The Mars Curiosity Rover is on its way. Watch this great rendering of the complete trip.
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Pretty awesome super cut from kogonada on Stanley Kubrick’s use of one-point perspective.
For his latest supercut, new this morning, kogonada highlights Kubrick’s use of “one-point perspective,” which refers to compositions in which spatial planes converge at one vanishing point in the distance—such as in a shot down a long hallway, or over train tracks headed into the horizon. As the video highlights, Kubrick also tended to place his subjects right over that vanishing point, dead-center in the frame, making any symmetry (especially in creepy twins) particularly striking.
At the 1983 International Design Conference at Aspen, a young Steve Jobs predicted that within two years, the market would see more computers than automobiles.
Video available at The Center for Design Innovation
Whether he was an ass or not, the man thought longterm, even when he was young. If you haven’t seen Steve Jobs: The Lost Interview, it’s also worth seeing – some great insights about the computer industry, people in organizations, and more.
