I love printmaking, and I love metal type. We had Helvetica, Objectified, soon Urbanized, and now we will have Linotype The Film. Linotype: The Film is a feature-length documentary film centered around the Linotype typecasting machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1886. Called the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by Thomas Edison, the Linotype revolutionized [...]
Posted on: 25 November 2010, 14:00
Posted in: print design, printing process/finishing, Uncategorized Tags: film, Linotype, print design, printing process/finishing, typography 1 Comment
The work of Feric Feng is a mix of organic, mechanical fantasy technical animation. The stunning line art illustrations/concept designs result in magical traditional 2D or 3D animations and films, blending the ‘opposites’, East & West, organic & mechanical, past & future. As an artist he likes the idea of infinite evolution and transcribe it [...]
Posted on: 4 September 2010, 15:27
Posted in: animation, art inspiration Tags: animation, artist, concept design, fantasy, Feric Feng, film, line art Leave a comment
This Summer/Autumn depending where you live is screening “The Other Guys” (see trailer below), a movie by Adam McKay. One thing I like on top of a good movie, are good title sequences and this is no exception. As well as being nicely designed, the animated infographics ‘educates’ and complement the movie’s story line and [...]
Posted on: 1 September 2010, 1:47
Posted in: design inspiration Tags: film, infographic, motion graphic, movie, Picture Mill, sony pictures, The Other Guys, title sequence Leave a comment