Category: Film
2010 Vancouver Olympics
Later tonight, much of the world will no doubt gather round to enjoy the opening festivities of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. And while I could probably write an entire post about the glories of the beautiful city of Vancouver (the art! the coffee! the food! and on and on) instead I’ll share my …
Sherlock Holmes
Have you seen Danny Yount’s titles for Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes? Wow! Read Art of the Title’s interview with Yount here and see the evolution of his work on this project as well as the full credits themselves. Image: Art of the Title
Brain Candy
Today finds Charm City buried once again, in a blanket of sparkling white. The effect is beautiful, bewildering and even a little inspiring though at some point after hours of shoveling, the snow will become less than charming. In the meantime, here is a piece of visually stunning eye/brain candy straight from Japan for you, …
Tips for Life, Vol. 5: Workplace Safety
You know, women workers can be surprisingly good producers…. And remember, this all boils down to four things: 1) Don’t mix pleasure with business 2) Women can be awfully jealous of one another 3) Avoid undue familiarity 4) Women are more sensitive than men This gives me flashbacks to Oakland…
Tips for Life, Vol. 2b: Modern Popularity
A modern version of the last film, narrated by Stephen Colbert:
Tips for Life, Vol. 2: Popularity
Remember: Girls who park in cars, are not REALLY popular… and home, parents and personality ALL help boys and girls to be popular… really…
Tips for Life, Vol.1
I drink a lot of tea and coffee, thus mugs are one of the items that tend to join me in my frequent travels; but I wasn’t always a mug user. Thanks to this handy instructional video, though I was able to master the delicate art of mug use and ownership:
Nice Tray
Oh Pee-wee, how I’ve missed you: Pee-wee Gets An iPad! from Pee-wee Herman Personally, I’m pretty satisfied with my MBP and iPad Nano so far, but we shall see…
Kinetic Sculpture
Ever wonder what the process of giving form to something looks like? BMW has an idea and shares it with the rest of us through the kinetic sculpture installed at the BMW Museum in Munich. Employing the use of over 700 individual metal spheres and stepper motors, the mechanical wonder covers six square meters. Over …
The fast life
Ever wanted to fast forward life? How about eight years in about two minutes: In this short video, JK Keller flips through eight years worth of daily self-portraits. The static images from his daily photo project can be viewed here on his website.
One of those days
It’s just one of those days; we all have them– you wake up and the world feels grey and unwelcoming. You scuff around and feel sorry for yourself and maybe mope a little. Well today, I’m having one of those days. BUT instead of moping about like a fool when I feel like this, I …
Why be good when you can be better?
When I was an undergrad in design school , I was one of the weakest drawing students among my peers our freshman year. My professors, patient and inspiring though they were, seemed to remain concerned about my weaknesses in the fields of drawing and craft; it was the final pin-up discussions at which I shone. …
Sim sim salabim
When I was a kid, one of the best things about the weekend was the extra hours one could spend running around outside but more importantly it was the CARTOONS! Saturday mornings with Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes provided a solid foundation for my humor later in life; I don’t think I shall ever …
Ode to Neutra
Ever the type-geek, I couldn’t resist sharing this TERRIBLE (terribly AWESOME, that is) video parody: Kind of makes you want to grow a well-kept beard, n’est pas?
A Day in the life
With the new year upon us, now seemed like an appropriate moment to share this short film: Forever’s Not So Long, by Shawn Morrison and Garrett Murray How would you want things to end?
A week in your life
Building on my recent talk of sketchbooks and organizational systems, now seems like an appropriate time to share a series which outlines a week in the lives of thirteen artists, designers and thinkers. Organized by I.D. Magazine to demonstrate the versatility of Moleskine’s new folio collection of sketchbooks, the series was exhibited this past April …
Méliès the Magician
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of watching a documentary about the work and career of early French filmmaker, Georges Méliès. His work is the sort of early silent film many of us have seen without realizing who the names behind the work were. He is the creator and mind behind the A …
Astonished by drawing
“Accuracy is the least significant part of drawing… but you have learn to draw accurately before you can do anything else…” Five minutes with Milton Glaser on drawing from 2006. Video by C. Coy