Communication and Media
Communication Media in the world Media and communication throughout the world is vast, differs in many ways and is constantly evolving. A reading of both professional journals and current literature would suggest that these forms of media and communication seem to be the most accepted and thus successful types of communication: Print; Radio; Television; Direct Marketing; Ambient; and the Internet. These forms each have their advantages but also there disadvantages, whilst some being stronger and more effective than others in the communication and media world.
Motion; Oren Lavie – Her Morning Elegance
Fantastic piece of stop frame motion. I love how the simple things like this piece are so intriguing and fascinating to watch. The way stop frame plays out just has a really different watchable affect compared to standard smooth motion.
T mobile Campaign, Liverpool station
Fantastic Campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi, 350 dancers disguised mobbed the Liverpool street station for the new T mobile ad campaign Life s for sharing, the result as you can see from the viral video is awsome.
Version 2 Website
Ok so I ve decided to switch to wordpress from drupal and update my portfolio and site to give it a new feel and character. I hope you like the design, I’ve tried to create it a little differently from most sites where by I ve gave the option of scrolling to the right to view my portfolio or scrolling down to view my blog. I just figured these are the two main features of a personal webiste so why not have them both on the home page, there s... Read The Rest →
Website; Type News
This site has many many topics on type, illustration, design basically everything in the communication world, but its main priority is typography. There are some excellent examples of work on here and many illusive type designs. It offers inspiration and other designers portfolios of work. If there s any new type out there thats hitting the world hard its guaranteed to be on here. Great for that all need inspiring spark, if your searching for that perfect logo font or 3d text with an impact. I also noticed it has... Read The Rest →
Drawing; Jen Starks Felt tip drawings
Anyone feel high just looking at these? They are produced by Jen Starks and whats so cool about them is that there done using felt tip pens!!!! They look digitally illustrated but whats better than using a felt tip pen. I’m glad to see some one is keeping the old traditional ways strong!! The drawings are original and amazing the way they incorporate space and colour and seem to endlessly flow into one another, you can pick out so much detail and little things from them. I love the creativeness... Read The Rest →
Design, Innovation; Car Parking
In the New York Times online they have a great article on new car parking. This cool new innovate way takes up less space, is more eco friendly and saves time. They are popping up all over Europe and I reckon it wont be long until they hit our sunny island of England. Who could resist taking your car to be moved around and parked by robots its amazing!
Photography; Dave Hill
I have no Idea how Dave produces these photo’s, I’m pretty sure they are photos digitally enhanced and placed on alternate backgrounds. I reckon he uses HDR to produce the hugely enhanced almost painted effects. Either way the results are cool. The dark photos emit a large sense of respect and urban feel whilst the picture of the dog and family enhance the excitement feel. Dave’s website is at www.davehillphoto.com and I would recommend checking out his portfolio its very inspiring.
Motion; Lock Stock Typography
Finally I love this piece too (Its not fair just to have one). Ok this one is different because it uses the type in the way the actor is speaking it, for example he uses the word slap and the text slaps the other text he uses annihilate the text shakes, it just adds this little bit WOW factor which the other two don’t utilize. The sans serif font used also gives a more solid rigid look compared with the serif, the colours agin are mainly yellow red and black.... Read The Rest →
Motion; Fight Club Typography
Along with pulp fiction is this title sequence which has been an inspiration to me, the echo used and on and off lighting puts you inside the building with them. The rust coloured yellow wall makes you feel like your leaning on it and the black and yellow type/background combination presents danger. The incorporation of the red type then suggests the blood that is going to be spilled. A must see.
Motion; Pupl Fiction Typography
The use of type is great in this motion sequence, there are loads of these motion movies out there quoting famous movie lines but this one is a true favorite of mine. The strong bold use of type for the main characters voice and the weaker choice for the defendants increases there tone of voice. I love the colour scheme to a strong bold tiled brown background is very pulp fiction and the powerful energetic yellow of Samuel L Jacksons Voice is impacting. Very inspiring and certaily worth a watch.
Tutorial; HDR photos
Ever Wondered how to achieve those en-hanced photos where the colours an extremely impacting. Well here’s another awsome know how tutorial for it. I came across it when exploring through abuzeedos forums. Its simple and a very un used cool effect offered by photoshop. Heres the link (http://abduzeedo.com/hdr-not-only-the-magic-effect)
Book; 100 Monsters
100 Monsters is the work of 344 artist. They have been his obsession for the past year, they began as an exercise of drawing something everyday and evolving everyday items as inspiration. “What better to blow a few drops of ink into a shape and make that shape a monster” Quoted from the artist himself. For one hundred days he filmed himself drawing a different monster everyday and posted it on the blog dailymonster.com, the site gathered people from all over the world who began to comment on the monsters... Read The Rest →
