A few test renders and a sneak preview of a new motion piece coming very shortly from FutureDeluxe. Shhh....

After sweating away in a loft for the last 6 weeks, it didn't take much persuasion for us all to move into a new studio. Stripped brick, Aeron chairs...space....light......and a random wild stuffed deer. Oh did I mention its a 2 minute walk to Brighton beach....aaaaaaaaaahhhh.

It's been up for over 6 days now and in that time managed to notch up over 8,000 hits on two combined Vimeo pages. The new HypeforType Neuforma ident. Stay tuned for part two, in the meantime let's see if we can hit 10k!

There are many things that grab your attention on your first trip to Tokyo, in fact pretty much everything is an assault on your senses from the word go. On my initial visit years ago, I was instantly taken back by Tokyo's amazing futuristic retail spaces. Shopping in Tokyo takes on a whole new experience like no other city in the world, especially in the central districts of Aoyama, Shibuya and Harajuku. Many of these amazing interior design experiences can be traced back to one man - Masamichi Katayama, owner and founder of the design firm Wonderwall.

They have just recently released this slick update to their website showcasing some of the finest retail and interior designs on the planet.

It’s been a mad first few weeks here at FutureDeluxe, however a few projects are coming to an end and slowly seeing the light of day. First up is an ident for new Type Foundry Hype for Type. The first in a series, here’s a sneak peak at some screenshots for Neuforma. Full edit to follow very shortly.

Becks have launched a new campaign ‘Music Inspired Art’ based on interactive screens located at various points around London, encouraging users to plug in their ipods and create generative art on and around their iconic bottle. Once the track is over the stills are uploaded in to a Flickr set here.

Man of the moment Karsten Schimdt has posted up a showreel of work based on his open source library collection for Java and Processing. Computational design and animation at its finest.......watch the toxiclibs reel here. Also catch Karsten down at Flash on the Beach this week.

First part of our new FutureDeluxe stationery arrived yesterday. Heavy recycled matte business cards with beautiful mirror foil detailing.......more to follow.

Dutch motion design team Buro Knapzak have created this amazing new abstract identity for Universiteit Twente. Watch it here.

Karsten Schmidt has created the new ident for this years One Dot Zero exhibition commissioned by Wieden & Kennedy. The ‘live’ logo takes feeds from various Twitter, Vimeo, Facebook and social network sources to create an ever changing identity. What is interesting is Karsten’s development work which he has posted up on Flickr here.

Beautiful new audio reactive piece from Argentinian motion graphics designer Esteban Dianco. Watch the full animation here.

Alex Haigh is the man behind design studio ThinkDust and the recently launched HypeforType font foundry. Recent recognition this month from Creative Review (also watch for the guest font issue in September) is seeing him get the spotlight he deserves. Watch out for FutureDeluxe + ThinkDust colabs very shortly. Big things soon come.

Man vs Machine have created some of my favorite motion graphic pieces over the last few years. And this new collection for the SyFy channel are no exception. View them all here.

Just when you thought you haven’t heard from Matt Pyke for a while, he returns with a series of animations which play a huge part in MTV’s new rebrand.

Matt seems to have taken his Universal Everything project ‘Advanced Beauty’ to the next level in the new ‘Sweetheart’ ident, featuring thousand of sweets in true pop art style. And then injected a bit of humor into the brilliantly titled ‘Mr Furry’. And as ever working with his brother Simon from Freefarm to provide the soundtracks.

Check them all after the jump.

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‘What would the internet look like if it was represented as a 3-Dimensional object?’ was the question Google asked several creative agencies. Imaginary Forces interpretation of this is a short film depicting a museum like piece suspended in mid air. Watch the ‘Interactive Reaction’ after the jump.
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Warp hits 20 this year. As part of the anniversary celebrations they are releasing a limited deluxe special edition box set. Featuring a 192 page book, showcasing the complete back catalogue with over 400 sleeve designs, some of which have become iconic, designed by the likes of The Designer Republic, Julian House, Build and Universal Everything amongst others. The set is beautifully packaged in a 10” slip case. Check Warps Bleep site for pre-order details and release date.

More from colleagues at AKQA. This time its for Nike Sportswear new Livestrong range - Lunar Everday. Shot on a 1000fps Phantom camera, with amazing results. See for yourself.

