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    <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:58 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Weave Beta</title>
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      <p>The creators of <a href="http://www.page-online.de/">PAGE magazine</a> launched a new line extension called <a href="http://www.weave-online.de/">Weave</a>, which is dedicated to interactive design. Danny was asked to contribute his view on the future of interactive design education in Germany for the first beta issue.</p>
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      <title>Computer Arts Feature</title>
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      <p><a href="http://www.computerarts.co.uk/">Computer Arts</a> featured <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/print/omega-code">our poster</a> for <a href="http://omegacode.net/">Omega Code</a> in an article on the project along with the work of our well-respected friends <a href="http://www.joshuadavis.com/">Joshua Davis</a> and <a href="http://www.arsthanea.com/">Peter Jaworowski</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:16:34 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Omega Code</title>
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      <p>Our good friend <a href="http://combustion.ws/" rel="nofollow">Marcelo Baldin</a> of <a href="http://omegacode.net/" rel="nofollow">Omega Code</a> invited us to create a <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/print/omega-code">poster</a> for the upcoming album of the band.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:57:21 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Coding Creativity</title>
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      <p><a href="http://www.computerarts.co.uk/">Computer Arts magazine</a> has an in-depth feature of Danny&#8217;s thoughts on generative art and also showcases some of his latest projects in the January issue.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:14:40 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Design Monarchs</title>
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      <p>Danny was asked to contribute an <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/print/design-monarchs">artwork</a> to a new book entitled <a href="http://www.monarchseries.com/" rel="nofollow">Design Monarchs</a>. The generative art piece is based on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boids" rel="nofollow">agent theory</a> to visualize the flight path and swarming behavior of birds.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:59:50 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p>We were asked by <a href="http://page-online.de/">PAGE magazine</a> to do a four page workshop on state of the art design for mobile devices and the creation of the <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/interactive/gfk-mobile">GfK mobile Websites</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:13:07 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p>The <a href="http://www.gfk.com" rel="nofollow">GfK Group</a> approached us to plan, design and develop a next generation mobile framework for more than 60 websites of the group. <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/interactive/gfk-mobile">View the case here</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:00:44 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Client News</title>
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      <p>We have been busy and didn't update the site with many client projects lately. Mainly due to the long-term nature of our latest work. Thus we are happy to announce that we have been assigned with the redesign of all <a href="http://www.commerzbank.com/" rel="nofollow">Commerzbank</a> portals for 2009. Plus we are the new lead agency of <a href="http://www.gfk.com/" rel="nofollow">GfK Group</a> for web and digital media. Expect some cases and a lot of exciting news in 2009. Happy holidays!</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:39:55 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p><a href="http://www.page-online.de/">PAGE magazine</a> showcased our very own website and interviewed Danny for their cover feature on grid systems in their latest issue.</p>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:11:28 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p>Leading Japanese Apple magazine <a href="http://www.ascii.co.jp/books/magazines/macpeople.shtml" rel="nofollow">MacPeople</a> featured Danny&#8217;s Processing artworks in their August issue. Needless to say, we understood every single word.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:18:00 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Generative Design</title>
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      <p><a href=" http://www.page-online.de/">PAGE magazine</a> interviewed Danny about his work for their cover feature on project acquisition. Along with the <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/various/michael-fakesch-vidos">Video for Michael Fakesch</a>, Danny showed another new print piece that will be released soon. </p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:04:05 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p><a href="http://www.computerarts.co.uk/">Computer Arts magazine</a> showcased a print piece by Danny called TRAVL/COLR, for a new book on sound design and the <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/various/michael-fakesch-vidos">Vidos Video</a> in an article on Generative Art, Processing and Advanced Beauty.</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:01:01 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Schneider Asia Pacific</title>
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      <p>Multiple times <a href="http://www.oscars.org/scitech/index.html" rel="nofollow">Oscar</a> awarded Schneider-Kreuznach, one of the global market leaders for high-performance lens systems, approached us to rethink their online appearance. Recently we started with a first small <a href="http://www.schneider-asiapacific.com/">teaser site</a> for their Chinese subsidiary.</p>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 02:05:47 PDT</pubDate>
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      <title>Processing.org Feature</title>
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      <p>The <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/various/michael-fakesch-vidos">generative art video</a> we did for <a href="http://www.michaelfakesch.com/">Michael Fakesch’s</a> DVD Vidos was the main feature on <a href="http://processing.org/">Processing.org</a> last month and now also is included in the <a href="http://www.processing.org/exhibition/index.html">permanent exhibition</a> of the site. Thanks <a href="http://benfry.com/">Ben</a> and <a href="http://reas.com/">Casey</a>!</p>
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      <p>&#8220;In recent years, generative work made a comeback via the likes of Josh Davis, Eric Natzke and Danny Franzreb&#8221; being recognized like this in the first ever cover feature on abstract art by the <a href="http://www.computerarts.co.uk/">worlds bestselling creative magazine</a> is really amazing, thanks!</p>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:20:19 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p>Taiwanese design magazine <a href="http://www.xfuns.com/" rel="nofollow">XFUNS</a> asked us to show work for a feature called &#8220;First Time&#8221;. Danny talked about the <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/various/michael-fakesch-vidos">programmed music-video</a> he did for Michael Fakesch.</p>
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      <title>Michael Fakesch - Vidos</title>
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      <p><a href="http://www.michaelfakesch.com/" rel="nofollow">Michael Fakesch</a> (ex <a href="http://www.funkstorung.com/" rel="nofollow">Funkst&#246;rung</a>) invited Danny to contribute a <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/various/michael-fakesch-vidos">music-video</a>  for his upcoming DVD release Vidos that accompanies his album <a href=" http://www.michaelfakesch-dos.com/" rel="nofollow">Dos</a>.</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:22:51 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p>We were approached by <a href="http://next.jvm.de/" rel="nofollow">JvM/next</a> to do the initial art direction of the interactive part for the successor to the huge <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/interactive/du-bist-deutschland">Du Bist Deutschland campaign</a>, which focuses on a child friendly Germany.</p>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 16:07:07 PDT</pubDate>
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      <p>We did the concept, art direction and design for the new website of leading corporate identity strategists <a href="http://www.taobot.com/projects/interactive/scheufele-kommunikation">Scheufele Kommunikation</a>.</p>
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      <p><a href=" http://www.page-online.de/">PAGE magazine</a> asked a few designers to contribute an illustration of a fish for their shoal on the cover and their editorial article on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowdsourcing" rel="nofollow">crowdsourcing</a>. Danny drew the charming little fish on the left.</p>
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