Friday, December 02, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 31
FEATURED
AIDS
MSF
A well done animated video for Medecins sans Frontieres on the occasion of World Aids Day.
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DOWNLOADS
NEW WEB PICK
ISSUE 03
New Web Pick issue 03 is out with hefty content. It is amazing how much advertisement is getting pushed through this virtual magazine that has really taken off.
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VIDEO
KYLE COOPER
PROLOGUE
Kyle Cooper, the master of title sequences (Seven) announces Prologue Films.
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DANNY YOUNT
SIXTEEN TWENTY
Another video production god, Art Director Danny Yount's work has earned him an Emmy and almost every other prestigious award this side of the Pecos River. Just view his reel then go on to the next reel below (Buck).
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BUCK
VIDEO REEL
Hot L.A. Vid Production studio. Check the reel.
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REEL
BLOG/CAST/RSS
DON'T MEET YOUR HEROES
AJAX/RSS
Slick RSS page with loads of links to the design world. CSS & Web Standards News Compilation site.
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LOGO NEWS
AT&T
CORPORATE IDENTITY DOCUMENTATION
The timeless identity by the late and great Saul Bass was updated and released this Nov. 2005. It will be interesting to see how they roll out their rebrand initiatives.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
KLEIN KLUNDER
PHOTOGRAPHY
Interesting concept. Photography sequences and more.
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READ
HONEY, I SHRUNK THE JPEG
JPEG - (30%) = MVU FORMAT
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ADOBE/MACROMEDIA
ACQUISITION CLOSE - DEC.3, 2005
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COMPANY NAMES
ETYMOLOGIES
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SINGAPORE DESIGN
DESIGN LAB AWARD
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 30
FEATURED
KPF
KOHN PEDERSEN FOX ARCHITECTS
This beautiful site released by Firstborn from NY was launched a couple of weeks ago. Watch it in fullscreen mode... makes all the difference.
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STUDIOS/PORTFOLIOS
RENASCENT
MOTION DESIGN
Work of Joost K. from Netherlands updates huge... just watch his 2005 Montage vid.
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JAMES VICTORE
DESIGN HOUSE
If you failed to watch the documentary Hillman Curtis video on James Victore many FF's back, then I'm not going to show you his site. Give him a pair of scissors, markers and paper and he'll kick your ass at design. One of the best poster designers ever birthed.
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XYLEM INTERACTIVE
BRAND-CENTRIC ONLINE PIXEL PUSHERS
Agency with "Xylem" in their name. So I looked up Xylem at websters and found out it had to do with plant tissue and complex vascular systems of higher plants but I don't know if that means plants on a higher elevation *shrugs*.
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e-ZINE
WEBESTEEM MAGAZINE
POLISH MAGAZINE ISSUE 14
Nice delicate site with heaps of great artistic content... plus it's Polish ;).
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BLOG/CAST
PHOTOSHOP TV
STREAMING CLASSROOM
This looks to be a promising URL I may return to if the videos are strong. These guys talk about the new Photoshop CS2 in it's current stream. Get it for your Video Ipod too Tom Loretan!
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PHOTOGRAPHY
PS2 PHOTOS
NOT FOR THE SQUEAMISH
Something about seeing all this flesh and exposed muscle tissue that makes me want to play Tekken.
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MOONCRUISE
PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE
One of my favorite Photography magazines in their 23rd issue.
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COMMERCIAL
BORDERS
GIFT GENERATOR
So Borders has this new interactive flash toy that helps you find the perfect gift for anyone in your family. It discovered my hispanic heritage... so it suggested I buy "How to Make Tacos - by Trader Jose"... I was offended.
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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 29
FEATURED VIDEOS
GUINESS
A JOURNEY TO THE PAST
Agency, AMVBBDO and effects house, The Frame Store team up to produce this gem for Guiness.
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JAPANESE BALLS
2D/3D VIDEO
Polish 3d artist, Marcin Slavek slaps this one out his keyboard.
