The Google Story

The Google Story from Studio Hansa. on Vimeo.

Do you know the entire Google story? Interesting story by Nick Scott Studio Ltd..

We Miss You

WE MISS YOU from fireapple films on Vimeo.

We Miss You is a beautiful social campaign film by film students Sebastian Bandel, Hanna Maria Heidrich and Jann Döppert reminding us the importance of Nature and our relationship to Earth. Visit their site www.wemissyou.de for more information!

Logorama by H5

If you need a break during the day take a 15 minute time out and watch the short film Logorama, an animation film done purely with logos. It’s quite funny and without unveiling too much I can definetely say that the choice of villain in this action packed police drama is spot on! I also love the originality of how the logos are introduced, notice Nickelodeon and Metro Goldwyn Mayer! It’s briliant!


Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

This is a short film that was directed by the French animation collective H5, François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy + Ludovic Houplain. It was presented at the Cannes Film Festival 2009. It opened the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and won a 2010 academy award under the category of animated short.

In this film there are two pieces of licensed music, in the beginning and in the end. All the other music and sound design are original. The opening track (Dean Martin "Good Morning Life") and closing track (The Ink Spots "I don't want to send the world on fire") songs are licensed pre-existing tracks. All original music and sound design is by, human  (humanworldwide.com)

Half a World Away

I love travel photos and videos. Learning about new places through people’s perspective and experiences is beyond captivating. I’ve shared a fair amount of my travel shot on www.facebook.com/gale.molema & http://75.co.za/morolong/. 

I also enjoy watching my friend's travel mini-documentaries, so here’s one to brighten up Tuesday, for those in rainy Johannesburg! Matt Ferrington spent six months backpacking throughout South East Asia and these photos and footage is a nice collection of his experiences.

In 2011, he spent six months backpacking throughout South East Asia with two friends. They visited Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia and Indonesia. The trip saw them take on many challenges and partake in a range of exciting new activities. This video highlights some of the best moments and experiences of our trip.

Half a World Away from Matt Ferrington on Vimeo.

Equipment used - Canon EOS 7D, GoProHD, DIY Slider

Music: Jónsi - Boy Lilikoi

© Images/video footage Matt Ferrington

Art Directors Club Call For Entries

The Art Directors Club, the premier organization for creatives in integrated media and the first global creative collective of its kind, has announced a lively new campaign by DDB New York to promote the call for entries for the ADC 91st Annual Awards. 

The integrated campaign, launching online at www.adcawards.org and through a global print mailing on November 1, encourages creative teams around the world to "Keep fighting the good fight" despite obstacles to creating great work. 

DDB, serving as the club's creative partner for the ADC 91st Annual Awards, developed all aspects of the campaign strategy and execution. The agency worked with Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi to design artwork for nine CFE posters and postcards showing humorous situations in modern day advertising that illustrate the impediments and obstacles to creating great work. 

 Above are humorous posters of situations in modern day advertising.

The posters include headlines such as "I think we should schedule a meeting" overlaying a visual of a meeting already in progress. Another poster, depicting a photo shoot for a can of unbranded tuna, has a client stating, "I want it to be Irving Penn meets Helmut Newton." 

The agency also tapped renowned comedian Lewis Black, famous for his idiosyncratic comedy style, to create an original rant recording for the campaign. The animated rant video features Black channeling his inner advertising creative and fuming about the pressures of agency life with double-edged witticisms such as, "Comedy routines are developed over lifetimes. Movie scripts are crafted over years. But a compelling message to woo consumers into a buying frenzy… Yeah, we're gonna need that by three o'clock." The agency has also created online banner advertising that will appear on leading advertising and design industry sites.

"DDB New York went above and beyond the call of duty to give us a truly integrated campaign," said Olga Grisaitis, director, ADC. "Creatives will relate to the portrayal of the challenges they face each day in the creative process." 

"We wanted to give a nod to all the pain and suffering that every creative person goes through in order to produce a great idea," said Matt Eastwood, chief creative officer, DDB New York. "From getting the idea through the account team to the client meeting to the final production, there are so many hurdles and so many casualties. We wanted to encourage creatives to 'Keep fighting the good fight' because in the end, an ADC Cube makes it all worthwhile."

Go to http://www.adcawards.org/translations/ to download translations of the 91st Annual Awards general instructions.

