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The Bearable Lightness of Packing

Richard — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:55:51 +0000

Diane von Furstenberg’s narration makes this.

If you can figure out your suitcase, it’s pretty much you can figure out your life.

Obvious to you, amazing to others

Richard — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 13:20:23 +0000

Great animated video by Derek Sivers. This really is quite a common feeling and his conclusion – get it out there for the world to see – is brilliant.

[via wimp.com]

Behind the Scenes of the Catch Me if You Can Title Sequence

Richard — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:02:41 +0000

Jessica at Design Blog has a great post that goes Behind the Scenes of the Catch Me if You Can Title Sequence.

Here’s the title sequence:

Here’s the reference to an interview with the title sequence designers at Art of the Title: Catch Me if You Can.

Kuntzel + Deygas stylistically transpose the handmade design of Saul Bass using decidedly modern means. Accompanied by John Williams’ unexpectedly unctuous score, the duo’s title sequence for Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can is simply outta sight.

Agreed.

You may want to watch the title sequence at Art of the Title as it’s higher resolution.

The fact that it was done with rubber stamps is fantastic.

If memory serves it seems to me that the way the title sequence pans through scenes is reminiscent of the Pixar title sequence from Ratatouille which is reminiscent of various James Bond movie title sequences including Casino Royale.

All of this is reminiscent of video games which pan through scenes…

I guess everything IS a remix.

Smigly: Kind of Black and Blue

Richard — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 21:19:18 +0000

Alan Mezquida and smigly do it again.

The History of English in Ten Minutes

Richard — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 22:58:26 +0000

This embedded player should play all ten 1 minute videos back to back. If not here’s the YouTube page that lists them singly: The History of English in Ten Minutes.

Where did the phrase ‘a wolf in sheep’s clothing’ come from? And when did scientists finally get round to naming sexual body parts? Voiced by Clive Anderson, this entertaining romp through ‘The History of English’ squeezes 1600 years of history into 10 one-minute bites, uncovering the sources of English words and phrases from Shakespeare and the King James Bible to America and the Internet. Bursting with fascinating facts, the series looks at how English grew from a small tongue into a major global language before reflecting on the future of English in the 21st century.

Clive Anderson’s voice and the graphics remind me of Fractured Fairy Tales (part of the Rocky and Bullwinkle show). This is great stuff. Enjoy.

[via Devour]

Miss Devine

Richard — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:16:42 +0000

This piece is part of StoryCorps. After discovering it a week ago I’ve listened to it numerous times and it makes me smile and laugh every time.

[via wimp.com]

A brief history of Betty Boop

Richard — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:19:28 +0000

A brief history of Betty Boop

Great short video on Betty Boop. Max Fleischer was a genius.

Here’s Betty with Cab Calloway behind her. Amazing collaboration.

Smigly: Talk To Me

Richard — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:51:36 +0000

Love it. Alan Mezquida and smigly do it again.

Cliché!

Richard — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:36:36 +0000

Cédric Villain’s wonderful animated film. Also available in French.

See the Cliché web site for other credits and more information. See Cédric Villain’s web site for more of his work.

[via Kottke.org]

Google Mobile Girl

Richard — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:58:49 +0000

GOOGLE MOBILE GIRL from Marek Okon on Vimeo.

Here in Japan not many people know that Google search is just as powerful on mobile devices as it is on PCs. To communicate this to the Japanese market we developed a fictional character named Mobaco and developed stories around various situations she was able to solve using Google’s mobile search.

Fantastic, love everything about this.

[via Boing Boing]