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LOBO
DESIGN HOUSE
Design house, Lobo updates with new work. They've got a nice reel, but my fav is the Grendene Melissa video. I bet you won't watch it.
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GUINESS SURFER
3D COMPOSITE VIDEO
Another video produced by AVBBDO agency for Guiness.
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PORTFOLIO
NANDO COSTA
BRAZILIAN DESIGNER
This Brazilian designer has enough history under his portfolio that you may find caveman art. You may have seen his works on TV commercials, print, websites or in Brazil at a petting zoo... or a cave.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
WORLD PRESS PHOTO
SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE
50 years of photography that will shock you.
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 28
FEATURE
IKEA
DRÖMKÖK ÅT ALLA
Ok so I know when this first launches it may look like your typical flash site with a possible photo slideshow of commercial products (this being IKEA) but let it load... I promise you a nice surprise that is reminiscent of the 360 degree still-framed-shot effect first seen in earlier Gap commercials and the first Matrix movie... only these guys take it to the next level with interactive sound. Everything else... well, that's just your typical store's web site :)
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BIG STAR
POLISH EYECANDY
Polish jean brand, Big Star showcases their products in this nice little gem I found over at FWA... not to mention I'm a little partial to anything Polish.
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ILLUSTRATION
ILLUSTRATION MUNDO
A PLACE WHERE ILLUSTRATION GETS ALL THE LOVE
There's nothing much to say other than go look at the heaps of illustrator's libraries.
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J C LEYENDECKER
(1874-1951)
So I was going through the nice selection of the American Art Archives illustrators, and I'd have to say JC rocks it. Being a huge inspiration to one of my all time favs, Norman Rockwell, you can definitely see the influence. After you scroll down through all his work, get lost in the archive if you have time (click the upper left logo).
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VIDEO
DIRECTOR'S LABEL 2
VOLUME'S 4-7
If anyone missed the first volumes they are a must see. There is nothing more I can say. The most creative film directors in the industry getting down and showcasing their talents on DVD.
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TUTORIALS
2 MIN PHOTOSHOP TRICKS
BLOG
This blog is great for those hoping to improve their photoshop skills but don't have time to learn extensive tricks.
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Thursday, August 25, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 27
FEATURE
HOTEL FOX
DANISH DELIGHT
"For the launch of the new Volkswagen Fox, 21 international artists from the fields of graphic design, urban art and illustration turned Hotel Fox in central Copenhagen, into the world’s most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel.
61 rooms, 21 artist, 1,000 ideas
Each room is an individual piece of art. From whacky comical styles to strict graphic design. From fantastic street art and Japanese Manga to simply spaced out fantasies. You will find flowers, fairytales, friendly monsters, dreaming creatures, secrets vaults and…"
Be sure to watch the documentary video. Very inspiring!
SITE LINK
WINDOWS MEDIA DOCUMENTARY LINK
FLASH SITE LINK
FLASH SITES
NORTH KINGDOM
SWEDEN'S FINEST
Rob Lindstrom and the bunch over at NK have done it again with a relaunch of their own site. Easily, one of the top creative firms in the solar system. But don't take my word for it, browse their entire portfolio starting with the Vodafone site which has won countless awards including site of the year and people's choice at the FWAs.
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CORPSE BRIDE
TIM BURTON
The guys at Blitz studio release this very detailed and intricate flash site for the new Burton movie, Corpse Bride. Me gusta.
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THE MONSTER ENGINE
KID'S MONSTERS MADE REAL
"What would a kid’s drawing look like if painted realistically?"
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E.G.G.
ENJOY GREENER GRASS
Slick flash site from Burntgraphix's Anthony Hurd and Mike Kellogg. This is their new studio. It's like an animated summer's eve commercial with floating hearts and motion blurs.
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 26
FEATURE
AMANA
VISUAL SOLUTIONS EXPERTS
Although I have not confirmed, this site reeks of Yugo Nakamara (who has a cool new ball experiment on his site). Just sit back, let it run by itself and be entertained... that's all I did.
