Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Inspiration. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Röyksopp - Keyboard Milk
My recent music obsession. The video is pretty cool as well, although it's not the official music video.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Friday, November 18, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Mint Julep
I can't wait for Mint Julep's new album to be released. I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas morning again. November 21st can't come soon enough.
Also, on a Creative Technologies note... they do a really cool effect in this video very similar to the Bullet Time effect from The Matrix, but they do it with disposable cameras. Genius.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Embracing Limitations
More recently, my own work has consisted of very primitive shapes that make up the majority of my design - especially when it comes to work using in new 3D programs. Using primitive shapes as a way to learn new programs is great, but can this aesthetic be pushed further?
Sometimes when you want to focus more on the animation than the actual modeling of characters or environments, you can keep your models relatively simple. This designer/animator created a piece that not only embraces limitations, but pushes them to a new level. Everything in this piece is made of cubes. Even 8bit looking dust particles!?!?! Amazing.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Animated Type
I love animation. I love typography. I love animated typography. Love it.
I've been waiting to post this for some time now, but this post was getting a little long and crazy so I've cut it down and reduced the length drastically with an awesome widget from vimeo. I was originally planning on animating a typeface for my next project, but I've since decided to do something slightly different but still inspired by the work below. I would still like to design and animate my own typeface at some point, but it might be more of a self-initiated project over the summer.
I'm also planning on writing a project statement for a future motion graphics class. This project has the possibility to take on of many forms. One idea would be to have each student pick an existing typeface, study it, and animate it. Another idea would be to have each student design their own typeface and animate it (very similar in nature to Moshun, Typogami, and Binary 2.0 by Calango). The last idea I had is inspired by Nick Campell's Animated Alphabet for the 2008 Webby Awards. A typeface would be chosen or voted on by the class and then divided amongst the group to be animated. This project could end up being a large and challenging project or a shorter project/exercise with a quick deadline depending on which direction it takes.
Of the work shown below, my favorites would have to be the work by Calango, Takuya Hosogane, and Brett Morris. In the work by Calango, each typeface has a very unique aesthetic and looks like it was designed to be animated. The thing I like most about Takuya's work, Disruptive by Design, is that you can't tell that each info-graphic-looking piece is representing a letterform. It's very abstract and extremely captivating. In Brett Morris' ident's for Foxtel, he animates or arranges various objects in the shapes of letterforms to creatively and accurately define various genre's of movies and television. Brilliant work by all.
If you're viewing this on a mobile device you can watch these videos in my Animated Type Channel.
I've been waiting to post this for some time now, but this post was getting a little long and crazy so I've cut it down and reduced the length drastically with an awesome widget from vimeo. I was originally planning on animating a typeface for my next project, but I've since decided to do something slightly different but still inspired by the work below. I would still like to design and animate my own typeface at some point, but it might be more of a self-initiated project over the summer.
I'm also planning on writing a project statement for a future motion graphics class. This project has the possibility to take on of many forms. One idea would be to have each student pick an existing typeface, study it, and animate it. Another idea would be to have each student design their own typeface and animate it (very similar in nature to Moshun, Typogami, and Binary 2.0 by Calango). The last idea I had is inspired by Nick Campell's Animated Alphabet for the 2008 Webby Awards. A typeface would be chosen or voted on by the class and then divided amongst the group to be animated. This project could end up being a large and challenging project or a shorter project/exercise with a quick deadline depending on which direction it takes.
Of the work shown below, my favorites would have to be the work by Calango, Takuya Hosogane, and Brett Morris. In the work by Calango, each typeface has a very unique aesthetic and looks like it was designed to be animated. The thing I like most about Takuya's work, Disruptive by Design, is that you can't tell that each info-graphic-looking piece is representing a letterform. It's very abstract and extremely captivating. In Brett Morris' ident's for Foxtel, he animates or arranges various objects in the shapes of letterforms to creatively and accurately define various genre's of movies and television. Brilliant work by all.
If you're viewing this on a mobile device you can watch these videos in my Animated Type Channel.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Music Video Using Xbox Kinect Camera.
A very creative use of the Xbox Kinect Camera! They took raw data visualization and turned it into a very interesting and unique aesthetic.
Check out the making of this video.
Check out the making of this video.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Type Fight
thetypefight.com
I just discovered this site that two designers created to keep themselves entertained and "distract them from the day-to-day grind." A couple of my graphic design friends friends that I graduated with from Iowa State decided that doing something similar, but compete in a tournament style with a larger group. I'm pretty excited!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
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