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pAdmittedly these are more of an engineered object than a designed object, but I’m digging their industrial-octopus aesthetic and am posting them here in the hopes one of you will incorporate them into some type of furniture design.br /
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Five ways to get the most out of shooting photos and video on a mobile phone

The iPhone 4’s new five-megapixel camera and HD video capability makes capturing snapshots and footage on-the-go easier than ever. A bounty of applications and accessories out there help you get the most from the smartphone’s camera functions, but which are the essentials? We picked out a few of our favorites that up the general quality of images and add handy features.

Camera Plus Pro

An all-in-one app, Camera Plus Pro includes a wide range of tools. The Burst mode allows for rapid-fire shooting (from three up to 15 continuous shots), while the anti-shake, self-timer and zoom features offer the most in precise shooting.

The app also enables tagging and geo-tagging of photos, allowing for easy locating and organization of libraries in a way that makes the most sense for you. Once ready, you can also upload photos and videos directly to all your online networks like Facebook and Twitter. From iTunes for $2.

360 Panorama

Instead of patching together multiple separate stills for a complete panoramic image, 360 Panorama guides you to take one swoop across the horizon, capturing images as you go.

Though sometimes a little stuttered, the app saves time since there’s no longer a need to stitch the photos together. From iTunes for $3.

True HDR

Without the ability to adjust shutter speed and aperture, tricky lighting becomes even more challenging on the iPhone. True HDR fixes this by allowing you to manipulate the exposure on two separate photos and then combine them for one fully detailed image with a high dynamic range. From iTunes for $2

Plastic Bullet

For fans of the Hipstamatic, the professional color-correction software label Red Giant takes it up a level with their Plastic Bullet app. Also mimicking the look of shooting with a plastic camera, the app takes a single photo and displays four versions at once, each with a different random filter cast over top of it. Simply tap the refresh button to see even more effects, then either save your favorite to the library or upload it to Facebook or Twitter right from the app. From iTunes for $2.

ZGrip

Despite the multitudes of films shot entirely on the iPhone, quality video is a little harder to come by. One simple way to vastly improve your ability to shoot a steady image, Zacuto—known for their professional camera accessories—makes a series of Zgrip kits that adds a useful handle to the device. Ranging from $70 to $500, the basic kits give you a pistol grip and the advantage of mounting the phone to a tripod, while the more elaborate versions offer articulation and an arm to mount other essential accessories.

Regular readers may recall we posted about The Times’ interactive World Cup planner iPad app back in June (original post is here). The Times has been steadily commissioning the studio responsible for that app to create easily digestible, interactive info-graphics for their digital readers…

Now we happen to know that CR blog readers like to critique info-graphics at the drop of a hat – so we thought we’d give you the chance to check out a selection of some of the various info-graphics created (specially for The Times’ iPad-using subscribers) by Applied Works, the London-based studio behind the aforementioned World Cup app.

These interactive graphics and applications were created to further enhance various stories or features – and only users of / subscribers to The Times’ iPad app have had access to all of them…

The Times: iPad infographics by Applied Works from Applied Works on Vimeo.

We realise that info-graphics tend to provoke a reaction on this blog similar to spreadable yeast-extract on toast: there’s often a mixture of both love and hate. C’est la vie. However, The Times should be commended on its continuing efforts to engage a digital readership via interactive, onscreen applications.

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A rendering of the main entrance and atrium of the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (Foreign Office Architects)

Behold the newly released design for the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland: an approximately 34,000-square-foot, four-story structure that is the first stateside project for London- and Barcelona-based Foreign Office Architects. “As FOA’s first museum and first U.S. commission, this is an especially meaningful and inspirational project for us,” said FOA principal Farshid Moussavi. “Our design for MOCA Cleveland aims to provide visitors with a museum that is a dynamic public space in which to experience contemporary art in its infinite manifestations.” Freshly approved by the City Planning Commission, MOCA’s new home will be almost 50% larger than its current, leased facility (where the summer exhibitions include a mesmerizing look at recent work by Marilyn Minter). Cleveland-based Westlake Reed Leskosky is acting as executive architects for the $26.3 million project, which is expected to break ground this fall or winter.

FOA responded to the triangular site by designing a hexagonally based building that rises (rather mind-bendingly) to a square roof. Clad primarily in mirror-finish black stainless steel, the faceted facade of the new MOCA will reflect its urban surroundings, while at night, interior lights will create a dynamic pattern on the building’s surface. Inside, there’s a bold, sculptural staircase and an impressively flexible layout, with moveable walls and a gallery designed specifically for new media works. “Flexibility is key to a program that, like ours, embraces aesthetic, conceptual, and cultural diversity, and displays works in a great variety of mediums and genres,” said MOCA director Jill Snyder of the non-collecting institution’s appetite for variety. The MOCA project is part of a broader effort to revitalize Cleveland with the creation of the Uptown district, an eight-acre urban center that will also be home to the expanded Cleveland Institute of Art.

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