a Webby for our work on Allstate Garage. Congrats to the crew who rocked it! http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/bling-our-webby-arrives/ Favicons which were first introduced during the launch of Internet Explorer 5 (1999), bridge two worlds, the new and the old. In the past decade they have not evolved, but somehow are deemed to be a necessary component of website design. To determine if this dinosaur should be extinct or brought ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/the-favicon-manifesto/ While the line continues to blur between film/video and interfaces (especially with AR on mobile devices and computers), it is important to pay attention to some of the more innovative work being done by designers. There is a phenomenal post up on Motionographer that digs into the work Imaginary Forces ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/screen-design/ A few weeks back a couple of industrious peeps in the NY office set out to see how far they could stretch a 30 minute window towards the production of an iPhone application. A simple concept was formulated and a design and development team started cranking away - once the ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/30-min-iphone-app/ This is one of the most useful apps that's ever graced a computer screen. http://www.getdropbox.com Here's how it works: 1) Drag and drop to move files around, just like you normally would 2) Any files or folders inside Dropbox will get synchronized to Dropbox's servers and any other computer linked to your account 3) Green ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/sync-your-files-automatically-to-all-your-computers-and-the-web/ When I saw benjamin button in theaters I couldn't help but be blow away.  Working in a similar industry and knowing the time it would take to create the effects only made me more impressed that it was so believable. You can watch the process of how it was done here. http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/benjamin-button-vfx/ I'm a huge fan of taking things out of their normal context and functionality, and redefining their meaning and potential. While looking through Computerlove this morning I came across such a redefined thing called Univers Revolved.  Created by Ji Lee, this font is bilaterally symmetrical, allowing it to be read in ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/sculptural-type/ Our friends at Campfire approached us to execute specific digital aspects of their campaign for the summer blockbuster movie Terminator Salvation. Two web sites and an alternate reality game (ARG) later, we felt like we had returned from the apocalypse - we are just starting to trust technology again. Damn you McG... ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/ds-embraces-the-apocalypse-for-terminator-salvation/ Microsoft is attempting to leapfrog Nintendo in the console market. Nintendo changed the game when it introduced the Wii by incorporating controllers that respond to body movement. Now Microsoft is nixing the controller altogether. Throw in facial and voice recognition and things get interesting (read creepy). Im not sure how this ... http://loop.domanistudios.com/archive/no-controller-required/