Changethethought

I am digging the minimal but artistic silkscreened poster stylings of Primitive Heritage. It’s also doubly nice that they have a storefront full of their interesting works.

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Posters, Primitive Heritage, Silkscreen

The Atlantic has published a series of spectacular photographs featuring the past year’s volcanic activity. Some of the imagery is as frightening as it is stunning.

written by Christopher | tags: News, Photography, The Atlantic, Volcanoes, Weather

“DURAMEN is a series of handmade wooden sculptures. Born of a simple impulse, the one to break with conventional ways of exhibiting, Bonsoir Paris and its team have imagined a series of frames so strongly mistreated that they have become unrecognizable. Their wish is to break the properties of the compound, a form of compromise as minimal and it is efficient. They found a subtle twist while remaining faithful to a primitive form of revolt, without getting lost in vain styles effects. The choice of noble materials (Oak, Fir, Wenge, Pear, Linden) and the quest for finesse, enables them – with the DURAMEN series – to position themselves on the razor’s edge between two opposites, that of the deformed and that of the elegant, instinctive and thoughtful.”

ART DIRECTION / DESIGN Bonsoir Paris
SCULPTURE Adrien Corroler
CABINET Kwantiq
DESIGN / ACHIEVEMENT Jules Cairon
PHOTOGRAPHER Davina Muller
POST-PRODUCTION Cédric Hugonnet @ Studio Collet

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Bonsoir Paris, Sculpture, Wood Carving

This is a cool video, anchored by a cool concept with some way cool art direction.

Credits:
Music by The Maccabees
Director: David Wilson
Producer: Tamsin Glasson
Prod co: Colonel Blimp
Director of Photography: Tim Green
Gaffer: Steve Finberg
Focus puller: Matt Wesson
DIT: Jay Patel & Ben Worthington
Motion control: The VFX company
Art Direction: Andy Kelly, Clem Miller, Ashley Dando, Shaun Fenn, Sarah Ascroft, Fiona Russel, Arthur deBorman, Die Mortal, Max Halstead
Breasts: Die Mortal
Make Up: Lynda Darrah
Boys: Billie, Hank, Noah and Dylan
Editor: James Rose at Cut and Run
Edit Assistant: Sam Ostrove at Cut and Run
Edit House Producer: Kirsty Oldfield at Cut and Run
Post Production: Andy Godwin at Hogarth Worldwide
Post Production Producer: Lauren Jones at Hogarth Worldwide
Telecine: James Bamford at The Mill London
Telecine Producer: Cath Short at The Mill London
Commissioner: Emily Tedrake
Record Label: Polydor Records
Massive thanks to Clapham Road Studios, VFX and Julliette Larthe
Watch the Making Of here.. vimeo.com/33772475

written by Christopher | tags: Art Direction, Music Video, The Maccabees

After 9 long, confusing and grueling years the United States of America officially declared an end to the war in Iraq and has committed to bringing many of the troops home.

written by Christopher

Outspoken author and pundit Christopher Hitchens passed away yesterday at the age of 62 after succombing to a long battle with cancer. His honest and bravado opinion that rarely favored one side versus the other but was instead often a cry for ‘reason’ will be missed.

written by Christopher

We were peeping this a few days back in the studio as a source of inspiration for highly graphic character animation. Way good stuff from Elastic.

Credits:
Design + Animation | Elastic
Art Director | Lisha Tan
Designs | Leanne Dare + Brian Gosset
Animation | Alan Chen + Steven Do
Composer | Rama Kolesnikow
Mix | Nick Bozzone, POP Sound

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Character, Elastic, motion design

Wow, this is inspiring work. Hats off.

umeric.com
divisionparis.com
peppermelon.tv
zeitguised.com
zhestkov.com
patrickbecher.com
mathematic.tv
mariolombardo.com

written by Christopher | tags: Reel, Show Package, Umeric, Viva

“Chris B. Murray is an artist / illustrator / designer who was raised in a small upstate NY town bordering the Canadian border / St. Lawrence River. Although it took several years for him to develop a personal style, CBM’s vivid color use, striking subject matter and technique became apparent at a young age.  Chris would spend his younger years drawing endlessly into the night while his friends were our running a muck.  During this time he developed a deep fascination for graffiti art / hip-hop culture, comic book and children’s book art.  Chris carefully studied the bold color schemes from graffiti, the line work & dynamic compositions shown in comics and the dreamy imagery present in children’s books.  From these studies he absorbed enough visuals and information to hone a style he now calls his own.  Chris currently resides in Philadelphia, PA with his beautiful girlfriend Emily & their boxer puppy ‘Chunk’.”

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Chris B Murray, Digital, Illustration

There is some downright radical ‘robot-inspired’ artwork, sculpture and illustration in the portfolio of Italian artist Pixel Pancho.

written by Christopher | tags: Painting, Pixel Pancho, Robots, Sculpture

Wow. This is beautiful work.

