Hey I’m Rob Green (aka. Funkmonk), I create digital interactive graphics with a focus on user experience. Here I post updates about my current projects and also things that inspire me. var sc_project=6151620; var sc_invisible=1; var sc_security="3ec0e1d3"; Tumblr (3.0; @funkmonk)http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4uyloL6941qz5wuto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.behance.net/gallery/One-day-on-wave/3247267">One day on wave on the Behance Network</a>)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/24090341856http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/24090341856Thu, 31 May 2012 00:00:59 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4q6xnnzix1qz5wuto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://envisioningtech.com/">Envisioning Technology | Envisioning emerging technology for 2012 and beyond (by Michell Zappa)</a>)</p> <p>Excellent interactive graphic showing predictions for future technologies.</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23921063170http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23921063170Mon, 28 May 2012 10:12:59 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4kw1zD2Z41qz5wuto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leeds Uni (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23730130798http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23730130798Fri, 25 May 2012 13:29:59 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_d6KuiuteIA?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Introducing the Leap (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_d6KuiuteIA#!">leapmotion</a>)</p> <p>Just yes.</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23511412679http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23511412679Tue, 22 May 2012 01:15:26 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4clwyypK91qz5wuto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My train entertainment was fantastic on Sunday!</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23452629662http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23452629662Mon, 21 May 2012 02:07:01 +0100beerakiratraincomicgraphic novel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m483tdnr161qz5wuto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Leeds City Centre (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23291395576http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23291395576Fri, 18 May 2012 15:48:49 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m46ty0Lj6u1qz5wuto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>An 8-bit style illustration of my good friend Henry :)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23251508872http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23251508872Thu, 17 May 2012 23:18:00 +01008-bitguitarplayillustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m457op1Ov41qz5wuto1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>The doctor will see you now… some pixel art for a current uni brief.</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23201309988http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23201309988Thu, 17 May 2012 02:19:00 +01008-bitcharacterdoctorpixel artillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m44aqkDSVP1qz5wuto1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/retro-gaming/ba5a/#tabs">ThinkGeek :: Retro NES USB Controller</a>)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23163726142http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23163726142Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:56 +0100<iframe width="400" height="299" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/DWv4KDE_WIM?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Against Me! - Borne On The FM Waves Of The Heart (Video) (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DWv4KDE_WIM#!">SireRecords</a>)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23085547630http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23085547630Tue, 15 May 2012 04:33:14 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40xijC2mi1qz5wuto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.designworklife.com/2012/05/14/stebbings-partners-leanworks-branding/">Stebbings Partners: LeanWorks Branding</a><br/> Courtney, <a href="http://www.designworklife.com/2012/05/14/stebbings-partners-leanworks-branding/">designworklife.com</a></p> <p>Great work by Massachusetts-based Steb­bings Part­ners for Lean­Works, a new area restau­rant fea­tur­ing healthy fast food:</p><p><i>Lean­Works is serv­ing up a whole new kind of fast food — the kind that packs on taste, not pounds. Designed with a…</i></p> </blockquote> <p>Stebbings Partners: LeanWorks Branding <a href="http://www.designworklife.com/2012/05/14/stebbings-partners-leanworks-branding/">http://www.designworklife.com/2012/05/14/stebbings-partners-leanworks-branding/</a></p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23046100887http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23046100887Mon, 14 May 2012 18:49:31 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m40p9w3Lof1qz5wuto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jonburgerman/status/202026252322881537/photo/1"><a href="https://twitter.com/#!/jonburgerman/status/202026252322881537/photo/1">https://twitter.com/#!/jonburgerman/status/202026252322881537/photo/1</a></a>)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23039160543http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23039160543Mon, 14 May 2012 15:51:32 +0100<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z-cT8Qe7y3k?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>George Watsky- Letter to My 16-Year-Old Self (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-cT8Qe7y3k&feature=plcp">gwatsky</a>)</p> <p>What a guy!