Asics Stop Motion Animation

DAK Stop Motion Animation

Intervelometer from Kunal Sen on Vimeo.

This is by Team DAK, it's called Intervelometer and won Best Picture at the 2nd Annual Trick 17 Stop Motion Animation Contest.
Their final animation is quite surreal, which is what I really like about it. Especially the section where a man is drawn on a clear sheet and is animated to run through the city. The concept is really simple, using an A4 piece of paper and constantly rotating it to make an image on both sides to appear as one, and is done really well and they have put a lot of thought in to the accompanying music, which adds to the surreal atmosphere.

The Inside Light

These are from a project called 'Inside Light' which is a collaboration between Cinco and Chris Hornbecker. They photographed creative people who had to define their inspiration in one word, they then transformed the words into light boxes and then flashed so they would leave a reflection in the photos.
I really like the final photographs for this project, especially the first, which has 'thief' reflected in his eyes, its a really subtle inclusion of the text and fits with the overall look of the photo. I also think the concept is really good and makes the photos more interesting as the words reflected mean something, which is personal to those in the photos.
Also the flash website for the project is nicely designed, using a book format and illuminating the words reflected in the photos

You can see it here-- http://cincodesign.com/CO/TheInsideLight.html

I Love You, But

This is a project by artists Alex Holder and Ross Neil, which is hand drawn illustrations and messages which follow the structure "I love you, but..."

The inspiration was the moment in a relationship when you don't love someone completely.

The site is really simply designed and lets the illustrations speak for themselves, the navigation is through a small thumbnail and takes you to the full page illustration with the message. The result is a mix of funny and sad messages of the reasons they aren't completely in love any more. My personal favourite is this, "I love you but, you wear sunglasses indoors"

The illustrations look amazing and compliment the text perfectly.

This is a simple idea and kept simple in the design, which works very well and doesn't detract from the underlying message.

Look at more here-- http://www.loveyoubut.com/

Sweet Gifs

This is a really simple website, which is just pages of animated gifs. The backgrounds are tiled with the gifs and has a really simply design navigation in the top left, which doesn't detract from the gifs.
Some of them look a little rushed, but there are some really good ones if you look through the pages, especially this one on page 18.

The pages themselves would look really nice as backgrounds for websites, they'd create a bold first impression and would catch the viewers attention straight away.

More here-- http://www.sweetgifs.com/
Page 18-- http://www.sweetgifs.com/?pg=18

Questionnable Characters website

This is by Frank Chimero and Ben Barry, who set up this resource of questions they've been asked by they're students. You can also ask your own question.
This is a helpful resource and clever on the designers part.

Here is the link-- http://www.questionablecharacters.com/

Inga Sempe Moustache Plates

These are plate designs by Inga Sempe, a french designer.
I particularly like these for the simple fact they have moustaches! But they are really nicely illustrated to capture all the separate hairs on the moustache and the eyelashes. They're really simple but have a clean and fresh feel.
The only thing I don't like is the hair around the edge of the plate, it seems a little unnecessary.

Still, I would gladly eat my dinner off them!

More of her work here-- http://www.ingasempe.fr/

Xerox Art- Doreen Lindsay

These are examples of Doreen Lindsay's Xerox Art.

These were achieved with a Xerox 6500, which has given them a really nice quality, as the colour isn't quite right and when you look closely you can see how the photocopier has built up the colour leaving blurred pixels of colour to make up the print. There is also a lot of tonal values in them, with really strong shadows to show the 3D quality of the heads and hands and gives a really effective texture on the fabric and hair.

Although these are static images they are still very lively due to the colours and grainy lines left by the photocopier.

You can see more of her work here-- http://www.ccca.ca/artists/artist_work.html?languagePref=en&link_id=352&artist=Doreen+Lindsay&startRec=1&cnt=65&ord=asc

Xerox Art- Joan Jyons

These are two examples of Joan Lyons work, they are made from multiple transfers on large sheets of paper using a Haloid Xerox medium, which makes a carbon based image on paper.
I think these work really well, I especially like how they appear ghostly and faded. She has also achieve a double exposed effect and layered imagery on top of each other, making the images appear more photographic than photocopied. I also like how she has drawn onto the images as well, with the second one where she has scribbled a circle, which adds to the distressed look of the photocopy.
They have a slight movement to them, as they are not completely in focus and the woman in the first image looks as if she has been captured in the middle of a movement and the hands at the bottom of the image are really blurred and appear to be moving as the were captured.