Client: Vorwerk & Co. KG, Wuppertal
Head of Marketing Vorwerk Kobold: Felix Withöft

Agency: Kolle Rebbe, Hamburg
Creatives: Thomas Knüwer, Dennis Krumbe, Stefan Wübbe
Producer: Bey-Bey Chen
Account: Jan Kowalsky, Jessica Gustafsson

Production Company: Sehsucht Berlin GmbH & Co. KG
Director/Creative Director: Mate Steinforth
Design: Mate Steinforth, Christian Zschunke, Ronny Schmidt, Jonas Littke
3D Lead: Hannes Weikert
3D Artists:
– Christian Zschunke (R&D, Environment, VFX)
– Ronny Schmidt (Modeling, Animation)
– Philipp Brömme (Animatic, Look Development, VFX)
– Helge Kiehl (Modeling, Animation, Shading, VFX)
– Chris Hoffmann (Modeling, Animation, Shading)
– Philipp Rudler (Animation)
Compositing: Sebastian Nozon, Christina Agapitou
Producer: Christian Gemeiner

Music: Supreme Music, Hamburg
Audio-Mix: Studio Funk, Hamburg

written by Christopher | tags: Germany, Kolle Rebbe, Mite City, VORWERK

So a few people were involved in the making of this short film. Just a few. You can see all of them below.

WEB SITE: heartburnfilm.tumblr.com/

WRITTEN and DIRECTED by:
Giulia Barelli,
Valentina Branchetti
Benedetta Cariani
Eleonora Gambula
Julie Luchsinger
Laila Sonsino
Alessandra Todaro

STOP MOTION ANIMATION
Valentina Branchetti
Eleonora Gambula
Laila Sonsino

2D ANIMATION
Eleonora Gambula
Alessandra Todaro

ROTOSCOPING
Giulia Barelli
Eleonora Gambula
Alessandra Todaro

MASK ROTOSCOPING
Julie Laure Helene Luchsinger
Benedetta Cariani

CHARACTER DESIGN and DRAWING BACKGROUND
Eleonora Gambula

DIGITAL PAINT 2D ANIMATION
Giulia Barelli

DIRECTION of PHOTOGRAPHY
Valentina Branchetti
Laila Sonsino

EDITING
Valentina Branchetti

COMPOSITING
Julie Laure Helene Luchsinger
Laila Sonsino

PUPPETS, FORNITURE and SCENOGRAPHY CONSTRUCTIONS
Giulia Barelli
Valentina Branchetti
Benedetta Cariani
Eleonora Gambula
Julie Laure Helene Luchsinger
Laila Sonsino
Alessandra Todaro

FOOD PROOPS and DOLL’S MAKE UP
Anja Beschi
Pamela De Lorenzi
Francesca Giovagnoni
Charlyemisterbuffe
Teddy

SOUND DESIGN
Valerio Alessandro Sizzi

VOICE
Eleonora Gambula

MUSIC
“I’m not a doll” by
Valerio Alessandro Sizzi

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Giulia Barelli, Heartburn, Stop Motion

Leif Podhajsky has updated yet again with more of what has evolved into his signature style. He has continued to draw in the clients and he has been knocking out an ever-growing body of impressive work.

written by Christopher | tags: collage, Graphic Design, Illustration, Leif Podhas

Peter Georgiou is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. He’s got a nice style that combines looser artistic drawn elements with typography and graphic design.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Illustration, Jungle Myth, Peter Georgiou

I don’t know how I have never heard of this guy but if you are a fan of street-inspired design and illustration his work is DOPE. I haven’t used that word confidently in a while (probably because it makes me feel old) but damn his stuff nice. He’s got a great store too full of all kinds of goodies. I am definitely keeping an eye on the Mexican illustrator Mr. Kone.

written by Christopher | tags: Graffiti, Graphic Design, Illustration, Mexico, Mr. Kone

Oslo-based design firm Heydays has updated with what I believe to be a new website and lots of good looking new print and branding work. It’s a good week for graphic design apparently.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Heydays, Norway, Oslo

“Tom French is a UK based contemporary image-maker, whose recent pieces are an exciting and interesting fusion of traditional fine art and urban techniques.
Born in 1982, and raised in the North East of England, he studied at the Newcastle school of Art & Design before going on to achieve a First Class Honours in Graphic Design from the Sheffield Institute of Art and Design.

He has since been pursuing his painting and illustration practice, drawing on his conceptual design experience and experimenting with stencil, spray paint & collage work. Now we can see a merging of these techniques, with striking results. His recent pieces show figurative charcoal characters merging to create greater darker forms; they are classic and contemporary, dark and beautiful, the mixture of textures hinting at underlying stories and adding depth to each piece.”

written by Christopher | tags: Art, Illustration, Painting, Skulls, Tom French

UK design consultancy Six has updated with a bevy of dead sexy print and branding work for a select roster of clients. It’s all clean, pretty and very inspirational. It’s also extremely well presented. Good stuff.

written by Christopher | tags: Graphic Design, Made By Six, Print, U.K.