kip/bot/blog Compelling Curiosities roundup
Links from the week, worth bubbling up for future reference:
A really great analysis of how Yankee closer Mariano Rivera manages to dominate pitchers with a single pitch (cutter + the fastball). It’s what multi-media should be about — useful graphics explain pitch distributions, ball motion, how a batter perceives the pitches and the grip. Really great stuff. Must watch.
Fun old video of a dude demoing a Creative Labs keyboard with keys mapped to drum sounds. “This is rock and roll.” You need to watch the whole thing. Ferrealz.
A disgusting old advertisement in which sugar tries to convince parents that sugar, “isn’t just good flavor, it’s good food.” That segues nicely into a redemptive piece by advertising creative guru/pioneer/wizard and other stupendous word Alex Bogusky in which he argues that advertising should give awards for not doing things — start by refusing to advertise to kids.
Interesting piece for advertising types in which ad creatives are interviewed at Cannes about big ideas and trends in communciations.