Design and Wonder in the Everyday

Derezzed

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Daft Punk’s video for its Derezzed track in TRON Legacy.

The King and the Beaver

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

Le Royaume from Sébastien Hary on Vimeo.

“Le Royaume” (The king and the Beaver), Student graduating film 2010 at Gobelins, L’école de l’image.

Written, directed and animated by Nuno Alves Rodrigues, Oussama Bouachéria, Julien Chheng, Sébastien Hary, Aymeric Kevin, Ulysse Malassagne & Franck Monier. Music by Mathieu Alvado.

8-bit Horrible

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

I can’t even say how incredibly, Horribly awesome this 8-bit version of Dr. Horrible is. Made by 8-bit master Doctor Octoroc.

Sins of the fleshless

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

When x-ray pin-ups appeared online earlier this year, few could discern if they were real or illustrations. Now, we know. Apparently they were a marketing ploy by design firm Butter and x-ray monitor manufacturer EIZO. The geniuses behind the artwork are CGI Illustrator Carsten Mainz and Butter’s art director, Nadine Schlichte. See Wired’s article for more.


Infographic Trailer for Waiting for Superman

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

Say what you will about the film (I haven’t seen it yet), Waiting for Superman has a trailer that is top notch in infographic motion graphics today. It is superb. Aim for it.