You can see more here-- http://www.joanlyons.com/xerox.htm

Audio Visual Xerox Art Project

These are some experiments for our new brief, to create a series of photocopy's that show movement.
For these I looked at moving the object to elongate and distort it, which I think works very well, especially for the 'S' as it has completely changed the shape.
I also looked at achieving multiple images of one object on the photocopy, I used my head and slowly turned it as I was photocopying, which made the image of my face repeat three times.
I feel these have worked really well as small experiments, I will be developing these ideas for the final pieces and explore how else to convey movement.

You can see more here-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/louiselawlor/

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Bryan Dalton- 'LAME'

This is by Bryan Dalton, an art director and graphic designer.
His work mainly consists of small sets made up of found objects, which he then photographs. I especially like this called 'Cool Kids'- I thin the use of 3D typography to spell out the word Lame is really effective-- turning the typography into an image. I like how he has staggered the letters within the space, giving the photo a depth and showing the 3D quality of the design. The inclusion of the triangles and the figure makes the type fit better within the space.

He has also made some pretty cool animated gif too.
See him here-- http://www.mistakethebeautiful.com/

Moustache for your Mannequin?

This isn't really related to design, but I have a slight addiction to moustaches and this made me laugh (a lot)

Check out this website!-- http://displaymannequin.nl/wigs-moustaches-beards-c-41_59.html?page=1&sort=products_sort_order

I think this wouldn't look out of place in an art gallery, but maybe that's just me!

Brian Dettmer Books

These were created by Brian Dettmer, he has ripped the middle of of the stack of books and the same with the row of books. These look very strong and are making a bold statement, it appears very dark and aggressive due to how he has ripped the middles out and left them very untidy.
I really like the concept behind these and the final designs work because he has kept the feeling very spontaneous and rough.

More of his work is here-- http://centripetalnotion.com/2007/09/13/13:26:26/#more-550

Bom Design Book Lights

These are a series of lamps by Bom Design and are made out of old books.
This concept is really clever and is a great use of unwanted books. The final lamps look great and now work on a completely different level compared to what they were originally printed for. I especially like the wall light, where they have open the book out and put the bulb in the centre, which highlights all the individual pages.

I would love these in my house!

Georgia Russell Book Constructions

Georgia Russell uses a scalpel to create these intricate designs, which are cut out of books. The first photo is cut out of the cover and suspended in an acrylic case, it looks amazing and must have taken a long time and a steady hand to do! But the end result is beautiful, I especially like how the design has broken out of the dimentions of the cover.
The second uses the contents of a book and looks very natural, as if it is growing within the bell jar, which transform how we see the object by giving it a whole new context.
The way she encases them gives a very delicate feel, which mirrors the delicate making process and makes them feel out of our reach.

You can see more here-- http://www.englandgallery.com/artist_group.php?mainId=32&media=Constructions%20%26%20mixed%20media

Crosstitch Typography

This is pretty cool, well I find it cool anyway but that may be because I have a thing for crosstitch (which you may have noticed)
This is by Object Graphik and is a project where people can buy a specially built crosstitch kit and create their own crosstitch typography.
I really like this idea, as it allows people to create their own handmade typography easilly, as you work with a set grid. It also looks amazing at the end of it to!

You can see more here-- http://www.objetgraphik.com/Au-fil-des-mots.html?lang=en

Amoeba Type

This is called Amoeba, its a circular basin the size of a children's pool, the letter was created through using mechanical units to produce a varity of wave conditions, then when waves in various frequences converge the surface rises at specific points. Then by connecting these points letters can be made.

It sounds complicated and probably is, but I think the concept behind it is really good. It shows another way you can make typography. I like how they have used water, giving the letter a lot of fluidity, which fits with the fact it's made out of a wave.

Neglected Type Project

These are some of my initial photos for my current Typography project, Neglected Type.
I focused on signage, in particular signage which has been forgotten and is ripped away or deteriorating. These show the neglected theme very well as they have just been abandoned and not looked after.

I will be collecting all these photos in a book format as the finished product.