You have the option of downloading an Acrobat PDF file or MS Word document. Please click on either icon next to your language.
For a overview of the ADC Awards jury, go to http://www.adcawards.org/jury/overview/

Deadlines
20th January 2012

Design, Motion, Photography, Illustration & Interactive

27th January 2012

Student

20th January 2012

Advertising & Intergrated

Keep fighting the good fight. Enter now.

Toronto Comic Arts Festival: Pencil it In

Toronto Comic Arts Festival: Pencil it In from Toronto Comic Arts Festival on Vimeo.

Although The 2011 Toronto Comic Arts Festival already took place (May 7th and 8th) I still love this promo video showcasing numerous illustrators and a going little deeper than just showing their work. This lovely video features their personalities, preferred ‘tools’ and of course, some mouth-watering illustrations and strokes… 

Evolution of Apple ads

Apple’s campaigns and ads have proven to be successful and widely recognized by any demographic group out there. But this is no coincidence or something that simply happened overnight (contrary to many clients beliefs) these witty and ‘different’ ads have a story and timeline, which was kindly put together by the folks at webdesignerdepot.com.

Check out some samples of Apple ads and their evolution since they began airing circa 1970.

Apple first started advertising its products in the late 1970s.

The 80s showed a wide variety of ads, some of which served to convince consumers that they should purchase a computer, and specifically an Apple.

These ads were text-heavy and light on images, as were many computer and technology ads from that era.

Apple ads really came into their heyday during the 1990s, with the “Think Different” campaign, which became very popular as they featured a number of famous people.

Here’s a stunning compilation of some of Apple’s most notable advertisements from the 70s until the present day, including a few videos ads.” – WebDesignerDepot.com

 

 

Nando’s Anthem

As soon as the news of Ard Matthews’ National Anthem malfunction hit the internet last night we were just waiting for a response from Nando’s. Good job Black River FC, this just might be your quickest response time ever.

Mr. Morrison Lessmore

Admit it, we all love Pixar movies! And if you are like me, you have wished more things in life could be as cool as Pixar characters or movies at some point. Well, good news! Moonbot Industries and William Joyce, ex-Pixar designer, acclaimed illustrator and author have released an animated storybook for iPad. A what?, think of it as an e-book or interactive story, but with some beautiful Pixar touches and goodies. Whether you have kids or simply love reading this app is worth getting! Learn more about the process and story as well as some screenshots, behind the scenes and production photos after the jump!



The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore iPad App Trailer from Moonbot Studios on Vimeo.


The award-winning short film is now an interactive narrative experience. William Joyce’s “The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore”, blurs the line between picture books and animated film.
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, “Morris Lessmore” is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author/ illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a new narrative experience that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals. “Morris Lessmore” is old fashioned and cutting edge at the same time.
Check out http://morrislessmore.com/ for more goodies!

Put yourself in Morris’ shoes as you dive into the story of Mr. Lessmore and his flying friends through Moonbot Studios’ first Interactive Storybook. In this reinvention of digital storytelling you can repair books, tumble through a storm, learn the piano and even get “lost in a book,” flying through a magical world of words, giving you a dynamic journey through the story. This iPad App has been touted by Apple as one of the “Top New Apps for the iPad,” and will surely be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Using rich CG animation, innovative interactivity, original composed music, and unique games sprinkled throughout the book, this App will revive a love of story in all.
Get it today! iPad App

Visit http://www.moonbotstudios.com/

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Trailer

It’s been a week of trailers! First saw a amazing Batman, and now, it’s the official trailer for Marc Webb‘s The Amazing Spider-Man. Check out the new version, sans Tobey Maguire. Check out the insane spidy-view shots at the end…

Young Blood - Sfiso Mzobe

Winner of the Sunday Times LIterary Award 2011. (Read more here.)

Sipho is a “young blood”, a young man of the school-going generation caught up in a world of money, booze and greed. He lives in Umlazi, Durban – he is seventeen, has dropped out of school and helps out at his father’s mechanic shop during the day. But odd jobs underneath the bonnets of wrecked cars do not provide the lifestyle his friends have...

A fascinating look into the emotional landscape of car hijackers – by a fantastic, vibrant new voice in South African literature.

