Angry Birds. It’s been quickly taking over iPhones, the iPod Touch and the iPad that last few months. (I just had to pry myself away from playing it on my iPad to write this blog post. Seriously.) It’s addictive, no doubt about it. (more…)
Why Are Those Birds So Angry Anyway?
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Banksy + The Simpsons
October 14th, 2010 by Julie HillYou guys, I swear I’m not as obsessed with Banksy as my post history might suggest. But SERIOUSLY his work is so interesting! Here is the Simpsons opening he wrote and directed. It’s pretty epic.
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I Choose You
September 24th, 2010 by Julie HillDid you ever start watching a dumb TV show for a laugh, ha ha this show is so stupid, who would ever watch this, and eventually end up genuinely becoming a fan and/or regular non-mocking viewer? I have. I have indeed, and my show was Pokémon.
Recently, some similarly-aged fans created a spectacular fan-trailer for their not-real dramatic big-screen fandaptation of Pokémon. I present to you: Pokémon Apokélypse
Don’t try to tell me that wasn’t totally awesome. Read an interview with the trailer’s creators here.
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iPad Light Drawing – Making Future Magic
September 17th, 2010 by Dan BarczakMaking Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.
I came across this link from Today and Tomorrow (a blog I check out now and then), and thought of our Technology and Dev team and the continued integration with Design: yet another dynamic use for the iPad…but much more than that – Dentsu London, a creative communications agency, collaborated with BERG to visualize their “Making Future Magic” strategy in a movie. They decided to make a stop motion animation with light drawings made with an iPad. The result is amazing! At the beginning they explain the process, but the real video starts at 1:40. Charlie, here ya go.
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The New/Old Cartoon Network.
August 9th, 2010 by Julie HillBack in 1992 when the network launched, I MAILED a POSTCARD to Cartoon Network and in return they sent me a pair of Secret Squirrel Decoder Markers. SECRET SQUIRREL DECODER MARKERS. Kids those days.
I’m definitely not alone in my continued adult fandom of Cartoon Network, and after a few years of a wonky-perspective bug, I’m happy to say that they’ve returned to the former glory of the original checkerboard logo. Read the full story on Brand New.
The new graphic system is sooooooo awesome, brought to you by Brand New School. They also made this really really awesome animation demonstration, you’re a sucker if you don’t watch this.
Montage from Cartoon Network’s 2010 On-Air Brand Expansion from Brand New School on Vimeo.
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More Color Chips
May 20th, 2010 by Julie Hill
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Japan – The Strange Country
April 12th, 2010 by Julie Hill
Japan-The Strange Country (English ver.) from Kenichi on Vimeo.
P.S., If anyone knows what that font is, holla!
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Logorama
March 12th, 2010 by Julie Hill
This year’s Oscar winner for Best Animated Short Film, Logorama, is seriously, seriously awesome. Buy it on iTunes for $1.99, and watch a hostage crisis with perp Ronald McDonald, exciting car chases, plenty of swears and a delightful onslaught of logos. If your boss catches you and is like, omgwtfNSFW just be like, “It’s cool, see? Logos. This is totally research.”
Check out a great interview with the filmmakers here.
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Adobe’s Fantastical Dreamy Video….*sigh*
December 18th, 2009 by Julie Hill
Le Sens Propre from Cisma on Vimeo.
For more beautifully girlie video clips and daily inspiration, visit Lily and the Muse.
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Demoscene
October 29th, 2009 by adminThe Demoscene is a computer-art subculture that specializes in producing demos, which are non-interactive audio-visual presentations that run in real-time on a computer. The main goal of a demo is to show off programming, artistic, and musical skills (wikipedia).
Starting on the Commodore 64 during the 8-bit era, The Demoscene was created by crackers putting their own intros on cracked games. This practice has evolved beyond cracking games to its own art form. Now demos, as they are called, are all about a audio video presentation in real time. The key is the real time part; these aren’t pre-rendered videos. They are computer programs that are rendered and shown in real time through C and C++ programming.
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