The gaming world has made huge advances recently and never before has it been so relevant in the digital world. At the forefront of technology and with the potential to become a huge marketing platform. So it was no surprise that at the annual E3 expo the big industry names have been giving us a look at not only their latest software but at future interfaces or interface(less) demos.

The idea of gestural interfaces has advanced a lot over the last couple of years. After countless future demos were revealed on YouTube, they started to become more common place within our everyday lives, with the likes of touch screen technology from Microsoft Surface and then more commonly the iPhone & iPod Touch, and not forgetting the huge impact the Wii has had on reinventing the games market with its gestural interface and wireless controllers.

Microsoft stepped up this week with the new Project Natal from XBOX. Taking the concept of the Wii to the next level and removing the need for a controller at all. Check the video after the jump.

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‘Cloud’ installation made from air purifiers, ionizers, sterilizers and humidifiers running continuously. By artist An Te Lieu.

New animation from Lithuanian director Rimantas Lukavicius. Watch Balance here.

Crazy new set of Flickr images entitled Water Sound Figures. Motion captured water based paints triggered by sound from a speaker.

Great new 360˚ stop motion animations created for Nike Sportswear by colleagues at AKQA. Play with them all here.

Following on from the beautiful video from Droga 5. Puma release the website to support the L.I.F.T campaign. Weigh up the everyday objects against the 173g Puma L.I.F.T.

More noise from the Adidas Originals camp. The second part of the the ‘House Party’ film has been floating around for a few months now. Directed by Nima Nourizadeh, the spot comes close to capturing the ‘original’ house party vibe. Featuring guest appearances from Adidas’s long list of sponsors - Mark Gonzales, Method Man, Missy & Run DMC amongst others.

It looks like a big year for Adidas Originals. Their recently released and highly sought after Originals by Original range has turned many heads. Designed by Kazuki, one part of the legendary japanese Fragment design team.

There are also whispers of part three of the now infamous collaboration with Tokyo’s premium street wear label - Neighborhood.

The full length version of House Party has just been released. Check it after the jump.
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It’s not often I get to write about websites on here. Partly because I work on them all day long and also, the things I want to write about are usually the projects I’m currently working on, which for obvious reasons I can’t until they are launched. On Monday, here at AKQA we finally get to launch www.ferrari.com. A project which has been a whole year of blood, sweat, tears & tantrums! Part Art Directed by myself the site includes a video interactive walkthrough of the Maranello factory and a complete 3d experience of all of the GT range allowing you to explore every customizable option possible.

Hit the link on Monday 30th March.

Launch update - Explore the GT Range here.

Adidas Originals seem to be making alot of noise again recently. There relationship with Manchester has alway been strong, so this secret pop-up event with The Ting Tings was no suprise, although the format itself was pretty different. Ticket holders were given a full white Adidas tracksuit to wear, matching headgear and a whole heap of paint and then encouraged to get ‘creative’ throughout the gig.
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Nice new spot from Puma. Constructed from a clever studio set up of layered projections, and synced dance movements revealing several virtual Puma outfits. Created by New York’s Droga5.(More...)

Attik’s Noise 5 finally gets to see the light of day from 26th March. Limited to only 3,000 copies. Expect hundreds of lavish inks, varnishes and advanced print techniques from which the Noise series has gained its reputation.

New trailer for Amsterdam based digital creative festival FITC 2009. Created by local outfit Addikt. Bikes, cows, lamps and whores.....! See the full animation here.

With the closure last year of Nike’s only London based Tier ‘zero’ account at Foot Patrol, it has left a huge hole in the market. Enter Nike’s own 1948 concept store on Batemans Row, Shoreditch. The space itself features a neon football pitch suspended from the ceiling, and a rubber floor made from over 15,000 recycled sneaker soles. More in depth images and info to follow later this week....

Over the next few months, things are about to get very green for me...
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From January 22nd, Kid Robot is hijacking the the Wonder Room at London’s Selfridges. Expect plenty of limited editions created by UK artists including ILoveDust & Tado amongst others.

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From a practical point of view, I’m not sure how well this would cope in my rucksack on a daily basis. However sometimes good looks are all that counts. Created by Berlin based product and interior designer Rainer Spehl is this Wooden Laptop Case with leather lining and magnetic closing device for Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro.

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Never a huge fan of Mr West but always loving everything the New York based artist Kaws has to offer. This time he steps up to deliver the cover artwork and promotional illustrations for Kanye’s new 808’s and Heartbreaks.

www.kawsone.com