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I’m Speechlessly Amazed – FLARToolKit Augmented Reality

Luke Hodsdon — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:38:25 +0000

I’m really not sure that there’s words that describe my first reaction to this Augmented Reality other than “ahh-buhhhh?”

I’ll be damned if i didn’t call everyone in the office within yelling range over to my cubicle to watch the fascination, and with reactions pretty much the same all the way across the board, it seems as if this technology is going to be turning all KINDS of heads in the near future!!

To see for yourself make sure you have a webcam and a printer. Ohh, and a preparedness to be AMAZED! Go to GE’s website and follow their instructions. If you don’t have a webcam or printer, click through to watch the video i’ve posted.

After doing some digging i found out the technology is called FLARToolKit. (More info here)

Thanks Creative Bits for the info!

Video of this phenomenal technology after the jump.

Nine Three Studio gets some much appreciated exposure

Luke Hodsdon — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:38:01 +0000

Shocked and awed was my feeling when i saw a pingback on my wordpress dashboard early this morning. My logo “re-”design for We Heart It was mentioned for a shout out to the photo sharing community site. Thanks, Really Good Magazine, for the exposure. I should buy you a cup of coffee!

UPDATE: Someone just pointed out to me that my name’s missing a ‘D’ in it, but hey. i’m not complaining! Thanks again reallygoodmagazine.com

ninethreestudio.com makes the rigorous Alltop cut!

Luke Hodsdon — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:18:35 +0000

Well well well, Justin at Big Head Design no longer stands alone in the bowels of Alltop’s gut. ninethreestudio.com has been accepted to the king’s court… maybe as a jester, but i’m in. The foot in the door is all it takes to someday overthrow the throne, right? haha. Give us a follow, there’s big things to come this year for ninethreestudio.com… BIG THINGS!

On a side note, i guess our site was so good that they had to list it twice. Once as “NINETHREE STUDIO” and once as “NINETHREESTUDIO.COM”. Hey, double exposure, I’ll take it! Chalk one up to the internet glitch gods. Screenshot after the jump…. ohh yeah, and Justin’s blog Big Head Design is on there too. Props to the design bloggers of the world!

Quiksilver hosts All 80s All Day Vert Challenge

Luke Hodsdon — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:45:50 +0000

Quiksilver, a Huntington Beach-based lifestyle and apparel brand, held a flashback to the 80s contest on Saturday, Dec. 6, in conjunction with Tony Hawk and his newest business venture, shredordie.com, a Web site where everyone from top athletes to everyday users can post their favorite sports clips.

Launched in October 2007, the site had very little press coverage – until now, that is. The All 80s All Day Vert Challenge, held at Quiksilver’s headquarters, featured 21 well-known skaters of the 80s, such as Huntington Beach native Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero and Bucky Lasek. These skateboarders – now successful business people – were decked out from head to toe in 80s garb.

Hawk flashed back to his roots with his blue shirt – worn in the 1987 skate film “The Search for Animal Chin” — highlighted hair and, of course, his bright pink skate deck, which he got out of storage specifically for the daylong challenge. Hosoi outfitted himself in spandex pants and a cutoff T-shirt, finishing off the ensemble with a wig. Pink highlights, ripped denim and high tops were some of the other flashy fashions worn during the event.

But the skaters weren’t the only ones who dressed up. More than 800 people attended – and they were required to don clothing popular during that time period. Side ponytails, bright pink high heels and hoop earrings were in abundance – and that’s just the girls! Guys wore torn T-shirts, big hair, suspenders – the works.

Amidst all the 80s mayhem, a skate competition ensued. The 80s-style vert ramp and skate decks proved to be a challenge for the skaters, but they were determined to skate to the best of their abilities.

“We gotta ride the real deal here,” says Hawk. And they certainly did. With 80s punk bands like The Ramones and The Clash playing in the background, the skaters competed in three challenges: Vert Challenge, Big Air Session and Jam Session.

Cash prizes were awarded to the first through 11th place winners, and Hawk took home the first place prize of $1,980, which he distributed amongst the skaters who didn’t place. Other awards include the Overall 80s, which went to Hosoi, and the Big Air, which went to Bucky Lasek.

The only video allowed at the event was from shredordie.com, which will release it, relying on the viral lure of Internet video to get the word out about the site’s features to action-sports buffs.

Quiksilver also debuted some of its Spring 2009 collection – with an 80s theme, of course. The brightly colored, printed and patterned vintage fashions were on display in the company’s expansive headquarters. The vintage outfits will be available in January.

Preview Video and photos after the jump.

All photogrpahy is copyright Luke Hodsdon @ ninethreestudio

Written by Kristen Schott @ ninethreestudio

Please contact Luke Hodsdon or Kristen Schott @ ninethreestudio if you would like to use any of this material. Thank you.

