Bluespiration

IF YOU WATCH ONE VIDEO TODAY…

Matt Leach — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:10:44 +0000

This is an oldie but a goodie. Milton Glaser musing over how to make a convincing poster, showing not only a few pieces of his work but also all the ideas that never made it through his own critique. Really fascinating and gives a great insight into how this amazing designer worked.

SUPERBOWL ADS 2010

Matt Leach — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:42:57 +0000

Mashable has done it again by giving us one place to see all the Superbowl ads for this year. I have to say they are all kinda average – the GOOGLE one is good, but not something we haven’t seen before. The Coke/Simpsons one could’ve done so much more. GoDaddy is just pointless and makes a point of not showing you the full ad (too hot apparently) so you have to go to their website – I did and I’ll never get that 5 minutes of my life back. See what you think, I’m interested to see your comments.

YOU’RE ONLY EVER AS OLD AS YOU FEEL

Dana — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:19:31 +0000

Heres one lady that will literally bend over backwards for you. An 83-yr-old yoga instructor Bette Calman can pull some moves even MacGyver would applaud.

PHOTOSHOP DISASTERS

Dana — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:02:34 +0000

Clumsy manipulation, senseless comping, lazy cloning and thoughtless retouching, i stumbled upon this Blog page whilst listening intently in one of my classes. Made me giggle, thought id share!

ONE INK BLOT AT A TIME

Dana — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:47:45 +0000

Oscar Diaz’s Ink Calendar has taken the month by storm — one ink blot at a time. The Ink Calendar’s unusual technique of using capillary action to ‘stain’ each day of the month has reignited the design world’s senses. That humidity may render the ‘calendar’ inaccurate, but this should be ignored since it’s brilliant and utterly beautiful!

BACON BLOW

Dana — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:43:56 +0000

Bring on the trumpets! Bacon Gumballs are here. Each tin contains twenty-two bacon flavored gumballs. With the weird taste of smoked pork in your mouth, you can now make piggy bubbles and give greasier kisses. Ready for this culinary adventure?

THE WORLD’S FIRST WEARABLE MAGAZINE

Dana — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:28:42 +0000

Offbeat news + graphic t-shirt = T-post, the world’s first wearable magazine. Every six weeks, subscribers receive a new t-shirt in the mail. News story on the inside. Artist interpretation on the front. All-around conversation piece.

http://www.t-post.se/about/all-about-t-post

MADE ME LAUGH

Matt Leach — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:42:37 +0000

Parisian Ad agency: BETC Euro RSCG does a nice spot for Canal+

MTV WATCH AND LEARN SPOTS

Damian Blayney — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:30:32 +0000

Noor Valibhoy (BB Noyce Graduan) has been working at MTV of late. She would like to share these nice little Flash spots with all of us. I like the Comb-Over spot and am inspired to grow myself one now. Thanks Noor!13gb.com Videos : MTV Watch And Learn Spots

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CANTOS UN-MUSEUM

Damian Blayney — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:25:50 +0000

A visualisation from a proposal for the Calgary Music centre by Diller, Scofidio and Renfro. While not especially interactive, the fly-through animation is quite effective primarily through some very well thought out sound design. Once again the use of silhouette cut-outs for people works beautifully here, lending a crowd experience without the distraction of personalities. And this style is well suited to After Effects’ 3D production. A Big Kev for this one!

YVES SAINT LAURENT SPACE

Damian Blayney — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:59:30 +0000

Bartproject developed this interactive space for YSL back in 2007 so the interactivity is a little ordinary. Take note of the animation design though. I like the way they have used ghosted silhouettes to represent hands and people. It overcomes that issue of ‘cheesey’ disembodied arms we have used in the past. Please, somebody leave me a comment. It gets terribly lonely inside here sometimes!

Cadbury’s have shrunk without telling us!

sineadmcdevitt — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:26:36 +0000

You can read a heated online debate on the issue here.

Graphic Design: For Good or for Evil?

sineadmcdevitt — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:19:53 +0000

In the words of the ABC site:

“Graphic designers create so much of what we see, shaping our impression of the products we use and the things we experience. Their choice is to invent images that encourage more consumption or help repair the world. So how can designers be principled about what their art helps to sell and still make a living?”

Hear what David Berman has to say here, on Radio National’s ‘By Design’ show, on 12 August 2009.

Vanity Fair exhibition: Run before it shuts!

sineadmcdevitt — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:04:31 +0000

Only a week to go before the Vanity Fair photography exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra closes. Go see some great work by photographers such as Annie Leibovitz and Mario Testino.

EDITING OVERVIEW

Damian Blayney — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:33:38 +0000

This is a great overview of some simple editing principles. Thanks again to Toby Skyring from Stelarc for sending me this link.I was reluctant to put it up as it used Reality Television examples and I would rather ignore this blight on modern television entertainment in the hope that it will disappear. Dream on Damo!!!

TITLE DESIGNER – KARIN FONG

Damian Blayney — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:23:21 +0000

That amazing tribute site, Forget The Film,Watch The Titles is playing this interview with Imaginary Forces‘ inspiring Creative Director, Karin Fong. Karin is responsible for many memorable title sequences including, ‘Terminator Salvation’,'The Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor’ and the ‘Transformers’ films.

THRU-YOU

Damian Blayney — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 10:49:39 +0000

This guy rips YouTube videos and re-edits them into a new video clip. A lot of work but some cool results. Thanks to Toby Skyring from Stelarc for this one.

JOHN HUGHES TRIBUTE

Damian Blayney — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:12:42 +0000

Eighties teen flick director, John Hughes, passed away yesterday. Credits include: ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’, ‘Pretty In Pink’, ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ and ‘The Breakfast Club’.
Anyone seen these films…class?…anyone?…anyone know the answer?

WHITE BOX

Damian Blayney — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:54:01 +0000

Our sixth semester 3d Guru, Ray Kristianto, alerted me to this. I like it…

…I think.

LAKAI FULLY FLARED – TITLE SEQUENCE

Damian Blayney — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:59:57 +0000

Just too good and Im not a skater.