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FLASH SITES
NIKE FUTBOL
MI VIDA COMO UN 10
Amazing site that tells the story of an ordinary man that happens to look identical to the current world's biggest soccer star, Brazilian Ronaldinho. This is his "a day in the life of" story of what he encounters as he tries to simply carry out his duties in profession as the best parrot veterinarian of Brazil.
Esta submisión yva ser la primera pero se necesita saber el Español o Portugués para entiender. *shrugs*... just click "entrar aqui" (enter here) and then "iniciar" (initiate) to watch his journey... or "ver film" (view film) to just watch the flash film in its entirety.
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BBDO
WORLD AGENCY
Another splendid piece from the z-axis crazy, Wefail.
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SHOCK BOY
HARDCORE FLASH ANIMATION
Straight out of Korea, Neostream flexes it's animation skills. Hardcore flash animations of episode 1 and 2.
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LETINMOTION
YOSHIKI LAI
Slick flash animation and interaction design.
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PORTFOLIO
SUBDISC
PORTFOLIO
Hot work from Swedish designer Marcus Ericsson... redesigns his site Subdisc.
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33 RPM
ANDRIO ABERO
Andrio Abero from Seattle started at EA Interactive doing interface design as junior designer... and now all growed up he's deversified his portfolio in all areas.
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KUSTAA SAKSI
ILLUSTRATIONS AND STUFF
Illustrations and stuff.
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Thursday, July 28, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 25
FEATURE
PHOTOSHOP NEWS.com
A VISIT WITH ADOBE
A look inside Adobe Systems in San Jose, California.
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VIDEO DESIGN
CARLTON DRAUGHT
BIG AD
This big ad from Carlton Draught is so big, it takes over your screen. Just accept the popup applet to watch this ad using the Vividas streaming technology. Loads quick.
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RUBBER JOHNNY
CHRIS CUNNINGHAM
So director Chris Cunningham finally released his film short, Rubber Johnny. For those that know Chris' work (Bjork - "All is full of love", Madonna - "Frozen", etc.), I am sure you will find this short, expectedly disturbing which Cunningham reportedly took one year to do. The DVD is out to for order, but I found a link to an .swf of the video and a recent interview.
VIDEO LINK
INTERVIEW LINK
PRODUCT DESIGN
CABLE YOYO
ULTRA-THIN CORD MANAGEMENT
Laptops, chargers, digital cameras and other wireless devices would benefit from this product which allows you to store coiled wire in tight places... site's not too shabby either.
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Thursday, July 21, 2005
Fredo's Fridays 24
FEATURE
ABSOLUT
TOKYO
"You Harajuku girls, damn you've got some wicked style." -Gwen Stefani
Exactly what I thought of when I saw this site- exploring the Tokyo fashion/art scene. Nice touch on the site's navigation. Easily accessible and intuitive.
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ANIMATION
HALO PICTURES
ANIMATION AND DESIGN
The Gorillaz are hot right now. Just thought I'd drop this URL from a studio responsible for an animated video from their last album.
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VIRAL MARKETING
TRAILER CRASHERS
VIRAL BRILLIANCE
When I started telling everyone Jeremy and I started acting on the side, nobody wanted to believe us so I have a link to the trailer we both ended up in. Take a look at this viral marketing brilliance and who knows, you too can be famous.
OUR LINK
THEIR LINK
READ
ADLAND
THE UNSPOKEN RULES OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
So I found these again and decided to post them. I think almost anyone that finds this blog link will find one or two humorous.
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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN
FUJITSU
BENDABLE PAPER
Fujitsu announced their joint development of the world's first film substrate-based bendable color electronic paper with an image memory function.
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MISC
COMPUTER COOLING
OIL
So this guy decided his computer was running too hot so he decides to submerge it under vegetable oil to cool it down. Funny thing is, it actually works.
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