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.

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.

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.

‘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.

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.

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.

Weiden & Kennedy’s new spot for Honda. Over 300 cars are used to create a giant LED screen.
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Very clever or just way too much time on his hands? ThruYou is a YouTube mash up of music related clips painstakingly combined to create a whole album by Israeli Funk head - Kutiman.(More...)

Over the next few months, things are about to get very green for me...
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Sheffield’s legendary electronic label Warp has relaunched its digital download site Bleep.

A new year and another new music application. However this one happens to be something special. Spotify - Because everyone loves music?!(More...)