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I’m a huge fan of bite-sized storytelling as you can tell by my own experiment daily140. That makes me very excited about Filminute, which challenges filmmakers, writers, animators, artists, designers, and creative producers to develop and submit the world’s best one-minute films. Check out their shortlist for 2008, a very diverse selection of well made films.

The best one-minute films will “resonate” beyond one minute. These are films that we expect to affect viewers in the same way any great film would. The challenge, of course, is to do it all in 60 seconds, no more, no less.

If you’re a typeface geek like me, this site is a must visit for a variety of reasons. The artist, Jos Buivenga, has a sophisticated selection of fonts and he’s giving them away for free. Art director by day, the impassioned designer is not too bothered by the commercial potential just yet as he tries to answer the baffled comments on his “About” page. Be sure to also check out his blog as he goes through the creative and technical process of his creations. Thanks for the great designs Jos and keep up the great work.

MUSEO … it all started with my love for U. One day this uppercase letter U just came to me as an image in a daydream. I saw the top of both stems bended into semi-slab serifs.

First there was Governing Bodies, then the Presidential debate drinking games, and now Jon Chu brings us the official Democrat vs. Republican dance-off. Join the competition here.

2:15 - Brobots 4 Barack - he needs to hire them as bodyguards! Hilarious…

(hat tip: @brit)

And yes, hopefully it stays funny for just another month and not 8 years!

(hat tip: @yiannig)

If you liked Tina Fey’s first impression of Gov. Sarah Palin, this second one will blow your mind. She’s imitating Palin on her recent interview with Katie Couric (played on SNL by Amy Poehler) while she was in New York last week for the UN General Assembly meet.

Katie, I’d like to use one of my lifelines. I’d like to phone-a-friend.

‘Nuff said!

Recent articles that highlight Palin’s ineptitude to be VP:
NYTimes: Palin’s Words Raise Red Flags
Newsweek: Palin is Ready? Please.
Kathleen Parker: Palin Should Step Down

Digital Imagery Architect, Mark Goldsworthy, has some amazing samples of his film and video game work on his website and here’s a particularly cool evolution of an image from concept to final product, inspired by the Natural History Museum, London. Do you think a landscape orientation would make it stronger or do you like the imposing size of the structure by giving it more height and shooting from a low angle? I really like how low it’s set, getting you very close to the destruction.

Cartoonist and podcaster Scott Johnson has put together a great collection of geek illustrations as part of his 56 Geeks Project. You can view the full poster on his flickr stream but here are the ones that speak to the geek(s) in me. Which ones are you?

Moodstream is a brilliant mashup and interactive art tool by Getty Images that mixes images, videos, and music based on your mood—happy or sad, calm or lively, humorous or serious, nostalgic or contemporary, warm or cool. According to them:

Moodstream is a powerful brainstorming tool designed to help take you in inspiring, unexpected directions. Whether you want images, footage or audio, or just need a stream of fresh ideas, tweak the Moodstream sliders to bring a whole new creative palette straight to you.

The UI is simple yet elegant and the palette allows you to customize your mood preferences and save them for later as mood playlists on the “Moodboard”.

Some folks have complained about the resolution of the pictures but I quite liked the stylized effect which almost makes it feel like a lenticular surface. The player comes with some preset moods and I highly recommend Simplify and Inspire. I’m not sure how much it can do to change your mood but it’s definitely inspiring and if nothing else, interesting to look at. So start streaming, sit back and enjoy the show.

Enjoy this little video I shot of the concert. The “Hearts on Fire” finale by Cut Copy was the highlight but all the jumping around messed up the audio. Either way, the lights were off the charts.