The last Friday Thing of 2016 looks back at a year of Friday Things with a top #10. Somewhat voted by readers and somewhat by me.
Thanks to you all for your ongoing readership. As I head in to 2017, I often remove myself from a bunch of lists I have joined over the year, and join some new ones to get new insights and inspiration. On that note, if you’d like to add anyone, please feel free to forward this edition as a sampler and ask friends to email me direct if they’d like to be added. Similarly, if you’d like to be removed, feel free to email. I totally understand if you no longer want to receive the emails!
Wishing you all a wonderful 2017….and with that, here’s the Top 10
Cheers
Steve
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#446 – Adele carpool karaoke – turns out my favorite of the year was the earliest in the year form this top 10
James Corden had Bieber, Stevie Wonder and Rod Stewart singalong with him, but this episode with Adele is truly a piece of work. It’s funny as hell and wow, Adele…what an incredible voice, even from the passenger seat. And downing a cup of tea in one go. Props.
And then she raps Nicki Minaj’s part in Kanye West’s "Monster". Amazing.
Check out Adele Carpool Karaoke.
#457 – Next Rembrandt – I had the chance to see this amazing piece of art in person a few months ago and it’s as remarkable as it sounds.
Almost 400 years ago, Rembrandt passed away, yet in 2016, a new ‘Rembrandt’ appeared. A project by JWT, sponsored by ING Netherlands with tech support from Microsoft produced this new work. The portrait was created by art historians and technicians using data and facial recognition techniques from 346 of Rembrandt’s paintings. The piece took almost 18 months to complete and contains a whopping 148 billion pixels. Oh and it was printed in 3D. No ordinary 3D printer of course, but an advanced 3D printer that is designed to make high end reproductions of existing artwork. The resulting print had 13 layers of UV-ink resulting in a realistic painting texture. The whole thing is amazing and of course opens a ton of questions around what this means for art. Or maybe even, the arts.
Check out www.nextrembrandt.com
466 – The DNA journey – one of the most creative videos you will see. This year or next.
This videos was been suggested to me by many people as a Friday Thing – so who I am to deny the crowd an audience? It’s a video by momondo that invites you to question who you really are.
And I really can’t give away more than that….so check out The DNA Journey.
#469 – Blackbird – my movie production friends, and many others, loved this one.
It turns our making videos with cars is actually quite hard – especially when the car you want in the video is rare, or doesn’t even exist. Enter, Blackbird, from The Mill. It’s a car rig that can be shot at any time, in any location, without the need to rely on a physical car.
Blackbird is able to quickly transform its chassis to match the exact length and width of almost any car – can be programmed to imitate acceleration curves and gearing shifts and the adjustable suspension alters ride height, rigidity and dampening to replicate typical driving characteristics.
Why it is called Blackbird? Because it’s hand built in the very same hanger that the Blackbird SR-71 was once manufactured. This thing is amazing.
Check out Blackbird.
#465 – Star Wars Episode IV infographic – it was one of those things that was so good, I wanted to send it pre-Friday.
Some will love this, many will not. It’s an adaptation of Star Wars Episode IV in a style that was inspired by infographics. One story in one piece of 123 meters length. I’d sorta love to print this out. It’s 1000 hrs worth of work by Martin Panchaudand it’s truly epic.
Even if you don’t love Star Wars, I hope you love the craft of this.
Check out Swahn.net
#472 – Michelle Obama – not quite my favorite (Adele, above is), but still, pretty damn good.Corden nailed it. Again. This barely needs an intro and I’m sure most of you have already seen it – but watch again, or watch it fresh.
Michelle Obama does carpool karaoke.
#475 – IKEA, Lets Relax – as the title says, it’s a meal, not a competition. So put the camera down and enjoy your food!
And as much as I love Instagram, I’ve resisted the urge to fall prey to the subject of this video.
Sit back, and enjoy. Let's Relax
#486 – UNSATISFYING – as Friday Thing’s go, this was an unexpected smash hit. y year has been anything but unsatisfying, but this video made me smile, and I think it’ll make you smile too.Check out UNSATISFYING
#489 – 13 Job Interviews We’d Love to Attend – keeping with the IKEA theme which was my favorite from this hilarious set of interviews
A bit of humour from the Thanksgiving weekend. Needless to say, my interview technique will be more sophisticated – a little.
13 Job Interviews We’d Love to Attend from Brightside. Below gives you a flavour.
#492 – Radio Garden – last but not least, many loved this unique way to explore the world’s music.
Radio Garden is an online art installation that lets you tune into radio stations from multiple countries from your computer or phone. Hailing from Amsterdam, Radio Garden has some pretty cool features, not least of which are the almost 8000 radio stations you can tune in to.
The idea behind Radio Garden is a way to give you the experience of travelling across the globe to experience different types of radio – hence no city or country names.
It’s a serendipitous musical journey
