Monday, June 21st, 2010
I have many fond memories of the books I read as a child and early teen. I’ve been trying to track some of them down to read them again and share them with my nephews. One of my favorite series was “The Great Brain” books by John D. Fitzgerald. I was especially fond of the illustrations in the book done by Mercer Mayer. While learning more about Mayer and his work, I’ve discovered several other childhood favorites of mine. Mayer is both a writer and illustrator and has published over 300 books. He is probably best known for his “Little Critter” and “Little Monster” series of books. My favorites are the illustrations he created for fairy tales and classic stories re-telling. Here are some samples from “Beauty and the Beast”, “East of the Sun & West of the Moon”, and “Favorite Tales from Grimm”. You can order prints of his work from his website at mercermayer.com.
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
I ran across this music video at vimeo.com the other day and fell in love with it. I couldn’t resist posting it here to keep it handy. Hope you enjoy it as well. It’s the official music video for the acoustic version of “Waiting” by My Robot Friend (featuring Jay Kauffman). Directed by Liam Stevens of MakeMake Studio, this stop motion animation is made entirely of pencil & cut paper and took just over three months to complete. Production and technical assistance; Chris Tozer.
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
I ran across Steve Goodin’s gallery at Deviant Art (demen1.deviantart.com) the other day. His posters are fantastic and loaded with stunning colors, textures, and typography. Check them out…
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
I’ve been watching FX’s new show “Justified” based on an Elmore Leonard character over the last few weeks. The folks over at onesize.nl were asked to direct, supervise, and post-produce the promo in cooperation with the crew at FX. Their skill with 3D camera projection is truly impressive.
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
I ran across some fantastic art this morning designed for the PC game APB. APB (All Points Bulletin) is a new MMO by developer Realtime Worlds scheduled for release later this month. Realtime Worlds also developed the XBOX 360 game Crackdown. You can visit the APB website at www.apb.com.
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Andree Wallin is a very talented digital painter from Sweden. He launched his new website this month. Check it out at http://andreewallin.com. Here are a few samples of his work:
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