I discovered this architecture photographer Kim Holermand while searching on My Computer Love. Unfortunately I’m unable to find any additional information about this particular photographer but I would highly recommend that you take time to have a look at his work. The selection of photographs that I have posted were taken in the Copenhagen Airport in Denmark.
The Forest is a short animation that has been produced by David Scharf. He worked at the Faculty of Graphic Design in the University of Applied Sciences Augsburg and this animation is his last piece of work. The content of this 5 minute film shows the struggle of a 12 year old girl and her struggle with the environment in which she lives. In my opinion this is a good short animation and I like his application of movement between one scene and the next. He has also successfully utilised the lighting to create an interesting atmosphere.
The Talk Talk Brighter ad really caught my eye when I saw it on the television. It has been directed by Noah Harris. This new ad has been created for the UK phone and the Talk Talk broadband provider. It has all been shot using SLR Canon 5D. A selection of behind-the-scenes stills can be viewed Here
I have posted some photographs that I took on my recent holiday to Lake Garda and a day trip to Venice. My aim was to try and capture the natural beauty of this region and these I believe demonstrate this. I have focused on the unique style of architecture and the landscape which nature has so magnificently created. While taking these photographs I endeavoured to obey the rules applied to photography and to put into practise the technique adapted by some famous photographers who have inspired me.
These images have been taken from Low Fidelity a new solo show by a French artist Invader, running at London’s Lazarides Rathbone gallery until the 17th Sept. Invader’s work could be found in many streets around the world where he created and displayed mosaics, at a miniature scale, of space invaders using differently coloured tiles. Within this exhibition his new work can be viewed and here he has utilised the Rubik cube and he has been inspired by some classic album covers.
Michael Jackson’s Bad album sleeve
The image posted above is one from the series were the datamatrix barcode has been utilised. A photograph can be taken on your mobile and then with the application of correct decoding software this can turn the image into a text message – fascinating.
Found these book designs on the Creative Review website. In my opinion they have been beautifully designed and are really interesting.
Goalkeeper Forever
Zdzisław Sosnowski’s was himself a goalkeeper and that inspired him to create this particular exhibition that focused on celebrities and in this instance on footballers. This exhibition was originally shown in 1975 and has recently been shown again along with some of his most recent work. I have also posted some work produced by Ryszard Bienert in which he demonstrated typographic designs.
I love the spreads within this book, there have been so clearly thought out and produced and I feel that we could all take something from these designs that would inspire us and help within our own designs.
Neuland: The Future of German Graphic Design
This is Neuland: The future of German Graphic Design. It has been edited and designed by TwoPoints.Net which is a studio based in Barcelona. The aim of this book is to stage the work of young up and coming German graphic designers. The book asks these designers an array of questions to try and establish what it means to them to be a designer and secondly what it means to them to be German. Below I have posted some spreads from within the main body of the book.
To be honest I wasn’t initially impressed by the work I felt I would find within this book and that judgement was made once I had seen the front cover. However I was glad I took the opportunity to explore the work and look inside the book and I have to say that I quickly changed my mind. I particularly love the examples I have posted above and the combination of images and text works very effectively.
Said the Computer To The Specialist
Said The Computer To The Specialist is the second edition from London’s No Brow Small Press. This book comprises illustrations which have been produced by Tom Rowe. These have been screen printed by hand and five colours have been used. I have posted a selection of these below and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
Compendium N.6 Pink Laser Beam
Lastly this is another book that has some really interesting folds, if you want to see more Click Here.
Here’s what Valis, Philip K. Dick says about the book
“Pink Laser Beam appears to defy logic, revealing new associations and hidden meanings as it unfolds in time and space. In an edition of 666 copies each containing 180 pages of scored, punch-cut, embossed, drilled and folded works on paper (and plastic) stitched into a hard-bound cold-foil printed cover which is then wrapped in a giant poster dust-jacket (on the reverse of which are a series of appendices and related texts, a supplement to the final index of artworks and authors)”
I found this illustrator on YCN and I have posted some of my favourite illustrations that were produced by Sarah King. She is a freelance illustrator from London and works for many different clients with The Guardian and Oprah Magazine being among them.
She uses type to create the images and I think that they have been beautifully produced. My favourite would have to be the image displayed below; it has been clearly produced with the successful use of bold and normal type.
Barack Obama for Oprah Magazine
Monsters for NoBrow
She also has produced some typographic animations which have been created in a similar way to the above images.
Made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first American satellite to be launched into orbit.
Here is another typographic animation
Here is a number of stop motion videos that I discovered on The Strange Attractor
Here is a stop motion animation created used post-its and a wall, it was created by Bang-Yao Liu. It’s such a simple idea that has been produced so brilliantly.
You Came Out by We Have Band
This is a music video for the new band We Have Band, directed by David Wilson. It is made up of 4,816 frames. You can see the making of video Here
Here is another stop motion animation that has been created by the molding of plasticine. Once again this has been very effective and clearly produced.
I discovered this animation company Studio Aka which in my opinion is absolutely amazing. It is based in London and would be known about throughout the world for the production of distinctive and pioneering work. They have produced work for Guinness, the National Lottery, BUPA to name a few. It is seriously worth exploring.
This firm has produced such an array of commercials and films and each one is unique and offers something new and innovative. I have made a list of some that particularly caught my eye and inspired me: Dundrum Centre, Compaq, Orange, BBC Drama – The Sins, UKTV, LoveSport, Park Foot Ball and the Welcome to Glaringly. Let me know what you think and tell me which are your favourites.
This is an animation that I found on It’s Nice That website http://version1.itsnicethat.com/ Its based on Oliver Jeffers award winning children’s picture books. It has been produced by Studio Aka’s Philip Hunt http://www.studioaka.co.uk/go/lostandfound/. The background to this is about a friendship that develops between and young boy and a penguin. The penguin arrives, unannounced on his doorstep. The composer of the music is Max Richter and the narrator is Jim Broadbent.
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