Address is Approximate by Tom Jenkins

This breathtaking short combines stop-motion and time lapse to take a unique journey across the U.S.

Completely imaginative and inventive in its execution.

Address Is Approximate from sharp & jenkins on Vimeo.

Around the World in Sixty... Seconds?

Below is a pretty amazing time lapse of a satellite cutting diagonally across the western hemisphere, starting over the Pacific ocean and ending near Antarctica. Watch for lightning storms during the night and for the beautiful glow of the ozone layer.

Spotlight on Iceland

Being that the contributors to the Operable Window seem to pick up and post a disproportionally large amount of work coming out of Iceland it is time to compile a post of strictly work from the cold island in the North Atlantic:

Starting with this new, and stunning, time lapse video of the Icelandic Aurora by August Ingvarsson:



Followed by this work, previously featured here in a post about geographic branding, that had our hearts beating like a jungle drum:



An bit of Unbuilt Architecture for an Icelandic Pylon Design Competition creates a new typology of high voltage power lines and pylons:

This design work was done by Jin Choi and Thomas Shine of Choi+Shine in 2008.

3D Light Painting with iPad

Out of London- The first interesting use for an iPad discovered!


Berg and Dentsu London have used 3D modeling, a "homebrew" app, long exposure and time lapse to produce a truly beautiful effect.


I love how analog this is.  It would be very easy to make a similar effect without half of the work, but it would just be similar, not as amazing.


Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.