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Thursday
11Feb2010

Dude, Where's my Music: Main Titles

DateThursday, February 11, 2010 at 09:09AM

 

We just completed the main titles for the upcoming feature rock-doc, “Dude, Where’s My Music“, directed by Ravi Parson. Nothing like a little heavy metal to inspire, some serious headbanging typography.
Stay tuned – there are loads more title sequences to be done for throughout the whole film, and we'll post sneak-peaks here first on the blog first.

 

AuthorJonathan Howells | Comment1 Comment |
Wednesday
06Jan2010

Happy New Year

DateWednesday, January 6, 2010 at 03:44PM









Just created this C4D wooden, Happy 2010, typographic sculpture.
Quite pleased with it actually. This year I will master Cinema 4D (and blog more often)!
Have a great 2010 all.

 

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Friday
18Dec2009

Gift idea: Miniature Vintage Video Game Cabinets

DateFriday, December 18, 2009 at 07:28AM






Well, this post was intended to be about my love of vintage video game cabinets, and the seductive typography of those game logos: Galaxian, Defender, Donkey Kong. These were the logos of my childhood and without realizing it at the time, I was really affected by them... even today, they get my heart racing.

But since it's that time of year, and fun gift ideas are always in demand, here's something pretty cool for you. Miniature vintage video game cabinets! Lovingly and painstakingly made with great accuracy by Justin Whitlock, who's stated philosophy is “There is no charge for awesomeness”. Damn right! You can see them all on his flickr page here.

The cabinets are about 5 inches tall, and he's got a fantastic range of games covered. All the pricing and shipping info is explained on his Flickr page as well. They are very affordable - between $20.00 and $30.00 per cabinet. I want one, and I want it now! Galaga is mine.









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Friday
11Dec2009

A paper train journey

DateFriday, December 11, 2009 at 03:12AM











I recently heard about this amazing bit of stop motion/paper art. It's an ad for the New Zealand Book Council, animated by London based, Anderson M Studio. I can only imagine how long it took to pull it off.  The pages of the book (entitled Going West) literally come to life as intricate cuttings into the paper surface, reveal three dimensional shapes and structures, all relating to a railway journey.  You can see the full video below.

 

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Tuesday
08Dec2009

iVictrola

DateTuesday, December 8, 2009 at 06:52AM










This is one of those "damn, I wish I'd thought of that" ideas. In fact, I kinda did think of this once (really!), but not in such a super cool, old world meets new world kind of way. I found this amazing thing on the Design Within Reach website, and it got my heart racing. The lovely Magnavox logo that sits on the vintage metal horn is my excuse for this (industrial design) post on my type blog, but it's really the object and the idea itself that I love. It uses no electricity, simply amplification through the base, up and out through the horn. Love it.

Here's a caption from DWR website: Designer Matt Richmond’s iVictrola merges turn-of-the-century technology with new-millennium gadgetry. The steampunk aesthetic of this new fangled contraption belies the simplicity of the design – place your iPhone in the indented “dock” in the walnut base and turn on some tunes. The sound is carried from a hole in the base, amplified by the metal Magnavox horn to fill the room.
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