Friday, August 20, 2010

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Glee Emmy "For Your Consideration Ad"


The ad ran in the Hollywood Reporter August 15, 2010 issue, begging TV Academy member NOT to give “Glee” the Emmy for Best comedy.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/index.jsp

Sunday, August 15, 2010

2010 Rolling Roadshow Tour

Movie posters designed by Olly Moss.

2010 Rolling Roadshow Tour: We Are All Workers
Free screenings of famous movies in famous places.
Levi’s / Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

Jackie Brown
8/6/2010, Torrance, CA

Dirty Harry
8/7/2010, San Francisco

There Will Be Blood
8/8/2010, Bakersfield, CA

Convoy
8/8/2010, Las Vegas, NV

The Blues Borthers
8/13/2010, Joliet, IL

Robocop
8/14/2010, Detroit, MI

Rocky I, II, and III
8/19/2010, Philadelphia, PA

On the WaterFront
8/20/2010, Hoboken, NJ


The Godfather: Part II
8/27/2010, New York City, NY


These striking poster were discovered while trolling through Apple’s movie trailer section.

A quick Google search led to these larger samples on the OMGPosters site.

These posters were created by Olly Moss. On the outset, there isn’t any reason for there to be the modern Saul Bass, the artist who was responsible for advertising posters for “Vertigo,” “The Man with the Golden Arm,” and many others. But judging by Moss’s portfolio site, that reason just may be because an image should communicate more than “this movie stars Sarah Jessica Parker and friends.”

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World


2010 Universal Pictures

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World [PG-13]
Grade: A
(Adjustment for Comic book graphics overlaid on the visuals: +1;
Michale Cera (as Scott Pilgrim): par;
Video games come to life: +1;
The girls in Scott's life: +2;
Fight Choreography: +1)
Final Grade: A+

Inception


2010 Warner Bros.

Inception [PG-13]
Grade B:
(Adjustment for Dream logic: -1;
Movie science: par;
Zero gravity fight: +1;
Leonardo DiCaprio and cast: +1;
Making sense by the end: +1)
Final Grade: A-

Friday, August 6, 2010

Barry Fitzgerald


Ben Franklin


Farming Democracy


Ghost Ship


Jannoit

Barry Fitzgerald has been a professional illustrator since 1988. He is also an Associate Professor of Illustration at the University of Kansas, where he has been teaching since 1993.

Fitzgerald has received over 100 national and international awards for his work. His images have been in over 50 juried and invitational exhibitions, including shows in New York, Los Angeles, London, Philadelphia, Detroit, San Diego, Buffalo, and Washington, D.C.

http://people.ku.edu/~bfitz/index.html

VIDEOGIOCO

VIDEOGIOCO by Donato Sansone from Enrico Ascoli - Sound Design on Vimeo.


Stop-motion film made by Donato Sansone

Monsieur Z





Richard a.k.a. Monsieur Z continues on his super charged path of excellence!

Richard's work is hand-rendered in pencil then transformed into colorful vector.

http://www.monsieurz.com/

Uncle Grandpa



This content belongs to its owner [Pete Browngardt] and Cartoon Network's Cartoonstitute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LvIG7MDSys

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Robert Rodriguez









As one of the countries premier illustrators, the achievements of Robert Rodriguez are diverse and plentiful. His 40 years of experience coupled with his innate design and painting skills attracts work from all spectrums of business including movie and Broadway posters, NFL and circus posters, major advertising campaigns, book and magazine covers, postage stamps and food and toy packaging. Some of the projects he has especially enjoyed working on include the poster for SuperBowl XXVI, The NFL for 2002 Christmas card , movie posters for The Two Jakes, The Jewel of the Nile, and City SlickerÕs II, the DVD cover for The Adventures of Robin Hood, the NBA All-Star Game poster. Robert is the recipient of five gold and four silver medals, as well as two Patrick Nagel Awards from SILA, the Hollywood Reporter Key Arts Award, many regional awards from across the country, the Airbrush Action Achievement Award.

