me news
legible objects
a candid, short dutch interview with ‘irma boom’ (english subtitles) about her work, philosophy and opinions on design in general and books in particular (tip via fontanel)
blackbirds
music promos are a bit of a jaded medium these days, there is just so much being made and we’ve ‘seen it all before’, try and make something original… tough gig
this one, however, for the latest single from dutch artist ‘perquisite’ is pretty convincing, it was made in collaboration by two of my talented neighbours: frank dresmé – 21bis and erik hoogendorp jihaa (as a side-project in the evening hours) not only does it complement the ‘flow’ of the music perfectly but i can also recognise both of their individual styles in there, very nice indeed boys… (also posted on ‘fontanel’ today)
loco
…spanish motion graphics studio ‘Toch’ was commissioned by Domestika to create the MadInSpain opening titles 2011. Inspired by a quote by the roman poet Virgilio “Fortuna iuvat audaces”, Fortune favors the bold, and the theme Madness, they created this beautiful short… (via mr. joachim baan)
the mother road
talented designer ‘hans gremmen’ contacted me this week about this fascinating project, captured entirely from google earth ‘street view’, the entire (5+ hour!) version can be seen from late june in rotterdam
‘…66 is the path of people in flight, refugees from dust and shrinking land, from the thunder of tractors and shrinking ownership, from the desert’s slow northward invasion, from the twisting winds that howl up out of Texas, from the floods that bring no richness to the land and steal what little richness is there…’