Nate Wolfe

Designer :: New York office

Nate came to us with a passion for exploration and innovation in the digital realm, or something fancy like that. He went to RIT, learning the ways of New Media Design, and dabbled in the world of internet marketing. Nate’s official title at the Barbarian Group is “Designer” so he does a little bit of that too.
Something interesting – Nate made an interactive installation with a mannequin and a webcam to “explore natural human voyeuristic tendencies and the relationship between exploring and being explored.” This is great, but more intriquing is he had a pet goat as a child.

One Laptop Per Child

One Laptop Per Child is having the special “Give one. Get one.” campaign back this year and doing is better than ever! It’s just begun, and already Tom Brady has dontated 1,500 laptops, and accessory sites like ILoveMyXO.com have been born. We teamed up with TAXI to help with the OLPC digital campaign for the little green machines.
Amazon has become the e-commerce platform for the laptops, and is extending the reach well beyond the US to 40 + countries, which is extremely impressive and we’re very proud of. The Barbarian Group took on the storefront as an opportunity to push what is possible within Amazon, so we created a unique, fully branded experience, that never been done before in Amazon, including images and video. Check it out amazon.com/XO, and don’t forget to support.

Halloween Photobooth

Halloween photobooth was a success. Check it out here:
I’ve been working on a photo booth for a Halloween party the last few weeks with some friends. Its been a labor of love, as we built the structure and stable housing the we eventually decided was “drunk-proof” with glass and bolts to protect against the roughest of guests. We also turned a toy gun into the remote trigger for our Canon 5D and strobe kit.
The guests had a monitor to see their images as they were taking them. We had some spoof job posters outside the booth with pull-tabs sending them to flickr.com/loft910 to find the photos later. It worked like a charm, and 2,000 photos later we had a pretty amazing set of images.
Because of the sheer number of photos, here is the time-lapse of the whole event.

Internet and Your Brain

”... the tech-savvy generation, whom he calls “digital natives,” are always scanning for the next bit of new information which can create stress and even damage neural networks.”

Still No Belt Steve?

Steve Jobs has an issue with belts. No mishaps yet though.