Design and Wonder in the Everyday

Credit where credits are due

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Some of the most amazing motion graphics out there are being viewed by millions of people worldwide through Hollywood movies. We’re talking about title sequences and end credits. As you can see from some of our favorites below, creative motion graphics don’t always come from animated movies.

Thanks to The Art of the Title Sequence for having the best quality legal versions of the clips anywhere online. For quick viewing, I’ve also embedded lower quality video from other sites. UPDATE (2/22/2010): It didn’t take long for the videos to be taken down from Vimeo. I’ll leave the remaining survivors.

For best quality viewing, I recommend clicking on the “480p” or “720p” links next to each title. Clicking on the title itself will take you to The Art of the Title Sequence which may also have credits and extras available.

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
by Jamie Caliri (480p720p)


Sherlock Holmes
by Prologue Films (480p | 720p)


Casino Royale
by Daniel Kleinman (480p | 720p)


Stranger Than Fiction
by MK12 (480p | 720p)


Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
by DUCK Studios (480p | 720p)


300
by yU+co (480p | 720p)


Iron Man
by Prologue Films (480p | 720p)


The Incredibles
by Pixar (480p)

Three color movie poster redesigns

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Illustrator and designer Chris Thornley has good taste in movies and a lot of pent up creative energy. At least it looks that way according to this great Flickr set of black, red, and off-white cult favorite movie posters. Makes me want to take out the old VHS.

“Home” movie

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

Home_1

Released on June 5, the film “Home” documents the beginnings of the Earth from past to current day using spectacular aerial video of awe-inspiring natural and man-made landscapes. The movie’s distribution is notable in itself for being the first to be released simultaneously in theaters (in France), on DVD, and on YouTube. Directed by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and produced by Luc Besson, “Home” is a beautiful yet tragic tale of our world. This is not to be missed.