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THE INNOVATION OF LONELINESS

Thursday, August 29, 2013

THE ART OF ANIMATION AND MOTION GRAPHICS

Sunday, September 09, 2012

From YouTube: “Animation has been captivating audiences for more than a hundred years. From classic forms like hand drawn and stop-motion, to cutting-edge techniques like motion graphics and CGI, animation has a long history of creating style and poetry unachievable through live action filmmaking. It is a tool for educating, a place for experimentation and play, and a way of telling personal stories that reach the viewer with powerful visual metaphors. ”

Via: Creativebits

Labels: Animation, MotionGraphics

STAR TREK: ALT. TITLE INTRO

Thursday, August 16, 2012

From Vimeo: “This animation is an homage to one of the most groundbreaking sci-fi television shows ever to beam down to Earth. Our goal was to try and capture the essence of what we found most enjoyable from the series for building this faux opening to this classic show.”

Labels: MotionGraphics, TV Series

RENDEZVOUS - THE MURF

Thursday, September 08, 2011

From Vimeo: A music video for the band Rendezvous, a story about growing up in the universe.

Via SuperPunch

Labels: MotionGraphics, Music

ANATOMY OF A COMPUTER VIRUS

Thursday, June 16, 2011

From Vimeo: An infographic dissecting the nature and ramifications of Stuxnet, the first weapon made entirely out of code. This was produced for Australian TV program HungryBeast on Australia's ABC1

Direction and Motion Graphics: Patrick Clair
Written by: Scott Mitchell

Via: SuperPunch

Labels: Design, Infographics, MotionGraphics

STANLEY KUBRICK, A FILMOGRAPHY

Sunday, May 08, 2011

Via: Fubiz

Labels: Design, MotionGraphics, Movies, Typography

MAKE IT BETTER

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Via: Daring Fireball

Labels: MotionGraphics, Typography

BLOCKHEAD - THE MUSIC SCENE

Sunday, July 04, 2010

From Vimeo: An animated mind melt into a post human New York where TV and animals rule. All cast to the sincerely melodic soul of Blockhead's 'The Music Scene.'

Directimated by A.F.Schepperd
Commissioned by Ninjatune Records
Music by Blockhead.

Via: Looks Like Good Design

Labels: Animation, MotionGraphics, Music

NY DESTROYED 8-BIT STYLE

Friday, April 09, 2010

Labels: MotionGraphics

SUPERMAN/BATMAN: PUBLIC ENEMIES [OPENING TITLES]

Thursday, November 26, 2009

I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago, it is utterly forgettable, but I was kinda expecting that given it's a story based in the despicable comic of the same name penned by Jeph Loeb (the man is to comics what kryptonite is to Superman, if you know what I mean). That being said, I have to admit that the gorgeous opening titles are a masterful excercise of graphic design and left me wanting to see more of the work created by Sarofsky Corp. for Warner Bros. I pretty much agree with their desciption (below) and it is always lovely to see how influential the work of Saul Bass has become in the field. In overall, it's a well deserved and unexpected homage.

“We created the feature main title for the new animated movie “Superman/Batman: Public Enemies” for Warner Video and DC Animation that tips the hat to Saul Bass. The project is a 2:17 long animated piece that captures the spirit of classic 1960’s film titles. Bold and slightly abstract, the animated twists and turns are geometric references to the power of comic heroes as pop culture icons and a playful lead-in for the graphic novel-style drama to unfold."

Via: The Art of the Title Sequence (You can watch the video in HD there. And if you're a clever cookie you can also download it but you didn't hear that from me.)

Labels: Animation, Comics, Design, MotionGraphics, Movies

THE BIG BANG TYPOGRAPHY

Sunday, August 02, 2009

Kinetic typography by trybig using the opening theme of The Big Bang Theory performed by Barenaked Ladies.