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OCTOCAT ADVENTURE (series) by Randy Peters, aka David OReilly

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 05:05:57 GMT

Oddly enough, I've seen Octocat fan art but never the actual animations until finding out the true author of the viral animation videos this past weekend at the Pictoplasma NYC festival and conference. Randy Peters has been none other than animator David OReilly all along!

And finally, the conclusion that OReilly premiered at Pictoplasma NYC:

Video Playlist: A Collection of Animation TV Spot Goodness #1

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:53:38 GMT

Here's a collection of four tv spots and one loop that show off some great animation and motion graphics techniques. Bumcheek Monkey, Talking Heads, Squirrel  is good for a quick laugh, which works just fine for Paramount Comedy.

Credits:

Life
  Art Director Brent Anderson
 Copywriter Eric Samsel
Creative Director Tim Hanrahan 
Director Brent Anderson, Eric Samsel
 Designer Matt Clark
 Production Company MANBABY 
Agency Johnson Cowan Hanrahan 
Client Brooks Running 
Country United States

Paramount Comedy Rebrand Identities: Bumcheek Monkey, Talking Heads, Squirrel 
Creative Director Richard Holman 
Copywriter Claire Lambert  
Designer Chris Turner, Sam Tootal, Matt Bauer
Illustrator Al Murphy, Paul Bower, Mikko Rantanen  
Producer Charlotte Dale
 Production Company devilfish
Studio/Design Firm devilfish
Client Paramount Comedy 
Country United Kingdom 

ISSEY MIYAKE
Animation Euphrates
Client Issey Miyake

Sleep Dance
Client MTV2

Crow
Client MTV HD
Studio Psyop

Beautiful Losers Film by Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:38:22 GMT

Poster design by Keith Scharwath and Aaron Rose—Check out Keith's flickr photos here

I was delighted to have checked out out a recent screening in New York of Aaron Rose and Joshua Leonard's Beautiful Losers last Thursday at the IFC center.

It is both a history and an insight into the artists from Rose's Alleged Gallery, a small NYC storefront gallery that began in the early nineties and was known for its reputation of being on the forefront of a new wave of artists emerging from street, punk rock, graffiti, and skate culture.

The film includes artists Aaron Rose, Barry McGee, Chris Johanson, Ed Templeton, Geoff McFetridge, Harmony Korine, Jo Jackson, Margaret Killgallen, Mike Mills, Deanna Templeton, Stephen Powers, Thomas Campbell, and Shepard Fairey. You can see/read more in the Beautiful Losers book.

Rose commented at the AIGA Small Talks Series in New York last March, answering some interesting questions from the audience.

You can check out the Full schedule here. Upcoming screenings include:

8/29/08 - 9/08/08 Landmark Nuart, Los Angeles, CA
9/05/08 - 9/12/08 Landmark Lumiere, San Francisco, CA
9/12/08 - 9/19/08 Cinema 21, Portland, OR
9/19/08 - 9/26/08 Gene Siskel, Chicago, I

Retro Coca-Cola Bottles Commercial (as seen during the Olympics)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 03:31:14 GMT

I just saw this Coca-Cola spot while watching the Olympics Track & Field Men's 100m. I might've missed this ad while skipping through the commercials, but since I was watching live it caught my attention.

In it, Coca-Cola's time line is presented through the evolution of its bottle designs from 1886 to the present.

Aurora - Interactions in context of a not-so-distant future (Mozilla Labs concept series)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:45:14 GMT

Aurora (Part 1) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

Aurora (Part 2) from Adaptive Path on Vimeo.

These are a couple of cool concept videos by Adaptive Path for the Mozilla Labs concept series. They talk about things like "Context Awareness" and "Natural Interaction" in their design themes.

"Aurora is a concept video presenting one possible future user experience for the Web, created by Adaptive Path as part of the Mozilla Labs concept browser series. Aurora explores new ways people could interact with the Web in the future based on projected technological trends and real-world scenarios."

New PES film, Western Spaghetti

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:57:00 GMT

Credits "Western Spaghetti" 1:44 Written and Directed by PES Animated by PES and Javan Ivey Edited by Sam Welch Produced by Sarah Phelps

via Notcot

Presto, Pixar's latest short film (spoiler! presented before Wall E showing in theaters)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:40:00 GMT

Presto is another wonderfully funny and delightful short film by the genius talent at Pixar.

via smileycat

Letterflow, a moving typeface design

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:27:04 GMT

Letterflow by eldabjerome

Milo Baughman

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:07:20 GMT

Milo Baughman is an American furniture designer, Noho Modern. Baughman was inducted into the Furniture Designer's Hall of Fame in 1987.

rosewood case sofa (pictured)

30-second bunnies theater by Angry Alien Productions

Sun, 11 May 2008 19:22:18 GMT

A silver winner for the Art Directors Club 85th Annual in 2006 (Silver – Television & Cinema Design), Alien Productions put together the Volkswagen Campaign using bunnies to reenact major Hollywood films (Pulp Fiction, The Shining, Titanic).

Art Director Jennifer Shiman, Christian Brenner
Copywriter Tim Jacobs, Sandra Illes
Creative Director Jennifer Shiman, Amir Kassaei, Eric Schoeffler
Director Jennifer Shiman
Editor Jennifer Shiman
Producer James Strader
Production Company Angry Alien Productions/Los Angeles, VCC/Dusseldorf
Studio/Design Firm DDB Germany
Client Volkswagen AG
Country Germany

These were so successful that Angry Alien went on to create a whole slew of bunny shorts for premium US movie channel, Starz. One of them, Brokeback Mountain, won two 2008 Webby Awards for Online Film and Video/Animation.