So I have been out a while, the throes of Corporate Design are sucking me dry but while I was recovering this weekend I came across this inventive trailer for “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World”, the new Edgar Wright flick based on the awesome Graphic Novel. I won’t bore you with the plot, it is pretty apparent what is going on, but the cool fun thing about this movie is the trailer. Not only does it visually kick ass like Wright’s previous flicks (“Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” along with “Spaced”), but this trailer I believe is the future of interactive banners.
It plays up the old 8-bit games retro look that has been very featured in recent interactive material I have been seeing. But the really cool part is the layers upon layers of interactivity that is involved in it. The clicking around leads you to little quips of from Edgar about the flick and the making of it.
The technology around this trailer is called “i-Trailers” (I am guessing for INTERACTIVE) and created by Mark Woollen & Associates, a great advertising firm responsible for some really good work recently including work in “Away We Go” and “Moon”.
The impact of these kinds of trailers has yet to be really seen but I am sure it will catch on really quick since we are always in a constant state of flux with our dependence of technology and want to keep having everything at the touch of our fingertips, so this seems like the perfect match.
ENJOY!
MH
It seems like forever since I wrote a post, and for the most part sorry ’bout that. I have been busy with a new site re-design, seeing what else is out there Designer wise (no worries, still employed… just a little itch to see what I could land if possible). In the meantime I have been also doing some photography work and going to the movies. read more…
So, it has been a while since since a true blog post from myself. There’s been a lot of things taking up my time over the past four months, so much so that I haven’t had time for more than a cursory few, short blog posts. That might change, thanks to one big announcement: I was let go from Paul Kiesche Design, LLC.
Now, a lot of people might be down about news like that – dejected and complaining about either a bad boss or the economy – but I believe in taking a more opportunistic approach on things. I had a great time over the 2 years I spent at PKD. I learned a lot from both Paul and the personal pursuits having a full-time job allows you. There was/is no malice in me leaving. I’m lucky enough to leave with enough money saved and under as few bills as I’ve got, allowing me ample opportunity to either find a new place of employment or take my freelance work full-time.
So, best of luck to Paul and PKD in their future endeavors.
I’m going to try to pick up a more regular blogging pace for now. Hopefully I can get back to thinking and writing like I was doing several months ago. I’ve certainly not stopped thinking that’s for sure.
Kinda neglecting this blog. So, as an apology… here!
BIG BANG BIG BOOM – the new wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
This is making its way around the ‘Net right now. It is either one hell of game teaser OR one hell of a (what I call) “Fishing” Teaser by some producers to get long time game favorite “Mortal Kombat”. This is very NSFW but just so awesome, it makes me long for a flick again to help erase all those horrible versions they made so far. There is nothing really Motion Design about it, the title work is simple and the few FX shots they have are pretty goo (like you would fine on TV), but it just is to me an awesome example of what movie making could be in terms of getting you excited and such. The blocking is good, the little hints to the characters are reasonable (in such a universe as MK’s) and the action is pretty goo (and we all know I am not the BIG ACTION FAN).
MH
Today, well really maybe like 10 days or so ago Justin Long, known for his many “acting” roles but mostly known for starring in Apple’s “Get A Mac” commercials announced and confirmed that Apple is moving away from the iconic commercials of 4 years in favor of a new campaign (most likely being called) titled: “Why You’ll Love A Mac”. read more…
Found this today via twitter (forget who pointed me to it), and it’s one hell of a short documentary. Called Up There it’s about a crew of guys from Sky High Murals in NYC. These guys paint ads – a dying profession. It’s well worth your thirteen minutes of life.
Up There from Mekanism on Vimeo.
I’ve maintained for years now that digitally printed advertisements should be replaced with hand-painted murals. They are slow and expensive, sure, but you can’t argue with results. I’ve seen some of the few painted ads in NYC, and they certainly stick out much better than the shit billboards that litter the city. They have a warmth printing can’t match. Much like vinyl records though, speed and convenience win out in the end.
I just wonder what our visual landscape would be like if these were the norm, instead of the exception.
Through twitter and tumblr comments, I’ve made it painfully aware to people how utterly embarrassed I am of the new $100 bill redesign. It’s horrible, we could have done better than that. A first year design student could have done better than that.
However, and I think this was probably inevitable, one design has done better than that. That one designer is Michael Tyznik. Via the Dollar ReDe$ign Project.
Compare and Contrast:
Michael Tyznik
United States of America
My only thoughts are that the Ben Franklin portrait on the re-design would need to be engraved and not have a painterly effect (the aim of the new bill it to make counterfeiting harder, not easier), but other than that a nice re-design.
It’s also worth noting that there are no plans to re-design the re-design, sadly.
Image via Minotauro. Vortice. on Flickr
With SXSW in full swing, [note: I wrote this a bit ago, and am just now getting to post it. SXSW has been over for a while now, I know] a lot of my thinking has been based on the music I’ve been listening to. For the past couple years, I’ve had a hard time finding quality music. More accurately, quality music I actually like for longerthan a couple weeks. I have literally hundreds of artists on my computer; collected from friends, curiously downloaded orpurchased. However, maybe 10% of all the music I’ve found will be on a semi-regular playing basis on my music player.
Back when I was a kid, this wasn’t as much of a problem. I had maybe a total of 30 albums I would listen to all the time. It seemed like I had a much more defined taste, though what I listen to now isn’t nearly the same as then. After thinking about it, I attribute it to one type of album that I would always lean on for new music: the Various Artist’s sampler, or the V/A.
Pretty cool simple stop motion piece by MoleskineArt on Youtube. Thought I’d share. Shows off the printable Moleskine paper which, though I have no use for it, still really want. Maybe I’ll have to force a use on it. Damned I’m addicted to that line of notebooks/paper.
Sorry for the lack of updates. Doing things tends to get in the way. Luckily, I do have a lot of stuff to write about, just no time to do so.