Real-life desktop

In digital interface design we usually try to take elements from the analog world and translate them into recognizable elements on a computer screen. Here is a clever video of someone doing the exact opposite:

17 Comments

  1. svetor - July 13, 2007 | Permalink

    nicely done. like the song very much as well

  2. Jarrett - July 13, 2007 | Permalink

    That was pretty damn cool

  3. Nike - July 13, 2007 | Permalink

    The solitaire at the end was perfect.

  4. stephen - July 14, 2007 | Permalink

    Kind of universal…
    THANKS for doing all of that work.

  5. jordan - July 15, 2007 | Permalink

    i want that 90 seconds of my life back, svetor, responding to you liking the song, jesus christ your taste in music is utter hog shit. Also this is pure hog shit.

  6. Mike Baas - July 15, 2007 | Permalink

    That’s really cool music. Who wrote it?

  7. Michael - July 15, 2007 | Permalink

    That’s really clever, and I loved it!
    I’ve added it to my blog, http://www.theinternetjournalist.com and I’ve given credit! Thanks for the great video!

  8. Achtentachtig - July 15, 2007 | Permalink

    Piksels did it again!

  9. RaymaN - July 15, 2007 | Permalink

    Cool desktop. It`s so simple ;)

  10. That’s really cool! It’s stop-motion animation, isn’t it?

    As a Mac fanatic, it’d be interesting to see a Mac version of it.

    Sherman

  11. Michael - July 18, 2007 | Permalink

    That was really cool mate, very clever.
    Regarding the wanker Jordan… gotta love the tough guys who hide behind an anonymous post ay?

  12. cegan - July 19, 2007 | Permalink

    for those who were wondering, the song is called 49 Percent and its by Röyksopp

  13. cegan - July 19, 2007 | Permalink

    hah wait never mind that was my itunes in the background. fuck.

  14. zach - July 19, 2007 | Permalink

    Like Bumptop.

  15. CursedPerfection - July 21, 2007 | Permalink

    Wow, brilliant and creative :)

  16. SAM - July 29, 2007 | Permalink

    Really well done… I would also like to know where that music is from.

  17. sturdy - September 6, 2007 | Permalink

    Very interesting! hahaha.

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