BergCloud’s Little Printer

This Little Printer seems pretty cute. I think since we’ve got so digital the past few years, the idea of analog things seem fun again. It is basically a receipt printer that prints out some daily to-dos and news. It would be interesting to see what other partners they will get in the future, it could become kinda useful. The social aspect of sending other people little messages is kinda neat, but I think the likelihood of my friends getting one of these as well is kinda slim. That aspect reminds of me of the Nabaztag Rabbit one of my friends had and that I wished I had, until you realize it’s kinda useless (but cute).

Little Printer lives in your front room and scours the Web on your behalf, assembling the content you care about into designed deliveries a couple of times a day.

You configure Little Printer from your phone, and there’s some great content to choose from — it’s what Little Printer delivers that makes it really special. We have an incredible group of launch partners, and in the run-up to shipping we’re working with them all on custom publications.

You can read a bit more about it on the BergCloud Blog.

**Edit**
There is an interesting article by Berg, predating the Little Printer, talking about turning receipts into ‘paper apps’.

As well as this post by Tom Taylor about microprinting.
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(credit: @preciousforever)

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iOS transition effect in slow motion

I’d love to see the research that went into when how fast some items would go and when others should appear.

iOS transition effect in slow motion from Lim Chee Aun on Vimeo.

This is screen-recorded using Quicktime Player.

Protip: This uses the ‘Toggle Slow Animations’ option in the iPhone Simulator, under the Debug menu.

**Edit**
A friend, just showed me this article, “A closer look at iPhone transition animations” with more in-depth thoughts behind the transitions.
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(credit: ★cheeaun)

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Fleet Foxes: The Shrine / An Argument video

This new-ish Fleet Foxes video for The Shrine/ An Argument is beautifully illustrated and animated. It has that calm majestic look that I always feel when listening to them. If you can, I would plug in the headphones and go full screen on this one

The Shrine / An Argument from Sean Pecknold on Vimeo.

Music: Fleet Foxes
Album: Helplessness Blues
Director: Sean Pecknold
Animators: Sean Pecknold & Britta Johnson
Character Illustrations: Stacey Rozich
Art Assistant: Natalie Jenkins
Producer: Aaron Ball
Multiplane: Greg Pecknold
Post/Edit : Sean Pecknold
Particle FX: Britta Johnson
AE Assist: Austin Wilson
Sound FX: Shervin Shaeri
Story: Sean Pecknold
Labels: Bella Union & Sub Pop
Made in Portland, Oregon
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Made with Dragonframe

(via my co-worker PPWalker, esquire)

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Octopus Walks on Land

This little guy was on a mission! About two minutes in, sh*t really gets crazy.

(credit: ★hectocotyli)

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The secrets of the Monty Python animations

Terry Gilliam was the animator behind the Monty Python animations (along with being a writer, actor, director and all around talented guy).
This video from 1974 on Bob Godfrey’s Do-It-Yourself Animation Show, has Gilliam explaining the secrets of the Monty Python animations by demonstrating his own cutout animation method in DIY fashion.

“The whole point of animation to me is to tell a story, make a joke, express an idea. The technique itself doesn’t really matter. Whatever works is the thing to use.”

(credit: the ever impressive link finder, @LettersofNote)

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