BBQ War BBQWar began as an idea by Ismael Burciaga while he was barbecuing one day and posting images via Twitter. A couple of Ismael’s friends also began tweeting tantalizing pictures of what they were grilling. Soon it became obvious that a grilling “war” had been unofficially declared, so Ismael began placing #BBQWar on his tweets to his friends with an image attached. Several weeks later, the site ‘BBQWar’ was birthed.

BBQ War

BBQWar began as an idea by Ismael Burciaga while he was barbecuing one day and posting images via Twitter. A couple of Ismael’s friends also began tweeting tantalizing pictures of what they were grilling. Soon it became obvious that a grilling “war” had been unofficially declared, so Ismael began placing #BBQWar on his tweets to his friends with an image attached. Several weeks later, the site ‘BBQWar’ was birthed.

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“Inception” Sound for Film

This 6 minute profile of the sound production for the movie Inception is beyond fascinating.  It’s easy to watch a movie and appreciate the visual production, but the rich sound that makes any movie is easily overlooked.  The techniques used for capturing and layering audio for full impact of gun shots and dream-state explosions are incredible.

If you enjoyed this sound profile check out SoundWorks Collection similar profiles for SALT, Toy Story 3, Watchmen, Avatar, Where the Wild Things Are, and many others.

I have yet to see Inception, but it seems like this profile does not contain any spoilers—mostly clips I’ve already seen in the trailer.

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Tumblr Checkout Process One of the many things that keeps me active with Tumblr is the insane attention to detail and polish.  The easy approach to handling a credit card checkout process would be to use a standard page full of form fields, secure icons, and the default pictures of the credit cards they accept (along with virtually every other site online). I was pleasantly surprised by Tumblr’s checkout method when grabbing a featured directory spot earlier this week.  After filling in the details the oversized “Make me famous!” button triggers a lightbox style overlay where you fill in your credit card information. Well done Tumblr.

Tumblr Checkout Process

One of the many things that keeps me active with Tumblr is the insane attention to detail and polish.  The easy approach to handling a credit card checkout process would be to use a standard page full of form fields, secure icons, and the default pictures of the credit cards they accept (along with virtually every other site online).

I was pleasantly surprised by Tumblr’s checkout method when grabbing a featured directory spot earlier this week.  After filling in the details the oversized “Make me famous!” button triggers a lightbox style overlay where you fill in your credit card information.

Well done Tumblr.

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How to Use Peanut Oil in a Website

Razorfish division Amnesia posed up a video of how they used peanut oil and water to create a wave effect for the cruise liner website P&O.  Sometimes simulating these effects in 3D, After Effects, or Flash simply don’t cut it.

Although Amnesia did a good job creating a wave effect for the site they took shortcuts on blending it into the site which ruins the illusion.  The small details do matter.

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