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Recent SVA grad Eric Ku shows off his “Mission Redefinition” project. Great concepts and very thoughtful execution.

Portland-based Transport shares one of their latest efforts: an animation commemorating the 25th anniversary of KMHD, a local jazz radio station.

Zaha Hadid’s Burnham Pavilion officially opened last week in Chicago’s Millenium Park situated next to UNStudio’s Burnham Pavillion. Both buildings direct the public’s attention toward exhibits and events within the park. Hadid’s Pavilion houses a touch-screen installation engaging visitors to invent the future of Chicago’s metropolitan region.

Upgrade and Mobilize is a stunning In House short from Capacity. Enjoy.

From Michael Young’s site: “In February of 2009 we got a call from Catherine Owens, the long time super creative director for the uber-famous band U2. Catherine came across our work and knew she found the team who could help with U2’s 2009 world tour (titled 360). After a quick stint of meetings in New York, we came back to the Bangkok studio and begin work for the following two months on numerous ideas.” (via Cpluv)

Gorgeous experiments with Particular v2, Soundkeys and a little Starglow from Esteban Diácono.

Madrid based Designer/Animator Holke79.com uploaded a new site with great new work and a new reel.

For those in Toronto, this looks pretty cool: ABSOLUT Vodka has partnered with Canadian artist Justin Broadbent to create an experiential, transformative artistic landscape that will challenge people to look, listen, feel and most importantly, explore the meaning of opportunity.

This Thursday from 12-4pm at the unused Bay Street TTC station (see map), artist Justin Broadbent will challenge traditional thinking, and transform imagination into reality through art.

And if a constantly changing art installation in an unused, underground subway station isn’t cool enough … Mr. Steve Aoki will be onsite and dropping a set … Currently the guest list is full, but there is a waiting list, find out more on facebook.

via Hypebeast: “The supremely talented filmmaker Spike Jonze will reunite with Kanye West on an upcoming short film titled “We Were Once a Fairy Tale” … the short film will be available on iTunes starting September 8th.”

Love what Manchester based illustrator Jonny Wan did for Adidas’ Celebrate Originality campaign.

Great new work up from deisgner/illutrator Alex Varanese.

New work from Neil Stubbings’ crew LeMob: Nestle France … three months in the making.

I honestly don’t know if I’m late to the party on this one, but I’m mesmerized by Mark Silipo aka Magic Sweater’s work. Sometimes it’s tough to find the right image to entice you to check out the site. This time it was tough to choose between awesome and more awesome.

A long walk explaining the history of Johnnie Walker all in one take. From BBH London.

New work and reel up for Faction Creative: Faction is a boutique-style studio in Vancouver, Canada that specializes in creating seamless visual effects for film, television, and the gaming industry. (thnx Mark!)

Psyop’s latest directorial project: Peugeot ~ A Perfect Day. (thnx Shannon!).

Earth house architecture by Peter Vetsch: Vetsch Architektur … “Compared to traditional residential houses built on the ground, the aim of building an earth house is another: Not to live under or in the ground, but with it.”

The Luxury of Protest … fantastic graphic design and data visualization; the design practice of Peter Crnokrak.

Born in Croatia and raised in Canada, Peter is a London-based designer who came to the field from a research career in the sciences. Peter transitioned into design following a postdoctoral tenure in quantitative genetics at the University of Toronto. After working under the moniker ± and positions at The Apartment in New York and Nick Bell Design in London, Peter established The Luxury of Protest in 2008.

Firstborn launches what is by far one of the coolest car customizer apps for Ford’s 2010 Mustang.