Mike Tidmus

David McCandless: The beauty of data visualization (video: TEDtalks Director at YouTube) TED: David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and it may [...]

FFRF’s newest message, showing the face of a penny saying “In Reason We Trust,” is debuting in Tampa (graphic: Freedom from Religion Foundation) From Freedom from Religion Foundation: The nation’s largest association of freethinkers (atheists and agnostics) hopes heads will turn to view a “mini-blitz” of 20 billboards placed throughout the Tampa and St. Petersburg [...]

Big Bang Big Boom, a wall-painted animation by blu (video: blu at Vimeo) (see also: Let’s Colour)

Escalator too slow? Get in the fast lane (video: myvolkswagen at YouTube) (tip: Joe. My. God.)

Political Loudmouth‘s colorful ‘Two Wives Kissing is Hotter’ poster What is Political Loudmouth: We are a volunteer organization of professional marketers, dedicated to helping the people make their voices heard. Why should well-designed communications be monopolized by the powerful? Find something that supports a cause you believe in, take it, and run with it. It’s [...]

Dulux Walls – Director’s Cut (video: letscolour at YouTube) Let’s Colour: Let’s Colour is a worldwide initiative to transform grey spaces with colourful paint. This 2 minute global film was shot by multi-award winning director Adam Berg over four weeks in Brazil, France, London and India. Every location is real and they remain transformed by [...]

Don’t say Mike never gave you nothing! Although technically it’s not mine to give, enjoy. Thanks to my friend and former dot-boom coworker in Seattle, Eric Gould, for the tip on Grizzly Bear Modern. Grizzly Bear Modern » GBM Volume Nine www.grizzlybearmodern.com I’m a little late on this, but hopefully Volume 8 and the EP [...]

PIXELS by Patrick Jean (video: One More Production at Vimeo)

Festo AirJelly (video: airshipworld at YouTube) (tip: PZ Myers, Pharyngula)

The Beast File: Catholic Church Sex Scandals (video: ABC Hungry Beast at YouTube) Hungry Beast: Contrary to Pope Benedict’s assertion that the immorality of modern society is to blame for sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests, the church’s own historical documents reveal that sexual abuse has been a problem that the Catholic Church has [...]

OK Go – This Too Shall Pass – Rube Goldberg Machine version – Official (video: OK Go at YouTube)

Sex Pistols Great Rock’n’Roll Swindle original 1980 trailer (video: Scotty Ramone at YouTube) Malcolm McLaren has died. The headline at The Guardian nails it: Malcolm McLaren: Blood, spit and tears as the punk provocateur dies. +++++++ “For me Malc was always entertaining, and I hope you remember that. Above all else he was an entertainer [...]

Gary Lauder’s new traffic sign: Take Turns (video: TEDtalksDirector at YouTube)

Neutra Face : An Ode On A Typeface (A Bearded Poker Face Parody) (video: PimpernelPinStripe at YouTube)

Social Media Revolution (video: Socialnomics at YouTube)