Back in the early 90's whilst playing our Atari Lynx -- friendless and alone, of course -- we couldn't have imagined that a second-rate spinoff of the popular Gauntlet franchise would unlock the secrets behind the birth of Google's Android OS. But, lo and behold, what has one of our faithful tipsters found down here, amongst the ruins of Gauntlet: The Third Encounter? That's right, nearly irrefutable proof that the Android team (or at least its graphic designers) have plumbed the depths of Epyx's not-quite-masterpiece for the iconic droid logo we've come to know and love. Sure, the top-down scroller provided all kinds of new character classes like the "Nerd," "Punkrocker," and "Pirate," but only one of these fresh faces would provide the blueprint for Android's public face. It's hard to argue that there isn't some level of appropriation here, given the multiple similarities between the two pieces of art, right down to the antennae, dotted eyes, general size and shape, and even the strip which cuts across the midsection of the bot. Oh yeah, and the character is named Android. We personally would like to hear what Google has to say for themselves in regards to this blatant theft of intellectual property, and as for the Epyx artists who slaved over a hot Amiga to bring this image to life -- the taste of sweet justice is yours. Gallery: Android / Android transformation

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“Decode,” “Digital Design Sesnsations,” opened last night in London at the Victoria & Albert museum in a show running through April. The event was held in collaboration with onedotzero, a digital arts label, presenting organization, and production firm.  Rarely has there been this kind of blow-out explosion of interactive design creativity on this scale. Decode is showing some of the most sophisticated, bleeding-edge work out there, with artists including Daniel Brown, Golan Levin, Daniel Rozin, Troika, Chris O’Shea, and Karsten Schmidt. Photos at top from the official show’s Flickr stream; more from Chris O’Shea after the jump. (Artists, if you’d like to talk to CDM about your particular pieces, please do get in touch.) Decode microsite One of the most interesting pieces is the logo itself, coded by Karsten (toxi) in Processing and open-sourced for modification. Open sourcing the logo has allowed others to participate in the show, a bit like the remix contests held by artists; hacked versions (cleverly dubbed “Recode Decode”) will appear in the London Underground. There are already some extraordinary works, like the moody grayscale rework by Joao Martinho Moura. Of course, this also means you can have a look at Karsten’s code yourself and see if it can inspire your own work in Processing. It’s the modern-day, digital equivalent of drawing study sketches of a painting or apprenticing with an artist: Decode Google code page

Decode by Karsten Schmidt [Processing] from CreativeApplications.Net on Vimeo.

The superb site Creative Applications picks up on the open source logo story, and also goes behind the scenes on the software project, encouraging people to share their results. (Here, here!)

onedotzero.app from CreativeApplications.Net on Vimeo. More images from Karsten’s work, interpreting a design identity produced in collaboration with Wieden+Kennedy:

And from the show itself, the opening as photographed by Chris O’Shea:

http://www.ted.com Every seven years, designer Stefan Sagmeister closes his New York studio for a yearlong sabbatical to rejuvenate and refresh their creative outlook. He explains the often overlooked value of time off and shows the innovative projects inspired by his time in Bali.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks at http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/top10

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