Posts Tagged ‘iPhone’
Jon is at the Apple Store RIGHT NOW!
I sincerely hope you are reading this on your iPhone (no doubt during a break from playing Inkstrumental). If you’re anywhere near London (and if my ability to translate timezones is anywhere near correct), Jon and ustwo, creators of the doodlicious Inkstrumental app, are at the Apple Store RIGHT NOW. Says Jon:
Get over to the Apple Store, Regent Street, London for a special evening featuring myself and London design studio ustwo. We will talk about how we made the excellent iPhone and iPad app Inkstrumental and probably act all silly a bit too. I may do some digital doodling throughout.
From 7pm, at the Apple Store, 235 Regent Street, London.
Some of you have written to say you’d send pictures, so please do. For the rest of us who are on other continents, kindly content yourself with my Inksterview.
Inkstrumental Crossover Interview!
I just posted an interview with Jon and Mills (of ustwo), creators of Inkstrumental™ on the Neon Monster blog. Not coincidentally, Neon Monster’s blog is another example of the outstanding example of custom blog design by The Neon Hive, who are also responsible for the fantastic blog you are currently enjoying.
Hardcore readers of Doodlesplatter will recall an actual coincidence. I first posted about Inkstrumental™, almost exactly a year ago today. Here’s a starting teaser to the story:
Inkstrumental™ is a fun game where characters designed by Jon Burgerman each correspond to a sound. You assemble a ragtag band of 8 characters (out of a possible 30 + 1 wildcard where you can record your own vocal sample) and tap them to add their voices to one of 3 backing tracks. (Or you can just button mash.) When you’re satisfied with the result, save it and share it. Fun for the whole family! I recently took a break from playing Inkstrumental™ for a volley of virtual wordplay with Jon, the “professional doodler” and Mills, “the Willy Wonka of the app world”.
Hooked? Hope so. Please read the rest of the illuminating Inkterview™ here.
Inkstrumental is Live!
I got a message from Mills of ustwo™ on Saturday alerting me that the long-awaited Inkstrumental iPhone app was now available from the Apple store (try this link). I’ve been playing around with it in spare moments ever since. If you’d like to check out my first composition, there’s a screengrab above and a short embedded video below.
Mills also sent along a tidy zip file of 31 Inkstrumental wallpapers featuring all of Jon’s characters for Doodlesplatter readers. You can download those below. I’ve got much more to say about this, including an interview with Mills and Jon about the app, which will appear as a crossover with another blog in the next couple days. In the meantime, UK friends, please mark your calendars for May 20th from 7-8PM. There will be a special Inkstrumental event at the London Apple store on Regent Street. Details on all this to come. Now start making music and/or wallpaper!
Character Sneak Peek from Inkstrumental iPhone App
Doodlesplatter will be bringing you sneak peeks and exclusive info on Jon and ustwo’s upcoming iPhone app, Inkstrumental, as we count down to its release. The kind folks at ustwo have given us a hint at the characters to come, as seen below. Later this week, they will be releasing a panoply of character-based iPhone wallpapers on their blog, so tune in, or um, yes, we’ll probably remind you.
Inkstrumental Sneak Peeks
Inkstrumental™ is almost upon us. We’ll have something exclusive for you from ustwo shortly. In the meantime, turn up your speakers’ volume and enjoy a sneak peak at the iPhone app (below) as well as a bit of Inkstrumental™ CRAZO™ (the unreleased “lite” version, above) that ustwo released late last Fall.
Free inkstrumental iPhone App Wallpapers
Every couple months, there’s something new to post about inkstrumental, and we hear ustwo is getting close to releasing Jon’s iPhone app. Although it’s a bit like putting the cart in front of the horse, it’s great advertising and obviously, I’m a sucker for a JB wallpaper. I don’t see a way to link to the individual post on their tumblr site, but currently at the top of the page: four free colorful, virtual wallpaper downloads.
Opps! iPhone App
Remember Masher of the Universe? Jon’s graphic now finds its way into your iPhone courtesy of the creative minds at yellowapp.mobi. For 99 cents, you can download the opps! app, which combines a classic arcade game with backgrounds by modern artists. A quick, fun, little game. yellowapp.mobi is a digital agency dedicated to designing iPhone mobile strategies that deliver sustained brand integration.
Anton Rubber iPhone Case
It’s iPhone fever time again with the release of Apple’s iPhone 3GS tomorrow. I remember scrolling through a forum before Johnny Cupcakes released his rubber iPhone case, and reading all of these people saying: “This makes me want to buy an iPhone!” That pretty much sums up how I feel about this, with the caveat that I’ve already been fiending for an iPhone for quite some time. Jon made three iPhone cases for Côte et Ciel last year, and the Anton case has recently popped back up at a few online retailers. (I want “Oranges!”) If you pay for stuff in GBP, try Concrete Hermit and if you buy your gadget gear in USD, hit up Kidrobot. If you want to layer your iPhone in doodles, don’t forget that you can also get skins from Infectious.
MouthOff iPhone App
ustwo, the company that’s bringing us Jon’s inkstrumental iPhone game is getting ready to roll out an artist’s series of their popular MouthOff app. You can check out sketches, works-in-progress and a mini-interview with Jon here.
Inkstrumental
Dammit, now I really need an iPhone:
A motley crew of Jon Burgerman characters are the line-up for a new iPhone game called Inkstrumental™.
This crazy game, coming soon for iPhone and iPod touch, lets you create music by touching the characters, who each play a sound from a selection of weird and wonderful samples and noises. You can make different tunes by putting the characters in various sequences and touching them like a synthesizer keyboard. You will also be able share your Inkstrumental™ creations with other users, and hear what inkstrumentalists™ around the globe have come up with.
Inkstrumental™ is a collaboration between doodle meister Jon Burgerman and digital design studio ustwo™ (the people who brought us iPhone apps MouthOff™ and Steppin™).
This looks so great. Classic characters, delicious doodles and tons of tunes. Jon’s last foray into game design for gadgets was Burgertown Races for WipEout Pure on the PSP. Inkstrumental™ will introduce legions of Apple fans to Jon’s art (vice versa). Read on for more images and video teasers.
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