Drip - The Candied ChimeraIn the labyrinthine arteries of the chrome beast, a viscous alchemy unfolds. Here, in the shadowed crevices of a world unmoored, the taffy weeps from steel veins – a sweet, serpentine injection. It's the lifeblood of the new agora, a confection born of crystalline sugars and engineered desire. Each strand, a helix of addiction, spirals into the collective psyche. The Overlords watch, their eyes glinting with the sheen of avarice, as this candied chimera entwines the masses. The streets pulse with its rhythm, a syncopated beat of hunger and oblivion. In this new epoch, the taffy is not mere sustenance; it is the architect of dreams and the harbinger of decay, weaving through the fabric of a society lost in its own sweet, perilous reverie.2023-11-26 20:12:47
Operating SystemAbout a year ago (2014), I was asked to provide a design proposal to one of the world’s largest software companies, for their flagship product. While I’m precluded from telling you who it is, if you live on Earth, you’ve heard of them. It was a huge honor to even be asked to pitch, and of course a lot of things went through my head as I pondered how to best approach it.
I felt strongly that, rather than doing anything that was preconceived or related to their existing brand, I should stay true to my own personal style, which resulted in some pretty wild visual ideas for the job at hand. The work was very emotional, imaginative, abstract, and all the color and forms (sharp or soft) are there based on my own thoughts for the subject. I envisioned that they would be animated, behind the company’s logo, across devices both on and offline.
As is often the case with abstracts, though, it’s hard to explain what it “means,” and I didn’t win the job…although a close friend did! It would have been much more alive than previous incarnations, in my opinion–this idea of everything being connected on a visual and movement-based level, within a core tech brand. In the end, the visual concepts were most likely just way too far into outer space for such a large commercial project, but I’m glad I didn’t censor my own conviction, even for one of the world’s largest.
More images: http://www.michaelpaulyoung.com/portfolio/operating-system-desktops/
Original Soundtrack by Madsound: http://madsound.com2019-10-18 09:40:15
How do we hear?When sound waves enter our ears, they travel through the ear canal into the ear drum. It is then, that the ear drum vibrates from these musical sound waves and sends vibrations into our middle ears. The tiny bones then amplify the vibrations and send the movement information to the fluid filed cochlea. The fluid then begins to ripple all around, sending tiny hairs into a frenzy inside the basilar membrane. The hairs begin to move up and down, causing pores to open up and outputting electrical signals that contain important internal information. Nerves then detect, read and carry these signals to the master brain, which in part turns the sound into something we personally categorize.
Audio: https://madsound.com2021-04-17 03:43:18
The Interpretation - Chapter 4 (HD1080)This is an HD1080 excerpt from the new dvd by Michael Paul Young, The Interpretation.
A work of art that explores the relationship between nature, motion and sound, The Interpretation takes us on a languid journey through a slowly flourishing forest. Hinting at vague memories of microbiology and rotating through a cool organic spectrum of greens, blues, browns, blacks and whites; this motion-based work will entrance its viewer as the forest evolves. The Interpretation is set to a minimal score filled with authentic sounds of nature, complimenting the environmental essence of the visuals.
http://www.youworkforthem.com/interpretation
http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=M01332019-10-18 09:37:13
Keep On SleepingKeep On Sleeping2021-11-10 07:33:02
Have You Hugged Your Oppressor Today?Have You Hugged Your Oppressor Today?2021-06-28 10:42:54
The Interpretation - Chapter 10 (HD1080)This is an HD1080 excerpt from the new dvd by Michael Paul Young, The Interpretation.
A work of art that explores the relationship between nature, motion and sound, The Interpretation takes us on a languid journey through a slowly flourishing forest. Hinting at vague memories of microbiology and rotating through a cool organic spectrum of greens, blues, browns, blacks and whites; this motion-based work will entrance its viewer as the forest evolves. The Interpretation is set to a minimal score filled with authentic sounds of nature, complimenting the environmental essence of the visuals.
http://www.youworkforthem.com/interpretation
http://www.youworkforthem.com/product.php?sku=M01332019-10-18 09:37:20
Ripple Swell by DesigngraphikI knew I wanted to work deconstructively, so that led me to consider a vortex within a volumetric medium, as would be created by a propeller in water, or a turbine within air. I wanted to envision a moment in a ‘space’ in which a huge structure that was created by the vortex is beginning to crumble, as fragments begin to slowly fall out into the disrupted medium, until eventually there is nothing left.
Audio by Madound2021-12-01 00:54:01
DG to the Moon (DGMSB10)Audio: https://madsound.com2021-02-03 06:28:35
