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:

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  1. svetor says:

    nicely done. like the song very much as well

  2. Jarrett says:

    That was pretty damn cool

  3. Nike says:

    The solitaire at the end was perfect.

  4. stephen says:

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

  5. jordan says:

    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 says:

    That’s really cool music. Who wrote it?

  7. Michael says:

    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!

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  9. Piksels did it again!

  10. RaymaN says:

    Cool desktop. It`s so simple ;)

  11. 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

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  13. Michael says:

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

  14. cegan says:

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

  15. cegan says:

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

  16. zach says:

    Like Bumptop.

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  18. CursedPerfection says:

    Wow, brilliant and creative :)

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  21. SAM says:

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

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  24. sturdy says:

    Very interesting! hahaha.

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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:

Real-life desktop