synthPond 2.0 Tutorial from zach on Vimeo.

I just stumbled on this cool little iPhone app call Synthpond. As the creator Zach Gage (cool name) explains it, synthPond is a relaxing spatial sequencer and audio toy. I love the cause and effect placement of notes within the “pond” which allows for infinite audible combination. The interface is incredibly minimal yet super effective, there are some lessons to be had here for our UI designers out there.

This is a must download for any audio  / synth nerd. Im using the lite version now and having lots of fun with it, I’m sure I will be downloading the full app soon.

I think I have a few electronica friends out there who would love to jack their iPhone into the mixer at one of their live shows and make some ripples in the Pond, that would be fun.

synthPond was built with mobileFrameworks, an iPhone related c++ library for artists

Posted: December 25th, 2008 under , , 3D, art, design, music, technology.
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Draft

Originally uploaded by rich.pasqua

A photo I took a while back of some old drafting tools.

Posted: December 24th, 2008 under .
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Beautiful music wraped with a hipnotic video from Dutch studio Onesize for The American Dollar’s “Anything You Synthesize.”

Posted: December 16th, 2008 under .
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Found these great photos of trucks displaying the complete alphabet.

Photos by Eric Tabuchi

Posted: October 11th, 2008 under .
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Organic Light-emitting Diode

This is nothing super new but very cool. Heres a peek at whats coming down the road. SNY and other technolgy manufactures are developing OLED technologies.

Posted: October 11th, 2008 under , design, technology.
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A night on the town. Love this photo.

Posted: October 11th, 2008 under art, design.
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Vincent Gallo and Christina Ricci from one of my favorite movies, Buffalo 66. If you enjoy dark humor this is a must see, please go and rent it now.

We are in our blue period now.

Posted: October 11th, 2008 under , movies, music.
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Here’s a very interesting concept road bike, designed by  Bradford Waugh, a product designer fro Philadelphia, PA. I love he spokeless rims system and crank system, well done

Posted: September 14th, 2008 under 3D, Product Design, design.
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The fine folks over at EA games and Maxis have finally release the eagerly anticipated game “Spore”, well just the creature creator is available so far, but you can register for the complete game now. My custom creature is posted above.

What is Spore you ask? With Spore you can create and nurture your very own creature through five stages of evolution: Cell, Creature, Tribe, Civilization, and Space. Or if you prefer, spend as much time as you like making creatures, vehicles, buildings and spaceships with Spore’s unique Creator tools.

While Spore is a single player game, your creations and other players’ creations are automatically shared between your galaxy and theirs, providing a limitless number of worlds to explore and play within.

Richard Pasqua has a strong suspicion that this game will be bigger then any other game in history, the possibilities are endless with this game engine.

Go to the Spore website and start having fun with the free trial, its pretty addicting.

Posted: August 2nd, 2008 under 3D, design, games.
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If there’s one thing Richard Pasqua likes its alternative bands that have the power to influence generations of music. Joy Division is one of those bands who came to an end before it really began. This post punk band cut the way for many modern rock, alternative, goth, new wave bands.

I was thrilled to see Anton Corbin pay tribute to Ian Curtis and the rest of the Joy Division band in the movie “Control“. In true Anton fashion this movie was beautifully shot, every frame was perfectly composed. The the black and white film stock and well directed lighting gave this film a great broody feeling which perfectly set the tone for the Joy Division music and story.

After the death of Ian Curtis, Peter Hook and Stephan Morris went on to start another one of my favorite bands, New Order.

Richard Pasqua recommends you pick up the album “Unknown Pleasures” from the iTunes store. He also recommends investing in the “International” the best of album from New Order.

Posted: August 2nd, 2008 under , , , , , , , , design, movies, music.
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