Archive for July, 2006

I’m back, and I’m better then ever

Monday, July 17th, 2006

Now, when the World Cup pleasure-saga is behind us, I can come out of the hibernation and post some interesting goodies.I hope you’ll find them interesting.For starters, back to the World Cup,BuckLA studio did all the wonderful computer animations for ESPN. Check them out, if you have been following the World Cup you will have [...]

Vader Sessions

Sunday, July 16th, 2006

Great viral marketing/mashup piece from the sound design team at the AkJak Film Production company.
“Torn by good & evil and an incestuous love affair, a lonely and depraved Darth Vader has a nervous breakdown.
It was created entirely by using the true voice of Vader, Mr. James Earl Jones HIMSELF!”

Conversation

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Joshua Davis and Stefan Sagmeister, from the FITC site, discussing:

- Fame and Fortune- How to keep work fresh- Things in common- Controversy and Public perception- Inspiration and the art scene- How it is funny that Josh Davis isn’t wearing shoes- How ugly hotel furniture is and don’t they wish they had stayed in Barb’s B&B
And, [...]

kindness and humility

Friday, July 14th, 2006

I really like this interface: clean and simple, mimimal without losing me, intuitive but innovative. kindness! but what I really love is those poured concrete countertops (click on play to see a list of projects)… can you really do that at home? and I hear that you can die concrete? really? let’s try it [...]

McDonald’s Sundial [UPDATE]

Friday, July 14th, 2006

Disgusting company.Brilliant idea.

I’m going to try to find out a little bit more about it. Who did it, where it ran, etc.
UpdateI found this on AdRants:
“Just when we thought there were no new ideas, Leo Burnett, with the help of an engineer, designed a billboard in Chicago for McDonald’s which acts as a sun [...]

Virgin Digital “Music Muscle”

Friday, July 14th, 2006

A fascinatingly creative marketing video by ad agency Ground Zero, with a fresh, multi-dimensional take on an old “Pythonesque” 2-dimensional collage style.
Each “scene” references a song title, with 45 song references in all.
(View embedded .MOV)
*This might be old hat ’round here (’twas released last fall), but thought I’d share it anyways. I find the aesthetic [...]

New Member

Friday, July 14th, 2006

I’ve invited Dave Fedorko to join our little blog.I think most of you know him. For those of you who don’t he’s a great storyteller and designer not to mention a good friend.
I’m sure we can all look forward to some interesting posts from him.
Everyone say hi!

80’s Music Videos

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Ever have an urge to watch a bunch of music videos from the 80’s? No?Me neither.
But if you ever did then this would be the place to go:www.dvdsmusicvideos.com

Everyday Fabulous

Thursday, July 13th, 2006

Ikea gives a few examples of how “Good design can make the everyday a little better”.Everyday Fabulous

the raconteurs

Tuesday, July 11th, 2006

speaking of Old is new (is in) : the raconteurs site

A place to share your work, post links, rant, rave and so on.