http://www.dasgrup.com/artist.php?artist=robertRodriguez&tnTotal=30&start=6#

http://www.dasgrup.com/index.php

Charlie Griak


Juggernaut Pictures


Poster


Lookabooka.com


Outdoor Life Magazine

Charlie Griak is an illustrator and animator who has been sharpening his skills in the advertising world over the last 8 years. He has worked professionally as a freelance illustrator, storyboard artist, and animator for advertising agencies and publications across the country. He has also taken time out from his freelance work to study at the Illustration Academy at the Ringling College of Art Design campus in Sarasota, FL.

http://www.charliegriak.com/

Cedric Hohnstadt





"I began freelancing while still in college and have been self-employed ever since. I've worked on hundreds of client projects both as an artist and as a project manager supervising other freelance artists. I'm also a conference speaker, I've written industry articles, and my work has been featured in Stay Tooned! magazine and on the Character Design Blog."

http://www.cedricstudio.com/home.html

MacFixIt


Troubleshooting for Mac users, by Mac users


http://reviews.cnet.com/macfixit/?tag=bc

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

James Hopkins: Perspective Sculptures

"Perspective Sculptures" are a series of installations that use optical illusions to play with the viewer's perceptions. As Hopkins is interested in changing the norms of how audience see objects, he explores this concept by introducing a series of distorted musical instruments and optically created cartoon characters such as "The Simpsons', the cast of "South Park" and "Tom and Jerry."

From one perspective, the characters appear recognizable with all their parts aligned. However, another viewpoint reveals their individual components.


"Melting Mickey," 2006
acrylic plastic, 75 x 75 x 49 cm
Private collection


"Wibbly Wobbly Boogle Woogle and Melting Mickey," 2005
160 x 150 x 140 cm


"Wibbly Wobbly Boogle Woogle and Melting Mickey," 2005
160 x 150 x 140 cm


"Wibbly Wobbly Boogle Woogle and Melting Mickey" detail, 2005
160 x 150 x 140 cm

See more in the DesignBoom article:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/10855/james-hopkins-perspective-sculptures-works-on-paper.html

http://www.designboom.com/eng/index.xtml

James Hopkins: Perspective Sculptures

British artist James Hopkins is known for slyly transforming familiar objects, converting them into different items and nudging them towards a state that produces an unexpected response from those who behold them.


"Role Reversal" 2005
acrylic plastic, 165 x 175 x 175 cm
courtesy of Cosmic Galerie, Paris


"Role Reversal" 2005
acrylic plastic, 165 x 175 x 175 cm
courtesy of Cosmic Galerie, Paris


"Role Reversal" 2005
acrylic plastic, 165 x 175 x 175 cm
courtesy of Cosmic Galerie, Paris

"Perspective Sculptures" are a series of installations that use optical illusions to play with the viewer's perceptions. As Hopkins is interested in changing the norms of how audience see objects, he explores this concept by introducing a series of distorted
musical instruments and optically created cartoon characters such as "The Simpsons",
the cast of "South Park" and "Tom and Jerry."


See more in the DesignBoom article:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/10855/james-hopkins-perspective-sculptures-works-on-paper.html

http://www.designboom.com/eng/index.xtml

Stone Pencil Ssharpener by Shen-Hui Hsu


Taiwanese designer Ssheng-Hhui Hsu has created a series of pencil sharpeners that take on the aesthetic of pebbles. This smooth round body sharpener can also double as a paperweight.

More in the article on DesignBoom:
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/8/view/11008/stone-pencil-sharpener-by-shen-hui-hsu.html

http://www.designboom.com/eng/

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Despicable Me


2010 Universal

Despicable Me [G]
Grade: B
(Adjustment for minions: +1;
Steve Carrell (Gru): par;
Made for 3-D roller coaster sequence: -1;
Vector, the competition: -1;
Gru and the orphans are a family at the end of the film: -1)

Final Grade: C+