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Go listen to this podcast about HBO’s epic sounds – and stick around for some retro visuals, too
Podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz is already must-listen material, covering the stories behind sound design and branding. Now clear some headphone time for the story behind HBO’s goosebump-inducing 80s theme and iconic 90s angelic TV-switching-on opener, and beyond.
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MIDI has a slick new brand identity, courtesy Pentagram, in time for 2.0
“MIDI” the word has become almost part of culture at large. But with MIDI 2.0 arriving, the MIDI Association decided it needs a new look – and sound.
Peter Kirn - January 18, 2021
Gear Music tech Tech
In a World of Sonic Toys, Sound Design Craft Comes Alive: Simon Pyke Short Film
As pundits lament the loss of the album or conventional musical roles, it might be easy to miss a barely-hidden revolution in the craft of sound. Pieced together from the simplest of found acoustic instruments and strange electrified sonic organisms, fashioned with the most sophisticated of digital tools and computer music production machines, artists open […]
Peter Kirn - February 24, 2012
Music Music tech
Generative Human Imagery: From a Branding Project to an Elegant, Custom Tool
Peter Kirn - August 17, 2011
Archive Motion Music tech
Unlogo Uses Computer Vision to Erase Logos from Your World
Peter Kirn - October 8, 2010
Archive Motion Music tech
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