30 June 2011
It’s looking like the weather from the Caribbean back in January has finally caught up to us in New York. Enjoy the sun this weekend—and don’t forget your sunscreen…
09 June 2011
Memory Tapes “Yes I Know” from Najork on Vimeo.
So weird…
I was turned on to the Brooklyn-based m ss ng p eces a few days ago and this video in particular has really blown my mind. I can’t even begin to guess how they did it.
also, as a PS: they have a great little documercial on Michael Wolff of Wolf Olins that floated around the blogs a bit ago but didn’t know it was them at the time.
30 May 2011
I found this video about the man that I almost always go to for all my letterpress needs—Rob Buchert. His studio is back in Utah, but I still think the next project that I need printed, I’ll call him up. Great man. Great craftsman. Check out this video:
26 May 2011
I love this. I saw this a while ago but had no idea it had grown into such a big project. Nice work Matt Stevens.
07 April 2011
My friend Chris Crosby sent me this video along with the warning: “Be careful not to splatter your brains on your computer screen.” I’ll pass the same along to you now.
wow…
You may know if you’ve followed my work at all that I try to bring music into my design as much as possible, most notably in collaborating with long-time friend and incredible musician, Micah Anderson. This piece above does something that I’ve dreamed about attempting for years now: to visualize music—tempo, measure, time, pitch, tone, etc—using fundamental design elements, such as grid, shape, color, and so on. This is a different take on what is still brewing in my head, but it is absolutely incredible. Have a look.
16 May 2010
My friend Travis Pitcher (I think I’ve talked about him before) works for this great organization called the Tipping Bucket. If you haven’t heard of it, please, please go check it out. It’s a great company created by some BYU students that has gathered a TON of national and international recognition. They help different non-profit organizations every few days to every few weeks (depending on the cause) and the video above is promoting the current one. I think this one was really fun and creative in its execution within its modest means.
24 March 2010
22 March 2010
This documentary, Winning Time, premiered last week Sunday and I’ve seen it three times already. I love this opening sequence—the opera behind the theatrics of NBA basketball is such a beautiful and hilarious juxtaposition. A great example of the power of the story teller. Basketball fan or not, check it out if you have the chance. It’s a really fun watch.
09 March 2010
Obviously, this video has been seen my almost everyone in the world—and rightfully so. It executes such a fresh, fun, and unique way to telling a story. I’ve been wanting to tip my hat to it’s excellence since Super Bowl Sunday, and since I was on the subject of storytelling, I decided now was the time to pay homage to one of the best I’ve seen recently.
Also, It’s fun for me to compare their execution of a similar design brief that we received when working on the Typophile Film Festival opening credits a few years back: show a life using only typography. Our approach was dramatically different, but I think people connected with it because of good storytelling, once again. Leave it to Google, though, to tell the story SO much more simple than anyone else. Anyways, probably not too new to most readers, but I thought I’d post this here because I actually don’t think it’s ever made it onto this site.
08 March 2010
70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L’Ogre on Vimeo.
This is a really fun video with an impressive mass of fun allusions to famous pieces in art history. Sadly enough, I can hardly remember what the song is like because I was so taken by the visuals.
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