Read Sfiso's interview with Mike Nicol at http://crimebeat.book.co.za/blog/2010/09/13/crime-beat-whats-driving-sifiso-mzobe/

The Bang Bang Club

There are films with the power to inspire us and the ability to expose us to worlds and things we have only read or heard of. The Bang Bang Club certainly seems to fit perfectly in this category as it showcases the life, work and struggles of famous War Photographers Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek. I have only seen the trailer but can’t wait to watch it, hoping it serves as an accurate and honorable tribute to these amazing Photographers and their legacy.

The Bang Bang Club is the real life story of a group of four young combat photographers – Greg Marinovich, Joao Silva, Kevin Carter and Ken Oosterbroek – bonded by friendship and their sense of purpose to tell the truth.

They risked their lives to tell the world of the brutality and violence associated with the first free elections in post Apartheid South Africa in the early 90s. This intense political period brought out their best work (two won Pulitzers) but cost them a heavy price.

Based on the book of the same name by Marinovich and Silva, the film stars Ryan Phillippe, Malin Akerman and Taylor Kitsch and explores the thrill, danger and moral questions associated with exposing the truth.

 

The Bang Bang Club was produced & directed by South African filmmaker Steven Silver, of award-winning documentaries previously like Gerrie & Louise as well as Diameter of the Bomb and The Last Just Man. This is based on the real stories of these four photographers in South Africa as documented in Greg Marinovich’s book “The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War.” It first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. The Film will be at cinemas soon, so lookout for it, at a cinema near you.

So, you might not be familiar with these photographers by name, but I can guarantee you have seen their amazing work on magazines, books or the web. And just to give you a brief sample of their ‘work’ and the deep and emotional struggles these Photographers went through, here’s a photo that changed many lives and made history, shot by the late Kevin Carter. Kevin Carter suffered from extreme depression and committed suicide in 1994.

Check out the film’s official website for more information and I strongly suggest you read and share their blog. 

www.thebangbangclub.com

Worth a thought.

7.000.000.000 people consuming, what now?
Advertising Agency: NOSSA™, Lisbon, Portugal

One Life: International Photography Competition

Organized by Artists Wanted, in partnership with PDN Magazine, One Life is a worldwide search for photography.

Amateur and professional photographers, working in either film or digital, are invited to submit images illustrating their ideas, beliefs, loves, geographies, histories and livelihoods to demonstrate that, with all our differences, we are one community connected through our love of images.

One photographer will be selected to receive the Grand Prize award: a feature in PDN Magazine and on ArtistsWanted website, A NYC Photo Reception & Exhibition, and the choice of either a dream trip around the world or $10,000 cash.

Deadline for entries is July 29, 2011.

more: http://www.onelifephotos.com/

Bryan Adams. Singer / Photographer

Photography Week. This one is a bit of a ’shocker’ if you want to call it that. Most people know Bryan Adams for his 90’s romantic songs… but few people know him as the talented photographer he is.

Not sure if it’s just a hobby (I would love to shoot for Guess as a hobby -hint) or if he really works as a pro, but his work is great – it does help to have a few famous friends to build a nice portfolio. Want more? There’s plenty at BryanAdams.com

Transmoflection – Vancouver 2010

Today, I unfortunately found out about the passing of Leo Obstbaum, the design director for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. What also saddened me, is that nobody I mentioned this to had a clue of who he was or that the 2010 Winter Olympics released a graphic identity two years ago.

This post is memory of Leo and for those who had no idea… perhaps you can check it as ‘that one thing you learned today’.

For athletes, spectators, and Games enthusiasts around the world, the graphic identity communicates the spirit of the 2010 Winter Games, telling its story in the universal language of design. The Vancouver 2010 graphic identity features many illustrated textures drawn from Canada’s natural and urban environments as well as its rich cultural diversity. All creative elements of the graphic identity were developed by VANOC’s in-house design team, with one key texture created by local aboriginal artist Xwa lack tun.

How did they come up with this identity? I’m glad you ask, here’s a video of how it came to life…

Greg Durell, designer for Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, released this information via email…

On Friday - 20 August 2010, Leo Obstbaum, the design director for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games, passed away unexpectedly at his home. Leo’s design leadership and influence are evident throughout Vancouver 2010’s visual identity, including such iconic elements as the mascots, the Look of the Games, the torch designs, the yet to be unveiled Olympic and Paralympic medals and podium. -thanks to Xavier Encinas

Leo’s profile and 2010 Winter Games interview here

Hats off to you Leo and the much respect

www.vancouver2010.com