Power of Ten is a classic documentary film from 1977 written and directed by Ray and Charles Eames. The film depicts the relative scale of the universe in factors of ten. Although I have seen this film many times, I’m still amazed by the animation in this film and how HUGE our universe is.
An ‘after hours side project’ by Michael Mann and Kunal Sen animated at the 2008 summer camp of our non-profit client Peace it Together. They also recently uploaded a few short films made by youth participants at the camp on their Vimeo account. More information about Peace it Together’s creative peace-building program that brings together young people from Palestine, Israel, and Canada for dialogue, conflict resolution, and filmmaking, is available on their website.
Keith Loutit, a Sydney-based photographer made some short films in ordinary places around the city. Combining a variety of techniques including tilt-shift and time-lapse photography, the films aim to present Sydney as the Model City, and help people take a second look from a different perspective. Some situations in the films are quite hilarious. See the rest of the movies after the click:
One of my favorite websites this year for Nokia’s business mobile phone – the E-Series. The Unloader – a crazy and funny site to waste your time. Just upload one of your boring documents and pick one of the three ways you want it to be destroyed. After the file have been uploaded you can actually see how it comes out of the regular printer. Have a look at the ‘Making of’ as well.
A beautiful installation at the Illustrative 08 in Zurich from Julien Vallée, a graphic designer based in Montréal, Canada. I like how his style bridges physical and virtual art by applying available technological tools to manual art. He also has some other neat illustration and motion pieces:
The 2010 Olympic graphic identity and pictograms were unveiled yesterday in Vancouver. Overall the system is very comprehensive and impressive. From the west coast colour palette to the wonderfully detailed pictograms, the entire system sets us apart. They have also created a short behind-the-inspiration movie talking about the design team’s process and inspiration. You can view it here
An animation-movie from the French university l’ecole de l’image. Oktapodi is, amongst others, the “best of show” at the Siggraph Computer Animation Festival.
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