You can see more here-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/louiselawlor/

Happy Birthday Book

This is the Happy Birthday book I made in typography. We had a workshop in book binding, this is made from creating the layout of the pages and them photocopying them so they were printed in a booklet format. Then I stitched the pages together to bind them. The cover was made with greyboard, to make it hardback, and then newsprint to cover them.
I kept the layout very simple, as the font is very detailed and I wanted to let that speak for itself. I then designed the cover to fit with this, simply putting 'To U.' in the top corner.
I feel this worked very well and I may use this technique for my Neglected Type Project and collect all my photos into a book.

ABC3D Book

This is another great book called ABC3D, and features the whole alphabet in 3D pop up form. It has a really clever design, with some letters becoming others, throught the use of transparent pages, shiny pages and opening the book out to retract an element. I particularly like the U-- must have taken a steady hand to do.

Effective Design, Urban Type Study

These are by Effective Design, from a project called Urban Type Study.
They link very well to my current typography project called Neglected Type, where we document neglected type in Lincoln and then catalog it in some way.
I particularly like these two photos as they have been forgotten and are faded and ripped away.

See more here-- http://www.effektivedesign.co.uk/project/urban-type-project/

Human Sized Photoshop

Human sized Photoshop
I really like this life sized 3D version of Photoshop, a lot of thought has gone into choosing the objects and layout to best fit with the actual design. I especially like the drawers at the top that make up the menus- very clever.

See it big here-- http://www.flickr.com/photos/18697966@N00/2982281565/sizes/o/in/set-72157608377333404/

Data Flow

This book is also really interesting, it's called Data Flow and is about ways you can graphically show information-- charts, statistics etc. Some great and different ideas of how to visualise info, to not just clearly show the information but to make it look good while your at it.

Link-- http://www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceaea7651adf9ba0011b78b89b9d0295
This one's a bit pricey.

Julien Breton

These are ridiculously amazing. They are by Julien Breton, he created these using light and long time exposure photography. The result is great, he is also a very skilled calligrapher (which comes across) I really like how he has got the change of weight of the light, making it look like hand written calligraphy.

Here he is-- http://kaalam.free.fr/eng/index.html

Tauba Auerbach

I happened to come across this great designer called Tauba Auerbach, she works a lot with typography and uses Maths within her concepts. Most of her work is about binary opposites, I especially like her series of statements that proved yes equals no.

Check her out here-- http://www.taubaauerbach.com/

Playful Type

This book looks AMAZING-- It's called Playful Type, it's a new book that was released in september and looks at how Graphic Designers are being more experimental with typography, especially with handmade type. It includes manual lettering, calligraphy, collage, long time exposure photos and ice blocks.

If anyone would like to buy me it I wouldn't say no. (Christmas is just around the corner)



Link is here-- http://www.gestalten.com/books/detail?id=ceaea7651adf9ba0011b69a6a1500267

Typeflash

This is just something for fun-- check out Typeflash (http://typeflash.com/) You can make your own little typography animation using some preset designs and then change the colour of the background and text. It's also got tools to change the leading and kerning, which I thought were pretty useful.
I could spend hours doing this!

Morfai Animations

These are really interesting animations at http://morfai.blogspot.com/2008/11/selection.html

They are really simple animations using the lasso tool in photo shop to make selections in images to make it appear as if part of it is moving. I especially like this one of the swimmer, as the moving water works well and he has got the selections in the right place to make it seem realistic.

Website Design Brief

This is the Crosstitch background to the website I'm designing for a University project. The brief is to design a site for a band with a least 5 links.

I chose the band Bishop Allen-- the crosstitch idea came from the homespun aesthetic of the band and I wanted to design something hand rendered to fit with this.

I hope the rest of the site comes together as I really like this as the starting point.

Damien Poulain

This is by Damien Poulain (http://www.damienpoulain.com/), a French graphic designer and art director. I really liked this, mainly for the witty phrase that is spelt out, but also for the 3D quality to it-- it gives the poster a lot more impact.
The way he has used the logo design for The Mirror newspaper gives the poster another meaning, is the ugly girl blaming the mirror newspaper or the actual object?


I also thought this was very apt for Halloween coming up, its a glow in the dark postcard-- which is pretty cool in itself! He has written 'money' over the rabbit's mouth to show Halloween is another holiday created just to make money.

Font Clock- yes please

This is the Font Clock designed by Sebastian Wrong, it uses 12 different typefaces that appear in sequence.

It really shouldn't work to have so many different typefaces in one design, but this is an ironic take on that 'rule'. I really like how the font changes, making it a lot more interesting than your standard single typeface clock!

If only I had £800 lying around...