Design and Wonder in the Everyday

But who claps the erasers? Dana Tanamachi: Chalk Letterer

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Nagging Doubt Viognier from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

Ace Hotel Room 1021 from Dana Tanamachi on Vimeo.

Chalk letterer Dana Tanamachi no doubt spent a lot of time after school writing “I will not…” sentences on the chalk board a la Bart Simpson. If you ask yourself “‘Chalk letterer’ is a thing?” then I’m with you. (And yes, it apparently is!) However, if you ask “what’s a chalk board?” then I suggest you GET OFF MY LAWN, YOU DARN KID!

Melt your face here for pics and here for more time-lapse videos.

07.07.2011 Art, Cool Comments Off

School daze animated

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Animated by Titmouse, Inc., the Fray’s video for their cover of “Heartless” is elegant and hearkens back to simpler days stuck in class behind a classroom crush.

12.10.2009 Animation, music, Video Comments Off

Stop motion video goodness

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

The music video for Coldplay’s Strawberry Swing is yet another brilliant piece of stop motion artistry making the rounds. Directed by Shynola, this video stands out for the sheer time and work involved in redrawing the chalk backgrounds for each frame. Incredible.

Below are two other notable stop motion videos in the past few months: “Her Morning Elegance,” “Sorry I’m Late,” and the “Stop Motion with Wolf and Pig.”

25.07.2009 Animation, Illustration, music, Video Comments Off

Mo Willems makes doodles dandy

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

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In an NPR interview on May 5, Mo Willems discusses the benefits of drawing as an adult. He describes his family doodling time at his home where everyone draws on the dining room walls (painted with chalkboard paint). Visit his blog to view more photos and to be inspired by this creative and fun family activity.

This is something I considered for my office walls as a creative outlet and as a productivity tool (to-do lists, calendars, and scratch pad), but I didn’t want to deal with the chalk dust.

09.05.2009 Cool, Inspiration Comments Off