</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23001256278http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/23001256278Sun, 13 May 2012 23:55:37 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m11lxg5n4t1rnv7eio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://shapenoid.com/post/19466025656/i-had-to-post-this-one-its-so-incredible-felix">shapenoid</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>I had to post this one, it’s so incredible. Felix Baumgartner completes test flight ahead of freefall record attempt from the edge of space.</p> </blockquote>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22909143621http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22909143621Sat, 12 May 2012 17:35:57 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3v44pSJde1r7x1u6o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fu-kung.tumblr.com/post/22858128096/sword-and-sworcery-fan-art-by-kelly-smith">fu-kung</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://sworcery.tumblr.com/post/22670995110">Sword and Sworcery fan art</a><span> by Kelly Smith.</span></p> </blockquote>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22876698836http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22876698836Sat, 12 May 2012 03:10:31 +0100<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/41796732?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="300" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bradleybowers.tumblr.com/post/22778966155/mit-lab-zeron-with-zeron-researcher-jinha">bradleybowers</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>… MIT lab ZeroN</p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span">with ‘<a href="http://www.leejinha.com/zeron" title="">zeroN</a>’, researcher <a href="http://www.leejinha.com/" title="">jinha lee</a> of the <a href="http://www.media.mit.edu/" title="">MIT media lab</a> has created a miniature anti-gravity-like space, <br/>where people and computers can interact with levitating materials in a three-dimensional environment. <br/>materials can be touched and moved, left suspended in mid-air, or programmed to follow various paths. <br/>the system also records its movement, and thus can replay human interactions.</span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/21046/mit-media-lab-zeron.html">Courtesy</a></span></p> </blockquote>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22876359184http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22876359184Sat, 12 May 2012 03:05:17 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vak7cVwT1qe1lplo10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://stecav.tumblr.com/post/22846001705">stecav</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Diligent Grooming Final Boards</p> </blockquote>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22875889586http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22875889586Sat, 12 May 2012 02:58:06 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3ttob5tnp1qebcpjo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nostalgicgoon.tumblr.com/post/22875390827/there-are-trees-growing-inside-of-me-life-take">nostalgicgoon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>there are trees growing inside of me</em> - <a href="http://life-take.tumblr.com/">life-take</a></p> </blockquote>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22875671339http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22875671339Sat, 12 May 2012 02:54:42 +0100<object width="400" height="284"> <param name="movie" value="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgColor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="flashvars" value="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2012/Blank/ChipKidd_2012-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChipKidd_2012-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1410&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_i;year=2012;theme=art_unusual;theme=master_storytellers;theme=presentation_innovation;event=TED2012;tag=creativity;tag=design;tag=humor;tag=literature;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;" /><embed src="http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf" pluginspace="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="526" height="374" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="vu=http://video.ted.com/talk/stream/2012/Blank/ChipKidd_2012-320k.mp4&su=http://images.ted.com/images/ted/tedindex/embed-posters/ChipKidd_2012-embed.jpg&vw=512&vh=288&ap=0&ti=1410&lang=&introDuration=15330&adDuration=4000&postAdDuration=830&adKeys=talk=chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_i;year=2012;theme=art_unusual;theme=master_storytellers;theme=presentation_innovation;event=TED2012;tag=creativity;tag=design;tag=humor;tag=literature;&preAdTag=tconf.ted/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>(via <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/chip_kidd_designing_books_is_no_laughing_matter_ok_it_is.html?awesm=on.ted.com_Kidd&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=on.ted.com-static&utm_source=idsgn.org&utm_content=awesm-publisher">Chip Kidd: Designing books is no laughing matter. OK, it is. | Video on TED.com</a>)</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22875256778http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22875256778Sat, 12 May 2012 02:48:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vfu2sECf1qz5wuto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote><p><a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669743/the-real-life-instagram-camera-is-so-crazy-that-it-just-might-work">The Real-Life Instagram Camera Is So Crazy That It Just Might Work</a><br/> By Mark Wilson, <a href="http://www.fastcodesign.com/1669743/the-real-life-instagram-camera-is-so-crazy-that-it-just-might-work">fastcodesign.com</a></p> <p>Who woulda thunk Instagram’s icon was hiding so many features all along?</p><p>WARN­ING: The fol­low­ing idea is extreme­ly silly. But it’s one of those ideas that, while a bit obnox­ious at first glance, has the poten­tial to make you smile once, may…</p> </blockquote> <p>I feel bad for wanting this!</p>http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22850408202http://blog.funkmonkdesign.com/post/22850408202Fri, 11 May 2012 19:39:37 +0100