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SOLSTICE - 5 | Masterfully Visualizing Scale
Solstice—5: Forgotten Archives offers remarkable visuals that capture the scale of interplanetary exploration. It also delivers a powerful cautionary tale about our exploitation of nature and potential future uses of AI right here on Earth.
Papy...er...those SNL font short films!
These SNL shorts are amazing testimonials to those who put so much (and so little) into the fonts that surround us daily.
Futureproof: USGS Monitor
Future USGS locations may be supplemented with Monitor technology that collects data related to weather, vegetation conditions, wildfire management, wildlife migration, and more.
Rediscovering "Thief"
In 1981, well before making another critically acclaimed film featuring thieves, Michael Mann created Thief, starring James Caan. The film’s cinematography, storyline, location selection, and soundtrack from Tangerine Dream set the tone for many action dramas that followed in the 1980s, including the series Miami Vice.
Moving Lounges of Dulles
Once seen as a critical element in ensuring efficiency in the nation's aviation mobility infrastructure, Dulles Airport's “People Movers” were part of a grand vision that involved transporting airline passengers directly from the ticketing area to their aircraft.
The Unreal Work of William Faucher
This process video by William Faucher does an excellent job of capturing the process of photogrammetry and applying remarkable digital visualization skills to capture a scene inspired by Norwegian fishing villages.
Flying Through Giga Berlin
Take a dynamic fly-through of Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory. It is remarkable to see all that goes into making some of today’s most advanced vehicles at one of the most impressive factories in the world.
Visualizing Movements
The creator of animgraffs, Jake O’Neal, has created a remarkable animation to clearly explain how mechanical watch movements functions.
Climb on...together.
Amanda Gorman, a 22-year-old poet, read an original work at President Joe Biden's inauguration on January. 20, 2020.
Through the Myst: Creativity and Constraints
The bivouac recently came across this War Stories video by Ars Technica in which Rand Miller recounts how challenging it was to publish the seminal interactive title Myst.
Moonrise Podcast is a World Apart
The Moonrise podcast series takes a unique look at what it took for NASA to reach the moon.
Hassel + EOC Envision a Home on Mars
Congratulations to Hassell + EOC for crafting an inspirational bivouac for use on Mars. For many, conceptualizing habitation on Mars evokes the curiosity and optimism that was once experienced by many during the beginning of the space age.
What Is Your Project Space Like?
And how are you getting on with your mates in it? We all know that space matters...and so does gravity, as Paul Harrison and John Wood delightfully illustrate in Tate Shots Issue 12.
Give A Little Love
Perhaps we should all take the message from Coca-Cola's recent video game-inspired commercial to heart this year.
