The Collective Loop is proud to start The Collective Loop Mixed Series. So welcome to Volume I of this series. I asked my good friend Skillz to start off this mixed series with a mix of some good old 2-Step. If you remember, I did a post about Skillz last year almost to this date about him taking all of his vinyl and turning it into a collection of mixed speed garage sets called the "Speed Garage Chronicles". Well he is up to Chapter 14 so if you're a Speed Garage junkie like we are then I suggest you start filling those ears with dirty basslines. In the mean time have a listen to the new mixed series below.

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Cover Art by: Damion Schweizer

I was thinking about infographic yesterday and how they seem to be popping up everywhere lately. So I was perusing around the internet yesterday and came about this infographic. A graphical interpretation of The Evolution of the Geek created by Flowtown. You no longer just have the pocket protector geek it has evolved and spawned off all these styles of geek. So what geek style are you?

Looking below, I would say I’m a Music Geek, a Tech Geek, a Computer Geek, a Design Geek, Geek Chic and a Glee Geek

I know some of you have been waiting for this rumor to become a reality and it has. Sony has officially unveiled the Xperia Play($TBA). The Xperia Play will be the first PlayStation certified device. The Play will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread, features include a 854×480 pixel capacitive multi-touch TFT LCD display, 5.5 hours of gaming time on a single charge and a 5.1MP camera and a certified Playstation slide-out controller. Powered by 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 single-core CPU, 512MB of RAM and comes with an 8GB microSD card. Did I also mention that upon its debut there will be 50 launch titles that will be available plus it will come loaded with a "legendary" Playstation One title, which, Engadget reports it will be Crash Bandicoot.

So here becomes the real blur between dedicated mobile gaming devices and smartphones. Let the gaming begin. Is this a phone that you would be willing to rock out?



Source: Engadget, Gizmodo

Simple, elegant, modern, and stylish is how I would describe this home. The owner was looking to add some extensions to his home and Kilkoro Architekci provided just that. There use of wood really brings out the homes geometrical shapes and makes it pop. The white painted exterior also gives it a crisp clean look with the choice of wood that they used. I'm also enjoying the fence that matches the house and the numbers on the fence as well. It very appealing and classy. What do you think about this house?

I have been staring at these three photographs by Nick Schlax this morning and they are quite relaxing and tranquil. I'm also enjoying the color tones of each of these photos. These three prints are also available for sale on inPrint and let me tell you there are some other good works of art up for sale as well. If you want to see more of Nick's work check out his Flickr

Your into making music but your looking to take it further. Well if you have an iPad then be ready to bring your sound to the next level with the Performer ($24.99). An app that was made by Konkreet Labs. It allows you to control your music with a unique and intuitive multi-touch interface that let's you reshape your music on screen and in real time. There is one catch though to using this app and its that you have to actually have musical instruments for Performer to control (it connects to "anything that receives OSC or MIDI inputs," according to Konkreet).

So if you have the equipment your in for a fun surprise of making peoples jaws drop. As Creative Applications breathlessly writes, "The heart of Performer is the control object, an abstract graphic element, made out of up to 10 nodes. Zoom, turn, throw, distort and reshape it across the screen," and listen as your synthy symphony bursts into being from your fingertips.




Source: Fasctcodesign

BMW has release some documentaries dedicated to crafting original, thought-provoking and entertaining content. These films aim to take you to a place you never truly been: the future. In this four-part documentary series they use some of the most influential scientist, academics, pioneers, and entrepreneurs of our time to give a picture of the culture technology, cities and our past and how the present was shaped relative to the future of mobility. These are dedicated in getting users actively involved in the ever-evolving conversation of the future of mobility. The first 2 chapters are up at the Activate The Future and the final two remaining chapters will come out later this month. I have also added the first two chapters below.

Pulse news reader is an elegant application for iPhone, iPad and Andriod devices. It incorporates colorful panning story bars and fills them with content from your favorite sources. Pulse redefines news, giving you the opportunity to experience the news you desire from traditional sources, your favorite blogs and social networks – all in one beautiful interface.

I have been personally using this app for a while now. It makes checking my content easy and it gives it a more professional look. I even like how I can share right from my phone in this app without having to go to another app to share it. The guys at Alphonso Labs got it right when they set out to make mobile content less frustrating and more user friendly as well as visually pleasing.

Moritz Resl's who is currently based in Venna, Austria caught my attention with his design work of the "Bike Love" illustration. The design is simple yet very elegant. Plus, I'm a sucker for bikes and I think this is a great depiction of how people like to think of there bikes.

I have also added a couple of other works Moritz did that I think are interesting and well designed. If your interested you should definitely check out more of his work on his Flickr or can follow him on Twitter.