Seeing how today is the beginning of the FIFA World Cup. I thought it would be fitting to honor the World Cup in Brazil, with Nike Football with there animated short film, "The Last Game".

"The Last Game" is a story about risky football versus safe football. The scientist and the clones want to prove that risk-less football is more effective." Well watch and find out if that is true.

Here is a house that is an inspiration for those that enjoy living on the water. Utrecht’s Kanaalweg joined in the architectural effort to inspire people to live where they most feel comfortable. In the case of Hieke and Sietze, their home is a floating houseboat designed by BYTR architecten. It was named "The ParkArk", this steel ship acting as a cozy residence displays a seductive blend of modern solutions and functional design. Photographs taken by StijnStijl, we can see this beautiful floating houseboat and still see understand the context – it's located next to a cycling route through one of the city’s parks. To get more information on this home check out freshome.

Superheroes are not always saving people. Sometimes they just jam out like rock stars.

Graphic artist Andrés Moncayo gives you a glimpse into superhero rock glam with his stylish illustration series. He changes their dull outfits for both Justice League and Avengers for a more grunge glam look. Moncayo gave each superhero their own custom costume to wear on stage where they play at their favorite dive bar, where they're playing a slew of sold out shows.

Check out more work by Andrés Moncayo.



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Welcome to Playlist-62.  Summer is here and so are the nights of late night pool parties and chill evenings on the porch.  So in this installment, I have a nice combination of slower indie jams with upbeat indie tracks. Check out new music by Little Dragon, Brett, Hot Chip and more...

Click Play and have at it! If you want to check out any of the other Playlist then click on TCL Playlists in the menu.


Cover art by: Damion Schweizer

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First, before I start telling you the reason for the new design let me welcome you to TCL's new design and layout!! So now onward,  let's get into a little bit of the design and the reason for the change.

Since I created the blog back in 2009 I wanted to make it a place for me to remember awesome things. As it went on I got more into it and changed the name from Damion DJ and Producer Blog to something that matched what my blog was about. So I changed the design back in 2011 and changed the name to The Collective Loop.

So here we are 4 years later since the last update and I felt that it was time for a makeover. The Collective Loop is a place where art, design, music, technology and more collectively loop, but that doesn't mean the design can't After contemplating, I decided that I wanted to change the layout to look more professional, interactive and all around still have a minimal feel.  I was able to find all this with the new design.

So tell me what you think of the new design? Look around and see all the changes
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It may be a little bit expensive, but you would definitely be the talk of the town riding around. The Marbel Electric Skateboard ($1,199) weighing in at 9.9 lbs. and goes up to 20 MPH, 10+ mile range and a mobile App to control your board. They claim "lighter than any electric vehicle in the world." It has enough power to go up to 20 MPH, will take you 10 real world miles per charge. It also only takes 90 minutes to fully recharge.

The deck is made from Carbon Fiber and Kevlar, and is only 30 mm thick at its widest point. Finally, the board will connect to your smartphone, allowing you to customize various features like its top speed and acceleration. Check it out on Kickstarter and the expected delivery is in January 2015.

I stumbled across this artist recently and thought his work was not only inspiring, but a great example on how beautiful upcycled art can be. Haroshi, a Japanese skateboarder turned artist makes these masterpieces out of old skateboard decks, and even uses broken hardware for the interior of his three dimensional pieces. If you have ever skateboarded, you know how quickly you can accumulate a stack of broken decks. Nothing goes to waste, I like Haroshi's style. Check out more of his work here.

Since May is "Bike Month" let me introduce the Skylock ($159), its a smart lock that has a theft alert system that sends a message to your phone when someone touches your lock for an extended period of time. Messages are sent via bluetooth or via Wi-Fi. "Using Bluetooth Low-Energy, Wi-Fi, and an accelerometer.

Skylock pairs itself with a smartphone to be contextually aware. Through this connectivity Skylock can keep cyclists safer by comparing accelerometer data from a smartphone to its own and determine when a rider has been in an accident. In the event of a severe impact Skylock will send a push notification to see if the rider is ok. If they fail to acknowledge the notification within a set number of seconds, Skylock will automatically determine that the rider is seriously hurt and alert emergency responders so they can come to the rider's aid as quickly as possible."