For more videos on the event visit shredordie.com.

New Site Review: Logo of the Day

Luke Hodsdon — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:04:33 +0000

Jacob Cass has recently launched one of my new daily stops on the internet underground subway! Logo of the Day is a site dedicated to quality logo design. Each day a new chosen logo will be placed up on the site for review by the site’s community of users. How BRILLIANT! Any designer worth his weight in leftover Adobe Creative Suite packaging knows that logos hold a special place in their hearts… at least mine does, prudes! haha. Stop by the site, and also swing by Just Creative Design for Jacob’s personal website. There’s a lot of GREAT information on there, don’t be the “should have” in your cubicle chatterboxes!

UPDATE: I’m an idiot. In my previous post i referred to Jacob as Justin. It’s late. i’m sorry!

Google Reader’s quiet facelift

Luke Hodsdon — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:26:36 +0000

Google has gone and done it again. In Google’s domain Simplicity is king, Functionality is it’s queen, and I am it’s peasant. About 20 minutes ago when i opened my browser to do some “research” my google reader popped up and I’d almost not noticed the difference, but I could tell something wasn’t the same. Poking around I noticed the subtle changes they made to my already favorite web landing pad. Clean, easily-navigated new interface. New sidebar and options… Google, i thank thee.

An interest from GOD…

Luke Hodsdon — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:54:03 +0000

“GOD” over at Deaddog has given a nice little blast about my latest portfolio addition, HALFrican-American. Now if only i could convince Jesus to be so kind as well…

Portfolio: HALFrican-american

Luke Hodsdon — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:03:33 +0000

In the spirit of the presidential election, inspiration hit me. Up until the election was over no one really heard about the “race issue”, but once Barack was crowned king (figuratively speaking, of course) of our great nation it seems like that was the ONLY thing everyone had to talk about. I understand it’s a great time for our nation’s history and whatnot, but the negative connotation places on the issue of race is just sickening… So, long story short, this little bit-o-inspiration hit me.

Please don’t flame me or send me hate mail. This is NOT a racist message, it’s an observational render.

If you’re a supporter of the arts, like Obama, hate Obama, are half African-American or just feel like scoring some sweet swag… then check out My HALFricanUSA Cafe Press store. All the proceeds will go to keeping my refrigerator fully stocked with Mauntain Dew and Dr. Pepper. Thanks!

News: Uncontacted Amazon Native Tribe

Luke Hodsdon — Fri, 30 May 2008 19:37:57 +0000

I’m not usually one to want to post about things news related, well, unless it’s design news of course, but this struck me as something interesting, controversial and stunning, all in one. These photo are of a Amazon tribe uncontacted by the modern world. Fearful of the aircraft taking the photographs, they ready their archaic weapons to stand and fight for their tribe. Being an advocate of let others be to their own devices, i’m not so sure that i agree with these photos being taken. As interesting and miraculous as they are… isn’t it just kind of wrong? These people are fearful for their lives, probably never having had seen an aircraft before.

Thank you greenUPGRADER.com via Survival International for the links.

Read an excerpt from Survival International after the jump.

Here’s an excerpt from Survival International:

Members of one of the world’s last uncontacted tribes have been spotted and photographed from the air near the Brazil-Peru border. The photos were taken during several flights over one of the remotest parts of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil’s Acre state.

‘We did the overflight to show their houses, to show they are there, to show they exist,’ said uncontacted tribes expert José Carlos dos Reis Meirelles Júnior. Meirelles works for FUNAI, the Brazilian government’s Indian affairs department. ‘This is very important because there are some who doubt their existence.’

Meirelles says that the group’s numbers are increasing. But other uncontacted groups in the region, whose homes have been photographed from the air, are in severe danger from illegal logging in Peru. Logging is driving uncontacted tribes over the border and could lead to conflict with the estimated five hundred uncontacted Indians already living on the Brazilian side.

‘What is happening in this region [of Peru] is a monumental crime against the natural world, the tribes, the fauna and is further testimony to the complete irrationality with which we, the ‘civilised’ ones, treat the world,’ said Meirelles.

There are more than one hundred uncontacted tribes worldwide, with more than half living in either Brazil or Peru. All are in grave danger of being forced off their land, killed and decimated by new diseases. Survival has launched an urgent campaign to get their land protected, and a unique film narrated by actress Julie Christie.

Survival’s director Stephen Corry said today, ‘These pictures are further evidence that uncontacted tribes really do exist. The world needs to wake up to this, and ensure that their territory is protected in accordance with international law. Otherwise, they will soon be made extinct.’

For further information please contact Miriam Ross on (+44) (0)20 7687 8734 or email mr@survival-international.org