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The State of the Internet by JESS3*
JESS3 is a creative agency that specializes in web design, branding and social media PR.
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WORDS on Vimeo
Hands down, the best short film I have seen this year. Made by Everynone (in Collaboration with WNYC's Radiolab & NPR)
Directed by Daniel Mercadante & Will Hoffman
Supervising Producer: Robert Krulwich
Original Score: Keith Kenniff (http://unseen-music.com)
Outside
Outside from Thomas Wightman on Vimeo.
'Outside' explores ideas about how advancement in technology has effected the way we communicate and how as a result it may impact our environment. It is now available to watch online:
An Auto-9 Film Production
Producer: Eddie Robson
Director: Thomas Wightman
Written by: James Roper, Rob Bailey & Thomas Wightman
Funded by Vision & Media (Manchester, UK)
Budget £2500
Dieter Rams, The God of Pristine Minimalism
Found this great interview with Dieter Rams while perusing the FastCo site. Great to hear from the old masters.
Carl Burgess, Director of the Year's Creepiest, Coolest Music Video
The video for Ratatat's "Drugs" uses only stock images from Getty, to create something wholly weird and unique.
It's amazing what music and a few quick cuts will do to change the feeling of a video. One of the most brilliant "remixes" I've seen in a long time.
Check out more of Carl Burgess' work at More Soon
Could an Obama Dollar Bill Help Rebrand the U.S.?
Interesting design experiment by Dowling Duncan over at FastCompany Design. Loving the design of the magazine website. Lots of fun little elements.
Design story: The Decanter on Vimeo
"The Decanter," a promotional film produced by Walter Landor and Associates in the 1960s, shows the start-to-finish process of several of Landor's designs for Old Fitzgerald whiskey. Narrated by Walter himself, the film depicts creative teams illustrating and critiquing designs, industrial designers fabricating models, and research teams conducting focus groups and testing in Landor's supermarket laboratory. All takes place on the famed Klamath ferryboat docked at San Francisco's Pier 5, which housed Landor's offices for some 20 years. (15:34 min)
Really wish this was what the process was still like. Seems like most projects don't have the money and the time to allow for such exploration and attention to detail.
MFNW 2010 TV spot
Agency: MathDept
CD/AD: Aaron James
CW: Jesse Dillow
Production Co: Kamp Grizzly
Director: Dan Portrait
DP: Greg Schmidt
Executive Producer: Jeff Harding
Additional Credits: Benji Brucker, Michael Johnson, Kevin Hakim, Jared Evans
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